The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

Only so more pairs of the S1.50 shoes
left at Barnard's.
DR.. F. o. Turner of Harmony was in
town yesterday.
See the new short corset Steward is
selling for $1.00.
The drug stores will be closed from II
m. until 5 p. m. Thanksgiving day.
T. j. Young, ESQ.,, of Scion, was in
town yesterday, attending to legal bust
ness.
j. FL. Lord and wife leave Friday, for
Southern Pines, North Carolina, to
speno the winter.
Miss May Elise Fellows of Colby
University, class of 1901, is spending
Thanksgiving day with her parents in
town.
A. II. Smiley returned from Pttsfield
Wednesday morning, where he assisted
in an Old Folks concert given in that
town Tuesday evening.
The literary department of the Town
Improvement Society will meet with
Mrs. Doran, East Front street, Friday
p. M, November ~, at two O'clock.
The Methodist society rejoice In the
home coming of Miss Sara Ward, who
has taken her place In the choir much
to the delight Of the people who 80
heartily enjoy her sweet rich voice.
II the "trayeing men" say the show
Is good, 1t is good. Ask them about the
Germans in "Mr Beane from Boston"
next Tuesday evening. Seats on sale at
SIMPSONS next Thursday at 8 a. N.
Prices 80 and 75c.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment in another column Of Wateryille's
Merchants Days, to be held Nov. 20 to
Dec. 2, inclusive. Low fares on the
railroads, extraordinary bargains by the
merchants and thousands of samples
given away at the Food Fair and
Trades Exhibit.
There were about one hundred people
present at the lecture on Toronto
and the third international Epworth
League Convention given at the Meth
odist church, last Friday eve, by the pas
tor. Several have expressed wish that
it might be repeated at some time when
there were a less number of local enter
tainments going on at the same hour.
The Maine Central railroad announces
two excursions to Washington, one Jan.
% and the other March %. The limit of
the ticket is 10 days. The tours in
clude days at Washington at best
hotels, hours in Philadelphia, "a hours
ia New York city. The expense from
Skowhegau to Washington and return is
$3.50, with all the expense excluding
hotel at Boston and supper on Fall River
boat.
A home campmeeting will be held
next week at the Methodist church under
the auspices of the Epworth League,
opening Monday evening with IA sermon
by Rev. o. S. Pillsbury of Fairfield.
There will be preaching every night.
On Wednesday and Thursday evenings
Rev. i. II. Irvine OF Clinton will preach
and give Bible readings in the after
Moons. A cordial invitation to the
public is extended.
small but delighted audience saw
the first presentation in Skowhegan, last
Thursday evening, of Joseph Arthur's
comedy drama "Blue Jeans" The play
deals with life in the "blue jeans re-
gion of Indiana, and tells the story of
the fortunes and misfortunes of Perry
Bascom, wealthy mill owner and can
didate for Congress. There are several
exciting incidents in the piece, includ-
ing the escape of June on bicycle, the
parade of the Rising sun Roarers, the
barbecue, and the saw-mill scene, one
of the most realistic ever placed upon
the local stage. The singing of the |
Hoosier Quintette and the baton Juggling
of j. Mallory, the drum major, were
taking features. The company was
good one, far ahead of the average tray !
cling combination. As june the poor
house war ".iss Dallou was sweet and
winning, and Miss Baume as Sue En-
daily, made handsome adventures. W.
P. Carleton was a manly Perry Bascom.
and Charles Thropp was roundly Kissed
for his villany as Ben Boone. The /
comedy element of the piece was in the
capable hands of Ben d. Deane, William
Crandall and Miss Lora Thorne.
The German Bros. in their new come.
dy "Nr. Became of Boston, viii be at
cohurn hall, next Tuesday evening. OF
their entertainment a Hartford, Conn,
paper of Nov s, has this TO say
1.-THE brothers German, In tn lr new
comedy "Mr. Beane from Boston,' pre-
sented an original entertainment at the
Opcra house Friday evening The plav |