The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12
:. K. Buck was home portion of the

past week.
See Geo. Cushing's .sadr of clearing
out sale of fancy goods.
Tile next invitation hop at the IIesel.
ton will occur Tuesday evening next.
County Attorney Hoyey was in at
tendance upon Probate Court, Tuesday.
The Democratic County Committee
held meeting at Hotel Heselton, Tues
day.
Miss Brainerd is at her home in China,
called Their by the continued illness of
her mother.
f. Y. Barker OF Athens has an adver-
tisement in the REPORTER that Somer-
set famers are interested in.
Miss Jeanette Lord, who has been tie
guest of her sister, Mrs. +. p. Coffin,
returned to Portland, yesterday.
| will show you as large ard fine a line
of fishing tackle as ever seen in Skowhe-
gan this spring. Call at \. +, Bison.
The Copp Brothers have recently sold
their colt, Brown Bess, to Charles Whit
temore of this place, the price being
S225.
Mrs. Laura f. Richards was the guest
of Mrs. j. O. Smith while here to give
her reading in Milburn Hall, Tuesday
evening.
Rev. \. j. Racklih, who came to
Skowhegan, to attend the funeral of the
late Barnet Whorh' is passing the week
in town.
DIR. 5. \. Patten, {. A. Marston, Geo.
+. Goodwin and Il. I. Patten attended
lngersolls lecture at Waterville last
evening.
Many awnings that were packed away
for the winter, are again on duty while
above the stores of Bixbv and Buck and
Chas, f. Ward, new ones have been
placed.
l.. l.. Walton, ESP, left home, Tues
day, accompanied by his mother, on a
trip to Colorado Springs, on visit to a
sister. He will be absent from home
about one month.
Onr local Kelley League assisted an
other victim of the liquor habit to take
the cure the past week, this being the
third one they have started right during
their short existence.
Gen. Il. b. Shepherd and wife, and
Miss ). j. Anderson are in Augusta, and
to night will attend masquerade party
at the Insane Hospital, in which the i'll
mates are the participants.
Thursday next being Fast day. the
REPORTER will be issued Wednesday af-
ternoon instead of Thursday morning.
Correspondents and advertisers will
please bear this in mind and send copy
in early.
Master George Wall of Chicago, Ill.,,
is spending a few days at the home of
his aunt, Mrs. n. w. Brainerd His
mother, Mrs. Pauline Wall, is at Fair
field and expects to remain in Maine
during the summer.
DR.. George +. White informs us thlt
his father, Palmer White, of this town,
whose leg was amputated in Il Boston
Hospital recently, is doing we'll and the
prospect of recovery is bright. Mr..
Whites neighbors and friends here, will
be glad to learn this.
In addition to the largest line of car
peting ever shown here we are prepared
to show samples of gobelns, aXmnis-
tiers, velvets and six frame brussels and
sell them made up from l0cts to 25cts
per yard less than Boston prices. Buy at
home and save money. ,E. f. Fair
brother & Co.
One of the latest additions to the
fine store of d. F. Judkins is his estab-
liShment of II department counter to be
used exclusively for gloves, and the fit
ting of the same, and in this way he has
the large stock, he carries in this depart
ment, arranged in a compact and artis-
tic manner.
The local committee of the Methodist
Conference have issued II pamphlet con-
tanning programe and directory of the
seventeen annual session of the Maine
conference to be held here April lS-25.
1t is well gotten up and will be very CON
venient lring the conference week and
useful. after.
The funeral of MIS-. Charlotte H.
Blackden, who died at the tow n farm on
Sunday last, took place on Wednesday
forenoon, and was conducted by Rev.
G.. V. Hanson She leaves three chill
dren, William, Mrs. Annie BoyEton, and
Mrs. Clara Snead, of Boston. and all of
whom were present ut the service. This
is the sixth funeral at this place within
the past few months. There are only
three persons there now aside from the
overscer and family, and this is the
smallest number for many years.
"Venus, the big, gorgeous, speeta-
cular comic opera, has been and gone.