The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-01-22
LOCAL ITEMS.
New ginghams at White & Wildes'

new lot of spring glnghams to ar
rive at Stewards this week.
Gen. Isaac Dyer made brief visit las
week to friends In Rhode Island
Mr. W. Fl. Wiggin OF Belfast was In
town for day last week on business.
See what Patterson says this week in
his ad in relation - molasses.
s. H. Hart has sold out his Madison
Bridge store TO the Madison Clothing Co.
J. d. Stanford Supt of the Bell Tele
phone Co., was in town Tuesday evening
Those SO inch plaid and striped dress
goods at rs cts. afe going fast at Ord
ways.
1.-THE Appleton Quartette have fine
voices, well balanced and tremendously
blended" says the Portland Transcript.
]. M. Cross of Augusta, agent OF the
Kennebec Journal has been in town this
week in the interest Of that paper.
Those domestic cured hams at Cairns
Goodrich's are having big sale. Why
don't you try them?
Byron Boyd, Esq chief clerk in the Of
fee of Secretary of State, cmae to flown
Saturday and returned to Augusta Mon.
day.
Senator Walton and Represen tative
Marston came home from Augusta Fri
day, and returned to the Capital Monday
afternoon.
Tickets for the Appleton Quartette will
be on sale at Blxby & Bucks Jan. oath.
Get your tickets early SO as to get good
seat.
We learn by an exchange that M. g.
Foss, in company with partner Is to
locate manufacturing plant Ia Southern
Dakota.
Rev. Mr.. Mead of Augusta supplied the
Universalist pulpit Sunday last, land Rev.
Mr.. Whitcomb that of the Congregational
church.
Mr.. A. Fl. Weston who recently made q
business trip to Michigan, stopped off in
Boston on his return journey, where he is
passing few weeks
Hon. d. W. Allen and Mrs. Allen Of
Fairfield and Mrs. E. G. Lowe of West
boro, Mass, were the guests Of Capt. W.
H. Emery over Sunday.
The "Chanfrau Company" W ere guests
at Hotel Heselton from Saturday forenoon
until Monday afternoon and played In
Belfast that evening.
O. M. Lambert has served as Secretary
of Somerset Lodge F. & A. M for II
years, and was on Monday evening re-
elected. He must be good officer.
The lease of Woodbury., Morrill, & Gage
who run the depot store, expires in
March next, at which time change is
contemplated in the firm, If business is
continued at all.
Carrabassett Lodge l. 0. o. F., have
received an invitation from Indian
Spring Lodge of Madison Bridge to at
tend the opening of their new hall
which occurs next week.
The third entertainment of the High
School Lecture Course will be given by
the Appleton Quartette assisted by Miss
Marie Laughton as reader, In Ooburn Hall
on Tuesday evening, Jan. 9th.
The Boston Sunday papers did not reach
town until late Sunday afternoon owing
to the bad condition of the roads. This
ia tha ArSt I'M ~ fba int ,ba,
they have been more than one-half hour
late.
A. R. Smiley, Somerset county's new
member of the State Board Of Agricul-
ture, went to Augusta Wednesday tn be
| n attendance upon the annual meeting OF
the Board which is now In session In that
city.
This promises to be quite lively day
among Skowhegan horsemen, with lots
of sport for all who happen In town, as
Bishop the New York horse buyer is here
accompanied by E. D. Morgan the many
times millionaire, and their visit 81 ways
brings out host of fast horses.
Mrs. Sarah G. Cass formerly or Corn
vile died at the residence of her son F.
G. Cess at Philadelphia the ID inst. She
was the mother Of the deceased wife Of
r. L. Mitchell of this town and Mr..
Mitchell, and Miss Carries. Cass her daugh-
ter attended the funeral at Cambridge
port, Friday last.
Several members of Carrabassett
Lodge, No. a. 1. o. o. F. of Skowhegan
with their lady friends. visited Mr.. and
Nus. George N. Greenwood at their resi-
dence at Norridgewock, last week, 1t be-
Ing the 30th anniversary of their mar
riage. An elegant banquet was served
aud splendid ii me reported.
Monday forenoon Mr.. r. I. Patten,
dropped stitch In his Sback" while at
his labors about the store, and 1t was with
difficulty that friends succeeded in re-
moving him to his home. At the present
writing he is getting slong slowly, but is
far from comfortable, and Twill prob
ably he confined to his home some days.
The German" givea In Morrison &
McClellan's new hall on Friday Of last
week, was a most delightful occasion for
all who participated The affair was in the
hands of Mr.. R. T. Patten who labored
hard that 1t might be q success, and was
richly rewarded by the result. The par
ticpants expressed thems elves as highly
pleased with this new amusement hall,
opened that evening for the first time.
Only few more of those remnants Of
dress goods left at Ordway's, which you
can have at about your own price.
The mock session of court held 10 En-
CINE Hall on Tuesday evening last, Gale
out . good attendance Of 1.-THE boys" and
proved highly entertaining and lively for
those present. L. c. Emery and s. B.
Steward were the presiding justices, G.
E. Young the plaintiff and Smith Nutting
the defendant, the claims Of the former
were ably set forth and proven BY Messrs.
Flsgg & Palmer his attorneys, while the
attorneys for the defendant, Messrs
Mills McCone, must have made an Able
battle % they decreased the damage sued
for, 3s, DOC, 900 to $4,000.
Miss Edith Stevens who has been suf
fering for sometime from sore Of can
cerous nature, was taken to the Maine
General Hospital, Friday, In the care Of
her guardian, N. B. Heselton, where thu
physicians In charge decided that ampu