The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-03-22

market THIS week.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. B. Curtis are in New
York city Jhis week.
There will be an Art sociable at the
yestry of the First Baptist church, Fri
day (to-morrow) evening.
y fine line of new kid gloves for East
er, at ordway's; every pair fitted and
warranted.
Misses Lena and Bessie Hall returned
home Tuesday night from visit in Au-
gusta.
Frank Thompson and Leslie Brown
shipped two car loads of lambs to the
Brighton market, Monday.
The spring-like weather has brought a
noticeable increase in the heigth of the
river one appreciated by the mill own
/ ers.
Hon. Seth NJ. Carter of Lewiston and
Leslie c. Cornish, Esq. of Augusta,
were registered at Hotel Coburn the
/ past week.
Dir. Philbrck is to make regular mon
THY trips to Skowhegan commence
ing this week. Consultation free. See
ad in another column.
! Mrs. George Goulett, while washing
yesterday, crushed the thumb bone of
her little girl, who is about one year old ,
in the cogs of a clothes wringer which
necessitated the amputation of same.
+. L. Eddy of Boston came to town
last evening to attend the funeral of his
aunt, Mrs. Lydia NJ. wife of the late W.
Il. Eddy, whose death occurred Monday
night last
f. p. Coffin, Esq. is receiving con-
CALCULATIONS this week on the advent of
a girl baby at his home on Madison
Avenue. The date of the event was
Monday evening.
John Sheehan, the practical horse
sheer, has returned to Skowhegan and
leased the shop near the telegraph office.
We would call your attention to his adv
in another column.
The State Board of Trade held sue
cessful and largely attended meeting at
Portland tpis week, concluding with a
banquet Tuesday evening. The local
boards of the various towns and
cities were represented by delegates.
Messrs. c. A. Marstou and c. A. Ross
/ dp1n la
board.
The debating society connected with
Skowhegan High school, hold a meeting
open to the school this, Thursday, even
ing in the High schoo! building. The
question before the house is: "Resolved,
that in municipal and state elections wo-
men should assume the right of suf-
frage.' The disputants are: Harding,
Hanson and Whittier on the affirmative:
Marston, Grover and Blunt, negative.
Miss Susan Steward, whose serious
illness we noted last week, died this
morning aged about GO years. She was
the daughter of Samuel Steward, de-
ceased, and of late has resided with her
sister, Mrs. John Higgins. Miss Stew
ard has for many years followed the
occupation of nurse in Skowhegan fami-
lies She was worthy member of the
Methodist church and was held in high
esteem by the people of our town.
Elaborate preparations are being made
by the Island Avenue Congregational
Sabbath school for next Sabbath even
ing's Easter services Under the di-
reetion of the young ladies and gentle
men having the matter in charge, a fine
concert and entertainment has been ar
ranged in which large numbers of the
school, rs well as fine talent outside
will take part. More pains are being
taken, also, relative to floral decorations
than for many years. The morning ser
vices will be appropriate to the occa-
sion.
Mrs. Lydia NJ, widow of the late
Wheelock Il. Eddy, died at her home in
this village, Tuesday morning, after Il
protracted illness, aged about - years
Mr. Eddy died some ten years ago leav-
ing his widow the whole of his property
which was considerable. They had no
children and Mrs. Eddy's only near rea-
tives are two nieces, Mrs. Jefferson
Savage and Mrs. Ieadbcttcr, both re-
siding in Madison at the east village, and
+. l.. Eddy, IA nephew of her husband.
She has been prudent, hard working
woman who kept close to her home.
She had not for some Yeas attended
church or other public gathering. She
was exceedingly careful of her expend-
itures and actually earned money of late
years in making coats for tailors in
TOWN. She leaves an estate varousv
estimated at 100000 to s25, 900 and
made no will. Funeral services occur
at her late residence near the Great Ed
dy this afternoon. conducted by Rev. C..
V. Hanson.
The officers of Oosoola Division, No.
- of the Uniform Rank Knights of
Pythias, of Skowhegan, were publicly
installed on Monday evening last, by
Col. II. W. Stewart of Waterville, on
which occasion Bayard Division, No. .
of Waterville, We're their guests. The
visitors. who with their ladies nm, ber-