The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-05-15
LOCAL ITEMS.


Bixby & Buck will have a larger sto OK
of plants than ever this season.
Mr.. William P. Bailey, of Maiden,
Mass. was In town Saturday last.
Finest Dehesia bunch raisins for table
use at Patterson's for 30cts. per 10.
Mrs. W. H. wiggin returned to her
home in Belfast on Saturday last
DR.. Warmers Coraline and summer
corsets at White & Wildes
Mrs. DR.. Cleveland is the guest of her
parents, Horatio Emery and wife.
Another large lot Of Challies at cts. a
yd. at Ordway's.
Messrs. Chas. Green and Fred Head
are At Moxie Pond this week on hshing
cruise.
Miss Carrie Kalloch of Watervile is
the guest of Mrs. Jas. Fellows for a few
days.
Miss Bachelor Of Boston Is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Leland for few
days.
VIM. c. Pearson has been at his home
in vassaalboro for too weeks past owing
to sickness.
ne Columbia light roadster safety
bicycle. 80 pattern, h,e condition, $50.
r. T. Patten.
Mr.. B. N. Foss is building the two new
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they will be good ones.
There is a big rush for hats at Curtis.
They say the reason for it is the extreme
ly pretty goodsand low prices.
Miss Dunton is still confined to her
rooms by illness, but we learn that she
is slowly on the gam.
White embroid ed muslin and cambria
n'uncings In a Ere variety of patterns at
Stewards.
The drives are getting along swimming
ly on all Maine rivers and streams, and
the logs will all come out this year. ]
Miss Minta Powers of Skowhegan has
been appointed by the Governor to take
dispositions and disclosures of trustees.
Free for the Boysl Bass Ball 1 Bat
will be presented free with every Boys
suit brought of New England Clothing
Co.
Mr.. Chas. Fairbrother finds his stable
quarters inadequate for his livery bust
ness and is building on addition in the
rear.
American genius has given to us the
moving machine, liver pad and wire bus
tie, and last but not least Brussels, the
economical soap.
Cream colored wool dress goods at
Ordway's.
Mrs. Abel Prescott anu Miss Mary Bell
Chase have returned to their home 10
thi, village after passing the winter In
Willimantic Co nm.
We learn that W. H. Paine has dis
posed Of one eighth of his interest in the
oil cloth machine recently invented by
him, for S20O0.00.
Rev. s. C. Whitcomb occupied the pull
pit of the Universalist church last Sab
bath morning the absence Of Mr. Smith,
being occasioned by illness.
Bargaines in lace scarfs at Judkins
Duntou's.
The home of Auidrosis is being made
ready with solid foundation, and 1t Is
expected that the carpenters will be at
work on the block at an early day,
DR.. Amos Townshend of Watervllle,
has been the guest Of DR.. P. H. 8.
Vaughan this week. The too M. DIS were
classmates In the Bowdoin Medical
school at Buuswick.
Have you seen those SO in. dress goods
for IL I-2 cts. at Ordway'sP
H. C. Powers, South Norridgewock.
has received the appointment Of District
Deputy, Grand Master at the hands Of
Grand Master Chase Of the Grand Lodge
of Masons, for the l4th district.
The advertising car Of Robbins circus
arrived by Saturday mornings train, and
In . brief time teams were out on every
road to town with men and paper billing
the Show. The car remained In town
over Sunday.
Harrigan's Two Barney's Co., did not
reap rich harvest At Coburn Hall last
Thursday evening, the wet weather no
doubt preventing many from attending.
The company was hardly up to expecta-
tions.
Mr.. Wm. Tucker came to Itown on
Thursday last to close up his business
affairs. His many friends rejoice to see
that he has completely recovered from
his recent illness, and never looked in bet
ter health.
The second annual reunion and supper
of the Bloomfield academy class Associa-
tion lses-ls72 is to be held at the
Quinnebasset House, So. Norridgewock
early in June, the exact date not - yet
determined.
That fue pair of black colts, recently
brought from Boston by j. 0. Haines
and so much admired Is the ideal draft
horses, have been purchased by s. H.
Baals, for use In and about his farm
work. They weigh 1860 lbs each and
are ilne looking animals.
Mr.. A. McQulllan, after long term OF
service q ''boss fnisher' at the Coburn
Wooden Mills, has severed his connection,
and will take . much needed rest before
again resuming work. The latter part
of last week his former help paid him =
visit at his home in the form Of . surprise
party and made him the recipient Of
nice easy chair.
The ceiling 10 Hillman's new store
caught fire Saturday evening from the
heat Of lamp, and In few moments
more would have resulted disastrously
Euinesr Thyng was on the scene only
andwith acrow bar tore away the ceiling
and ex-tinguishlng the flames with only
small damage.
Mr.. r. 8. Hillman, with genuine
yankee wisdom. has devised 10 many
ways in which the immense lot Of Fibsrite
jars now In his possession, can b utilized
that he 10 sure Of realizing . handsome
profit from The purchase. The jars are Of
Ill sizes md shapes, and among other
thiass tAsy make pretty and durable