The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-01-27
TOWN and VICINITY.

Bargains left at Geo. Cushing's.
Harry A. Dinsmore was In Waterville,
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. j. c. Perkins Is residing in Farm
ington for the winter.
Lewis Anderson made a business trip
IN Boston, this week.
II YOU want the best bargain yet in
eorsets, 20 TO Judkius'.
Henry Mitchell made a business trip
to Portland, Tuesday.
Mr.. W. II. Wildes spent Sunday with
relatives ia Portland.
Where do you buy your corn, meal and
feed-at Brown K Wards?
Miss Georgia L. Fellows of Augusta,
is visiting with friends in town.
Mr.. C. C. Nichols of Foxcroft, passed
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Bragg.
Miss Mary Goodwin visited friends in
Waterville, last week, returning home,
Monday evening.
Mrs. c. Davis Miller returned from
Portland, Tuesday, where she visited
friends a few days.
j. o. Smith and wife are in attendance
upon meeting of the Maine Press As
ISOLATION, in Portland, today.
Revs. C. V. Hanson and A. n. Dairy
attended the meeting of the Maine Theo-
logical circle at Waterville, Tuesday.
Mrs. Annie Eskimo and Master Paul of
Portland, arrived at Mrs. G. n. Bragg's
Saturday night and returned home Tues
day morning.
The place of meeting of the Somerset
Central Agricultural society, February,
9TH has been changed from Grand Army
Hall to Grange Hall.
M, J. Allen has further orders for
$4,000 picker sticks which will keep the
crew he has at work GU such articles,
busy for some six weeks.
The literary department of the Town
Improvement Society will meet with
Mrs. B. F. Eaton, Water street, Friday
D. NJ, January 2Sth, at two O'Clock.
Attention is called to the ad in another
column announcing free lectures to
women only, next week, in Grange Hall
by Mrs. DR.. Drew of Lowell, Mass.
NJ. c. Cushing dropped stitch in his
back" while on business trip at
Thomaston last week, arriving home
Saturday night in helpless condition.
He hopes to be able to resume business
next week.
1t is gratifying TO learn that kendall's
orchestra is meeting with the success
ganization deserves. The business they
have done during the past five months is
far in excess of previous years, and they
now have several engagements booked
ahead.
Lewis Anderson IL Co. have added a
brick tireproof vault to their office equip
ment at the wooden mill. IL opens off
their main office and is separated there
from by double steel doors. 1t is very
desirable adjunct to their Office which
now is one of the best in the town or
county.
We were interested few days since,
in looking over the fine line of thermom-
eters, carried by G. w. Folsom, the
prescription druggist. He has the COM
mon ones from 10 cts. to 10 c:s. each,
ing in prica from 30 cts. to $l.50 each,
which are well worth examination.
The snow storm of Sunday was
heavy one and of wide extent. 1t start
! ed to the westward as usual and swept
over New England and the maratime
| provinces of Canada. Roads were con-
siderably blocked, hereabouts, but by
hard work the electric roads were kept
open and they lost few trips.
By invitation of Trinity Commandery
X. I. of Augusta, Sir Knights l.. C.
Emery, w. H. Wildes, A. G. Blunt, c.
A. Ross, Geo. E, Sampson, I. II. Ander-
sOn and George W. Cover of De Molay
Commandery attended one of their meet
ings on Friday evening of last week, en-
oying banquet at the close of the
work.
An exchange quotes the REPORTER
stating that an alarm of fire sounded in
Skowhegan on day named, and that
we are entirely helpless AS far as hav-
ing any protection against fire is con-
cerned.a To one we'll informed of the
situation it is obvious this does not apply
TO Skowhegan. If such appeared in the
REPORTER 1t was in correspondence
from some other town.
Daniel Lewis, Esq, of Sherman,
Aroostook county, was in town, recent
y, the guest of DR.. w. Z. Merrill. He
mad In view moving his family here,
because of better educational facilities
Tor his children. Mr.. Lewis is a native
OF Somerset couHty and went to Aroos-
took from Ripley, over 20 years ago, and
mas large legal business there. He
was member of the legislature from
sherman in 1879, and his father, James
b. Lewis, represented the Ripley class