The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-09


Wallets and pocket books at Geo
Cushing's.
DIR. F. S. Bigelow made a business TRIP
to Augusta, yesterday.
Rev. j. C. Gregory of Bingham was in
town, Friday of last week.
Mrs. II. X. White left home, yester.
day, for Boston, to receive treatment for
her eyes.
No better Christmas present than a
set of furs. W. Il. Wides has the larg-
est line.
{. M. Phillips, who is now engaged in
the hide and leather business in Boston,
was il town yesterday.
William Holt who has been in Law
renee, Mass, for several weeks, returned
home by last nights train.
The annual fair of the Universalist
society is to be held in Coburn hall,
Thursday, December 10Th, afternoon and
evening.
Six candidates received the work of
the Rebekah degree, Tuesday evening,
In Priscilla Rebekah Lodge, 50, |. o.
.. +. There were visitors from Nor
rldgewock present.
The Grange fair and entertainments,
last week, were very successful IN every
way. The net receipts. amount to very
nearly $4,000 which will be used in
furnishing the hall.
From an exchange we learn that the
grey trotting mare, Combine record
222h by Combination, formerly owned
by George II. Clarke, has been sold and
shipped to England,
Saturday morning last was the coolest
of the season, the thermometer register
ing from 10 to IA degrees below zero.
By evening the weather had moderated
enough to give us a rain storm.
We learn that arrangements are being
perfected for private sheet and pillow
case mask party, by the younger society
people, the affair to come off in the new
Grange hall at an early date.
The uses of the electric batteries are
increasing, as it is found that they re-
lieve various forms of disease and in
Illumination. G. w, Folsom, the prescrip-
ton druggist, keeps them for sale aud
also to let for rs cents per week.
The contract for the heating appara-
tus for the new hotel of Brown & Clark
10 So. Norridgewock, was let to F. G..
Head & Co., who put in a capital steam
heater, the job being now completed,
aud it is doing the work in a satisfactory
manner.
The literary department of the Town
Improvement society will meet with
Mrs. J. P. Merrill, Friday afternoon of
this week, at two o'clock. The subject
for the meeting is 1.-THE debt of the
working woman of today to the strong
minded woman of yesterday"
At the annual meeting of De Molay
Commandery, No 10, X. p. held Tues
day evening last, the following officers
were elected Geo. w. Cover, Il. G. /;
James r. Frost, Gen; w. II. Wildes, G.
Gen. Geo. w. Nash, Pre-. Forrest Good
win, S. w; Geo. f. Sampson, J. w. !;
Chas. f. Ward, Treas; VIM. II. G..
Estes, Rec; j, p. Oak, trustee.
The unsightly looking structure that
had so long occupied the lot just north
of Hotel Coburn aud used as a stable has
within the past few weeks been for the
most part torn down, and modern
stable, commodious and convenient has
taken its place. While portion of the
frame of the old building remains at the
rear, the interior of the whole is new,
and about Jan. lst, will see it occupied
under a lease by Chase & Frame, as a
livery, sale and boarding stable. The
new building adds considerably to the
looks of the stable.
Russell Relief Corps elected officers
for the ensuing year, Friday afternoon
last, the Bird inst. Mrs. G. w. Nash
was elected president; Mrs. j. P. Thomp-
son, senior vice president; Mrs. w. Ii.
Weston, junior vice president; Mrs.
Cora Parker, treasurer Mrs. Ann Stinch-
field chaplain; Mrs. i. IL, Williams,
conductor; Mrs. B. T. Sawyer, guard.
Delegates were elected to the annual
as follows: Mrs. j. p.
Thompson, Mrs. G. S. Webb, Mrs. H. H.
Tufts, Mrs. Joseph Buker. Alternates,
Mrs, Lyman p. Jewett, Mrs. f. G.
Dunton, Mrs. E. l.. Walker, Mrs. 0. A.
Priest.