The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-27

A hop is to be given at the Hes
elton in January.
Prices way down on blankets and
shawls at w. B. Stewards.
Wednesday morning the thermometer
registered IA degrees below zero.
The winter time table over the Maine
Central goes into effect Sunday next.
Mr.. and Mrs Saml. Whittier, spent
Christmas with their son at Lewiston.
j. c. Bartlett of Boston, spent Christ
mas with his brother, d. II. Bartlett.
Edward Baker of Lynn. Mass, sue
ceeds {. NJ. Barnard as foreman of the
cutting room of the Bloomfield Shoe CO.
Commencing with the New Year all
employees of the Maine Central, r. r..
are to receive their pay sem. monthly
instead of monthly.
Mrs. w. NJ. Bowman of Hartland,
accompanied by her young daugter Miss
Crystal, spent Christmas in town, the
guest of her mother Mrs. B. II. Copp.
Miss Emeline NJ. Fletcher, Colby, class
of 81, came to town on Wednesday
morning, for brief visit with relatives
She has position in an academy at St.
Martins, n. B.
Walter Murphy of Norridgewock and
Mr.. .Boardman of Bangor who assisted in
the survey of the S. and \. Electric road
were In town, Tuesday, to see about
employment on the survey of the pro-
posed 5. NJ, and A. road.
We were greeted with a White Christ
mas after all, as during Monday night
snow enough fell to cover the ground,
which supplemented by generous con-
tribution during Christmas forenoon.
made good seighing.
John Horne of Waterville, was in town
yesterday and bought four gentlemen's
driving horses, paying from 5000 to $500
each therefor. The men who sold them
were c. A. Marston, Charles Day, Edwd.
Rogers and Sheldon Bradbury. They
were good ones.
j. Clair, Vim. Lapont and Herbert
Smith, were brought before Trial Justice
Priest yesterday, Clair and Lapont were
fined for drunkenness and in default of
payment were sent to Norridgewock jail.
Smith was acquitted on the charge of
single sale of liquors.
Alvin w. Day left on the Wednesday
morning train, for Florida. He goes to
Tampa, where good deal of building is
in progress, and expects to remain until
next April. As Mr.. Day has spent nine
years in Florida, he is not stranger to
that region and its people.
Persons entitled to guess on Walter
F. Robbins, mammoth guess lamp are
requested to call and register their
guesses at once. 1t is also to be re-
membered that parties buying goods
up to the time the lamp burns out are
entitled to guesses as heretofore an
nounced.
At a meeting of Parmenas Encamp-
ment No Is, |. o. o. F., held Tuesday
evening last, the following officers were
elected; w. 2. Ordway, C. P; F. r.
Brown, S. W; r. ii. Pulsifer, j. w.;
rhos Tantish, Scribe; ii. c. Taggart,
Tr; w. A. Bailey, II. p; Trustees, S.
c. Ward, X, d. Baker, F. Thompson.
The Central Maine Theological circle
met on Wednesday, at Watervile. The
members in attendance from Somerset
county, were Rev n. Il. Dutton, Fair
field, Rev. c. NJ, Emery, South Norridge-
wock, and Rev. G. V. Hanson of this
town. Rev. A. r. Rngold, of Gardiner,
presented an able essay on "Some Pas
toral features in the Ministry of Paul"
The festival on Christmas eve at the
Bethany church was.one of the most de
lightful and successful in the history of
the Sunday school. The attendance
was very large. There was an interest
ing entertainment consisting of readings,
recitations and singing in the main audi
ence room. The male quartette made its
first appearance, and was accorded a
hearty greeting. After this entertain
ment the large doors of the chapel were
raised, and two well laden trees appear
ed to the view of the happy scholars.
The distribution of the presents occupi-
ed about an hour, and all went home
feeling that the evening had been one of
interest.