The Somerset reporter., 1890-04-03
It's to.niRht-SI Plnnkard.

T.. N. mtTrlll, Esu mhut DuSiucbo
trip to Fairfield and Augusta, Tuesday.
Mrs. Jas. Fellows entertained the Of
ficers Of the Sorosis at her home yester-
day afternoon.
Mrs. L. II. Hodges, received a painful
sprain of the right ankle, recently, the
result of fall.
Miss Olive B. Wing passed the Sabbath
in Lewiston as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
d. W. Webber.
The best Of maple syrup retails for
$l.O0 per gallon, and the farmers are get
ting fine run of sap.
See those new fannelettes, Chamounie
cloths, and Vigerouix suitings for sum
mer dresses at 0rdways.
County Attorney Dsnforth is recover
ing from his long and serious sickness,
but gains rather slowly.
d. G. M. Twitchell of Fairfield, ad-
dressed the members of Skowhegan
Grange in their hall last evening.
Mum oyster supper and sociable at the
Baptist vestry tomorrow friday even
ing. Supper from 80 to O'Clock.
1t is expected that the Skowhegan mail
route will be extended, direct, to Boston
by the Western division beyond Portland
Miss Aggie Saff,rd passed a few days
at her home the past week, returning to
Portland and to her musical studies Mon
day
The Sorosis will meet with Miss Jen-
ME Cass, Madison St. Wednesday, Apr.
8. The meeting will be in the evening
instead of afternoon.
The remains Of Miss Mary j. Morrill,
who died in Melrose, Mass, Nov. 81,
were brought to Skowhegan for inter
ment, Monday night.
1t is surprising, so smokers say, about
Pilot Boy tobacco; not that Patterson
sells such quantities, but, how they can
give SO large plug for l0c.
Rev. Mr.. Whltcomb has accepted a call
to become the pastor of the First Baptist
church here, and will commence his la
bors the goth instant.
There is in contemplation, Musical
Concert, to be given in the near future
under the auspices of the Young Peoples
Society of the NJ. E. church. Look for
further mott ces.
Mrs. H. II. Bigelow will return from
N. Y. and Boston on Friday. Having
spent three weeks in N. Y. she is con-
Adent her stock of goods will more than
please all who may wish to inspect 1t.
Messrs. r. N. Townsend and j. P.
Thompson, the contractors and builders,
have charge of the improvements being
made in the store No. 90 Water Street,
to its occupancy by George
Gushing.
The Cosmopolitan Theatre Co. are to
appear at Coburn Hall soon, they have
already played in the large cities in the
State and as low prices will prevail we
predict for them successful engage
ment.
While we are ready to admit that an
Endowment Policy in first class Life
ms. Co. is a fine thing, yet what small
percentage of those whose families most
need the protection can stand the ex-
pense. Try, A. o. U. W. W.
The Fiberite Company are making large
shipments of hay caps. They are run
ming the works to their full capacity but
yet are unable to supply the demand for
this product. We hear that movement
is to be made to increase the works two
fold.
Constable w. II. Paine, with an assist
ant, searched the Skowhegau House Sat
urday evening, and found Ave bottles of
whiskey, two bottles lager beer, and one
Jug Of rum. The liquors were libelled
Monday.
A protracted session of Court was held
Tuesday, extending until IL O'Clock at
night, when Judge Foster adjourned his
court until this Thursday morning,
In order to attend the funeral services #
Judge Danforth and give members of the
bar pportunity to attend also.
H. H. Williams pleaded guilty to the
several indictments found against him by
the grand jury, and was sentenced to
three months on the charge Of maintain
Ing q tippling shop; on the charge of
common seller fined 900 and costs;
gambling $50 and costs. In default Of
payment of same to stand committed.
He was committed.
Mr., Lewis Houston, who is his fathers
assistant In the dye house Of the Coburn
Wooden Mill, received fall Saturday
narrowly escaping death
He was upon step ladder fixing a belt,
at the time, and he struck upon his head
and shoulders, on the hard cemented
floor beneath, In close proximity to vat
Of boiling dye.
At meeting of the Somerset Bar, held
on Tuesday, the following members were
chosen committee to attend the funeral
services Of the late Justice Charles DAD
forth, of the Supreme Judicial Court,
viz d. d. Stewart of St. Adams: L. L.
E. N. Merrill, E. P. Coffin and
8. W. Gould of Skowhegan; J. J. Parlin
Of North Arson; and c. A. Harrington of
A visit to the studio Of E. E. Sturtevant
yesterday by a REPORTER representative,
found that gentleman as usual very busy.
Among the many fine pictures under pro-
cess Of finishing, we noticed those of the
First and Second Traverse Juries Of the
present term. They were each grouped
In an artistic manner, and present fine
appearance. 1t would be difficult to pro-
duce finer looking class Of men, II one
may Judge from the picture. Mr.. Sturte
want has ably sustained his enviable repu-
tation among our best artists and may
we'll feel proud Of his work, and any one
wishing Hrst-class work can judge very
quickly whether he can get 1t here.
There WAS quite good showing Of
fine horse flesh on the Ice
forenoon, among which We
noticed c. F. Mcclellan, with Henry A;
Norris Cleveland with Sancho, another Of
Mr.. McClellan's fine horses; Ed. Rogers,
Jogging Fred M, one Of c. A. Marston's
string; H. H. Tufts with his fine stallion