The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-02-06
CORRESPONDENCE.
So. Norridgewock.
Fine sleighing about town.

{. +. Nease and wife spent few
days of last week with relatives in North
New Portland, returning home Sunday.
Mrs Eben Haggelt returned home
from Anson. Tuesday. where she has
been visiting for the past three weeks.
Geo. Hussey remains about the same
as last week.
Quite a number of our Good Templars
anticipate going To Smitbtield, tomorrow
night to attend the installation exercises
of the Smithfield Lodge, !. o. G. T.
J. NJ. Pierce and wife spent Saturday
and sunday with relatives at Weeks
Mills.
Pishon & Bigelow are rapidly filling
their new barn with pressed hay.
7. H. Spear of Madison, was in town
Monday.
f. \. Hobbs has case of about l25
soveniers of the New York Bicycle
Show. Making very pleasing and in
teresting collection.
Henry Bryant of Portland, is stopping
in town for few days.
Mr.. II. w. Spaulding had his horse
taken from the sheds of the Congrega-
tional church, Sunday evening. The
horse had evidently been driven very
hard as it returned home at about 10
o'clock the same evening in an exhaust
ed condition. Mr.. Spaulding thinks he
is on track of the parties who did it.
Mrs. Harry Powers has been very sick
the past week with tonsiits.
Mrs. Charles Williams has purchased
the stock and good will of Mrs. l.. F.
md will rho ct
Mrs. Hollis many friends will be sorry
to learn of her retiring from business
but owing to i'll health this step became
necessary.
Mrs. Henry Stevens has been quite
sick the past two weeks with tonslitis
but is better now.
The quarterly election of the officers
of Old Point Lodge, No. 3l4, occurred
last Thursday evening, the following
were the officers elected: Lloyd Powers,
c. T.: Jennie Goodrich, V. T.; +. c.
Holt, p. C, T.; g. II. Jewett, Sec.
Florence Jewett, +. s.; Howard Wood
man. Treas. Frank French, Mar. Chas.
Fuller, Chap; Florence Carr, 5. J. T.;
Dora Works, |. g.; NJ. c. Holt, Sen; M.
{. Holt, Sen NJ. c. Holt, Charles Moore
and +. &. Cooley were elected as
trustees. The installation ceremonies oc-
cur tonight.
Mrs. L. P. Holt is collecting her bills
and closing up her business.
The Steam saw mill is doing a rushing
business since the snow came.
DIR. L. A. Dascombe was in town on
professional business, Monday.
Miss Hattie Longley returned to her
studies in Watervlle, Monday
The entertainment given by the Junior
class at the High school building Satur-
day evening was well attended, consider
ing the inclemency of the weather. At
the close of short entertainment given
by the scholars, cake, ice cream and
candy were sold, the proceeds, which
after deductng expenses amounted to
about nine dollars, will be used for the
benefit of the class.
Mr.. John Doyen remains about the
same.
Miss Agnes Powers has returned to
Waterville where She attending school.
The leap year ball and card party at
Millers Hall will occur tomorrow even.
ing.
Henry Hussey was home from Kents
Hill over Sunday.
Bell Adams and Alice ohnson who
have been visiting friends in Madison and
Bingham the past week have returned
home.
The Cleveland Minstrelsn band parad-
ed the streets here Tuesday afternoon
greatly to the amusement of our younger
population Two electric cars were re-
CURED to bring them up and carry them
back to Skowhegan. While they were
playing a horse belonging to Samuel
Williams son became frightened and ran
away, doing no damage however.
The various owners of ice houses are
rushing business and harvesting some
very nice ice.
The Boston store is holding closing
out sale this week.
Hussey & Conant have received an
other invoice of coats.
Mrs. c. l. Carr had a whist party last
week Wednesday evening, there were
twenty. eight present and pleasant time
was enjoyed.
Quite a number of the old time resi-
dents of Mercer, now living in this I lace.
have been invited to attend the tin we'd
ding of Mr. and Mrs. +. A. Walton at
the old Walton homestead in Mercer to-
night.
The Basket Ball Team of Radcliffe
College Harvard annex of which Miss
Maria Carr is catcher, plays match
game with Boston Normal School Club at
the Boston Gymnasium Saturday of this
week.
In letter from Mrs. L. NJ. Emery of
Santa Monica, Cal, she reports that DR..
p s. Lindsey is quite extensively engag.
ed in he poultry business and that Misses
Rebecoa and Sarah Clarke are at present
in San Diego visiting Mrs Harriet Clarke
Wheeler who has been quite i'll with la
grippe.
c L. Carr went to Waterville yester-
day in the interest of the Addison Hilton
estate
A. H. Morse while packing ice Mon
day was quite severely strained by a
heavy cake of ice dropping while he was
holding on to it with the ice tongs..
There was a social dance at {. L
Cars Friday evening.
There was quite wedding at the resi-
dence of Rev. J. A. Jones Jan. 20, the
contracting parties were Mr.. L. Bigelow