The Somerset reporter., 1896-02-27
TOWN and VICINITY.

way's.
Hon. E. F. johnson of waterville,
was in town saturday.
The prices on hamburgs will surprise
you, at ". Ii. "ildes.
{. NJ, Bailey of Winthrop, was in
town oyer. Friday night.
Judkins ia selling his new embroider-
ed back kid gloves for 50 cts.
Harold Woodbury. returned to Port
land, Saturday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. p Pennell of Har-
mony, were in town Thursday.
a few barrels of oyster shells left for
the hens at Fairgrieves' Restaurant.
Mr. and Mrs. George Weld spent
Sunday with friends in Waterville.
twenty five cents will buy your din
ner town meeting day at q. A. X. hall
Ansel Holway went to Augusta, Fri
day, to attend the meeting of the State
Grange.
George A Boardman returned, Thurs
day evening from business trip to
Bangor.
Mrs. George A. Barnard and Miss
Mary, returned from Boston, Friday
evening.
sI.75 and $3.50 fannelette wrappers
marked down to Sl.l9 at w. b. Stew
ards.
Mrs Julia Nay Kincaid is passing a
few weeks in Boston, New York and
Philadelphia.
The new Lampson and Hubbard hats
at Chas..F Wards, are in very hand
some shapes.
Forrest Goodwin, Esq. attends the
meetingSof the Maine Bar Association
in Bangor tonight.
There are three feet of snow at
Parlin pond and the lumbermen in that
vicinity are rushing things.
Mrs. Ella II. Crowell is in Boston,
J this week attending the Grand Lodge
Degree of Honor, A. o. U. w.
Mr.. and Mis-. H. G. Sawyer of Port
land, are in town the guests, of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. o. Haines, at Hotel Coburn.
New telephones have been put into
a. w. Jewetts market and Merrill &
Covers law office within the past week
George E. Woodbury., who runs the
restaurant in the Maine Central depot
I'M Brunswick, was in town Saturday
forenoon.
Sheriff Viles and Deputy John Smith
made search of the Skowhegan House,
Friday, but did not succeed in finding
any liquors to seize.
J. ii. Dane met with an unfortunate
accident Saturday last He caught his
left hand in the buzz-planer at his shop,
losing three fingers thereby.
The class of '97 Skowhegan high
school, fare to give a concert in Coburn
hall, next month. Among the talent
is Mrs. Haynes, Skowhegans favorite
vocalist.
|, Mr. and Mrs. w. n. Donovan enter
tanned the senior class of the high school
at their pleasant home on Madison Ave,
Friday evening last. A delightful time
is reported.
Four horses owned by Thomas San
ders of Haverhill, Mass, were shipped
from this town to him at his home
Friday. They had been kept for some
years at East Madison.
Mrs. Grin Priest returned Saturday,
from visit of several days with her
daughter, Mrs. w. p. Ordway, who is
spending the winter in Portland, and
with friends in Lewiston.
The Relief Corps at their last meet
ing carried out program which
had special reference to Washington
birthday. 1t was arranged by Mrs. X.
A. Withee and several of the ladies'
participated.
Washington's birthday the 22nd inst,
was not publicly observed in Skowhe-
gan, though some of the teachers were
= patriotic enough to have special exer-
cises at their schools Friday, appropri-
ate to the occasion.
j. 0. Haines returned from Boston,
Thursday morning and that afternoon
went to Norridgewock and purchased
three horses, one of which has mark
of 2.20 Ia Mr.. lIaines says the horse
market is very quiet just now and
prices exceedingly low.
There is something out of the com
mon in the operations of the building
committee of the new school house on
Leavitt street They kept within the
appropriation. And those who know
say everything works to IA charm in it.;
heating all right and ventilation perfect
It's good thing to have practical men
take charge of such things.
County Commissioner Weber was in
town last week He informs us that in
the annual statement of the county as
printed, one item was omitted from the
resources of the county, viz. Amount
due from the State for taxes on wild