The Somerset reporter., 1890-12-11
LOCAL ITEMS.


Communion In all the, churches las
Sunday.
NC Foss of Portland was in tow
Saturday.
Re sure and read Geo. Cushing's ne,
,d. about Christmas.
Mr.. F. Waugh Of Starks WAS In tow
Saturday.
Bixby & Buck have never made so mic
:. display of holiday goods.
RI, Mitchell made business trip t.
Boston last week, returning Friday.
Rev. C. B. Hanaford, Of San Francisco
CAL. is visiting friends in town.
FIJI PEBBLE of the nrn of Colby
preble Bingham, was In TO n Monday.
Jefferson Savage, Esq, Of East Madi
.on made q business trip to Augustl
Monday.
Miss Hattie Bates Of waterville is tn,
guest of Mrs. C. M. Brainard for a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Ward contemplate
a Trip to Denver, COL, the latter part OF
this week.
few pieces of Royal Worcester and
Doulton ware on exhibition at Kendallt
until Saturday Dec. 18th.
Mr.. Charles Pierce on Monday last,
left for Marr's Hill. Aroostook county,
where he expects to remain some months
Mrs. Catharine Weston of Skowhegan,
residing with her daughter Mrs. Johu R
Webb, had q shock Of paralysis last week.
LII. Walton, Esq, and family returned
home from their visit to Boston Saturday
evening.
Mr.. J. W. Hatch, principal of the high
school in Madison, has resigned. and has
accepted Z position - teacher In the
school At Hampton. Va.
George Parker, formerly clerk at Hotel
Coburn, now of the Adams House,
Boston, has been in town for two weeks,
and returned to Boston Monday.
Rev. g. W. Huxley of Good VIII
Home addressed meeting In the chapel
Of Bethany church Friday evening and
waslgreeted by good audience.
1t is understood that the Maine Pomo-
logical society will hold its annual meet
Ing Skowhegan In February. The exact
date has not yet been determined.
Joseph E. Bray former resident of
this town died In Boston, Mass, Nov. ~.
His remains we're brought here and in
tered in Bloomh cid Cemetery.
Remember that Steward carries the
best line of furs, . new lot just received
from the mandatory, some rare bar
gains among them.
Perley Milliken, Of the lumber nrm
Miliken Bros. who run mills at Hallowell,
was in town Saturday making arrange
ments to forward men and teams into the
woods.
Lawrence, Newhall & Co., Of Fairfield
sent ~ horses and 81 men TO tneir Iumper
operations on Holeb town last week. The
horses with sleds, etc, passed through
here Thursday noon, last,
David Richardson, of Morrison's
Corner, passed through here yesterday
with crew Of men and several horses,
en- route for Carrying Place. where they
will operate for John Turner Of this
place.
The remains of F. W. Hoyt Of whose
death brief account was given last week
arrived Friday evening. Funeral service
es ere held at the residence Of Fred
eric Hoyt, Saturday, at 10 A. M, con-
Quoted by Rev. A. J. Rackliff
Mr.. Charles Fuller representative Of
the Board Of Trade Journal, who has
been employed 10 writing up certain busi-
ness interests In town left Monday last
His wife and boy were here with him and
they had rooms at Hotel Coburn.
The REporRR acknowledges the receipt
of papers from W. G. Hughes of Purcell
I. II. Mr.. Hughes was PRESIDENT OF
Skowhegan 80 years ago" He denies
the newspaper report that Jay Gould has
q controlling interest in the Santa Fe
railroad.
Henry A. Wyman, recently appointed
Assistant United States District Attorney
for Massachusetts, Is . native Of Show
hogan and son Of the late Hon. Henry A.
Wymsn former leading member OF the
Somerset Bar, and Of the Bowdon class
of 1874.
Hon. Turner Boswell. Judge of Pro-
bate left for Michigan Monday in the In
tersst Of the Coburn proprietors, to be
absent about four weeks Hon. W. I.
Hall, Judge Of Probate for Sagsdahoc
county will presides At the December term
In Judge Buswell's stead.
Bed blankets and shawls in all grades
At Stewards.
We hear that DIR. J. A. Spalding OF
Portland, will be In Skowhegan, Satur-
day night, 18th and 14th Of December and
that If any patients are DESTROYS OF ad-
vice in regard diseases Of the eye ana
ear, they can nud the same by leaving
word or calling At Hotel Coburn.
G. A. Phillips 4 Son, who last fall Pur-
chased the mills Of the Messrs. Duren In
Fairfield, together with timber land &C.,
are carrying on some heavy numbering
operations this winter. They have Tour
camps at Timbrook and expect to cut
between i've and six millions. Their
entire force will be 1t work In the course
ofs few days.
Postmaster Estes returned from his
hunting trip to Moose River Monday ev.
snins, bringing the topples of bis ski'l
and good fortune with him-two hne fAt
deer. He expsrisucsd some very severe
weather, but returned home in excellent
health and spirits. His many frien Dc e1'
tended hearty congrstu lations on his sue
cess.
R. ". Brown : Co., shipped from
6kowhegsu ~ Watertown Monday morn
Ing one carload Of csttle and one carload
Of lambs. Ths lambs were bought 10
Canada and driven through from there VII
Moose River snd The Forks. They pur-
chased 800 In Canada, made sale OF part
Of them In this vicinity and have about
$50 left.
The water u very low In the Kenneoee
for this season Of the year and II tnis
winter wsather continues, without Inter