The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07
LOCAL ITEMS.


rs.rr are now ten inmates in the Towr
Farm home
Mr. IL. C. Marble has returned from
Massachusetts,
Don't fail to see the Luclers street pa
rad saturday.
esmnsnts cotton flannel cts. yd at
ordBay's.
( ". Gould, Esq made business trip
tn portland this week.
T II. Howard and wife returned Mon
dsy noon from their vacation trip.
oar January thaw was on time this
lar 1t was short one but lively one
Tin Sorosis will meet with Miss Mabel
Weuta orth, next Wednesday afternoon.
f. y. Merrill, Esq. made profes sional
trim To Lewiston and Rockland, Tuesday.
Miller & Wyman's coat shop is doing a
soe business, employing at present over
thirty girls.
Rev. +. G. Smith of Cambridge, Mass.
made relatives in Skowhegan brief visit
the past week.
p,n't fail to see the Luciers Saturday
night. This is said to be first class
company.
large new line of sterling silver at
~ Ahh I,,at hn for
wedding gifts.
Mr.. sud Mrs. L. II. Anderson returned
Tuesday night from. three weeks visit in
New York and Boston.
The clothing stores began last week to
close every evening but Wednesdays and
Saturdays, until April 1st,
Frank Folsom, in the employ of the
Ssowhegan Pulp Co, stuck die through
his hand Saturday, making very painful
wound.
DR.. W. f. Blunt informs US that he
plucked pansies from his garden Jan. 9th,
Monday last. This is truly a singular
season.
Mrs. d. w. Webber, who has been Wis
Ting her parents in this place for several
weeks, returned to her home in Lewiston
Monday last.
Miss Lena F. Wyman has secured
position as teacher in the city schools of
Ila.owell, and left Monday to enter upon
her duties.
See what the Bangor papers say of tn,
Luciers. Tickets are now on sale at A.
pold's, old Post Office, best seats only If
ty cents.
Lockwood cotton remnants 40 in,
cts. yd., and 36 in. 6 l 2 cts. at Ordway's.
Leave your orders for the next Sundays
Globe at G Hills livery stable. He
will deliver them to any part of the city
free of expense.
Frank L. Gardner, who has just returned
from two weeks vacation, passed on
hunting trip in the South, was in Show
hegsn Tuesday.
Sergt. w. 4. Shaw of the Worcester,
Mass, Military Academy is visiting Lieut.
c. S. Bellmore of Go. f, Second Regiment
Infantry, M. V. M.
Abraham Wyman who has been spend
Ing his vacation here at home returned
yesterday to his studies in Cambridge,
Mass, Divinity school.
c. ". Reed, who lost part of three tin-
gsrs in Robinson Bros factory few
weeks ago, was obliged to have one of
ihefngers re-amputated Sunday.
Dr.. C. P. Sawyer, who has been on
BUSINESS trip to Piscataquis county and to
Moose River, returned home on Saturday
last, having in custody deer, and the
hide and quarters of caribou.
Mr. j. S. Mitchell, who lived about six
miles below Skowhegsn village, died Tues
day of last week after long sickness.
Mr.. Mitchell was member of Carrabas
sett Lodge, No. "a, l. o. o. F., of Show
hogan, and the funeral services were held
under the auspices of this lodge Thurs
day afternoon.
Al meeting of the Universalist parish
held Tuesday evening it was unanimously
voted to engage Rev. F. M. Houghton to
supply their pulpit until the first Sunday
In April. Rev Mr.. Houghton's subject
next Sabbath will be, "If everybody is to
be saved, of what use is it to go to
church," or an answer to question ask
ed by a Skowhegan gentleman.
B. NJ. Hight, who is buying apples for
Cummings & Winchester, Portlsnd, has
purchased about 600 barrels the past
week which are now being packed ready
for shipping. Mr.. Hight reports apples
as rotting badly, owing to warm weather
At the time they were gathered, and not
outstanding he Is only paying 1925 for
best aud 75 cents for seconds, finds more
than he can handle.
Best lining cambrlcs only cts. yard
At ardways.
The Skowhegan schools commenced
the winter term on Monday last, the same
Efficient corps of teachers officiating as IN
the fall term, with the exception OF the
frs grammar school, which Is being
TAUGHT temporarily by Superintendent
Butler until principal can be secured
while Miss Ada Ackley is teaching the
Intermediate department at the Park
school, supplying for Miss Hutchinson
Omar Clark, Esq, was in town yester-
day He says that there has been no
snow tn enable lumbermen to haul lum-
Der off of the yard, and the full crews and
teams have been at work yardlng. Unless
snow comes very soon they will be
obliged to stop cutting or greatly increase
their teams for hauling OFF the yards
When sufficient snow does come. The
season has been favorable for yardiDg
lumber In most places, and 1t has been
well improved.
The stockholders of the Skowhegan
Electric Light Co, held their annual meet
ing at the First National Bank rooms
Skowhegan, Thursday, and elected the
following officers Ed P. Page, First Di-
rector and President; VIM. Doran, A. ID
Weston, c. A. Marston, Skowhegan, and
S. b. Paine, Boston, Directors; A. r. Blk
by, treasurer and Collector; M. b. Hesei
ton, Clerk; A. G. Blunt, Auditor Inc
report Of the superintendent showed the
earnings for the year to have been slo'
4it.g2; running expenses, including rents