The Somerset reporter., 1894-11-29
TOWN and VICINITY

field, for Thanksgiving.
y combination passenger aud express
car for the :. Il y Electric railway ar
rived Wednesday.
Mr.. Henry :. Philbriek returned to
Boston, Wednesday. to pass Thanks
giving with his parents
Rev. 6. W. IIinckley Supt. of Good
Will Homes, preached At the First Bap-
fist church, Tuesday evening.
Miss Nina Page of East Madison, who
has been teaching in Carratunk, is at
home for few weeks vacation
Mrs. J. P. Thompson, fell from a step
ladder in her home yesterday, receiving
bad shaking up, but fortunately no
| bones We're broken.
l.. A. Pattee Of Harmony, who is
teaching the Academy at Freedom, has
been spending "A vacation at home and
was in town Tuesday.
Rev. Mr.. Bates, to whom the Congrc-
gatonal church of this town recently
extended IA call to become its pastor,
has declined to accept the call
Mr.. Geo. Smith, conductor on the
Old Colony X. r., and former Skowhe-
gan resident, accompanied by his wife,
has been in town for "A week, calling
among friends. They are guests at
Hotel Coburn.
Mr.. II. w. CLANCY met with serious
mishap, Tuesday. lie was walking
along Winter street, when his foot slip
ped, throwing him over backward and
breaking the bones of his right leg be-
| low the kuee.
Special religious services will be held
at High ST. Christian church, beginning
Monday, Dee. 3, at 7.30 z. NJ. Preach
ing every evening during the week ex-
cept Saturday, by Rev. j. w. Webster
of Newport. All are cordially invited to
| attend these services.
These rough and cold days is the
| time people appreciate the Electric cars
between here and Norridgewock. They
| would hardly venture out unless the
| necessity was very great were they
Obliged to climb up into wagon and
drive half dozen miles, but with the
| Eleetrics it's pleasure.
Clark and Moore bought for their
| lumber business, in Portland, Tuesday,
a fine pair of matched work horses
weighing 1890 pounds with harnesses
on, for which they paid but $225. They
year, black in color, solid built and fine
form, ready to put to work on hauling
spruce logs.
One thing will discount newspaper
in advertising, and one thing, only.
| That is fire. with lots of damaged
goods. To be sure the newspapers
of news, which is all that is needed.
| Smoke and water will do the rest,
| bring along customers and cause them
to buy freely.
Mr.. r. r. Patten, in behalf of the
| Board of Trade, of which organization
he is the efficient secretary, has arrang
ed for two more lectures, to be held in
G.. A. X. Hall The first is to be given
on Monday evening, Dec. 10Th by Edw.
p. Coffin, Esq, on the the Skowhegan
Jersey creamery. The date of the
second lecture is Tuesday evening, Jan
18th, and will he given by l.. l.. Walton,
Esq, upon Skowhegan public school
system.
Telephone instruments are growing
beautifully less in town. The company
being monopoly charges eXorbtant
rental for the use of instruments and as
they are conveniences the people do
without them. Thus by pursuing this
shortsighted policy the corporation des-
trovs the value Of the instruments as "A
means of communication in town by re-
ducing the number of instruments to
very few. With 30 Instruments in town
the telephone would be of value to bust.
ness men but with one-siXth that mum
her it amounts to nothing worth men
tioning.
Hon. Omar Clark was in town. Friday.
He met with a painful accident last
week while cruising in the woods, the
other side of the Canada line. He step
ped on small sharp stub which broke
through the rubber boot he was wearing
and pierced his foot. He had to walk
half day before he could get out Of the
woods. The result is a very lame foot
The reference cases before Judge
Whitehouse aud Clerk of Courts Brain
erd, mentioned in the REPORTER Of
Thursday last, occupied Thursday, FRI
day, and Saturday forenoon, Hon. d. d
Stewart, appeared for l.. H. Morrison in
both cases; Walton Il Walton and A.
Simmons, Esq, for Walton, Page and
Hancs The referees have not fully de
termined on all the points at issue hut
will report at the December Term of
Supreme Court. Judge Whitehouse and
Court stenographer Estes, who was here
with him, left for Augusta, Saturday
afternoon.
Two quart hot water bottles for so
cents at Geo. Cushing's.