The Somerset reporter., 1895-12-12
TOWN and VICINI 1Y

/ b. stewards.
AL 'Le village schools reopen Mon
day, Jan. q.
Henry Washburn of bingham, was in
town Monday morning.
The High school closes Friday, for a
vacation of three weeks.
Work commenced Monday morning
piping the jail for steam
Walter Savage is working at the
| SkoWhegan Cash Grocery store.
Election of officers at the next meet
ing of Woodbne Lodge, Dec. 10.
l.. ". Chase claims to sell the best
sleigh for the money ever sold in Skow-
gan.
Mr. and Mrs. George Simpson return
ed from Providence, r. l., Saturday
evening.
Miss Belle Colby of Bingham, is in
town, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. 5. L.
Whittier.
Bragg & Varney do picture framing
and can show you fine lire of mould
ings. II.
W. b. Steward has a big line of Christ
mas handkerchiefs bought early, prices
right.
Arthur Wentworth left for Berlin
Falls,,N. H., Saturday morning, where
he will permanently locate.
Mrs Mark Wood of Belfast, has been
in town visiting at the home of her son,
Fred Wood returning home Saturday
Mrs George Perry, who has been in
town as the guest of DR.. and Mrs. }. II.
Pooler, returned to her home in Port
land, Saturday morning.
Miss Alice Bray, assistant in the
Higgins Classical Institute at Charles
town, returned Saturday, having spent
her vacation with her mother here.
The low prices put on the wooden
remnants at Coburn Wooden Mills, tt
close them out. is bonanza for the head
of the family who has boys to clothe.
Herbert Hall of Cornville, was thrown
from his carriage violently to the
ground one day last week, by his horse
starting suddenly, and was quite severely
bruised.but is recovering from the in.
jury.
A gong has been placed at the Maine
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times by the conductor, three minutes
before the train pulls out, and once as
the train starts 1t is designed as a
warning to the passengers.
At meeting of the School Board this
morning, Miss Abbie Harville was elected
teacher of the b class of the
Leavitt street intermediate School and
Miss Gertrude Townsend to the Primary
School in the same building.
1t was a fine lot of draft horses
brought to Skoahegan last night by l..
w. Chase. These horses were raised in
Canada West and many of them are all
acclimated. An auction sale will be held
on Thursday, next, the 18th at 10 A. NJ.
Mr. B. L. Mantor, of Skowhegan, &C
companied by lady friend Miss Alta
Savage, spent Thanksgiving with Berts
mother, Mrs Fred Mantor. Bert is one
of the boys who enjoys coming to his
North Arson home, says the Arson
Advocate.
Mr.. John Smith, jailor, says he has
fifteen men in jail now, ten of them be-
ing tramps. There are also three in the
ers expect to have the new Jail ready
for use next week, which will be none
too early to meet the necessities of this
season of superfluous tramps.
John Brown, driver of the cart en-
ployed in hauling crushed stone for the
street department, met with a painful
accident last Wednesday. He was
dumping his load, when in some way
his hand became caught between the
reach and wheel, crushing one finger
so badly that amputaton as necessary
l.. w. Chase returned home last even
lug bringing a car load of 25 Canada
West Draft horses, which are to be sold
at public auction at Hotel Heselton
stables on Thursday the 10Th inst, com.
mencing at 10 u, N, This is one Of the
finest lot Of animals ever imported to
sell under the hammer, many of them
being acclimated and all ready to put in
to any kind of hard work. Previous to
sale they they may be seen at any time
at above place.
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