The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-13
TOWN and VICINITY.

Nrw lot of faseinators Just received, at
Oriways.
The high school closes tomorrow
night.
BiNby Il Buck are now already for
you.
Have you seen Walter Robbins mann
moth lamp:
Mrs. +. 2. Coffin was in Watervile,
Tuesday, visiting friends,
Large line of Christmas handkerchiefs
lust received, at w. b. Stewards.
Mrs. L. p. Page and Master Blinn,
visited Mrs Pages parents at Vassalboro,
this week.
Have you seen Geo. Cushing's new
sign on the front of his store: 1t means
business.
Miss l.. NJ. Jordan of Augusta. was in
town Tuesday, the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs 5. W. Philbrick.
Miss Mertie O. Gates is officiating as
clerk at c. A. Ross during Miss Moore's
absence because of sickness.
The annual election of officers of Som
erset Pomona grange comes off at Skow-
hogan, at the January meeting.
The next meeting of the Sorosis is to
be held with Miss Eda X. Smith, Tues
day evening, Dec. 18th.
Among the appointments for the
senior exhibition at Colby, is the name
of Miss Alice NJ. Bray of Skowhegan, 4
Capt. Nathan Fowler, Register of
Probate has purchased the McCrillis
house, on Leavitt street, and his family
now occupy it.
Mr. Harvey Goodwin contemplates re-
moving with his family to Southern Cali
fornia, the latter part of the present
month or early in the new year.
Mrs. Geo. Smith of Hermon, Mimi,
who had been visiting friends here and
in Gardiner, left here yesterday, for her
home. She formerly lived here.
Chas. Murphy has effected salts
factory settlement with his creditors,
and now means to turn his stock into
money at once, if low prices will do it.
See his ad.
At the First Baptist church, next Sab
bath morning, the pastor will discuss
the subiect-Moralty and Christianity.
French service will be held in the vestry
in the afternoon, 2 p. VI.
Mrs. Day wife of Supt Day of the
5. and n. Railway Company, was called
to Dover n. H. Tuesday, by the sudden
death of her aunt, the wife of Hon.
George Lowell of that city.
W. II. Clifford and c. II. Clifford of Bos-
ton, made a flying trip up river to
Coburn Ridge, after deer. They only
had one day in the woods, and did not
succeed in sighting any game.
Rev. Mr.. Leger will hold a service at
200 o'clock, next Sunday afternoon, at
the First Baptist church. An interest
ing feature of the service will be "A chalk
talk in both French and English. All
are invited.
The gentlemen with G. w. Bishop
here last week who did not buy any
horses while in town, afterward pur-
chased one of c. c. kinsman of Corn
vile, by mail and Mr.. kinsman shipped
him Monday.
W. X. Clifford, taxidermist, mounted
the heads of 209 deer last season and as
than they did last and the slaughter is
greater, he expects he will handle $50
heads this year.
The man who did the lettering on the
Skowhegan and Norridgewock street
railway cars, recently received, evident
ly is not well versed il the photography
of names of Indian deviation, as he spell
ed the name Norridgewock with one K.
Special prices on engraved cards
through the holidays. No nicer present
Or one sure to be more appreciated, could
be made friend. We show a beautiful
line of samples and can safely promise
delivery before Christmas on orders re-
ceivcd this week
At recent meeting of Parmenas En-
eampment |. o. O. F., held Tuesday
night, the final degrees of the order were
worked upon six candidates, after which
the members enjoyed a banquet at the
skowhegan House, for the excellence of
which Landlord Washburne has received
many compliments.
The Maine Central Railroad company,
advertise one and one-thire fare for the
round trip to bicyclists who will attend
the National Cycle Exhibition, to be held
IN Chicago. January, 9TH to 18th, 1895.
This will be a favorable opportunity for
our local wheelmen to visit the metropo-
lis OF the great west.
l.. G., Jewett of South Scion, was in
town Tuesday morning, on his way to
attend Somerset Pomona Grange, at
Norridgewock. He came on wheels,
lett his team here and took the Electric
cars for Norridgewock. There were
many others from surrounding towns
VINO took the same course, and thus
avoided II miles of driving in the cold.
Mr.. Warren Russell of Madison, WAS