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

Miss Hannah Page returns from we'll
esey College to morrow afternoon, tc
spend the Holiday vacation.
Giford's exhibition and sale Of ful
mats only continues through this week.
He has some beauties. See ad.
Russell Post are going to have an en-
tersainment In February. For date ant
special attractions see advertisement.
Have you seen the big stock at Bixby
Bucks.
The Sorosis will meet at Hotel Coburr
psrlors this evening at 80. For further
particulars inquire at the store of Geo.
Webb.
Mr.. NJ. II. Spring has sold his house on
Leavitt st. to Mr.. Stephen G. Mayo, and
his family will remove to Ohio within a
few weeks.
barrel of broken candy, made from
the pure sugar, has been received at Days
grocery store and he is selling it at 10 cts.
per pound during the holidays.
You can get about one hundred and
twenty-five cents worth of Christmas
goods at Geo. Cushings for one dollar,
during the holidays2
Mrs. Clara B. Leav lit, President Of the
Woman's Relief Corps Is attending to the
work Of the order this week at Lewiston
and this, Thursday, evening institutes a
Corps At Harrison.
Plain and figured china silks at Ord
Ways.
Special Christmas services at the Uni
versalist church next Sunday. Subject
Of sermon In the morning, peace on
Earth" Young peoples meeting at I ?.
M. All welcome.
Mr.. s. Hart, who Is a daily reader OF
the New York World, has. our thanks for
4 copy ofathe Worlds supplement issued
last week. In honor Of the dedication OF
this great newspapers Lew home.
Nj. E. Z. Greenwood, former Son.
erset county boy, but now residing In
Carnegie City, Va, is vacationing Tor
the holidays at his former home, and made
the REPORTER pleasant call last week.
We are informed that the sunday schools
connected with our several churches will
have appropriate Christmas exercises aud
In some cases Christmas trees In their
vestries either Wednesday or Thursday
evening Of next week.
Be sure you see the handsome line OF
kinds of handkerchiefs and mufiers at
Ordway's.
At the Probate office, by consent of In
terested parties, the hearing on the petit
ton for the right to sell Oarrabasset prop.
erty was continued to December SOth.
Judge Webster WAS not present and Reg
lister Goodwin adjourned the court to the
above date.
Rev. H. s. Klmball, agent of the New
England Home for Little Wanders, will
visit Skowhegan with some of the child
rem Of that institution, Sunday next and
will attend the Methodist church at tue
morning service and At the Bethany Bap-
list Sunday school In the afternoon.
Initial silk handkerchlefs for ladies' and
gents at Ordway's.
The ladies Of the W. c. T. u, will
prepare their annual "Chris.mas boz
for the Town farm at the parlor Of G. A.
r., Hall next Tuesday afternoon Dec. 23
They will meet at 2 O'Clock. Contribu-
tions are solicited from any who are In
terested in the people at the farm
The rooms 10 the rear of what was
the Skowhegan skating rink have been
finished of in fne manner for the cloth
Ing company, who expect to be able to
start up business very carly. Messrs.
Miller & Wyman are on business trip to
Boston this week looking after work.
Sturtevant, the photographer, has plac-
ed on exhibition In Kendall Bros. win
dow nne water color portrait Of one oil
Skowhegan's popular young ladies. We
hear 1t 10 one Of the finest works OF Art
In town, and it certainly Is very gooo
likeness and reflects much credit on the
artist.
We have received many compliments
for the appearance Of the REroRrHR OF
last week and think they are not unde.
served. Our issue this week Is the same
size a. last weeks. . pages, 0 columns 10
the page, something that was never done
In this county before two weeks 10 sue
cession. Our advertisers call for the
space and We strain several points to give
them what they want.
Knotted fringe towels for 10, and 26cts
both bargains At white Z Wildes'.
The show window Of Delaros candy
kitchen displays the haudiw ork OF . ran
cy artist One corner u taken up BY
pretty evergreen tree, while In the csnse'
Of the window d constructed . miniature
log cabin Of good size, built from sugar
and nuts. II Tie window Of the cabin u
. red ~" which ekowhsgan houssksep
ers 20 well know The uss Of, while up TN
lawn, laid oat in-candy also, may DO seeL
fac-similo Of the bakery cart on its WY
to anoWof tn call.