The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-08
TOWN and VICINITY

W. A. Bailey and wife are spending a
few weeks at Mr.. Bailey fathers A. p.
Bailey, Harmony.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. X. Partridge of Au-
gusta were the guests of E. 5. Prescott
and wife over last Sabbath.
We learn that track on the ice is to
be scraped this week for travel between
this place and Norridgewoch.
President Whitman of Colby Univer-
sity was the guest of Rev. c. Y. Hanson
while in town yesterday aud to-day.
Messrs. 4. b. Cole and John NJ.
Thompson of the board of selectmen of
Smithfield, were in town yesterday.
Attention is called to the advertisement
Of \. II. leaton. who has recently pur-
chased the City Market under Hotel
Coburn.
The great consignment sale of ladies,
misses and children's cloaks for 10 days
commences at , O'Clock this afternoon,
at Ordway's. See adj.
b. f. Baker aud wife left home Tues
day afternoon for Leavenworth, Kan
sas. where they will visit with their
daughter, Mrs. John Fogler for several
weeks.
J. W. Walker of Boston, practical
piano tuner in all its branches will make
his usual visit htre early the coming
March. Address to Post-otiice. Show
hogan.
Mr.. Geo. Raynard infCms us he has
lived in Skowhegan forty years and has
taken the REPORTER and its predecessor
the CLARION every year that he has re-
sided here
Mrs Geo. b. Stafford, Mrs. A. L. Bick-
ford. Mrs. s. F. Robinson and Mrs.
Joseph Robinson represented Russell Re
lief Corps at the State Convention of
Women's Relief Corps at Bangor this
week.
The subscription sale for DiXey dur
ing the past three days has nearly
doubled. 1t is an assured thing they
will be here Monday, Feb. Goth. The sale
of seats will begin for subscribers only,
at Arnold's on Saturday at 8 \. NJ.
Hon. Hiram Moore, took the train for
Greenvlle, Monday afternoon, to look
after his lumber camps in that vicinity
He SAYS hauling has'been splendid until
this last snow storm which makes it too
deep for hauling from the stump with
out some shoveling.
Attention is called to an advertisement
elsewhere of lecture in the VI. f..
church, Friday evening, by Rev. II. f.
Foss of Bangor, one of the eloquent and
popular preachers of Maine, upon the
subject The Black Shadow" See what
the Bangor Wing says of this entertain
ing lecture.
The lecture of George W. Balm of
Kentucky, on boys and girls, nice and
naughty, or the pendulum of life.
Monday evening last, did not draw SO
large an audience as it merited. The
unanimous comment of those who at
tended was that it was good, and also
had the virtue of being highly enter
tanning y. W. Brainerd Esq, intro
duced the speaker.
Ernest G. Walker who will he re-
mcmbered as the popular and efficient
principal of Skowhegan High school
some four years ago has been on the
editorial staff of the Daily Post Wash
ington, ID. G., since September last.
The post is under the direction of Frank
Hatton. formerly postmaster general,
and leading paper in the Capital City.
Supt. of schools A. X. Butler has
maze arrangements 10 have the follow
ing signals blown by the steam whistle
of the shoe factory: For no forenoon
session. blasts from ! Is to 80 4. NJ. !:
no afternoon session, blasts from | to
ll.05. If there has been no forenoon
session the afternoon session will occur
a. usual unless the signal at | A. NJ. Is
| blown.
Posters are out for the Knights of
| Pythias Minstrels to occur in Coburn
Hall for the benefit of Skowhegan Lodge
No -, Monday evening, February 10Th.
The boys have been in active rehearsal
for the event for many weeks, and as
they have large amount of talent most
admirably adapted for such an enter
tainment we have no hesitancy in pro-
missing our people rich treat in their
performance. kendall's full orchestra,
assisted by Fales of Watervlle, violirist,
and ii. B. Allen of Augusta. c.arionet,
are to furnish much of the instrumental
music. Tickets are already on sale AT
Bxby & Bucks.
The high bred trotting colt, Won All
81. by Also took wild run Tuesday
afternoon, but most happily it resulted
IN no serious injury to the valuable
animal. His owner, NJ. f. Pooler. was
out driving him, and had pulled up at
the corner of Elm and Madison streets
for moment, when team in passing
ran exceedingly close, Won Also.
backing at the same moment. just sui
ilclent to run the runners of the sleigh
he was hitched to into the one passing,
oyerturning the former in wonderfully
quick time. The colt ran to the Gage
I'ilton farm on the Norridgewock road