The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-17
TOWN and VICINITY
MONDAY, DECEMBER II, 1894.

Nhpts anu Nlodhs. ut SblDN
: A new line of umbrellas at W. II.
Wides.
D. W. Lewis is at No. Arson, this
week.
Large assortment of Holiday goods at
NJ. b. Heselton's.
Miss Clara yosmus is visiting in Wa
teryille, to-day.
Z Henry W Pearson of Portland, was
in town, this morning.
David p. b. Soule and wife, have been
Z visiting at the home of VIM. Rowell.
w. II. Wldes is confined at his home
: suffering from erysipelas ia his face.
, Mrs. c. b. Wilson will receive pupils
Z in china painting at Mrs E. I. Good
rieh's.
Mr.. Albert Green, who has been at
> llallowell several years, was in town a
D few days last week.
2 This week is handkerchief week at
( colby's. They have pretty ones, for
< both gentlemen and ladies.
D Miss Alice NJ. Brays subject in the
. Junior parts at Waterville, Friday even
Z ing was, "Browning's Philosophy of
2 Life"
: L. A. Pattee of Harmony, who is prin-
4 cipal of Freedom Academy, was in town
D Saturday aud returned to Freedom, that
3 afternoon.
z Frank Moore of Wateryille, was in
< town, Friday, and bought so bbls. of
4 apples. Good winter fruit is said to
D show Improvement in prices of late.
. Miss Charlotte Sbley of Belfast,
z spoke at Good viii Home, Sunday, CIV
( ing report of the recent Christian En-
a deavor convention at Cleveland, Ohio.
D Miss Emma Hutchinson, who gradu-
. ated from Skowhegan High school, last
year, is to fill the position as third as
sistant in the High school next term.
4 The show windows in town, are bios
D omlng out into fine displays of Christmas
gifts. Our merchants surely have the
2 gifts and also know how to show them.
a special meeting of Somerset Lodge,
q F. Il A. NJ. will be held, this, Monday,
D evening, at o'clock. The Master
three candidates.
New lot of framed etchings and pas
: tells just received at Geo. Cushing's.
! Never as cheap before. A pastel 1lxl4
D all framed for 25 cents, and larger ones
. equally as low. And now is your time.
You cannot make more acceptable
Z Christmas present to friend in another
: State or out of the county in this State,
4 who formerly resided in Somerset, than
= by sending him or her TIE REPORTER
} for the year 1895.
President Whitman, of Colby Uni
versity, preached to very large audi
ence at the Bethany church last Sunday
forenoon. His discourse was founded
on the First Psalm, and was one of great
power. Skowhegan people are always
glad to hear him.
We are receiving a good number of
new subscribers for the REPORTER this
month in response to the liberal offers
z we have made, but there is room for
many more. Names sent in this week
have the advantage of receiving the RE-
PORTER during December term of court.
Two Skowhegan girls in Colby receiv-
ed appointments and took part in the
Senior exhibition with Junior parts at
Watervile Friday evening last. Miss
Caro- Leah 4oxie of class of '9G. whose
, suject was English Version from the
French of Erckmann Chatarian'' and
Miss Alice Mabel Bray of class of '95.
subject "Browing's Philosophy of Life"
a committee was raisen at the last
meeting of the Skowhegan Board of Trade
to make an effort to increase the member
ship of the board among our business
10 men. This is a good move and our bust
ness men should one and all attend to it.
Every business man in the village, and
many who are not business men, should
become members of this organization.
Call on w. b. Steward and sign the con-
stitution and bylaws, and don't delay it
indefinitely. Now is the time.
Hon. Omar Clark was in town, Satur-
D.. day. and Informed the REPORTER that
he is to cut this season just across the
Canada line, some rare old first growth
white pine. Some of the trees will
scale three thousand each This pine
Mr.. Clark bought recently of Weston F.
Miliken, Esq, of Portland. An export
duty imposed by the Canadian govern
ment has hitherto prevented Mr.. Clark
from getting this pine, upon which he
has had his eye ever since he worked
establishing the boundary line years
ago. Mr.. Clark says the lumber bust
ness promises somewhat better than it
did earlier.
Charles II. Gardner and Charles NJ
Barnard both well known in this town
and vicinity, have formed co-partner-
ship and purchased the stock of boots
. aud shoes in the storesnow occupied by
. " hite q Sawyer on Madison Avenue
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