The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-02-28
dickens and turkeys at Bartlett &

Cairns.
A new line of ready made wrappers, at
w. b. Stewards.
Monday next is town meeting day in
many Somerset towns
Miss Danforth, who had been the
guest of Mrs. l.. y. Ellingwood for some
weeks, returned to her home in Lewis.
ton, on Monday.
F. Forrest Goodwin Esq, returned this
morning from Dover, Me, where he had
been for few days on business in the
Supreme court.
Mrs. Mary +. Ainsley of Augusta,
has been in town since Monday. called
here by the illness of her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs B. NJ. Hight.
Russell Relief Corps will serve dinner
at Grand Army Hall Monday, Town
Meeting day. The dinner will be a good
one and the price but - cents.
The course of Lectures the ="
formation Period IN, u ,..-.. }1mh., r
bell of Lewiston, will be given at High
st. church, March, 6. :, l3, IA aud 18th.
at s o'clock.
Station agent Eaton informs us that
the business of the Maine Central at
Skowhegan for the month of February
this year shows good gain over last
year in both freight and passenger re-
ceipts.
J. p. Oak was called to Portland sud
denly Friday last, to care for the body
of cousin, who died suddenly at the
Maine General Hospital, as a result of
an operation. Mr.. Oak conveyed her
body to Bangor.
Miss Gertie Atwood, daughter of
Stephen b. and Emma Atwood of Corn.
vile, died at the home of her uncle, 5.
II. Atwood in this town Monday the
2lth instant of typhoid pneumonia, after
but five days illness.
The Electric X. r. will run special
car from Norridgewocll Friday evening
at li'' 0ioa0 VI /. - u l % ulStllCl sluNSts
providing there are 20 members of
Loyalty lodge who wish to be so accom-
modated. Regular fare will be demand.
ed. | is hoped that large delegation
of Skowhegan Good Templars will be in
attendance.
The Argus man had the pleasure of
examining valuable heirloom the other
day. 1t Was Il pair of tongs over 80
years old which were manufactured en-
tirely by hand, the only tools used be-
ing a hammer and Il saw-lile. They are
of steel aud were forged in a blacksmith
shop, in fire of charcoal, hard coal not
being used then by country smthies.
They are now in the possession of Da-
rius lIoughton, a grandson of the orig-
nal owner. The smith who made them
was the father of Mrs. :. l.. Whittier of
this town. Considering the utensils
used in their construction they are a
really fine product of the steel workers
Somerset drgas.
The \. E. Telephone Go, have a crew
of u,en setting poles, striuging wires,
and putting in Instruments in town this
struments has been increased to about
y and there is Il probability of Il few
others taking instruments. The rate
has been cut lafely 50 the iuiucmenr Ia
t,ke instruments is much greater
These additional takers makes it neces-
slry to extend the line across the rail
road bridge to Mechanic Street. down
Water To North. up Russell to Madison
avenue, requiring the placing of quite
number OF new poles. The company
will set only what poles it Is absolutely
necessary to sci now while the frost is
in the ground, and will do the rest when
they come here in the spring to build
the line from here to Athens. Tie
cedar poles are brought here from Sher,
man, Aroostool county.
There appears TO be something of
legal controversy in regard to the pay
mcnt of Joint note given in 1892 by Is
of our Democratic toWnsmcn and put in
| to the bank TO secure money to start IA
Democratic organ. The Somerset Argus,
and the matter is likely to get into the
courts through action brought against
Col. W. X. G. Estes and the Second
National Bank of Skowhegan, by the
| gentlemen who signed the note with Col
Estes. We do not claim to know any
thing of the merits of the case but if
these twenty-eight gentlemen, signers of
the note in question, are obliged to pay
but fifty dollars each for the luxury of
helping along a scheme in which in
the three years the paper in question has
been in existence some $500 and lots of
days work have been sunk, they get out
of it easily and pay moderate price for
valuable experience.
Great values in } and &c. ginghams,
at W. b. Stewards.
Try barrel of our Welcome Flour