The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-02-23
LOCAL ITEMS.


auburn this week.
carl Hutchinson of Colby University
ont Sunday in town.
Nj, Mcrtie Mills is visiting friends in
,or,Ind for few day.
Mr.. q. W. Bishop, the New York horse
,yer j. at the lleseltou to-day.
l. y Haines sold good horse on
ondax to NJ. G. Burrill of Albany. y.
meeting of the Firemen's Relief
..ociatiou will be held Tuesday even
neNt
Mr.. .luliu, HART i, oh brief visit to
o.ton. having left home Wednesday
orning.
Mr.. Ann Jacobs Is the guest of her
,uehfer. Mrs. W. j. Morse, in Auburn
il. week.
Mis-, Lang OF Waterville commenced
pr class in china painting in Skowhe-
bn this week.
Mr.. Joshua Williams is On Il visit to
pr daughter Mrs. u. W. Weber in Au-
ista this week.
l., l.. Walton, Esq. was in attendance
bon the kennebcc ;. j. Court, in
ugu.ta yesterday.
4 X. Perkins went to Lewiston yes
rdav. to attend the sleighing carnival,
bstponed from Tuesday last.
All persons indebted to the late firm
Estes q Ward are requested to call
the store of c. r. Ward and make
medate payment.
On sunday afternoon at the residence
Rev. |. b. Mower, Mr.. Wallace l..
raw and Miss Alice NJ. Watson of An
b.. were united in marriage.
d. \ Carleton, manager of Elmwood
lrk. Norridgew ock was in town Tues
y. Mr.. Carleton will give his first
feting for 1898 late in June. with good
rises.
rhe members of the society will tender
Ry. \. j. Racklih' reception at the
bngregationalist vestry on Tuesday
ening. Feb. 2Sth All of his friends
cordially invited.
Mrs.. sydney Curtis returned to her
me in New York to day. During the
ter portion of Mrs. Curtis visit in
m she was the guest of Gen'l and
: K B. shepherd
pr. ;. A. Pattcn left home Tuesday
Glrnyllc. to bc in attendance upon
Masonic Festival in that place, which
furred Yesterday and where he dcliv-
d au address by invitation.
lnring this cold, stormy weather, IT,
mbef that Cairns. Goodrich Il Bart
have a large lot of good dry wood.
cb they will sell ut $500 per cord.
pmp delivery "t same in fair or
rmA weather.
rom the vital statistics furnished Us
Town Jerk, Geo. ;. Webb, We learn
re were 3 deaths. 50 marriages and
birth in our town for the year COM
ucing Feb. 20. % and ending Feb.
~ of the births t. were females.
he clothing store of {. +. Ward is in
hands OF the carpenters at prcscn'.
% arr making some radical changes
the better. An embossed steel cell
i also to be put on. and when com
tc hi store will present handsome
feHancc.
fpecial meetings are being held at the
st Baptist church this week begin
Wednesday evening and continuing
ough Thursday and Friday evenings.
ordd invitation is extended to 9TH
10 unite in th, effort to strengthen
cause Of Christ.
he annual reports of the SkoWhcgan
ool tommittee and Superintendent
schools, will be ready for distribu-
early next week, and parties dcsir-
efit can obtain it by calling al the
e. OF Forrest Good win, Esq. Secre-
Of the Board.
Is 10 the Misses Elizabeth and Ger
le Webb aud Miss Grace Colby. the
e''e- Of the occasion. thai the com
9i sixty people congrcgated n the
AIRY l'arlors on Tuesday evening last.
indebted Tor one of the most delight
social events of the winter. Pro-
IN hist was the program of the
llng aud prizes were taken by Miss
ora Goodwin and Agnes b. Stafford
Nj Z. +. Ward and Roland T. Pat
Al the close of the card PLAYING
hour was passed socially. during
IA time beautiful Refreshments were
ed.
fifteenth marriage anniversary of
Ii n. French the popular mail clerk
eel thi> place and Portland and his
itbl wife. was celebrated on Sat
evening last. the 18th inst, at
peasant home. About sixty of
relatives, ncighbors and friends
'lpated in the happy event, among
III "er" Mr.. and Mrs. j. II Annable
oston, Mr., and Mrs. +. Colcord. Mr..
-nf'' \. b. Greene and Mr.. and Mrs.
fre-t all of Shawmut, At about
o'clock the assembled friends sat