The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-12-24
LOCAL ITEMS.
wear at Geo. Cushlng's.


,nire Of r. T. Patten.
New and pretty novelties at Geo. Cush
Ing's.
Remnants of every thing at about you
own price at ordway's.
F.P. Moore has few new medium
oriced sleighs for sale.
Mr. K. L. Mitchell returned from q
5usness trip to Boston yesterday.
White < Wildes will sell what cloaks,
.5sgl- and furs they have left cheap.
Mr. aud Mrs. Chandler futile are visit
Irs friends in Pennington this week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. w. Marble are spend
lug Christmas with friends in Msssachu-
sets.
Misses Grace Cohurn, Lizzie Hussey and
Linda Graves are home from Colby for
the holidays.
Mr. O. T. Kuowlton, who for several
months has been in Colorado, has return
ed u skoghegan.
JN&L j. Smith have sold pianos,
d organ, aud as many sewing machines
for Christmas presents.
Mr. and Mrs Jacob Gardiner of Corn
vile. were in Skowhegan Saturday, and
made the REPORTER a call.
The date of the reunion and banquet Of
the f. b. A. boys at Hotel Heselton is
set for January 9th.
Mr. J. b. Leighton of Brockton, Mass,
visited his wife's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. G. Mayo, few days this week.
Bragg 4 Varney have runners for baby
carriages, only Sl.50. The change can
EASILY be made and you have nice sleigh
Fresh stock of reception flakes at Pat
terson's.
You can buy what cloaks, furs, and
shswls White & Wildes have left at low
price. Secure bargain while they last
Miss Grace Jacobs, stenogrspher for
Arthur Sewall & Co., of Bath, is passing
Der holiday vacation with her moth r,
Mrs. Ann Jacobs in this place.
" II. Heselton, who for the past few
months has eff eiated as clerk at the Hes
elton, was on the sick list last week, sutI-
eriug from an attack of tonslitis.
G. W. Reed at work in Robinson Bros
factory, Wednesday caught his right hand
upon saw and lost the first three fingers.
Dr. D4scomb dressed the wounded men,
ber
B. F. Ford with ten horses and six men
left for Stratton Brook Tuesday where
be will haul this winter for Sullivan New
ton, who contra &C is for Bradstreet of Gar
diner.
Mrs. Joseph Burnor was at Augusta
Saturday and visited Mr.. Burnor at the
Insane Asylum. She found him greatly
improved with prospect of an early and
complete recovery.
Mr.. Wn. b. Snow, of the board of
sssctmen took Carol 2. Barker to the
asylum at Augusta, Tuesday for treat
ment. Skowhegan has six patients in
tbs. institution now.
Saratoga potato chips received fresh
this week, only l0c per box at Patterson's.
Mr. Harry Bixhy student at Yale COL
lege, and Miss Sarah Bixby student at
Wellesley college, cousins who reside in
Los Angeles, CAL, are passing the holi-
vacation with L. W. Weston and family.
The Ladies of the Cong. society will
have supper and socable ON Wednesday
eve of next week, Dec. Both, in their yes
try. Supper from half past five (5.3o) TO
Sven % O'Clock. All are cordially in
vited.
Twelve fine looking horses, the prop
erty Of Edward Ware, passed through this
place Monday, en- route to the scene of
Mr. Wares numbering operations at East
Moxie township. Not q horse in the lot
but weighed 400 lbs.
A Telegram was received this morn
Ing from Rev E. W. Pierce who was to
preach at the Universalst church next
Sunday that it would be impossible for
him to be here on that date. There will
be no preaching at the church next Sun
day. Rev. Mr.. Houghton will preach
there January Sd, subject, "Cranks.'
Patterson makes special prices on can
ned goods this week. See his ad.
At the annual convocation of Somerset
Chapter r. A. Masons held on Tuesday
evening last, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year; Geo. W.
Nash, II. P; JOS. P. Osk, X ; W. V.
s.; W. Il. G. Estes, treas. G. M
Lambert, Sec; E. Z. Sturtevant, c. H..
f. S. Cairns, P. s.; A. Osborn, II A. O.
Mr.. Charles F. Coffin an honored and
prominent citizen of Lynn, Mass, a
native of Fairfield and brother of Jas. f.
Colin of this town, died at his home Tues
lay morning last of pneumonis, aged u
Years. He was a prominent member of
Of the society of Friends and a close
friend of John G. Whittier. Mr.. j. +.
Coffin left home for Lynn, this morning
To attend the funeral.
The wooden mill is still running on light
weight fancy suitings for boys. The
company have manufactured over 1000
pieces of this line Of goods, much great
er quantity than they expected to make
When they started to run on them. They
operate the mill three evenings In each
yeek now and quite q portion of the time
un by steam power, on account Of low
1ater. 1t costs 500 per day extra tolrun
y steam.
A large assortment of pocket knives at
5cts at M. B. Heselton's.
W. II. Norton Of this town, has just
shipped to Mr.. Greeley Of Clinton, the
BEE king of Maine, 10000 honey boxes
Tor next years use. Mr.. Norton has 40
colonies that he Is winterins under new
process known only to himself, and
which insures the safe keeping without
loss of the hives. Mr.. Greeley raised
this year 400 lbs Of honey, and sold it to
Maine cities and villages, ali in pound
boxes. Skowhegan is his best market.
He sold 1000 pounds here 10 1890 and
about 1900 lbs this year.
Lewis Anderson & Co., have the
piping and putting In Of sprinklers
In their Wooden mill, well along. They
have . six inch supply pipe laid from
the water works main and run II inch
pipes eoverhead In each room on al
the floors ct intervals of ten feet having