The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-03
Ben Hilton of North Arson is in town

Miss May Ward returned 10 Boston,
by this mornings train.
A little money buys handsome drap-
cries at Varney's for this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B. Fairgrieves went
to Portland, by this mornings train.
Miss Gertrude GRAHAM is on visit to
her grandmother in Hartford, Conn.
Call at Varney's and get prices on
chenille drapcries. He has made big
cut.
Mrs. John W. Bailey was among the
arrivals Saturday night, and is the guest
of II. X. White aud family.
H. d. Barrett of Washington, ID. G,
passed portion of last week with rela-
tives in Canaan, returning Friday.
Mrs. Francis Low fell Thursday after
noon last, upon the piazza of her home,
breaking the wrist of her right arm.
The members of Co. +. give New
Years Ball, at their Armory this evening,
with music by Kendall's orchestra.
Mrs. Kate Mcclellan who passed
Christmas with her husbands people in
Portland came to town Saturday night.
Albert Fellows of Boston, was in town
Monday on his way home from Athens,
where lie spent Christmas with relatives.
The c. c. c. c. holds one of its semi
monthly supper at the Library parlors
tonight, to be followed by the Clubs
annual Christmas tree.
Mr. c. 5. Wright the entcrprising and
wide-awake dry and fancy goods mer-
chant, of SO. Norridgewoek, and Oak
land, was in town yesterday.
Mr.. Donovan principal, and Misses
Moulton and Cummings, assistants in
the high school, returned from their
holiday vacations on Saturday.
The ladies' circle of the Christian
church, will meet with Mrs. VIM.
Langley, Madison Avenue, Wednesday
afternoon and evening, Jan. ID, 1898.
Commence the new year by paying
cash for your boots and shoes, and save
twenty per cent by trading with
Gardner & Barnard, No. :, Madison
Avenue.
Miss Alice Littlefield, who has been
with Miss Dunton for several seasons,
left for New York city, on Friday, to
pass the winter months, but will return
in time for the spring season.
The former pupils of Miss Ward ten
dered her Il surprise party last Thurs
day evening, and presented her with a
handsome bon bon dish, as memento of
the pleasant relations existing between
them.
b. +. Eaton, our genial station agent,
received on Saturday New Years
greeting, from one of the general passen-
ger agents of southern road, in the
shape of box of selected Florida
oranges.
Mr.. Day on Thursday, rendered his
resignation as superintendent of the ).
q \. electric road, and on Saturday,
with his wife, returned to Hallowell.
Mr.. Edward Longfelow of Fairfield is
the new superintendent.
Somerset Pomona Grange holds its
regular annual meeting, with Skowhe-
gan Grange, on Tuesday and Wednesday
/ of nnxsf Iaa 0th nd II y,
publish the programme elsewhere. The
meetings are to be held in the Methodist
yestries.
The Congregational Sunday school,
elected officers yesterday for the ensu-
ing year as follows: Supt., l.. i. Wal
ton; 1st Asst. Supt., Il. ID. Baker; 2nd.
Asst, Supt. Elmer Harris; Sec'y., Waller
Wildes Treas, Hannah X. Page ;NLibra-
rian, Myron MARI
The County Commissioners have as
sessed the county tax Oh plantations and
townships for roads also certified to the
County Treasurer the taxes on wild
lands remaining unpaid at The end of the
| year 1894 and passed upon all the ac-
counts presented and adjourned Satur.
day until Monday next, January 18th.
At the annual convention of Somerset
Chapter Il. A. Masons. the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: IL. F., +. L. Sturteyant; H., F. II
Wing; s, Geo. +. Sampson; Treas, t
A. Ross Sec, c. NJ. Lambert; c. L., II
\. Dinsmore; p. s., Geo. C. Thompson
X. a. c., A. Osborn; trustee, c. +
Ward.
The pretty little village at Malbon's
Mills, in this town is coming up. \
store has been opened by Samuel
Emerson and the people we are Informed
will petition the post office department,
to establish post office there. There is
Il good safe water power there which is
capable of doing more work than at
present. If this should be improved and
utilized it will start things.
| Halle Clark fell from window above
the store of f. I. Goodrich, Sunday
evening, striking upon his lead on the
icy walk below, rendering him uneon-
scious, and cutting cash in his fore
head of nearly five inches. He was
taken into Goodrich's store by Sewall
Smith, and his father summoned. Later