The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-04-20
LOCAL ITEMS.

Sdlc IN our an Columns.
Hon. \. X. Bixby returned fromlChi-
cago, Saturday evening.
Ladies' new mackintoshes and umbrel-
las just in at Judkins Il Dyer's.
Josiah Chase, Esq, of North New
Portland, was in town Saturday.
Miss Hattie Holmes of PASSPORT, spent
sunday with Miss Edith Hanson.
Mrs. Geo. y. Page was called to Au-
gusta, Saturday. by sickness of friends.
{. II. Pendelton of Westerly, X. L.,
post-ofiice inspector, Was in town over
the sabbath.
The post office will be closed on Fast
Day from ll.3o 10 81 Il. m: , to p. m.
and at p. IN.
Rev. Charles T. HAYES of Bangor
preached in the Congregational church
Sunday morning.
Mrs. +. 6. Woodbury. returned Friday
from Portland. where she has been for
several days visiting friends
Messrs. Perkins and Prescott are to be
at Hotel Ileselton Wednesday. to buy
horses for the Boston markets.
{. ". Frost of Cornville who is in
business in New York was in town
Monday and made the REPORTER Il call.
Miss Minta Powers returned from
Bath, Friday. where she has been report
ing court held there by Judge Foster
Capt John Carson, of the Augusta
post office, came to town Saturday eve
ming, and returned home Monday morn
ing.
By invitation the Methodist Society
attended the morning preaching seryi-
ces at the First Baptist church ON sun
day.
Remember the Board of Trade meet
ing ut G. \. L. Hall Tonight. \ matter
is to come up in which we are all inter-
ested.
Benjamin +. Ireland. Supt. of the adj
yertising department of the Hidden Med
icine Co. of Newburyport. Mass, was
in town, Friday.
Rev Mellen Howard occupied the pull
pit of the Baptist church in Westbrook
on Sunday and Rev. +. l.. House that of
the Warren Church.
Messrs y. W. Brainerd, w. II. Emery,
I. II. Anderson and +. S. Cairns attended
the funeral of Sheriff Thos. T. Abbott at
No. Anson. ON Sunday.
Skowhegan Lodge, No. 20 knights of
Phythias. are to celebrate their first an
niversary ON Friday evening next with Il
banquet ut Hotel IIeselton.
There will be an opening of spring
millinery. trimmed hats, hornets, ETC.,
at Colby's, Tuesday and Wednesday,
April Is and 10, to which all are invited.
Think of lobster weighing eleven and
onc-half pounds. That was what Wal
ter Pierce had on exhibition Saturday,
and one of the biggest ever caught on
the Maine coast.
{. L. Emery proprietor Of Hotel
Emery, Athens WAS in town Monday
morning on his way to Lisbon Falls, to
attend the annual meeting of the order
of the Golden Gross.
Miss Nay would call the attention of
the ladies TO her complete stock of
choice spring and summer millinery and
suggest the ACCESSIBILITY Of making sclec-
ton and placing order, early.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.O. Dodge of Boston,
Mass. aud Mr.. Biron II. Whitney of Bar
IIarbor. Who came to SkoWhcgan to at
tend the funeral of their nephew, Eu-
gene Durrel, returned to their homes
Monday.
Rev. o. / Hancock we'll and most fav-
orably known in Skowhegan from his
long connection with the Christian
Church, terminated this week Il three
years paStoratc in The Christian Church
At Corinna. He will spend the summer
in the We,t and not having had vaea-
tion for > years i entitled 10 one
The union meeting of the Young Pco-
piles Societies SUNDAY evening, WAS one
of great interest The spacious vcstry
Of the Methodist church WAS filled with
an earnest audience, Rev. |. b. Mower
led the service. y large number took
part, and the occasion WAS one prophetic
of great good to the spiritual life of our
community.
The death of Sheriff Abbott makes an
appointment to fill the vacancy uccc>.
sary by Governor Cleayes' Mr.. +. T..
Vile, of North New Portland, deputy
sherf under Capt. Ienas Vaughan
years ago, and +. l.. Harding. of Madi-
son. deputy sheriff under Mr.. Abbott are
candidates by the position. There may
be other candidates.
one of our most widc.awakc and far
seeing citizens ventures the idea. that
if Skowllc@an thinks of celebrating on
July lth next, il would be grand idea
to commence thus early to agitate the
subject. believing that citizens of other
towns of the county would rather unite
with us in rouSing time than to haze a
little celebration of their own.