The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-18
LOCAL ITEMS.


GLOW es at Stewards.
T. o. King. returned to his homo /,
Hartford, Conn.,, on Tuesday.
Only days more to select your Xmas
handkerchiefs and aprons at Ordwsy's.
Landlord E. G. Heselton WAS In Por
land Thursday and Friday of last week.
Handkerchiefs and aprons for ,he nul
ttude at Judkins Dunton's.
Emery Whittsn and F. s. Stevens o
Plttsneld were in town Friday night.
DR.. P. H. 8. Vaughan of the Insan
Hospital spent Sabbath at his home here
DR.. Taggart of Athens would like oats
buckwheat, beans etc. on account.
Supervisor Whitneys frst Saturday af
ternoon talk to the teachers was well Al
tended.
X. A. Withee and Albert Hall went t,
Portland Monday to serve on jury in tn
U. S. Court.
Iflyou are looking for useful presents
don't forget that Steward has quite
variety.
Chief Thing of the fre department
has procured rubber covers for the hos,
wagons.
W. H. Parsons of New York city, large
ly Interested In the manufacture OF pulp
WAS In town last week.
George r. Bean, Esq, of Denmark wa,
In town this week the guest of his uncle
Mr.. J. P. Blunt.
Rev. A. s. Ladd Of Gardiner preached
at the Methodist church Sunday In ex.
change with the pastor.
M. D. Holt of Pishon's Ferry has a
nice large pair of Vermont mares weigh.
ing 1900 pounds each, for sale.
R. W. Brown 4 Co., shipped a car load
of extra nice heavy beef oxen to the
Watertown market Monday last.
M. H. Spring has sold his house on
Leayitt Street to Mr.. S. G. Mayo, who
makes the purchase as an investment.
Four more fine looking horses, aud sew
eral men left here Tuesday for the woods
in the employ of 6. A. Phillips & Son.
Mrs. Cyrus Beane and daughter, Miss
Nettie. left last Friday morning for Nor
folk, Va where they will spend the win
ter.
from
hunting trip Saturday. He was not as
fortunate as his fellow sportsman, Post
master Estes.
Judkins & Dunton's are headquarters
for silk haudkerchlefs and mutfiers.
Miss Zadiee Morrison left Saturday
morning for New York city, where she
will remain several weeks persuing her
art s.ndins--
Rev. d. B, Holt preached at Gardiner
Sunday last and also addressed the old
Gardiner reform club In the afternoon at
hslf-past 8 o'clock.
EN-. Merrill of Skowhegan and Geo.
o. Brown of Fairfield have been nomina-
ted by Gov. Burleigh for Trial Justices
for Somerset county.
DR.. Weeks Of Portland was called to
town Friday to consult with DR.. Dascomb
in regard to cases Of DR.. s. A. Patten and
Mrs. George Gushing.
Quite delegation Of Skowhegan cit
liens went to Boston Monday Including
Sheriff. elect Pshon, c. D. Miller, Hiram
Burrill, s. A. Dinsmore and R. w. Brown.
Another large lot of shawls for mas.
at Ordway's. They are selling fast.
A list Of useful holiday presents at
Stewards. Bed blankets, shawls, fur sets
and fur capes, ladies' gossamers and um-
brellas, dress pattern, napkins, towels.
ETC., etc,
One hundred and twenty volumes Of
considerable value, and several hundred
pamphlets, from the library Of the late
Rev. Charles Miller, have been sent to the
library of Colby University, as gift
from Mrs. Miller.
Mr.. q. W. Wentworth who has charge
of the numbering operations of.C. & I. W.
Fogg in the vicinity Of the Long Pond,
IL In town this week. He came via.
Moose River and Greenville, They have
10 teams ct work now there.
The REPORTER next week will come out
Wednesday instead Of Thursday to allow
our office force opportunity to observe
Christmas. Correspon tents will please
bear this in mind and send In their favors
one day esrller.
By q private note received from Capt.
w. II. Cabot Of Boston, we learn that
this evening is his 10Th marriage ami
yersary. Unfortunately tile Captain is
Obliged to be away, but we earn of some
fine presents forwarded by him, to his
family In this place.
Prof. Minor C. Baldwin's organ con-
cert In the First Baptist church, Satur-
day evening WAS we'll attended when the
severe weather is taken into considers
ton. The audience WAS composed large
OF our music loving people who highly
enjoyed this musical treat.
Kendall Bros. have on exhibition 81
their store a fine oil painting OF view
on the Kennebec river, near the Jotham
Blxby farm In Norridgewock. The artist
Is Mrs. A. r. Crockett of Dexter. Par'
ties familiar with the locality are especial
ly Invited to call and see the same.
During the strong wind, Friday, q tre'
out In what Is called the pine WOODS
about mile below the village, WAS blow
across the telegraph wires, pulling the u
from the poles and cutting OF all teie
graph communications from Skowhegar
until repairs we're sent from down river II
repair them.
Extra good values in dress goods fo'
the holidays 1t Ordway's.
The glad Christmas season Is upon u
and We give our readers paper devotee
largely to Christmas reading and Christ
mas advertisements, TO the end that the!
may not only have thoughts about the az
and its festivities, but that they may ais'
know where to purchase their Christina
gifts, with which to gladden. the hearss o
their friends.
Our genial friend landl townsms
Brooks D. Savage returned from 10
hunting regions Thursday, bringing wiz
him what Taxidormist Clifford Calls 10
finest specimanlof caribou he has seer