The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-02
TOWN and VICINITY

Mrs. w. P. Ordway went to Portland,
Monday morning.
John A Mcfarland of Pfttsfeld, was
in town last week
p. f. Judkins returned from Lewis
ton Friday evening
Rev. II. W. Kimball is spending few
days at Portland this week
Ladies maekintoshes, silk lined skirt
and eapes, $1,000 at W. II. Wildes'
All wooden blankets marked down At
Judkins' Bargains for someone.
Mr. and Mrs. W. y. Donovan arrived
in town on the afternoon train Friday.
Rev. w. F. Berry of Waterville,
preached at the Methodist church Sun
day.
Bragg & Varney do picture framing
and can show you fine lie of mould
ngs. If.
Charles f. Palitt of Boston, passed
Sunday in town, the guest of his brother
W J. Panitt.
". NJ. Hobbs & Son, the stove dealers
of So. Norri1gewock, advertise some
special bargains in another column.
The anniversary ball and supper of
Wesselunsett. Lodge /. O, o. +, Athens,
will come of Friday, Jan 10th.
{. Wesley Grover attended the Maine
Amateur Press Association at Bangor,
last week, representing the Lever.
The oxford ties advertised in Gardner
q Barnard's clearance sale last week,
should be ladies' instead of mems.
Mrs Addict Boucher who has been
visiting at the home of II. p. Thing for
few days returned to Portland, Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Is. Stafford went to
Lewiston Saturday to spend Sunday and
} Monday they continued their trip to
Boston for a few days stay.
l.. F. Sweat Of Norway, the well
known bicycle rider who at one time
held the record for Maine, was in town
Saturday, showing the Orient wheel
Mr. Albert Robinson, superintendent
of schools, returned from Bangor Satur-
day, where he went td attend the session
of the State Pedagogical Society,
DR.. &. d. b. Pepper of Colby Univer-
sity, ssupplcd the pulpit at the Beth
any church yesterday, DR.. G. V.
Hanson not having recovered from his
illness.
J Miss Agnes B. Saircad, who spent
Christmas with her parents returned to
Lewiston Saturday. She has been en-
gagged as soprano in one of the best
church chOirs in the city.
The installation of officers of Russell
Post and Russell Relief Corps will be
held Friday evening next, the Sd instant,
and not the Both, as enormously appear
ed in the Reporter last week.
There was sent to this office Monday
! morning some full blown pansies which
were picked Sunday by d. II. Langly.
Out of door blossoms are certainly I'M
usual in Maine at this season of the
year.
Tie. Kenneboc Social Club is the
name u the latest organization in town.
1t is composed Of boys from - to 10
years of age. They have taken rooms
over W. II. Fishers shop ON Water
street.
The annual meeting of the Skowhegan
Christion Meeting House Corporation
will be held Monday Jan. 9Th, at 7
o'clock =. NJ. As business of importance
will be transacted, a full attendance is
desired.
Pat Murphy of West Forks, was in
town last week. lie is agent for sec
ton of county road in his vicinity and
settled with the county commissioners,
Friday, for the work done under his di-
rection for the past year,
When the ice left the river it flowed
into the back channel completely block
ing the passage. The ice was sunk
nearly to The bottom of the river and it
was necessary to blow it out with dyna-
mite in order that the mills might run
A. s. c. Hail. formerly president and
one of the owners of the slate quarry at
East Madison, will soon open the quarry
1t was shut down owing to the cost of
getting the product to market but with
an electric road in operation it is
thought the freight rates will be much
cheaper.
The weather for the past ten days has
certainly been remarkable for the
Christmas season, but is not lmprcce-
dented. Mr. George Page says that IN
the year 1857 he distinctly remembers