The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-18
Celluloid goods at'Geo. Cushing's.

Ceiiulolu ROous NJ leo tusniiiS =
Geo. b. Stafford left home for bust
ness trip to Boston this morning.
Question What shall we select for
Christmas: Answer to be found at
Aliens.
Is below zero this morning. Not quite
up to some mornings last week, but cold
enough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Watson of West
Lebanon, \. H., are the guests of &. w.
Nash aud family for the holidays.
Amos X. Butler, Supt. of schools, left
here this morning to pass the holidays
with his family friends in Phillips.
As there were three funerals in town
yesterday it was found necessary to
engage Mr.. Lord and his hearse from
Canaan to assist.
Why not rug for N-mas: Our read
ers are reminded that +. w. Allen Il Co.
are showing a handsome selection, all
kinds, all prices.
The Skowhegan Pulp Co., shut down
their plant on Thursday last for lack of
orders, but are in hopes to be able to
resume Monday next.
The Misses Sarah and Annie Bixby,
of Los Angeles. Cal, who are students
at Wellesley College, are spending their
Christmas vacation with Miss Gertrude
Weston
The NJ +. Sunday school will have
their annual Christmas tree, exercises
in the vestrY, Monday evening. a short
program will be given, followed by the
distribution of presents.
Mrs. Olive Emerson is officiating as
clerk during the holidays at w. +. Rob
bins, Miss Agnes B. Stafford at BiXby X
Bucks, and Misses Ella Nash and Lou
Cass at George Cushing's.
Geo. Cushing will present an illustrat-
ed book to every little girl, five years old
and under. next Friday and the same to
every little boy on Saturday if they don't
run short Now little trots, look out
Charles Whittimore shipped car load
OF oxen to the Brighton market this
morning. There are Ii of them and
they are large fat ones that ought to
bring good price. 1t is not common
thing for Is fat oxen to be shipped from
this station.
The dinners the young ladies of the {.
{. c. {. intend distributing FOR Christ
mas VIII be sent out the latter part of
Saturday afternoon, next. All contribG-
tions of food. etc, may he sent to the
Office of Weston and Brainard, Saturday
forenoon. instead of Monday AS previous
ly stated.
This, the last week before Christmas,
opens most auSpiciously for our mer-
chants, and with continuance of good
weather aud good travelling, must add
very materially to their sales. With
these conditions. residents of the SUR
rounding towns are sure to visit Skow-
hogan, where in the magnificent stocks
of our holiday merchants they are sure
of finding something 10 please.
+ Rissou has y novel plau for
stimulating business af his store during
the bolidovs Farh purchaser of 30
.cents worth of ooods is entitled TO a
ouass ~ to fine number of beans there
arr in n i,r of odd shane he exhibits. the
ono gnessin,e fine nearest to be presented
,yith u GOLD wntch and silver ice pitcher,
hath of which nrizes he exhibits in his
handsome, arranged window. This
q,os,ino ron,rst will contiuue until Jan.
1st
-.
when Rev. Mr.. Mcbride preached Il
powerful sermon. These services are
simply discontinued nhtII AFTER New
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