The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-11
Mackintoshes at a.F. Dyer's

| Mackl1tosnes al 81. Dyers
Three girls wanted at once at Hotel
| Heselton.
n. 5. Steward is confined at his home
with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. NJ. Vickery went to
Boston this morning.
There is a large amount of sickness in
tow at the present time.
| Skowhegan Souvenir china to be
| found only at Aliens china store.
George Scrbner of Athens was in town
to-day and made the REPORTER call.
Bixby & Buck think they have eclipsed
all previous efforts in Holiday displays.
Miss Addie Swain is visiting at the
home of Mrs. Lewis Moore in Bangor
this week.
The c. c. c. c. cook books are on
sale at the stores of r. L. Patten and
Geo. Webb.
The next hop at the Heselton will be
Monday, the 18th, inst. Music by Dins-
more of Watervile.
A few loads of dry-hard wood, on ac-
count, would be acceptable at the Re-
PORTER office this week.
Mrs. Ellen Clifford of Oakland, CAL,
with her sister, Mrs. A. Hoxie, visited
friends in town last week.
All of the pretty little things in china
useful as well as ornamental, can be
| seen by calling at Aliens corner store.
Henry Washburn, who is proprietor
If the Bingham Hotel in that thriving
little town and is doing a fine business,
was in town saturday
Mr.. f. 5. Allen, who has resided in
Skowhegan for some years, has returned
to Fairfield, his former residence, where
he will reside with his son, Laban Allen.
The boys are already rehearsing for
the minstrel entertainment to be given
under auspices of Oosoola Division, Uni
form Rank, X. of p, in Coburn Hall,
some time during the present winter
Miss Leila Morse, in the employ of the
American Bible Society, has been visit
ing for few days at the home of her
father Isaac Morse. Miss Morse left for
Augusta this morning where she will re-
main for two months in active work,
union meeting of the Methodist and
Christian churches was held at the High
Street church, Sunday afternoon at 2.30
o'clock. The meeting was very
interesting one and six persons mani
tested desire to l. ad Christian life
Careless driving brought the milk de-
liverng team of A. +. ,Jewett to grief
Sunday morning. 1t came around the
Elm street corner in Il rush, giving it
such "A slew the sleigh was eapsized, and
milk and cans distributed about the
street quite promiscuously.
The many friends of Aunt Mary
Pollard will be panied to learn that
she has been failing since the recent
celebration of her Goth birthday. She
| suffered II paralytic shock Thursday and
is now very low, her extreme age caus-
ing her to be exceedingly feeble.
DR.. Geo. +. White, of Sandwich,
Mass. who is "A native of Skowhegan
and the son of Palmer White, was elect
ed last moath a representative to the
Legislature. The many friends of DR..
White in this place extend their con-
CALCULATIONS to him on this deserved
honor.
{. j. Bailey expects to enter the en-
| ploy of the Kelley Institute at Deering.
Jan. LIST, acting ~ its travelling repre-
sentative, in which capacity he will call
the attention of the ministers and heads
of temperance organizations to the good
work this institution is doing in our
state. explain its workings and interest
all such in the same. His field will be
confined to Maine only.
On Thursday of this week at the
| tons will be conducted in the following
studies; \. M-s.40, Algebra, Illiad
$50, English Literature, Caesar; 1870,
Latin Method LOO, Anabasis. z. NJ
l.30, English History, Chemistry with
laboratory work, Virgil; 2.30, Physics.
In the other branches there will be the
regular recitation exercises. Written
examinations will be conducted on Fri
| day
A farmer i'll town Saturday morning
with load of wood freed his sled of its
burden with alarming rapidty and in II
manner that was quite exciting. His
horses were headed down Water ST., and
standing nearly opposite Ordway's store,
when the engine pullicd across the track.
The animals made quick time in whirling
about. while the sled slowed against the
stone post by the side walk with such
force as to slide off every stick. Oaly
prompt action by the driver saved the
street from II serious accident.
Mrs. Allen. wife of L. 5. Allen died at
her home on Madison ST., Dec.
| 6. after an illness of about one year.
| aged "a years. She looked forward to
the Conf ng of the messenger of death