The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-11-21
TOWN and VICINITY

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Co South Norridgewock.
Miss Dora NJ. Goodwin is visiting with
friends in Bangor this week.
Bixby 81 Buck are arranging for the
biggest of all holiday stocks.
So 9S buys nice navy blue double
texture macintosh at Judkns.
Miss Georgia Davis is spending her
vacation with relatives in Waterville.
Remember the visit of DR.. Philbrick
at Hotel Heselton to-day and tomorrow.
J. Harvey White is in Boston, where
he has secured good business position.
Hon. VIM Philbrick and wife returned
home Saturday evening from their Bos-
ton visit.
Robert Walton of Norridgewock was
in town Monday and called at the
REPORTER OFFICE.
The Woman's club will meet Friday
next, the 29th inst, instead of Wednes-
day the regular day.
George Simpson, more Familiarity
known as SANDY" is now connected
with Z. W. Days grocery.
Horatio w. Cushing and wife have
been visiting tor week past with
friends in kennebec county.
l.. II. Copeland will preach next sun
day morning from the subj " The
Mystic Union John Il 1921
Bartlett d Cairns annoj!aee "a aissolu-
lion Of ce-parinership IL tn n,al lQiure
An advertisement elsewhere jyis the
story.
Mrs. L. B. Shepherd passed the day
Tuesday, IN Augusta, IA attendance
upon the exhibition Of Tin Augusta
China CLUB.
Large lot ofthe neV shield iIcEels iust
received al ". Il. WHas-'
Augustus GHblair of the leland Ma
chine Company Is OF business uil
this week 10 Kenncbee towns and Farm
ngton aud Phillips.
There will be- union service of all the
Christian Endeayor societies Ia the
chapel of the Bethany church, sunday
evening, at 6 O'clock.
+. X. Philbrick made Il trip to Piscata-
4us aud Penobseot counties last week
looking for -pruee wood forth Richard :
pulp mill in this place.
Lewis Anderson is ON a business trip
to Boston this week, Mrs. Anderson
accompanying him and going to Law
renee for brief visit to sister
Mr.. Oliver Walker left home, yester.
day, with his daughter, Mrs. IL. w
circuit, to spend several months with
her at her home in Washington, d. c.
Ladies', Now is your opportunity
Mohair cloakings, remnants particularly
desirable for eapes are being sold al
about half price at Coburn Wooden
Mills.
The young peoples societies of the
several churches will hold union
Thanksgiving service at the Bethany
Baptist chapel, next Sunday evening at
six o'clock.
A tramp applied to officer Gilblair for
lodging Monday night and was &C
commodated. Tuesday morning he was
arraigned before Justice Priest and
given 60 days in Norridgewock Jail.
Mr.. G. II. Mcdowell, manager of the
Lewiston Daily Sun, was in town Mon
day, looking after the interests of his
paper here, and made the REPORTER d
call. The Sun has recently fitted up an
office with new Webb perfecting press
and type-setting machines.
Major \ ork, of the second regiment
with Capt. Withee, 1st Lieut.. McPeters
and 2nd Lieut.. Dunlap, of Co. E., n. c.
S. NJ, were IN attendance upon the
school of ins truction for the second reg
iment in session in Bangor Tuesday and
Wednesday of the present week.
K. T. Goodrich has disposed of hall
interest in his grocery business to II. d.
Patterson. Both of these gentlemen are
well known to our people and thorough
ly familiar with the business. Monday
was occupied in taking stock, and Tues
day morning the store was opened to
the public under the firm name of the
Skowhegan Cash Grocery Co. They
have outlined the policy they are to pur-
sue, which will be found in another
column.
We publish this week the annual state
ment Of the condition OF Skowhegan
Savings Bank as it existed October 3lst,
1895 as reported by Hon. F. E. Timber
lake, bank examiner for Maine, by
which it appears that the bank has made
fair years work, at least. The deposits
amount to 81 ,022, O5s.27 being Sl2, 6So06
increase from last year. The estimated
market value of resources above liabili-
ties is $84, 1929. 10 an increase of S23,9l7Sh
as compared with the statement for the
year ending July II, 1894. The annual
expenses remain at the small figure,
$500.