The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-18
Gents outside shirts at ordwav's.

Miss Mabel Goodwin of Mount Desert
Ferry, is visiting Miss Blanche Sayward.
Customers by electric car. Curtis gives
free return tickets for purchases of
$3.50 and upwards.
Miss Mary Moore left for Newport,
Wednesday morning, where she will
spend the winter.
Special sale of ladies' underwear,
hosiery, etc, at NJ. B. Heselton's, Satur-
day, Oct. 20
Dir. j. y. Merrill went to the Maine
General Hospital at Portland yestei day,
with II patient for treatment.
Rev. l.. II. Copeland will discuss next
Sabbath the subiect-"rhe ways of life
and the way of life"-John IA e.
A lady in town has lost a valuable
ring and will literally reward the finder.
Leave it at the REPORTER office.
Mrs. f. n. Burke of Bingham, was in
town, yesterday. on her way to Fox
croft, her old home, to visit friends.
We learn this morning that the con-
dition of Mrs. George Cushing, of whose
illness we made mention, Monday, is
considered quite critical.
1t is reported there were lib passen-
gers on the electric car, for Skowhegan,
which left Norrdgewock at 3 a, M. this
morning, at the close of the dance
\ dinner will served at the vestry of
the NJ. +. church next Saturday, from
l 80 to o'clock. Everybody come and
see what good dinner you can get for
2jcts.
To Walter F. Robbins belongs the
honor of having paid the first fare
over the electric road. while VIM. IL.
Emery was the first to purchase round
trip passage.
Prof. Bonnet, who makes the balloon
ascension on Saturday, will drop live
goose, with parachute attached, from
the clouds, and the one catching the
bird has it.
Rev. l.. II. Copeland has closed his
preaching service at East Madison, Sun
day afternoons aud will preach in his
own church Sunday evening next, His
subject will be "Judah's plea"
| The members of the W. c. L. L. will
meet Saturday afternoon at three o'clock
at their parlors, instead of Tuesday 23rd,
the regular time, in order to complete
arrangements for the convention.
Hon. c. Z. Littlefeld of Rocklan1 and
wife who have been making a tour in
Piscataquis and Somerset counties by
carriage were at Hotel Ieselton yester-
day. Mr.. Lttlefeld took in the races
at Norridgewock.
V. r. Tuttle, Esq. of Canaan, was in
town Monday afternoon. He is as in
terested in railroad to Canaan, as ever
aud is ready to take hold for the build
ing of the road from Burnham to con-
meet with the NJ c. and the W. & Q.
there.
Messrs. Fred A. Wood and Gridley a.
Fogg represent the Odd Fellow organ
izations of Skowhegan at the meetings of
the Grand bodies at Belfast this week.
The Grand lodge met Tuesday, the
Grand Encampment, Wednesday, aud
the Grand Council, Thu sday.
Misses Margery Morrison and Pearl
Curtis left home, Tuesday afternoon, to
spend II week in Boston, in the interest
of their proposed Musical kindergarten,
and the opening announced elsewhere
for Monday, the 22ud, inst, will not
occur until Thursday, the 25th, instant.
The following ladies, members of the
Snow Bound club, visited Hallowell.
Tuesday, passing the day as the guests
of Mrs. j. b. Thomas, returning at night
Mrs. Il. w. Brown, Mrs. Sam'l Robin.
son, Mrs. Geo. b. Stafford, Mrs Llewellyn
Goodwin, Mrs II. II. Tufts, Mrs. j. A.
Dealey, Mrs. Geo. 5. Webb, Mrs. C. d.
Miller, Mrs. F. r. Buck, Mrs. Zenas
Vaughan, Mrs \. F. Bickford.
The Skowhegan Jersey Creamery
appreciate the good work done for the
company by Supt. g. A, Humphrey and
gave evidence of it, on Tuesday last. ,by
presenting him with nice gold watch
and chain. They also presented Mrs.
Humphrey with fine Webster's Inter
national dictionary. The occasion was a
complete surprise to Mr.. and Mrs.
Humphrey.
1t is not a common event for three
bridal parties to leave here on one train,
but this was the case yesterday after
noon. The happy couples were Mr.. and
Mrs. Palmer TAYLOR, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Haynes and Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Hopkins. The gentlemen are all
| residents of other states and the brides
were Somerset ladies', the first named of
Skowhegan and the two last of Norridge-
wock.
The Electric Railway Company has
had trouble for few days past by the
ears leaving the iron, which has given
patrons considerable Inconvenience. The
heavy rains that have fallen recently
have softened the newly made road bed
causing it to settle unevenly. Supt.
Gerald is here to-day, has crew of men