The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24
lbs. best pop corn at Fairgrieves' for

Harry Cushing arrived home last
night for the Christmas vacation.
Special sale of candies and mixed nuts
at Pumlow's restaurant this week.
Rev. B. c. Wentworth will preach at
Revere next Sunday p. NJ. at 2.30
Deputy Sheriff Mutt of Fairfield, was
In attendance upon Court yesterday.
W. II. Jordan, Esq, of Bingham, was
in attendance upon Court, Wednesday
Court adiourns today for Christmas
recess, resuming the sessions, Monday
Thos. Farrand returned home last
| night from several weeks visit to Bos-
ton.
DR.. F. S. Bigelow left town, Tuesday
! afternoon for Sidney, called there pro-
fessionally.
Mrs. Vim. Philbrick is on visit to her
daughter, Mrs. c. IL. Burrill in Roches
ter, n. II.
j. Wallace Blunt, a student at Corners
Commercial College, Boston, is home for
the holidays.
The thermometers have registered zero
weather or colder every morning for IA
week past.
The Uniyersalist society will have
their Christmas entertainment to.mor-
row, Friday evening.
II. II. Townsend, carpenter, has open
ed job shop in Morrison Block, rear
of r. I. Patterns drug store.
You can buy DTS. eranberries for Zoe,
or dozen good oranges for l5e., at
the Skowhegan Cash grocery.
There will be union service at the
Methodist church next Sunday evening.
Rev. H. w. Kimball will preach.
The parliamentary Class" viii meet
with Mrs. Vim. Doran East Front street,
Saturday, p. m, Dec. %, }: 30 o'clock.
The millinery firm of Brookings &
Priest has dissolved the past week and
Miss Susie Priest will continue the bust
ness.
F. d. Spaulding of Waterville, who
represents the Lewiston Evening Jour
nal in that city, was in town on business,
Tuesday.
Mrs. Chas. Murphy left home by the
morning train of Tuesday, for East
Orange, n. j. on a visit of several weeks
to her parents.
The annual Christmas gathering of
the Hexagon club was held, Monday af-
ternoon and evening last, at the home of
Miss Gertrude Webb.
Jos. Carroll of the firm Carroll &
Connolly, the extensive horse dealers of
New Y ork city, is in town this week,
the guest of l.. w. Chase.
Mrs. j. p. Thompson was called to
Bingham, Tuesday morning, by tele-
phone to see her sister, Mrs. S. w.
Baker who is very sick with grippe.
The blowing out of a connection in
the water pipes of the Skowhegan Wa
ter Co., Saturday last, gave Supt. Rey
nolds an all night JOB making repairs.
Christmas concert and Christmas tree
at the Methodist church this evening.
The exercises will begin at O'Clock.
Prayer meeting postponed till Friday
eve.
Miss Sarah NJ. Swain, class 81, Show
hogan High school, has obtained posi-
ton in the writing department of
Gannett, Morse & Cos. Publishing
house, Augusta, Me.
Prof. d. Wilder Colby of the State
College, accompanied by his family, ar
rived home, Tuesday night and will re-
main during the five weeks mid winter
vacation of the college.
Friday evening, January lst, an in
stallation of the officers of Russell Post
q. A. r., Russell Relief Corps and
Wildes Camp Sons of Veterans, will be
held, in Grand Army Hall. All the
members of the three organizations are
invited to be present.
There is nothing a sportsman would
appreciate more as holiday gift than
something he could use in his outdoor
sports; a good steel rod, reel, fish basket,
shooting icket, or gun sack or a landing
net staff, would be sure to suit. If he did
not get it Christmas like all true sports
men, he would not kick if you should go
to Geo. b. Fairgrieves and get him any
one of these articles for a New Years
gift.
Yesterday aftern Don as B. B. Dins.
more accompanied by his daughters,
were driving onto the bridge at the
head of Water street, the horse became
frightened, swerved suddenly into Mill
street, throwing Mr.. Diusmore out, as
a result of which. the ankle bones of one
Of his legs were shattered. He was con
veyed to the home of DR.. II. c. TaggaIt
and received the proper surgical at
| tendance.
The Imperial Club composed of host
of jovial commercial men from different
parts of New England, are to hold their
fifth annual banquet at Hotel Coburn, on