The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-02-27
LOCAL ITEMS.

l. J. Smith made business trip to Ban
gor, last week.
The prettiest sateens and ginghams at
Judkins 1 Dunton's
EP. Coffin, Esq, went to Portland,
Monday morning
BY the way Ordway's line of hamburgs
are selling, they must be cheap.
Mr.. Everett Goodrich made business
trip to Augusta, Tuesday.
An elegant line of lace curtains to ar
rive at Stewards this week.
Rev. Mr.. Racklff departed Tuesday
morning for Boston
Mohair brilliantines in 10 different
shades for 80 cents yard at Ordwsy's.
Miss Agnes Stafford returned home FRI
day for short visit.
The best evidence of merit is the fact
that Brussels Soap is initiated.
Chas. Tilton, Principal of the Bangor
Grammar School arrived in town Satur-
day.
Capt. j. p. Carson of the Augusta Post
Office spent last Sunday with friends in
town.
Mr. C, II. Girdler, first on the board of
seectmep of Mercer was in town yester-
day.
Mr. Chas. Chick and wife of Augusta
were the guests of Mrs. Chandler futile,
last Sunday
Get some Lockwood 80 inch cottons for
Ct cts at White & Wildes', before they
are all gone.
Rev. Stephen C. Fletcher will supply
the pulpit of the First Baptist Church
next Sabbath.
Have you seen those apron lawns with
bordered edge at ~ l-2 and 10 cents a
yard at Ordway's.
Rev. s. p. Smith enters upon his duties
as pastor of the Unversalist Church in
this town next Sunday.
The next meeting of the Woman's Club
will be held at Hotel Cosurn, Thursday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
Attention is called to advertisement of
o. A. Hills remedies for sale by II. w.
Cushing and Bixby & Buck.
Miss Mabel Wentworth returned home
Friday from visit of several weeks in
Massachusetts, and Portland.
DO not purchase pair of lace curtains
until you have seen Ordways immense
new line from 70 cents to $l.00 pair.
Judge Boswell held special term of
Tuesday, returning to his home in Scion
Wednesday.
Mr.. II. w. Hopkins, formerly Principal
of Somerset Academy WAS in town last
week. Mr.. Hopkins is now with ID.
Lothrop Co., Boston.
Mr.. Frank Plummer of Waterville
clerk of Mr.. B. F. Bartlett, Commission
er of Valuation for Somerset County was
in town Saturday.
Granulated sugar cannot be made for
cents pound, neither can good, hon
cSL, uuhuulLCi dJCbI luii WClShp WhiuO
soap, like Brussels, be made for o cents a
bar.
Cairns & Goodrich have purchased
Charles Chapman's three year I'D steers
Full blood Hereford's raised in Athens,
will dress 24O0 lbs. Fancy as they make
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ht,ui of tho TTnivar-
salist Society will be held at their Church
on Tuesday evening, March 4th at o.
clock. The annual selection Of pews
will occur directly after business meet
ing.
Mr.. NJ. A. Whitney of Scion. member
of the Senior class in Colby, was in town
Saturday, looking over the ground with a
view of making application for the posi-
ton of Supervisor of Schools. He has
had experience in teaching and is well
recommended.
Hon. M. +. King and Engineer Jordan
while in town were guests at Hotel Hesel
ton. Dr. j. N. Merrill drove about town
with them, Monday afternoon, but the
fog and drizzle of the day was not favor
able to fair view. They returned to
Portland Tuesday morning.
DIR. Orrin Fitzgerald was at the Hesel-
ton House last week, when he had his
usual crowd of patients. He gives notice
that he will visit Skowhegan again next
month at Hotel Heselton, Tuesday,
March 25th, and will examine all who may
call during that time free of charge.
The annual Club tea of the Sorosis will
be held at Hotel Heselton, Thursday
evening, March 6. An unusually fine
musical program will be given, in which
J. C. Bartlett of Boston, who is such 8
fsvorite with Skowhegan people, and
other outside talent will participate.
One of our prominent professional
men, who had his house plumbed the past
season, says that our plumbers In town,
Forrest & Dow, used the method In full
recommended by Engineer Jordan in his
admirable address In Coburn Hall, Mon
day evening. We are glad to know this
Mr.. r. G. Dennis, of East New Port.
land, Is a veteran bookseller. He has had
an extensive experience in canvassing for
books Of all kinds covering more than
twenty years. He contemplates taking
an agency for the sale of the Symmes
Hay Cap, manufactured by the Fiberlte
Manufacturing Company In this place,
and will visit several Somerset towns at ar