The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-02-25
New outings only &c a yard, at Ord.

The best black corset you have eveI
seen for 5Oc, W. II. wildes.
Postmaster Merrill Of Fairfield, was in
town Monday.
L. A. Noble, formerly OF the Conan
Studio, was at the Heselton last evening.
Judkins & Dyer say they have the best
line of Bedford cords for 75c In the mar
ket.
Partridges orchestra give a dance at
Town House, Fairfield Centre, tomorrow
friday night.
| The annual parish meeting and selec-
ton OF seats will occur at the Universe.
list church next Tuesday evening.
Miss Vaughan, after few weeks study
In Boston, is now ready to continue her
piano instructions with her class.
The great clearance sale still continues
at Ordway's, 1t will be long time before
you can buy goods so cheap again.
supper will be served in the Congre.
gationalist vestry next Tuesday evening,
March LIST, from $50 till O'Clock.
Geo. E. 0dell, a railroad contractor of
Bristol, Va, was in town Tuesday, look
ing to the bidding on the Link" road.
Have you seen Judkins Dyers new
line of cancels hair homespuns?
Try barrel of the celebrated royal
flour, manufactured by the Voigt Mill.
ing Co. for sale by Woodbury. & Gage,
1903 Water st.
Skowhegan Grange has chosen com.
mittee on taxation consisting of W. d.
Hayden, Clark E. Smith, Y. A. Withee,
S. IL. Bradbury, Lewis Beal.
s. W. Philbrick is absent this week at
Greenville and Moosehead Lake In the In.
terest of the Moosehead Lake Navigation
Co., Of which he Is treasurer
One week from next Monday is town
meeting. We hear little said about town
officers. 1t looks as though the present
board may be elected with no great oppo-
sition.
Mrs. A. C. Paul of Fort Fairfield has
been visiting her nephew, N. j. Ester
brook and family and Mrs. L. w. Weston.
Mrs. Paul took the train for Belfast Tues
day.
Mr.. Eastman Hathorn of Athens, ex-
hibits a fine specimen of hen fruit laid by
Brahma pulet that measures s inches
in circumference the longest way, and
weighs ounces.
See those new homespuns in the new
light shades, 1t Ordway's.
The annual Club tea of the Sorosis will
occur Friday evening. March 4th, at the
Coburn. Mrs. Helen Sleeper of Lewiston
and Miss Georgia Lowe will furnish the
music for the occasion.
A good ginning for 1892. The Equt-
able Life Assurance Society received APP
plications for new insurance on the first
and second business days of the present
year amounting to SIS. 009 2j0.
Among the insurance men in town this
week were. James M. Milliken, General
Manager of the Orient Mutual Life OF
York, Me-, and +. p Davis and W, j. Du-
en- of the Mercantile Mutual Accident of
Boston.
We call attention to very comprehen-
sive article upon the wool tariff question
in another column from the pen of our
townsman, Mr.. Lewis Anderson, in reply
to questions by the Boston Journal of
Commerce.
New chiffon trimmings in black, cream
and buff at Stewards.
Rev. F. M. Houghton's subject at the
Universalist church next Sunday is "a
Sermon to Young men or what to do In
life.n The topic for Young Peoples
invited to attend. 4
E. G. Woodbury. Of the firm Woodbury.
& Gage, left home Tuesday for Califor
mia to join his wife who has been passing
the winter with her father on the Pacific
coast, and accompany her upon her return
journey about May LIST.
IF. Jones, Adj. Gen. Department of
Maine G. A. r., left home for Washing
ton, d. c., Monday, to make the necessary
arrangements for the accommodation OF
Maine Grand Army at the National En-
campment to be held in September.
Gents ready made shirts in outings and
cheviots, at Ordways.
Mr.. Elliott c. Dill, local editor of the
Phillips Photograph is one OF the mem
bers of the Literary Club from Phillips
that gave the pleasing comedy at the
Grand Army Fair Wednesday evening. He
favored the REPORTER with call yester-
day.
Percy Hill with party of young friends
passed several days recently at Smithtield
on fshngl trip, and we should judge
success crowned his efforts, as he left at
the REPORTER office two fine pickerel OF
large dimensions that proved excellent
eating.
Some horsemen were here the first OF
the week from New Bedford, but we I'M
derstand they did not purchase any
horses. A. X. Perkins was offered sl20o
spot cash for his chestnut gelding Duster
but refused it. He wants about double
that sum for him.
Just ten long newmarkets left at W, H.
Wildes'. You can get bargain.
E. A. McIntire, son Of AloI 70 McIntire
of this town leaves in a few days for
Orofino, California where he has good
opening in the mining business. An IN
Gle died recently there and his aunt makes
him an offer of good pay to take charge
of a gold mine that belongs to the estate.
The first rehearsal o. the Choral society
under the leadership of MIR. shaw VIII
be held in Milburn Hall, next Wednesda!
evening at eight O'Clock, at which time
the night for the regular meetings Will
be decided upon. Some of the music
that will be taken can be obtained at W
| +. Robbins.
Mrs. Woodbury., wife of DR.. Nathan
Woodbury., formerly of Skowhegan, died
at the family home at Lewiston Wednes'
dsv last. after a weeks illness with tht
grippe. She was about 20 years OF age
She leaves beside her husband, two sons
DR.. L P. Woodbury. of Chicago and Mr.
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