The Somerset reporter., 1896-02-06
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

John II. Mitchell made Il business
trip to Bangor Tuesday
Miss Mabel Phillips left this morning
for a few weeks visit in Boston.
Norris NJ. 1rafton, class of % :. II.
5. left this morning for Boston.
Mrs. Trask left home this morning for
visit of some weeks to sister in
Boston.
Have you seen that childs shoe from
IS To SIS that Gardner 4 Barnard sell
for 80 cts
Miss Agnes B. Stafford returned to
Lewiston this morning to continue her
musical studies
Miss Edythe Mae Warren of West
brook, is the guest of her friend Mrs.
Geo f. Leighton.
Get barrel of oyster shells at
Fairgrieyes' Restaurant aud make your
hens lay.
Miss Edith Savage, who has been
visiting In town for week returned to
Fairfield this week
Good oranges as low as u cts, per
doz., at Skowhegan Cash Grocery,
Saturday, Feb. s.
Miss Clara Nosmus who has been quite
sick for several weeks is again at her
post in Smiths Music Store.
The tenth annual reunion of the "E.
B. A." is to occur at Hotel Coburn Sat
urday evening next, the Sth. inst.
Mrs. r. 6. Leighton and Miss Mary
Harmon of Portland, have been passing
a week in town, returning today.
Miss Wynne, clerk at w. II. Wildes',
is enjoying brief vacation at her home
in Cooper's Mills the present week.
r. L. Mitchell went to Philadelphia,
on Tuesday in the interests of his eX-
tensive manufacturing business.
Horace Biekford, who has good
position in Lewiston drug store has
been at home this week for brief va
cation.
Mrs. George keene of Augusta, who
has been the guest of her aunt Mrs, w.
H. Wildes, for several days, returned
home to-day.
Rev. Geo. L. Leighton will give the
first of series of lectures at the Uni
versalist chapel at 7.45 o'clock. Subject,
Our country"
Rev. VIM. L. Noyes with a choir of
children from the New England Home
for Little Wanderers will be at the Uni
versalist chapel, Sunday evening at six
o'clock
No person will be admitted to the
masked ball to be held at Millburn hall
next Tuesday evening except those who
have received printed invitatations
from the managers.
The Skowhegan Cash Grocery Co.
are contemplating making many changes
in their store in the early spring, that
| will give them the most modern up-to-
date grocery in town.
Sleighing parties of any size can be
accommodated at Nutting's livery stable.
He can hitch up team to please any
size party, while his single rigs are of
the best, and all at prices to please.
The necessary number of petitions for
Sisterhood Assembly of knights of
! Pythias in town has been secured, and a
meeting for organization will be held in
Pythias Hall, Friday evening next at :
O'Clock.
We publish this week the assessment
of road taxes made by our County
Commissioners upon the Wild lands of
Somerset county for the ensuing year,
together with the different agents APP
pointed to expend the same.
Mrs. f. w. Allen, Miss Clara Narney
and NJ. b. Heselton were elected at the
last meeting of the Universalist Sunday
school IA committee to see what arrange
ments could be made for procuring an
organ or piano for the school.
Rev. Gowen c. Wilson, State Superin-
tendent of the Bible society of Maine
will speak in the First Baptist church.
next Sunday morning, and in the Con-
gregational church in the evening, upon
the work that the society is doing in our
State.
A special meeting of the Non Parti-
san w. {. I. / will be held in the g..
A. II. Hall, Monday evening, Feb. 10th
All members are requested to be pres
ent, and all interested in Temperance
work. Mrs. Florence Porter will be
present and address the meeting, COM
mencing at o'clock, Mrs. Gilman,
Sec'y.
Mr. CIV. Lawton who buys hoops
in Skowhegan informs the REPORTER
| that owing to the Cuban war the bottom
has dropped out of the hogshead hoop
business and he is obliged to hold what
he is now buying for future orders when
there shall be demand for them.
Thus does this serious trouble effect
business in Somerset forests.
CleVeland's Ministries were given an
audience in Coburn Hall, Tuesday even
L ~ Al.