The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-05
LOCAL ITEMS.

place of business.
c.. F. Ward is on trip to St. Stephen
N B. this week.
The womans Club will meet at Hotel
Coburn Thursday, Feb. IL.
Miss Annie Barbeau is on visit to the
family Of Conductor Barbeau in Port
land.
Mr.. John N. Davis of Chicago, III for
merly of Cornville, has been visiting
relatives In Somerset.
A new tenement of six rooms, within
two minutes walk of the post-office is for
rent by G. s. Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Eaton celebrate
their 25th marriage anniversary this
Thursday evening,
E. H. Fox of Waterville recently sold
to DR.. Sawyer of this place an elegant
piano and delivered 1t last week.
Mr.. James Dealy went to Waterville
Tuesday, to attend the funeral of broth
er of Father Chsrland of that city.
The March term Of Supreme Court for
Somerset commences the 18th. 1t Is un-
derstood Judge Virgin will preside.
Great discount In damaged bed blank
cts at Ordways.
VIII Bailey who has been spending a
part Of his vacation In town, returned to
State College. Orono, Tuesday morning.
DR.. Brodeur Of Montreal, Canada, ives
the kuest of DR.. Blron for several days,
leaving for his home Monday morning.
The &c B la Spirite", the "Kabo" and
fast black French sateen corsets are the
three new lines just arrived at Ordway's.
Col. A. G. Blunt and Master Wallace
Blunt went to Boston Wednesday morn
ing to remain the rest Of the present
week.
Omar Clark, Esq, accompanied by his
wife came down from Carratunk Tuesday
and Wednesday morning took the train
for Boston,
The Committee on Towns will. give
hearing ON the petition to set off certain
lands from Athens and annex to Brighton,
Tuesday next, Feb. 10th.
Mr.. F. s. Parlin of Castleton, North
Dakota, was In town last week visiting
his father Major Amos Parlin, leaving
here Monday morning.
Mr.. C. E. Oak Of Caribou, member Of
the present legislature from Aroostook,
passed Sunday In town as the guest Of
his brother J. P. Oak.
A job lot Of ladies' colored hook lac
ing kid gloves, just received at Stewards,
$l.75 glove for Sl.25, every pair war
ranted size from 3-4 to 6 "a.
The American Express Company has
been employed by the Maine Central Rail.
road Company to transport the malls
to and from trains three times each day.
Ordway's is the very next door to the
new post-oiflce.
E. P. viles of No. New Portland, was
In town yesterday en- route to attend the
annual meeting of the Dead River Log
Driving Co., held at Fairfield yesterday.
II your wood pile is low give George
Goodwin or Hiram Thing, $3.50 for a
cord of mixed wood, dry as husk. Or
leave your order at Anidrosis Sanitarium
Office.
Mr.. Mathew Morton Of Romes, Michi-
gan, was In Skowhegan over Sunday. He
is q native of Scotland but has been In
Michigan 45 years. He is a manufacturer
Of machinery.
Over two hundred new lock boxes were
placed in the the new post office by Post
having been purchased by Postmaster
Merrill Of Fairfield.
The "prophet" who predicted the blz-
zard Of several years ago now warns the
people of more severe one due about
the middle of the present month. We
trust he is "way ofi."
Special prices on white aprons at M.
B. Heselton's.
George Morrison exhibited to the RE-
PORTER Saturday morning. a large live
miller found by him Friday evening,
brlskly flying around an electric light u
their wet room In the Richards pulp mill.
Somewhat out Of season.
Mr.. c. A. Whiting came from the lum-
ber woods at Carry Town, Saturday. He
says there are three feet of solid snow
there and they are obliged to shovel every
foot of the road to the trees in order to
get teams to the lumber. This makes
hard business.
s. d. Sayward completed the job Of
laying 1000 feet Of water pipe on the
mountain division Of the Maine Central
railroad aud returned home last week.
1t was q tough job as in some places they
had to cut through from 2 to 8 feet Of
frozen ground.
New imitation china silks at Ordways.
Our people who are fond Of fine orches-
tral music can Ill afford to miss the grand
concert to be given by Sauborn's COM
plete orchestra of l2 pieces In Coburn
Hall on Thursday evening next, previous
to the ball. Reserved gallery tickets may
be procured at R. T. Patterns drug store.
The class of 81 of the High School
have formed q reading club which meets
Friday evening Of each week. Tho nrst
meeting WAS held last week in the par
lors Of the Sanitarium with Mr.. D. W.
Hall, principal Of the school. who At the
close Of the exercises invited the men,
bers in to the dining room where they
found . dainty supper awaiting them.
This was not on the regular program
and proved very pleasant addition.
Rarely = week goes by without some
party, club or association, enjoying
banquet or spread st the Heselton, 50
popular are Mr.. z. @. Hes.lton, Names
youngest landlord. ana his hotel becom-
ing. On Saturday night last was the
latest, and the occasion can aptly be term.
ed . "cltizens spread" - over thirty-hve
couples Of our people participated. The
early part Of the evening WAS devoted to .
social time generally. The entire house
being thrown open and given up to their
enjoyment. The supper occupied about
two hours from 1880 to 1890 and wss
as usual thoroughly enjoyed.
8. H. Hart, Skowhegan's wide-a.wake
boot and shoe dealer has an announce.
ment In this issue Of the REPoRTKR. which
can but call forth words Of astonishment