The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-12-14
Mechanical toys at Heselton's.


Sleds and sleds at Bixby & Bucks.
George A. Parlin of Machias Is in
town this week.
You should see George Weymouth's
new line of travelling bags.
Hon. B. F. Bartlett of No. New Port
land was in town, yesterday.
DR.. w. NJ. Mclaughlin of Harmony
attended Probate court, this week.
Miss Belle Colby of Bingham was in
town yesterday, guest OF Mrs. F. X.
Buck.
DIR. |. l.. Salley has nearly completed
his stable which he Is building on Middle
Street.
Harry Palmer is to clerk for He.
Ormsby, the new ieweler, during the
holidays.
Clarks soothing and healing cream at
Horatio w. Cushing's drug store.
Llewellyn Morrill, OF Waterville was in
town, Tuesday, attending to business at
Probate court.
A good assortment of pictures just
received at Bragg & Varney's; also pic
ture frames made to order.
There was elegant skating on Madison
Pond few days the past week, previous
to the recent warm weather.
Sewing tables, checker board and
ironing tables at Heseltons.
There will be election of officers and
an entertainment at Priscilla Rebekah
Lodge next Tuesday night.
The Green g. Barnard Shoe Co. will
sell you lady's $500 wide toe shoe,
lace or button, for only $1.69.
What's the matter with a box Of
Bakers chocolates as Christmas gift !?
Get them at Wings drug store.
A. j. Wentworth, the venerable truck
man contemplates passing Christmas
with his daughter In Industry.
Edwin Gledhill, manager of the Mars
ton Worsted Mills, made a business trip
to Lawrence and Worcester, Mass, this
week.
Large assortment of china cups and
saucers at Heselton's.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Colby have gone
to housekeeping in new house'on Bush
street, and their aunt, Miss I. B. Colby
is to make her home with them.
New lot of travelling bags and suit
cases just received for the holidays by
George Weymouth, the best line ever
shown in town, prices lower than ever.
The newly commissioned officers OF
Co. f, Capt, F. c. Dunlap, lst Lieut.,
C. A. Rogers and 2nd Lieut., Herbert
Soule went to Augusta, this morning,
for examination before the official board.
Sheriff Pennell found the team stolen
from r. w. Brown, of which mention
was made In the REPORTER of last week,
at Sangerville, where 1t had been left
and drove it home. The fellow who
hired the team, went from Sangerville to
Moose River, thence to Canada.
The Rev. Charles F. Dole of Jamaica
Plains, Mass, preacher, writer and
lecturer will speak before the Womans
Club and their guests, Tuesday evening,
Dec. 10, at eight o'clock, in the Congre-
aational Church. Subject The Ameri-
can Ideal of Noble Womanhood."
Children's story and picture books, sll
prices at Heselton's.
The Town Improvement Society will
meet at the Library parlors, Friday p.
M, December 18th, at two thirty o'clock.
Each member has the privilege of invit-
Ing one guest. 1t is expected Mrs. NJ. }.
Hathaway of Norridgewock, will give
her "Trip up the Nile in a Dahabuyah.'
Carpets you were not able to clean
earlier, Morrison Is now prepared to
clean, beat and blow out all moths, in
sects, etc. Send in any time and will be
about and examine specimens of "Orien-
tai Rugs" from old carpets which he is
about ready to manufacture.
F. B. Elliott, is pronounced one of the
most successful business college mana
gers in the country, is establishing bust
ness college in Skowhegan. Prof.
Elliott regards Skowhegan an excellent
center for such an institution even
better than Waterville, where he has
been so successful in building up the
Waterville Business College.
Among the attorneys in attendance
upon Probate court, this week, were T.
B. Barrett of Canaan; j. F. Holman of
Athens; g. O. Small and G. A. WILDER of
Madison; II. w. Stewart of Hartland !;
F. w. Clair of Watervile j. w. Manson
of Pttsfield; l.. l.. Walton, S. W. Gould,
Geo. w. Cover, Forrest Goodwin, A. X.
| Butler, d. W. Lewis of Skowhegan.
We learn that the Marston Worsted
Mills have already Outgrown their pres
ent quarters, and have leased more room
in an adjoining building. They have
placed orders for ten additional looms,
which are expected to arrive about Feb
ruary lst thus increasing their manufac-
/ tured product about one-half. Their