The Somerset reporter., 1891-12-31
LOCAL ITEMS.


Remnants of dress goods at half-price
at Ordways.
The G .rman at Hotel Heselton comes
oil Friday night Of this week.
Mr.. Abram Wyman is spending his va
cation with family friends In town.
Remnants and odds and ends at your
own price at Stewards.
The Somerset democratic club held its
meeting st Hotel Heselton, Monday even.
ing.
Skowhegan doctors are busy as bees,
and il this weather continues, will be
more than busy.
Drs. Weeks of Portland and Thayer OF
Waterville were in town on professional
business last week.
You can buy sheet music at Smiths
music store for cents per copy, or 20
copies for Sl.00.
The annual meeting of the Skowhegan
Electric Light Co., occurs to-day at the
fTSL NutiOuhi bhuh lbOms.
Rev. c. V. Hanson and Rev. Stephen
Fletcher attended the Baptist Theological
Circle at Waterville, Tuesday.
Hon. o. d. Baker and Hon. II. Nj.
Heath have been in attendance upon
court here this week.
Remnants of.everything that has accu-
muated In the past 6 months must go at
some price, at Ordway's.
Mr.. Albert Fellows of Boston and his
brother Josiah were in town Saturday en-
route to Athens to visit friends there.
Mr.. ia mes Clarkin, the painter, receiv-
ed the contract yesterday, to decorate the
entire corridor of the upper floor in Hotel
Heseton.
The employees of Miller & Wyman's
coat shop presented this firm with an
elegant quartered Oak office chair at
Christmas.
d. w. Colby of the State College, &C
companied by his wife and child arrived
home Thursday night of last week to pass
the holiday vacation.
DIR. P. H. S. Vaughan of Augusta sni
Mr.. and Mrs f. III. Pease of North Ansol
passed Christmas with their parents,
Zenas Vaughan and family.
Geo. B. Stafford and Miss Stafford went
to Boston on Saturday of last week. Miss
Stafford remains several weeks visiting
relatives In that city and friends in Lynn.
Five pupils in the Pleasant Street
school, Alopzo Merrill, Gertie Clark,
Willie and Deal Wright and Liza Pooler
were not absent or tardy during the past
term.
Chief Engineer Thing of the fire de-
partment has been confined to the house
the past week from severe cold from
which pneumonia was feared, but is on
the mend now.
From private note we learn of the
safe arrival in Richmond, Va, OF DR.. o.
W. Jewett and wife, the Doctor standing
the journey quite comfortably. They
tarried in Washington, D. c., several
days en- route.
We have on our desk bouquet of pan
sizes brought in yesterday by Mr.. George
Boardman, who had just picked them in
his garden. This is decidedly out of the
ordinary for the Both of December in
Maine.
Mr.. j. e. Griffin departed for Toronto,
Ontario, this morning to enter upon his
duties as general manager of the British
America Assurance Co. Mr.. Griffin will
remove his family to that city as soon as
he can make suitable arrangements in re-
gard to house.
De Molay Commandery No. 10, X. T.,
presented Sir Knight Charles NJ. Barnard,
who has charge of their rooms, with q
beautiful sideboard, in antique oak pat
tern, at Christmas. 1t was a handsome
testimonial to Charles, and we may add,
well deserved.
New York gentleman was in Skowhe.
gan the past week and purchased a fine
horse of W. H. Wildes as match to
nice driver purchased by the same gentle
man at Pishon's Ferry. 1t was natty
team they made, that can trot in better
than three minutes together.
Soc Henriettas and Serges for CSC at
Judkins & Dyers.
The Cantata given at the Methodist
church Christmas eve, was decided sue
cess, and they had planned to present 1t
New Years evening, but so many of the
singers engaged in producing it are sick
with colds that it will be postponed until
sometime in February.
The minstrel entertainment by Hi,
Henry's company of ARTISTS" Monday
night was weak exhibition. So weak
In fact that the audience could but won
der how a man of Hi. Henry's ability as
musician, could be content to take such
company about the country under his
name. The only feature of the entire
show worthy of mention were the clog
dancing and the contotrion act of Alexis
Christmas was observed at the church
es In town Thursday and Friday even
ings as announced in advance In the RE
PORTER last week. The exercises were
all int, resting and the occasions highly
enjoyed by the children and even the
children of q larger growth seemed to
catch the joyousness of the day. The
weather was somewhat unpleasant but
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