The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-11-12
LOCAL ITEMS.
Boston bags, at Judkins & Dyer's.

IT. Jdines ID. Dell OF Boston was IN
town Saturday last.
sweet Florida oranges, 30c per dozen,
N Durrell & Bissons.
Materials for shopping bags at Miss j.
i. Nays 50 Madison Ave.
Ghares A. Marston, Esq, is in the
Somerset lumber woods for week or
two.
Rev. A. I. Dunn, d. d. will preach at
the First Baptist church next Sunday
Nov. 18th.
Sleigh backs aud cushions re.dyed az
Bdzz4lps fam Gus Dye house without up
bel 'terin z.
Rev. A. W, Small president of Colby
University, occupied the First Baptist
pulpit Sunday last
K. S. lilman opens branch store at
Madison next week, and is now in Boston
Purchasing his full stock.
O. S Hill has two heavy horses, ll5o
lbs each, which he will sell at a bargain.
Good workers in any harness.
Geo. A. Phillips Esq. of WatcrviIe was
in town Monday on business connected
with logging operations up river.
Mr.. Raglan paid high compliment to
Skowhegans excellent hotels, incidental
to his lecture Monday evening.
Mrs. W. L. Fellows of Bangor, and
little Lillian, We're visiting in town few
days last week, and over the Sabbath.
Mrs. Geo. Bachelor of Derry, N. II.
who has spent few days with Mrs. C. o
B Il, returned to her home Wednesday
morning.
I. |. Estes has closed a $4,000 trade
with Phillips to haul ) 1000 900 spruce OIL
the yard on South, branch of Dead River
on to miles road.
Nj. d. S. Wiley left Skowhegan Tues
day morning en- route for Seattle Wash,
intending to locate permanently some
wh-re in that State.
Miss Carrie Philhrck is to study with
II try Brown the eminent artist, of Port
land, for the next few months, aud left
home Tuesday afternoon.
Ladies' of the Universalist parish will
give dinner, Friday at G. A. r. Hall.
Served from II to l. Menu will consist
of fish chowder, cold meats, with vege
tables.
Miss Nays stock of yarn inclu les star-
light, scotch, germantown, spanish, sax
onY, shrunk ssXony and shetland, iced
wool Cor moh lir) two and four fold zeph
".
The SSowhegan Woman4' Club will
meet at the Library parlors, NV. IL, st
O'Clock p. m. 1t is to be an Author day,
and every member is requested to provide
aql1tation from Wordswor
John W. Steward is employed this week
with surveying party at Etna. Me-.
whore the Maine Central management
propose to go around Etna Bay, instead
Of across it, if favorable route can be
found.
Alfred Roncourt of Jackmantown, hav-
iuz otlfGt d SeuttDtt VI .lD Jays III NOT
ridgewock Jail and 80 days additional in
default of fine, was taken to Portland
last week by United States Deputy Mar
shal Smith and was before Commissioner
Rand and discharged as poor convict.
DR.. s. A. Patten, president of the Local
Branch of the First Maine Cavalry Asso-
cation has called meeting of that body
for Saturday evening, Nov 2S h, at Hotel
lleselton. At that time annual officers
will be elected, constitution and bylaws
adopted, aud Landlord Heselton will serve
one Of his best bsnquets. Every veteran
of the First Maine in Skowhegan and
vicinity, and all of the honorary members
are expected to be present.
Now is the time to buy hdkfs. O-dway
has purchased a travelling mans entire
line of samples.
Mr.. Moses NJ Thompson OF Bingham,
made the REPORTER q pleasant call Satur-
day. He has recently been doing some
work in his line, civil engineering, for
the Dodlin G.anite company at their
qnarrie., and last week did some work
for Heselton Bros here, returning to his
home Saturday evening. He is strongly
in favor of THE Link" as are people Of
up river towns generally.
Ten residences, only, have been erected
within the lmi's of the village corpora.
ton the past season. Several of them
have stables comprising complete sets OF
buildings for residences. This does MOI
tell the full measure of Improvements in
this line during the season. Other small
buildings have been erected, and large
amount Of repairing has been done, inside
and out, aud the painters have been un-
usually busy.
The second lecture by H. II. Raglan,
subject Alaska, was given in Coburn Hal,
Monday evening before large audience
1t was especially interesting, giving his
hearers a knowledge of that extreme
western point of United States territory,
second only to that obtained by an actual
trip. The management of the High school
course are to be congratulated upon hsv
ing been able to obtain a lecturer In every
way 80 satisfactory to the public, and
should Mr.. Raglan come to Skowhegan
again. which 1t Is hoped will be in the
near future, he will receive most cordial
welcome.
General Manager Tucker and Chief
Engineer Allen of the Maine Central
Railroad came to town Friday evening,
arriving here about clock. They took
rooms at Hotel Coburn and early Satur-
day morning went by team to Norridge-
wock, to look over the s. & n. railroad
route. They looked carefully over the
proposed routes and left for Portland at
$40 A. M. Mr.. Hilton, the engineer who
made the working survey accompanied
them. The only difficulty on the route Is
getting out of the village, and the utmost
will be done to get the best line and
that which shall be the most acceptable tc
our citizens, damage property the ieas
and cause the least inconvenience.
Try our Sl.OO II. & S. black corset, N
B. Heselton.
Bed puffs at about half price, to close
at Ordway's
Judkins & Dyer have some bargains II
gossamers and umbrellas.