The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-26

with friends in Hartland
Frank l.. Cushman passed Christmas
with relatives in Guiford.
Take advantage of the cut prices on
boots and shoes at Gardner Il Barnard's
See ad.
Robert Wentworth is pursuing a
course at Eastman College, Poughkeep-
sic, y. Y.
Quick meals and lunches at Fair
grieves Restaurant, 10 and Il Madison
Ave.
Rev. B. c. Wentworth will preach at
the Revere school house, next Sunday =.
NJ. at o'clock.
Miss Agnes B. Stafford came home
from Lewiston, by Monday evenings
train for Christmas.
Rev. John Hatch, pastor Of the NJ. +.
church in klngman, Me. visited friends
in town last week
Miss Edith Frame who has been
seriously threatened with Pneumonia is
now conyalescent.
Frank l., Ames is teaching the High
school al Clinton. He was at home to
spend Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. II. Lord have gone
to No, Carolina to escape the severity of
New England winter.
Mrs. F. 5. Pease of Madison, passed
Sunday in town with her parents, Mr..
aud Mrs. Zenas Vaughan.
Ansel Holway was elected member Of
the executive committee of the State
Grange at Bangor last week.
The annual meeting of the Skowhegan
Electric Light company will be held this
afternoon at 2,30 at the First National
Bank.
The Portland Packing Co, advertise in
another column for cedar bean poles to
be delivered at their cannery in this
town.
Mrs. Lizzie Dinsmore Palmer of Pro
violence, X. l., arrived here Saturday
night to spend Christmas vacation with
her parents.
Kendall's orchestra played this week
Tuesday night at Madison, Wednesday
night, for the y. G. $. NJ. ball. tonight
for hop in Milburn Hall.
The ball at n. &. 5. NJ. Hall last even
ing was attended by about 80 couples
Another ball is advertised by the same
management for New Years eve.
Albert Robinson, superintendent of
our town schools, went to Bangor this
morning to attend a three days session
of the State Pedagogical society.
Uncle" Charles Whittier brings to
the REPORTER small bouquet of pansies
plucked from his wife's out door flower
garden, the morning of Dec. 24th
The people at Malbon's Mills observed
Christmas eve in the school house there
with Christmas tree well laden with
presents, and an interesting order of eX-
ercses.
Wednesday, Jan'y LIST at 10 O'Clock A.
NJ. we shall give away the $500 gold
piece to the person returning the largest
number of our tickets. Send your
tickets if youAcan't come to Gardner &
Barnard.
Christmas eve the 24th, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alanson Perkins very
pleasant and quiet wedding took place.
Mr.. Edwin +. Fairbrother and Miss
Carrie l.. Perkins were united in mar
siage by Rev. l.. II. Copeland, pastor of
the First Baptist church.
Christmas was very generally observed
in town and in surrounding towns so far
as we have learned. Our churches and
the Sunday schools connected Herewith
enjoyed Christmas trees and engaged in
exercises BETTING the occasion. The
manufactures and work shops were
closed during the day and the stores in
the afternoon. Notwithstanding the I'M
favorable travelling and the unreasonable
weather our dealers in holidays goods
report good seasons sale.
One of Sheriff Viles' chain gang of
hod carriers at the jail awaited his OPP
portuuity Just at dusk Monday night,
and as they went out for their load of
brick for the night, dropped his hod and
made good his escape. The number is
kept good, however, as Officer Flye ar
raigned two tramps before Justice Priest
Tuesday, and they were given 30 days
each. All the tramp inmates, with two
exceptions are doing fairly good work
Juggling brick and mortar for the com
pletion OF the jail, and these two loafcrs
are confined in cells, living upon bread
and water with Il sparing amount of
molasses until such time as they are
ready to earn their keep.