The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-07
TOWN and VICINITY.

over Sunday.
w. II. Hanson, Esq, of Jackman is in
town for few days.
| Mrs. Edw. Green and young son are
visiting relatives in Oakland.
Hon. S. J. Walton was at Augusta,
Friday, on professional business.
Mrs. Benz. Stinchtield is on a visit to
her daughters in Portland and Boston.
Mr.. aud Mrs. NJ. C. Gushing of Ban
gor, spent Thanksgiving with friends in
town.
Miss Mary Walker was home over
Thanksgiving, returning to Freeport
Saturday morning.
A. 7. Murphy of augusta and a lady
friend passed Thanksgiving with his
brother and sisters in town.
Master Richard II. Ceilings and his
sister Emma, went to Pittstield Satur-
day to visit Mrs. Thomas Lancy.
Attention is called to an advertise
ment of Miss +. F. Lowering, hairdress-
ing, at L. B. & j. A. Colby's store.
Mr.. Howard Friend accompanied by
Miss Lille Murphy partook of Thanks
giving dinner with his sister in Gardi-
uer.
Abbott Kendall is in Bath this week,
playing in an orchestra that furnish
music for the Universalist fair and en-
tertainment
Mrs. \. c. Houston with Master
Robert, came over to pass Thanksgiving
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
+. Goodwin.
Miss Helen Beede of Auburn, class of
90, Colby University, was guest of her
classmate, Miss Lora G. Cummings,
over Sunday.
Curtis is beginning to have mark
down in all of his line of millinery
goods; he does not think it best to carry
over any old goods.
The hop at the Heselton Thanksgiving
/
couples, and was most enjoyable occa-
sion to all who participated.
Over $4,000 was paid out AS Il two
weeks payment by the Bloomfield Shoe
Co. last Saturday, and it will increase
very materially before another pay day
Albert +. Jewctt went to Laconia, \.
H., saturday. where he has Il position
with branch of the Swift Co. If he
likes he will remain through the winter.
Saturday on wheels, Monday ION run
ners; every thing changed over, caused
by a fall of four inches of snow on sun
day 1t has every appearance of having
come to stay.
Mrs. Stephen Eaton of Brunswick
accompanied by her daughter, Miss
Annie, and hertwo boys, were the guests
of b. +, Eaton and family over Thanks
giving. returning home Saturday.
Mr.. d, W. Hall, principal of Skowhc-
gan High school, attended the meeting
of the Maine Schoolmaster's club at
Waterville, Friday evening, and respond
ell to toast at the banquet on that
occasion.
Mr.. c. L. Durham, who 20 years ago
left his home in So. Scion for Il resi-
dence in the west, was among the ar
rivals last week, this being his first trip
home i'll all that time. lie Is halt
brother to Edw. Spear.
Horatio W. Cushing left home Thurs
day of last week, for "A visit among rela-
tives down river, after which he will
visit Boston. to buy Il stock of Christ
mas novelties, expecting to be absent
from home about two weeks.
VIM. B. Snow and his wife aud daugl-
ter of Brewer, and +. W. Mathews and
wife of Augusta. were guests at the
home of Rev. Il. b. Mathews, Thanks
giving day. Mr.. Snow is the secretary
aud manager of the Merchants Marine
Insurance Company of Bangor
The following gentlemen were drawn
at Town Clerk Webb's office on Satur-
day afternoon last to represent Skowhc-
gan as traverse iurlmen at the Deem
Der term of 5. j. Court which sets the
| 10Th inst: Wentworth Goodrich. Calvin
ID. Eaton, +. 6. Varney and Willie Il.
Malbon.
The cause of our streets being in dark
ness is the breaking of Il cog on the
wheel at Noln's. which furnishes the
power for the arc system of electric
| lighting. We learn the company has
ordered a new wheel from Baltimore
which will have wooden cogs, and AS it
will be ten days yet before it arrives. we
shall continue to have darkened streets
| in the meantime.
| The kennebcc and Somerset Ministerial
| Association will meet in the Ccngrega-
| tionalist Chapel this afternoon at 3
o'clock. In the evening there will be Il
public service in the church, to which all
are invited. The subject for discussion
| is; ''lhe Relation of the church to
modern thought and modern life The
services promise to be of unusual inter
est. Some of the most prominent
| clergymen of the two counties will he in