The Somerset reporter., 1895-11-07
TOWN and VICINITY


Olive Paine of North Anson was in
town Monday.
Alec Murray of Gardiner was IN town
Monday on business.
:. ". Iawton is on a business trip to
Dover aud Foxeroft, this week.
The Woman's Club will meet in the
Library parlors, Wednesday afternoon
the l3lh, inst.
Hon. Geo. Flint of North Anson was
in town Tuesday and called at the RE
PORTER Office.
c. f. Seekins. of West Pittstield was
in town Saturday. He travels for a
Boston dry goods house.
Mrs. Nat Childs of Boston, has been
the guest of her sister, Mrs. {. W.
Nutting for week past.
The Thompson glove fitting, and DIR.
Warmers Coraline Corsets, SO cts at
Colby's, regular price $500.
Mrs. A. r. Jewett is in Boston, this
week and while there will select goods
for the Christmas trade for the Colby
store.
The attention is called to the ad-
vertisement elsewhere of the grand auc-
ton sale of horses at Hotel Heselton
stables, Saturday, Nov. l6.
Hon. F. +. Timberlake, State Bank
Examiner, was in town Thursday last,
examining the Skowhegan Savings bank
and the Skowhegan Loan and Building
Association.
Ira Randall of Augusta arrived in
town late Thursday night With crew
of men and II horses en- route for Pdrlin
Pond. He has some large numbering
operations in that vicinity.
In our account of new residences
erected during this season we accidently
omitted that of Charles Burnor on Win
ter street. He has built a neat, story and
a half cottage and occupies it as his
family home.
II. J. Fisher of Cambridgeport Mass,
has been engaged to give his superbly
illustrated lecture, "Ben Hur,' in the
First Baptist church, Friday evening,
Nov 15, under the auspices of the \. Z.
S. c. K. of that society. Admission 25c
children under 10 years l5c.
Rev. O. j. Hancock, who will be
pleasantly remembered by many of our
people as IA pastor of the Christian
church, is to resume services in that
church again commencing Sunday Nov.
10th, at l.30 p. NJ. Rev. I. S. Weeks of
Swansea, is expected to be present.
The REPORTER received its first
message by wire from Athens, Monday
last. The telephone will be a great
convenience to the people of both towns
and. if we can have an electric railway
to bring US still nearer, it will be a
much greater advantage. Cannot it be
done? 1t is worth trying for.
The REPORTER stated last week that
the first floor of Ordways new block
would be divided into two capacious
stores, extending through from Water
street to Russell street. In this we were
in error. The first floor will all be occu-
pied by Mr.. Ordway himself in one
spacious dry goods store. 1t will be a
fine large one.
The Somerset Traction Co., have the
rails of their electric road all laid to
Madison Center and a large portion of
the wire strung. To finish the latter Job
will require three weeks more. In all
probability no ears will be started this
fall the ballasting, ETC., being deferred
until early spring, when large crew
will rush it through.
Edward Ware sent crew of twenty
men to his logging camps on the East
Moxie, Monday. They went by train to
Bingham, and from there "tote" about
40 miles. Mr.. Ware will have about 100
men, in three different crews, at work in
the woods. He'is cutting this winter, on
Bald mountain, 90 the Austin stream.
His lumber will be landed on small
stream tributary to Moxie pond.
The manager of our. our High School
quarterly, "The Lever" is now busily
employed in selling advertisement space,
and the editors in preparing copy, and
securing contributions for the first num-
Der Of the second volume of that pubica-
ton. They have been successful thus
far and expect to issue the number early
in December. The prospect is that, like
volume lst, volume I'd will be a pro-
nounced success.
Skowhegan Grange was eater tanned
Tuesday evening by Mr.. and Mrs. w.
d. Bradbury at their home at Malbon's
Mills. About one hundred were pre-.
sent. The evening was spent in social
Intercourse, intermingled with music.
Songs were rendered by Dr. NJ. l.. Mari,
I. E. Dealey and Nay Varney, Mrs. Alex
Cox presided at the organ. Refresh
ments were served. Several presents
We're left by the guests, also a purse of
money. 1t was late hour when the
company dispersed and all united in
Wishing long life and happiness to the
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