The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-03-03
LOCAL ITEMS.

Great corset sale at Ordwsv's, see ad
yertlsement.
TO King of Hartford, Conn, came tc
town Tuesday noon.
Charlie Fairbrother returned to Mill.
bury, Mass, on Friday.
Twiled crash, bleached and unbleached
&c, at W. II. Wildes.'
Miss Lou Vickery is home on vacation
from the Normal school at Castine.
Notice the statements of the sterling
companies represented by c. +. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. L. b. Carter and daughter
visited last week with friends in Gardiner
Mr. Levi P. Barrett of Canaan is on 8
trip to New York where he will remain
some ten days.
Miss Blanche Pollard, who is attending
the Normal school at Pennington, is home
on u brief vacation.
Be sure to remember the meeting to see
about the proposed condensed milk plant
at G. A. r. Hall.
piece Of thread nearly one third of q
mile long, or in other words, 500 yards OF
thread for Sc, at W. II. Wildes'.
Big bargains are being offered in goods
at the Boston Store, So. Norridgewock,
with large run in trade this spring.
Rev. F. M. Houghton's subject at the
Unversalist church, next Sunday morn
ing will be 1.-The Church and the Modern
World"
Best "Ceres" patent for Sc 90, at Stew
ard Bros.
The ladies' of the Universalist society
are to give dinner and hold an apron
sale at G. A. r. Hall on Monday, March I.
Dinner from II to 2 o'clock
Our citizens whose names are not on
the voting list will do well to appear at
seectmens office, either Thursday, Fri
day or Saturday and remedy this defect in
the list.
The difference between the infueLz .
and the grip In their relations to man is
aptly stated as follows in the former
the man has the influenza in the latter the
grip has the man.
DR.. E. P. Hymsn, Veterinary surgeon,
late Of Albany, N Y has located perma-
nently in Skowhegan, and advertises to
treat successfully all durable diseases of
domestic animals. He has good refer
hn
gan House.
The March term of the Supreme Court
for Somerset Comfy will convene at the
Court House one week from Tuesday
next. Judge Foster will preside and
Miss Mints Powers will be the Court
s.enographer The term is likely to be
one fully as long as usual.
Next Sunday evening the young people
Of the Universalist society will hold
special services at the church, beginning
at 7l5 o'clock Partridge's orchestra
will be in attendance, and there will be
vocal music to be followed by an address
to the young people by the pastor.
A large line of new light spring cloak
ings at Ordway's.
On Sunday last, Rev. W. s. Slocum of
Colby University occupied the pulpit OF
the First Baptist church, Rev. CIV. Field
of Bangor, that Of the Congregational
church In exchange with Mr.. Racklitf,
while at the Methodist church, Rev. Mr..
Evans of Madison Bridge, preached.
Messrs Ames, Gerald, Cyrus Totman
and A. II. Totman of Fairfield and Hon.
II. M. Heath of Augusta, were In town
Saturday, at the Register of Deeds Office
examining letters of property in which
the Electric Light and Power Company OF
Waterville and Fairfield are interested.
The boarding house on the South side
known as the South Side Hotel, Is to be
let. 1t Is partially furnished, finely To-
Gated and near to all the factories in the
village. Satisfactory terms to the right
parties. Also two small tenements to lei
on Heselton street. X. H. Merrill & Son
Nason's nursing corsets, only sl.Oo
pair, at M. b. Heseltons.
Having been confined to the house with
sickness the past three weeks, Ed Collins
No. Arson, will continue the great mark
down sale of his entire stock until March
goth. Remember the greatest variety
store In the county, and everything al
less prices than ever before offered in this
section. 1t pays everybody to come
Rev. DR.. G. W. Field of Central street
Congregational church, Bangor, preache9
in Island Avenue Congregational church
Sunday last, in exchange with the pastor
He preached sermon Of unusual power
to large audience of interested listeners
We can readily understand why the so
ciety at Bangor, whose pastor he has bee
for 25 years, is so loath to give him up
Parmenas Encampment, No. Is, l,o'o'f
have ordered from c. G. Fuller OF "or
cester, Mass, q full set of paraphernali'
for the entire Encampment work. De-
gree teams have been organized with '"
A. Bailey, captain of Patriarchal degree
w. A. Racklln OF boluen huio on"
Burns captain of Royal Purple degree
Mr.. Fuller will visit the Encampment al
an early day to give instructions In th'
new floor work.
few of the 80 ct all wool dress good'
and the rs ct fancy silks left at steward
Bargains every one of them.
The annual meeting of the young peo
pies society of the Universalist churci
was held at the church Tuesday evening
Mar. 1st, and the following officers wer
elected: M. B. Heselton, President
Miss Abbie Harville, vice pres; MIS-
Clara varney, sec.; Miss Ella Hight
treas. Miss Minnie Tuttle, chairman o
Lookout committee; F. W. Allen, chali
man of Devotional committee; Miss Esth
er Vaughn, chairman Of Social commute
Mr.. 8. D. Parsons, q former resident o
Somerset Co., but now of Montana al
rived In skowhegan Saturday last ate
an absence Of forty years. When he lei
for the west Skowhegan had but sa
mill cardiug mill and grist mill in plat
of the numerous manufacturing establish
ments now to be seen, and with the CO
responding growth in other direction
the town has 30 changed Is TO be oeyon
his recognition. Mr. Parsons has orotl
er In Athens, and is nephew OF mr.