The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-05

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Capt. Zenas Vaughan of Madison, was
in town, Monday.
f. Bunker of the Bangor Commercial
staff, was in town Monday.
"McGinty the sport" A real city
show. Tuesday evening next.
Miss Berle Walton returned to her
musical studies in Boston, Tuesday.
Guy Pennell, son of Sheriff Penncl
succeeds Walter Snow as clerk at Bart.
let's.
A. S. Burke of Bingham, a former
Skowhegan merchant, was in town Sat
urday.
X. w. Haines of Hotel Coburn has
been confined to his room for week
past with pleurisy.
Miss jane Bickford went to Cam
bridge, Mass, Tuesday, to pass the
winter with niece.
j. o. Haines went to Boston, Tuesday
morning, to deliver the horse, Don
Thompson, to his new owner in that city.
Master Floyd Nye left town, recently,
for Foxcroft. He will have home with
his sister, Mrs. Anna Nichols, aud attend
the academy in that village.
Judge Edward Danforth, Grand Mas
ter Workman of the A. o. U. w, went
to Boston, Tuesday afternoon, on bust
ness connected with that order.
Landlord Heseton entertained quite a
party of towns people as guests on
Sunday last, serving fine New Years
dinner, during which Kendall's orchestra
diseoursed fine music.
Miss Addie Smith, a former successful
teacher in our schools, and who has been
visiting in town for week, returned to
her duties as a teacher in the schools of
Lawrence, Mass, Monday.
The Somerset Steam Laundry gives
one check for each shirt sent them to be
Numbered and when the holder has ae-
cumulated 80 checks, it will entitle him
to a new shirt at the laundry.
Joe Flynn, the man who wrote "Down
went McGinty" heads the funniest of all
shows this season. "McGinty the sport"
at Coburn opera house next Tuesday
evening. You can get good seat for
30 or 50c.
Walter Tuck, who for four years past
has clerked in Bixby & Bucks drug
store, has severed his connection with
that firm and will leave, next Saturday,
for Boston, where he will enter the Bry.
ant & Stratton business college.
In addition to the officers elected last
Thursday night by Skowhegan lodge 10
K. F., mention of which is made else
where, are the following: F. G. Head
and F. c. Dunlap, delegates to the grand
lodge, George Simpson and b. S. Flagg,
alternates.
The imperial Club, composed of the
cream of the commercial men who visit
Maine, attest the popularity of Hotel
Coburn with the travelling public. by
again holding their annual banquet at
this favorite hostelry, the date being,
Thursday evening, Jan. 10Th.
The Town Improvement Society met
Dec. Both, in the library parlors. About
SO ladies were there to enjoy delightful
afternoon. Miss Coburn read paper
upon her travels in Egypt, also exhibit
tied quite collection of photographs of
scenes from that land. Mrs. Fellows
recited "Friar Jerome" and Mrs. Oak
read 1.-THE Hoary Pilgrim" The Sorosis
Quartette sang two selections. Refresh
ments were served at the close of the
meeting.
The Island Machine Company are 10
devote part of their factory, the pres
ent winter, to the manufacture of driv-
ing calks. One large trip-hammer is
being put in and will probably be ready
for operation, Monday. Work on two
others is in progress and by the middle
of January all three will be in operation.
The three hammers will employ seven
men. w. C. Smith of this town, will
have charge of the crew. If business is
sufficient to warrant the putting in of a
dozen or so of machines the present win
ter, it will be done.