The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-04-27
Bargains In corsets at Ordway's.

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over Wednesday night
Strawberries ut % cts per box We're in
our local markets Wednesday.
Geo. B. Stafford is on business trip
to Lynn and Boston, this week.
Fred Head, who passed last week in
Boston, returned home Tuesday night.
Durrel Il Bison will sell you split
bamboo rod for $500.
Mrs. Wm. Doran Is on visit to the
family of her brother. Albert Lyon. in
Boston.
". b. Steward and Frank IL. Steward
have both been confined at home by sick
ness the past week.
Misses Mary and Flora Murphy ar
rived home from Bermuda. where they
have spent the winter. yesterday.
Mrs. o. f. Walker of Oakland, who
who has been visiting her sister. Mrs.
Ell. Green. returned home this morning.
The work of repairing the store of
VIM. Doran is fast being pushed under
the supervision of Townsend and Thomp-
son.
Are you going fishing: If you are call
at Durrell Il Bsson's and look over their
stock of fishing tackle the prices will
surprise YOU.
\. :. &B. L. Steward have job of sey
era days at Madison, putting in aatoma-
tic sprinklers in the mill of the Madison
| Investment Co.
Walter Robbins received the latest
in bicycle Wednesday. Ii is manu-
featured by the Hickory Co.. and las
hickory spokes.
The Milburn club hope to make ar
engagements To have Hon. O. b. Baker
lecture before its members one evening
the latter part of May.
The cold weather does not prevent the
ladies taking advantage of the bargains
W. IL. Wldes Is giving in dress goods,
especially the black.
\ special meeting of CarrabaSsett
Lodge. Ne. 81. |. O. O. +. will be held n
Odd Fellows hall on Monday evening,
May lst. at 30 o'clock.
The Bethany church will unite With
the First Baptist next sunday evening
in the service to be conducted by Prcsi-
dent Whitman of Colby University.
Rey. T. IL. Morgan, the pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, arrived
yesterday with his family and will preach
his first sermon here Sunday morning.
Curtain poles p cts. at Ordway's.
The last lecture of Miss Heller,
course in dcmonslrative cooking. IN
Eeonomical Menu. will be given III the
Congregational yestry, Friday. at L. NJ.
Next SUNDAY get the Boston Herald nj
| Hotel Ileseton. the Columbia edition
with superb illustrated cover. about
three times the usual size of the sunday
| Herald.
Mr.. :. b. SaNWard, who has been con-
fined to his home from the effect Of Il
cold, contracted by working in the wet,
got down town Wednesday, the first
| time for about three weeks.
| Mr.. John X. Frost, a former SkoN he
gan boy, now of Manchester. " H.. has
been in town the guest of County COM
missioner Clarke Mr.. Frost was MEM
Der of the New Hampshire Legislature
| the past winter.
Mr.. VIII Tufts. one of SkoWhegan'
smart boys. who now resides in Ports
mouth has been engaged to cover iirst
base this season in the fine base bah
team the city of IIaverhlI is entering
in the New England league.
Messrs. ). II. Anderson, +. +. Sanborn
and \. II. l.. Buflum, a trio of Maine
Central conductors. came to town Mon
day night To be present ut the working
of the third degree in Masonry on W. \.
Richardson. After the diced was done
Billy entertained his friends right royalty
at Hotel IIeselton,
The 18th anniversary of the institution
of Carrabassett Lodge, No. 81, !. q. q.
F., will be observed by appropriate Srr-
vices and banquet nj Odd Fellows hall on
Monday evening" MAY Sth, the ladies are
invited. \. II. Moves. G. VI. Lambert.
and II. &. Narney were appointed a com
mittce of arrangements.
Fair progress has been made by the
committee of the Board of Trade ap
pointed to secure funds for the issuing ot
an illustrated sheet and for celebrating
the Fourth of July. but there il room for
many more yet to subscribe and our blSi-
ness eD generally must take hold to
make it 90 along smoothly. They have
heretofore been prompt in such enter
priscs and we trust they will il this.
The concert by Gilmore's band. under
the leadership of u. W. Reeves. at co.
urn hall. Monday evening last, was one
of the notable musical events of the -ea-
son. Those who expected that Gilmore
band without Gilmore would have lost
its charm, were happily disappointed.
Every number on the programme Was
worthy the enthusiasm with which ii