The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-19
TOWN and VICINITY.

Leon o. Tibbetts of Readfeld, passed
Sunday with friends in town.
Morning time sale at w, H. Wildes'
8 30 to II Saturday next. See add.
The dry goods stores will be kept
open evenings until Christmas.
Holiday concert at w. II. Wildes
Saturday next, afternoon and evening.
George B. Stafford returned Friday
evening from business trip to Boston.
A finely shaded line of the famous
New London wash silks at Judkins 90
Mrs. F. Il. Colby and Miss Nellie
Preble of Bingham, were in town Satur'
day.
Bragg q Narney do picture framing
and can show yeu fine lire of mould
ings. II.
Miss Sadie Ward, who is pursuing hel
vocal studies in Boston, came home
Saturday evening.
New push doors have been put in at
the post office. They are great con
venence to the patrons.
Mr.. George Otis Smith returned from
Baltimore Saturday afternoon, to re-
main until after Christmas.
Useful Christmas presents are what
you want to buy You will find such at
Gardner q Barnard's shoe store.
Rev. {. Y. Hanson went to East
Wales, this morning to attend the fune-
raj Of James Bragg a relative.
j. Il. Chandler, the veteran con
ductor, is back on his old run for the
winter, the morning freight from Port
land.
w. \. Donovan, principal CT our high
school, left Saturday morning to pass
the holidays in New Hampshire and
Massach
Mrs. John S. Sides of Portsmouth,
n. H., who has been visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. II. Symons, returned home
Friday morning.
Mrs. Alex Cox and daughter, Fay,
left for their home in Pressure Isle, one
of the thriving villages of Northern
Aroostook, Thursday afternoon.
The plaintiff in the disputed will case
of Addison Hilton has appealed from
The decision of Judge Boswell and the
case will be tried at the December term
of court.
North Arson has club composed of
both men and women which has been
formed for the study of current events.
Why wouldn't it be good plan for
Skowhegan to have such club?
With the coming of the cold weather
the Ladies Aid Society have great
many calls for clothing. In fact the de-
mand is greater than the supply and
they are in especial need of contributions
in this line.
The members of the G.. G. G. c. are
arranging to distribute Christmas din
ners to the needy Tuesday, Dec. "a. All
contributions for the same should be left
at L. w. Weston's Office building, on the
Island, Monday afternoon. Dec. %.
A petit on was received by the school
board last week asking that a school be
established in district No. ), south
There has been no school in that dis
trict for several years owing to the
small number of scholars, the pupils
being carried to a neigboring district
A surprise party was rendered Miss
Alice Provincial at her home, Wednes
day evening, by number of her school
mates. She was presented with copy
of Longfellow's poems, the presentation
speech being made by Miss Josie Berry.
Refreshment were served and the even
ing was greatly enjoyed by all present.
The jewelry store of Geo. Philbrick Il
Son, always attractive the year around,
is made doubly so Mt this holiday season
with the many new novelties in gold and
silver that this firm exhibit. This year
the beautiful articles they show in cut
glass are much talked of by the ladies,
and, all in all, we think their stock of
1895 surpasses any previously exhibited
by this reliable firm.
George II. Pishon shipped twenty
three car loads of hay and one car load
of bark to Boston last week and would
have shipped more could he have secur-
ed cars. He now has several hay presses
at work and his hay barn at Skowhegan
is full to overlooking. Mr.. Pishon is
paying 81 more on ton for hay this
year than last which means something
to the farmers of the county.
A contested will case was heard by
Judge Buswell, Wednesday, in the pro-
bate court. Lewis Wyman, late of Pal
myIa, made two wills in his lifetime,
both of which were presented Tor pro-
bate. Upon hearing, the fact was de-
veloped that two of the witnesses to the
second will were interested parties, in
the sight of the law and therefore Judge
Buswell disalowed the second will.
The earlier will will be probated without
sole control of the widow of Mr. Wy
man.
For some months past there has been
talk of forming a Rebekah lodge in Show