The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-24
Xmas goods arriving at Ordway's.

H'ii'sl O"ou"lH. hsQ'. WIS Ut Iltts-
II Id, Tuesday, on legal business.
Mrs. M. Il, Haskell of Boston, is in
town the guest OF her sister, Mrs. l.. J.
Addition.
A regular meeting of Somerset Chap
ter r. A. Masons, is to be held Friday
evening.
Johu S. Head, OF the Maine Central
Railroad Company, arrived in town
Tuesday evening.
Pauline Wyman. the latest and most
charming book of Sophie Mays at
Bixby & Bucks. -
You can get warranted hot water
bag for So cents of C. w. Folsom, the
prescription druggist.
A. X. Perkins has recently removed
his family from their farm home to the
residence owned by him on Maple St.
Mrs. George Burns, who has been
visiting her people here for some weeks,
has returned to her home in Beechmont,
Mass.
Mrs. R. E. Drinkwater returned to
Waterville, Saturday morning, after
being the guest few days of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Philbrick.
The Woman's Club lecture by Rev.
Henry R. Rose which was postponed
from Monday, Nov. IA, will be held in
Congregational church, Tuesday, the
18th inst.
On Thanksgiving day the post office
will be closed as follows: From 10 40
q. m. to l 80 p. m. from 40 p. m. to
2 :45 p. m. from to p. M, and at in
the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Smith of Portland,
were in town, Monday and Tuesday, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Heselton.
Mrs. Smith was formerly Miss liza Law
ton of Norridgewock.
Mr.. John Donegan has just selected a
fine Imperial Upright Grand McPhail
piano at Smiths music store. A score
of this standard make pianos are used by
the leading families in town.
Mason & Downs big double "Unele
Toms Cabin Co. is the next attraction
at the opera house, Dec. g. This Co.
carries two bands, white and colored,
and give the biggest street parade ever
seen in town.
The Epworth League of the Methodist
church, will conduct religious services at
Malbon's Mills next Sunday p. M, at
o'clock.
We hear many favorable comments
made upon the singing of the male
quartet at the Universalist church, last
Sunday. 1t WAS composed of A. r.
Smiley, M. 7. Pooler, Clarence Mantor
and Mr.. Baker.
E. P. Viles, sheriff, took an insane
man who had been in his care for time
to the Insane Hospital at Augusta, Tues
day. He also was at Gardiner on bust
ness connected with numbering opera
tions in the Dead River country.
Hon. Turner Boswell, who has for the
past years conducted the business of
the Cohurn heirs as agent, has resigned
the position in order to devote his time
and attention to the business of the
Moosehead Company at Scion of which
he is treasurer and manager. Samuel
w. Philbrck of this town has been ap-
pointed to succeed Mr.. Boswell.
Mr.. George Grover of Portsmouth, N.
H., has recently been granted patent
on a weather strip for doors that
promises to bring him a fine sum of
money. Mr.. Grover, who by the way is
Skowhegan boy, son of Simon Grover,
was in Fairfield yesterday and formed a
company and closed contract with a
local firm there to manufacture them.
Forrest Goodwin, in company with
Hon. Byron Boyd of Augusta, and Col.
l. K. Stetson of Bangor, attended the
Yale Harvard football game at New
Haven, Conn, last Saturday. Mr.. Good
win attended the Harvard law school
and Mr.. Boyd is graduate of that col
lege. Col. Stetson is a Yale graduate.
The score was II to in favor of Harv-
ard.
An interesting temperance entertain
ment was given at the G. A. X. hall,
Monday evening, under the auspices of
the Good Templars' lodge. Rev, B. C.
Wentworth called the meeting to order
and presided The first number on the
programme was song by fourteen boys
and girls who marched in from the ante
room singing as they marched. Charles
Burnor gave a selection on the graphic
phone entitled "Belfry Chimes" which
was followed by song by three little
girls, Callie Packard, Berle Lewis and
Lizzie Hodgdon. Another selection on
the graphophone, song by the boys
and girls and song by three little
Foster girls Beatrice, Louisa and
Blanche, after which prayer was offered
by Rev. B. G. Wentworth. The lee
turer, Rev. T. B. HIATT of East Madison,
was then introduced and spoke on tenn
perance as it had come under bis obser-
walton. Arrangements have been made
to furnish our readers with synopsis of
this earnest and interesting address,