The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-01-22

The treatment was very beneficial
and we are pleased to learn Mr.. ..
is much better.
Mr.. f. S. Lawton drives a very
smart little mare. She is no racer
but some of the time she makes on
the road is phenomenal. She shows
her breeding, coming from some Of
the best stock in this section.
Mr.. r. NJ. Staples is visiting his
friends in Portland.
Fred Barker returned to his home
in Glocester last Saturday morn
ing.
The |. o. G. T. will celebrate its
usual annual supper and social one
week from Saturday.
DIR. Danforth has been driving a
very cute little team lately. The
whole outfit is only about 4 feet
high.
MIR. b. l.. Frederic and Miss Josie
Wood of Mercer were married last
Friday night. Congratulations are
in order.
Rev. j. A. Jones and family are
at WateryIle attending the associ-
alton held i'll that city during this
week.
Del Cooley returned from Water
vile last Monday. lie will spend
a few days here and then return to
his work.
The meetings this week were an
nounced from the Baptist pulpit as
a young peoples meeting on Tues
day evening, regular meeting on
Wednesday and young mems meet
ing Saturday. All young men are
cordially invited to attend.
Chas. Jones is in SO. Gardiner
engaged in ice harvesting for one
OF the big firms there.
The Kennebec ice men are to again
try issues with the artificial pro-
ducers ard are therefore doing their
utmost to secure good crop and
one that will enable them to stand
considerable competition.
The cloak firm X J. Little & Co.
from Portland, showed a very good
line Of goods yesterday and the
day before at the Sawyer House.
The furniture which Mr.. L. A.
Hilton will soon display for trade
is of superior quality and most of
it OF very luxurious pattern. Mr..
Hilton informs us that he does not
intend to carry line of carpetings
at present.
Mrs. Roxie Taylor spent Sunday
in Fairfield.
G. ii. Sawyer returned from
Portland Friday.
Il. C.,,Whiting arrived from Mis-
souri, Saturday.
w. w. Huntoon reports large
sale of his patent neck pokes dur
ing his last weeks trip.
The mother of Mrs. Geo. Porter
is very sick.
The few who braved the storm
and attended church, heard ser
mons that well repaid them for the
exertion.
Extra meetings are continued
this week.
J. l.. Pepper spent Sunday with
his cousin at Waterville.
MIS-. Ii. Il. wilkins will dispose
of her household furniture at auc.
ton next Monday, A. NJ, prepara-
tory to taking her family to Mass
achusetts.
One of the most enjoyable events
of this first month of the new year
was the large social gathering last
Thursday evening at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Greenwood,
in celebration of the thirtieth ami
versary of their marriage. The
twilight was made merry by the
sleigh loads of people who were to
participate in the occasion, and ear
ly evening found the house well
packed with Odd Fellows, Rebeck
as, Patrons of Husbandry and 9th
CT friends from both Norridgewock
and Skowhegan. In the pleasant
apartments Of the genial host and
hostess were found long tables
loaded with fruits and pastry which
with the accompanying oyster stew,
was enough to bring appetites to
the most fastidious. Two of our
Norridgewock friends have in some
way, gained the reputation for
slowing away the good things of
lite to an alarming extent, and,
when they were seen to seat them
selves at one OF the tables, it was
thought advisable to call a physi.
clan, that relief might be speedily
given i'll case of any emergency, but
as no serious results have been re-
ported we are inclined to think that
the record of our friends must have
been exaggerated. Supper over
and the tables cleared away, the
guests were favored with both vo-
cal and instrumental music by some
of our local talent, and reading by
Miss Cora Greenwood, after which
two beautiful chairs were present
ed to Mr.. and Mrs. Greenwood by
representatives of Quinnebasset
and Carrabasset Lodges, l. o. OF.
with appropriate remarks by Rev.
j. A. Jones and E. D. Head. In
behalf of the Grange, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nolan of Skowhegan presented Mr..
Greenwood with a hay.knife and
grass hook, and the beautiful illus
trations from the same by Mrs.
Nolan will long be remembered by
every one present. AT late hour
the party began to break up and
the guests dispersed to their re-
spective homes taking with them
pleasant memories of the host,
hostess and many friends, whose
smiling faces have frightened mary
similar occasions.
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