The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-05-19
LOCAL ITEMS.


Piscataquis County. Thursday noon.
Mr.. Lewis Anderson returned from Il
business trip to Boston. Thursday even
ing.
! W. W. Wyer and wife left home for
Boston Monday morning to be absent
/ two weeks.
Miss Hattie Bickford ha, returned
home from FoXboro, Mass, where she
been for several months.
Mr.. I. b. Fos> formerly Il resi@S>'' g
, Skowhegan and par with t,eo. w.
Gray. has been in town several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Emery and Mr..
and Mrs. y. w Brainerd attended the
funeral of Oscar Wall al Fairfield Mon
day.
Miss Lena Wyman of the class of SO
Skowhegan High school and graduate
of kent's Hill seminary is now teaching
the .Jewett street school.
Miss Jennie Young teacher in the Old
Academy primary school whose sickness
was noted some weeks ago, has found ii
necessary to resign her position.
ii. Purrington & Brother have begun
their brick manufacturing operations at
there kiln on the South side. They will
burn 500, 900 or more this season.
We hear that two entertainments
are to be given in Coburn Hall on the
evenings of July 18th and 9Th under the
auspices of Russell Post G.. 4. II.
Just received at Ordway's fine new
line of curtain materials in lace, scrims,
dotted muslins, imitation china silk,
Madras muslins and lace curtains.
Those ladies who are DESTROYS of hav.
ing a comfortable fitting corset or phys
zeal culture waist read what Mrs. Henry
Rawles warrants in the "Nladame Girls
wold.'
Nahum Steward and Herbert Russell
left home Friday for Lisbon Falls wher,
they are to assist Ben Steward ON worl
sent from here temporarily
The Knights of Pythias held their reglI
lar meeting Thursday evening, four per
sons taking the rank of squire, seven the
rank of knight, eight the rank of pag,
and there We're three applications.
The beautiful residence of Dir. G. p
Sawyer has been in the hands of the
painters and comes out in most becom
ing spring shade. To many of the win
dows. also have been added awnings.
Many of the fine residences of Skow
hogan have or are receiving most be
coming coats of paint this spring, anon.
them being j. p. and Col, 4. &. Blunt's
NJ. 7. Pooler's and Gen. Il. b. Shcp
herds.
The REPORTER acknowledges the re
ceipt of announcement cards of the mar
riage of Albert II. jacobs and Myrtle +
Kershner, which occurred ut Boston
May 10th. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs will re
side at Hotel Anderson. Pittsburgh, Pa
\ special train left here at 3 o'clocl
Sunday afternoon conveying the Peck
Bad Boy Go. to Watervile, returning
with the Gilmore Band,and Concert Co..
that got in there by. regular train from
Portland. The company qlartercd II
the Hcselton.
Mr.. +. X. Delano, has made arrange
ments to run Il daily stage from Sllowhe
gan to Madison. He has large cuisines,
there during the summer and will run III
accommodation carriage in connection
herewith leaving here at : 30 \. NJ. ant
returning at $3.50 p. NJ.
The people of Skowhegan appreciate
the services of our active and energeti,
tiremen during the hiatus that occureo
recently in our fire department and es
pccally the efficient work put in by til,
forcmrn temporarily appointed by the
assessors, McSsrs. b. ID. Savage, Geo. W
IIawcs and ThoS. II. Anderson. They
are veteran frcmcn and know just how
to take hold.
Miss May Elise Fellows who has beer
dcvoting herself 80 closely TO the study
of the violin for the past few Years, re-
Gently played to Camilla l'r>o who moi
only expressed great delight with hen
playing but said that she babe fair t.
take rank among the first violini-lS ii
the world. This coming from one wine
is herself 50 famous. and 81 chary of hen
compliments i very gratifying Ia Mis-
Fellows many friends. Mrs. Fellow
and Miss Fellow, will sail for Europe il
the latter part of the summer.
About the time the second cottage fol
G.ond Will Home Wa. purchased thu
Sunshine Circle of King Daughters %
this village made II visit TO that insiitu
ton and the building was chri>tcneG
Sunshine Cottage in their honor. rhi'
j. Il fact that few know. At that tm'
Tic circle, numbering fifteen youn4
ladies pledged themselves To WOrl
towards the furnishing and support q
this cottage. and for the past two years
have been quietly doing so. 1t is wei
for those interested in the doing OF %ooC
deeds to remember that when they a.
>iSt Sunshine Circle, they are hclpin.
along a most worthy cause.
Z. \. Williams 4 Co., of this plac,