The Somerset reporter., 1895-11-28
TOWN and VICINITY

Ladies teaIle down night ropes at v
II. Wildes'.
The Snow Bound Club met with Mrs,
Zenas Vaughn, Friday last.
The winter tenn of all the rural
schools will begin December I'd.
The scented violets for neck wear, can
be found at Brookings x Priests.
The Jealous Readers met Saturday
afternoon. with Miss Florence Jewett,
Spring street.
If you are looking for new dress,
jacket or cape of any kind, W. b. Stew
ard invites YOU to examine his stock.
Hon. {. A. Marston returned Satur'
day from several weeks stay at Moose
head lake and vicinity, looking after his
numbering operations.
Miss 4. ". Dennis. who. has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Harry Baker, re-
turned to her home III So. birmingham,
Mass, Friday morning.
Miss Maud Emery has resigned as
teacher in the Leayitt street primary
school, and Miss Jennie NJ. Palmer as
teacher in district No. :, south.
EWhcn in search of stamped linen don't
forget that Brookings y Priest have all
the latest designs in the delft and jewell
effects. No trouble to show goods.
Miss Alice Bray, who is teaching at
the Higgins Classical Institute, at
Charlestown, Maine, is spending the
Thanksgiving vacation at the home OF
/ her mother.
Miss Eva Barker Of Chcnute Kansas,
who has been in town as the guest Of
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Murphy left
Friday morning for East Orange, y. j.,
where she will visit before returning to
/ her home in the west.
G.. y. Harlow Of Boston, was in town
Saturday and purchased six horses.
! One of Charles Harris, Canaan, two of
i. w. Perkins, Norrdgewock, one Of
| Charles Gardiner, one of Charles Bur
rill and one of Homer Jones, Skowhe-
gan.
Asher {. Kinds of the editorial force of
| the Portland Daily Press arrived in
town, Friday evening, and returned home,
Saturday morning. He was guest of
Forrest Goodwin, Esq, while in town
He goes to Washington, next week
where he will serve as Speakers clerk
during the coming session of Congress.
There was lively fight on Water
street Saturday evening. Two thirsty
citizens of Athens came to town and
after making the rounds got into a
wrangle. officer Tufts came around
and took one of the contestants to the
station house, the other making his es-
cape.
Skowhegan was we'll represented at
the Paderewski piano recital in Port
land, Thursday evening last Among
those who attended were, Mrs. S. j.
Walton. Miss Ethel Walton, Mrs. l.. N.
Ellingwood Mrs. Hiram French, Miss
Alice French, Mrs. NJ. T. Pooler, Miss
Florence Pooler, Misses Berle and
Elsie Walton, Lola Marston Ethel
Whittier and Miss Pettingill.
Mrs. harles Hill died Sunday at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Charles Clark.
Mrs. Hill came from Watervile five
weeks ago today to visit her sister.
She was i'll when she came and grew
rapidly worse, not being able to leave
the house after her arrival She leaves
beside her husband, three brothers and
one sister, Mrs Charles Clark, j. A. and
c. f. Dealey.of this place, and JamC s
Dealey of Sacramento, Cal. The funer
al occurred Tuesday at II o'clock from
the residence of J. A. Dealey, Pleasant
street The interment was made in
the cemetery on the North side,
Tramps are numerous this season.
The crop is Il large one and bids fair to
break the record. Trial Justice Bach
eller sent four of them to Norridge-
wock jail last week. Two were sent to
work time and two to await the action
of the grand jury at the December
Term of Supreme Court MIR. Bachel-
/ Ter says as he understands the law,
/ tramps when indicted and tried in
the Supreme Court must 60 to State
i prison. Its a soft snap for them to
/ spend the cold weather in a county
Jail and then have chance to "bum'
in the country in warm weather, but a
/ term in State prison is a different
i thing for them, not SO attractive and
satisfactory for these gentlemen of the
road.
/ The Whitman Groc, ~ Co., of Orange,
Mass, have recently put upon the mar
ket leading and popular table delicacy,
minute Tapoca." This new tapioca
differs from that now in use in several
ways, but the one Il be appreciated
most. is that it requires no soaking.
One half hour only being needed to pre-
pare it for the table. By the coul tesy of r,
Ii. Clark, who represents the company,
we were privileged to give this de
lightful dessert a trial, cooking it as per
directions given on the package, and
found the result to be all claimed for it.
These goods AS yet have not been placed