The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-03-11
TOWN and VICINITY.


ming for Boston.
Bartlett is selling a good onion at 81. 90
per bushel.
Miss Emily Low passed sunday in
Watervlle. with friends.
Mrs. F. o. sawyer returned from
Dexter Saturday evening.
Mrs. II. {. Decker passed sunday in
Madison, the guest of an uncle.
Full line Of peerless underwear, all
new. at ". II. Nildes'
Mrs. Henry Eawles returned from
Boston, on the evening train of Satur-
day
Bragg & Narncy do picture framing
nd can shtW you fire line of mould
ings. If
A new sign and lantern has been
placed in position at / O. O. +. hall the
past week.
Or. 2. II. 5. Vaughan Of Augusta, WAS
in town this week returning home, We'd
nesday afternoon.
Il jackets, , cloth capes, ] fur cape
left at W. II. Wndes'. About your own
price buys them.
DR.. c. Y. Hanson addressed the Colby
students Thursday evening last, upon
the subject Of "Colby in Missions.
Frank Weld Of saltwater, Mich, ar
rived in town Saturday called here by
the Illness Of bis mother, Mrs. Geo.
Weld
Mrs. J. P. Merrill returned from
Stetson, Monday, having been called
there last week by the illness of her
mother.
Mrs. George Head and MISS Susie
Priest left town, Saturday morning, for
New York to attend the millinery open
ings
Commencing next week special mid
week services will be held at the Uni
versalist church during the Lenten
season.
The ordinance of baptism was adj
mnistered to four candidates at the
the Bethany Baptist church, last sun
day.
Arthur Moore took the train here Sat
urday afternoon for Greenyille, where
he is assisting his father Hiram Moore,
in his numbering operations.
Owing to the storm of Friday night,
the Skowhegan high school were unable
to go to North Arson where they were
to have been given a reception by Arson
Academy.
n w. Brainerd, Esq, clerk Of courts
was summoned to Augusta, AS witness
in the case, McNalley VS.. The kennebec
journal and went there Wednesday
morning.
Harold Woodbury. returned to Bruins
wick, Saturday afternoon, after passing
several days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T.. G.. Woodbury.. He reports good
business for the firm of Hill e Wood
bury.
Three of the largest hens ever on sale
in a Skowhegan market were hanging in
the window of George II. Pishon's store
Saturday The largest weighed u
pounds, the other two 81 pounds each, a
total of pot pounds. They were of the
Brahma variety.
A. A. Badger has been appointed
superintendent of the Skowhegan
schools, aud will assume his duties
March II. Mr. Badger comes from
Warren. lie is graduate of Farming
ton normal school and was at one time
principal of Arson academy.
Miss Lena Frost, youngest daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. X. Frost, entertained
a large party of her school mates and
friends at her home on High ST., Satur-
day evening, March &, in honor of her
twelfth birthday. 1t was a very pleas
ant event. Numerous gifts were left
as tokens of love and remembrance by
her friends.
The last lecture in the kindergarten
course will be given at the COngrega-
tional church, Monday evening, March
18th, at eight o'clock, by Rev. G. ID.
Lindsay. of Portland, subject, Manhood.
Mr.. Lindsay is one of the ablest speakers
in the ChautauQua work, and it is hoped
that large number will be present.
Admission Doc.
Probably there is not an artisan in
Maine who has followed one line OF
manual labor SO long as has f. w.
Marble of the firm of Baker q Marble,
Skowhegan. 1t was on March l, 1852
that Mr. Marble first picked up the
chisel and mallet and since that time he
has cut over 100000 letters. He cut l5(
the day he talked with the writer. Mr.
Marble is an all-around worker and car
carve full size statue with the same
dexterity that he uses on small work
His many friends through the county
will wish him many more years of bust
ness prosperity, and that five years
hence the golden anniversary of his
profession will find him still enjoying
the prospect of continued prosperity.