The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-26

Harry Graves has situation in the
postotiiee.
Have your pictures framed at Folsom
and Narney's. 4tf
b. D. Bowden of Pittsfeld was il
town Thursday.
NJ J. Allen is on business trip to
Boston, this week.
The winter term of the high school
closes next Friday.
Judkins reports good sale last week
on new wash dress goods.
S. W. Could, Esq, will take possession
of the postoffice April l.
Holman f. Day of the Lewiston
journal, was in town Friday.
f. Z. Brown of Wateryille, was adj
mtted to the Somerset bar Thursday.
w. b. Steward has three $1,000 fur
capes left which he will close for $500.
Miss Hattie Holmes of Colby UniYer-
sty is the guest of Miss Edith Hanson.
+. p. Mayo of the Turf, Farm and
Home, Waterville, was in town Friday.
Mrs. Sumner C. Ward is visiting her
daughters in Boston and Winthrop,
Mass.
The butterfly supper given by the
Uniyersalst society last week Melted
over $50.
Miss Lizzie Williams left Monday
morning for Wilton, where she will
visit relatives.
Mrs. Mckenze's new dressmaking
rooms in Ordway block will be opened
Saturday March, rs
Brookings & Priest will carry full
line of baby bonnets and hats this sea-
son which will be displayed at their
opening.
Edward Frost of Waterville, formerly
of Skowhegan, accompanied by a friend,
was in town Thursday, renewing old
acquaintances.
We understand that Mrs. Helen
Brown Haynes who sang so successfully
at the concert, Friday evening, is to go
to Europe for study before long.
An unusually large number of red
oak logs have been hauled to Skowhe-
gan, the past winter. They find a ready
sale at the wood turning establishments.
An Easter ball, under the manage
ment of Donaldson and Varney, will be
given in Milburn hall, Monday evening,
April 6. Kendalls orchestra will fur
nsh music.
w. r. G. Estes has been appointed
thrice-a-week World, who alone is
authorized in Skowhegan to take sub
scriptions and renewals. One dollar
pays for three papers week for one
year.
AT the meeting of Wildes Camp, Sons
of Veterans, Friday evening next, in G.
A. II. Hall it is expected that several
candidates will be admitted to the
camp. Members of Russell Post G.. A.
II. are cordially invited to attend this
meeting.
E. L. Greenwood, civil engineer, with
Turner Boswell of Skowhegan, will start
in a few days to make a preliminary sur
vey for an electric railroad from Dead
river to Bulldog pond in the upper en-
chanted region. This road when com
pleted, will be used in hauling lumber
Brookings & Priest have just returned
from the New York and Boston open
ings and with new line of milieuery
novelties, including hats, flowers and
ribbon, which they will be pleased to
show at their opening Friday and Satur-
day March ~ and rs. All are invited.
Ground will be broken this week for
new block 24x60 feet, two stories, to
be erected by Edw. A. Bison, on a lot
purchased by him some time since of
Brown & Ward just east of Fishers
blacksmith shop. The building of the
cellar has been let to Leonard Heath.
We learn the entire building has been
leased for term of years, 1t is expect
ed to have it completed by June 1st
There was a narrow escape from
fire in c. F. Wards store Thursday even
ing at about $50 o'clock. The carbon
in one of the so candle power electric
lights in the show window burned out
and in some manner the globe which
was very hot, became detached and
fell into the window, setting some paper
on fire. William Wentworth, who
CHANGED to be passing, saw the blaze,
and forcing an entrance to the store
quickly extinguished it.
At meeting of the School Board
Saturday, Miss zadie Morrison was
chosen teacher of drawing for our pub
lie schools. Miss Morrison has made
drawing a study for considerable time
both in the art schools and at home,
and will doubtless prove a success in
her new position. The Board also voted
to divide Miss Judkins' and Miss
Tantishs schools, owing to the large
size of the same. The two new schools
thus formed will occupy the vacant
room, in tho old Teavitt School and tho