The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-12-14
Dress suit cases at Chas. F. Wards.

Hon. A. II. Chase of Lexington was in
town Tuesday of this week.
Ladies' cloth top button shoes only
Sl.39 at Green & Barnard Shoe Co.
{. W. Hussey, ESQ.,, of Watervlle was
In town on legal business, Thursday.
Mrs. K. N. Merrill AID her son, Master
Folsom, are spending week in Boston.
Miss Belle Colby, clerk in Bixby &
Bucks Bingham store, was in town,
yesterday.
Mrs. J. G, Griffin, Madison Avenue,
wants to secure the services of general
servant girl.
L. W. Fogg, a prominent lumberman
OF Bowdoinham, was in town few
hours, yesterday.
DIR. F. o. Sawyer and wife, who have
been passing week in Boston, returned
home, Wednesday evening.
The bicycle agents are beginning to
arrive in town with the 1900 models.
Wheels will be very cheap next season.
Miss Ethel Mudgett returned home
from Portland, Wednesday evening,
where she has been attending business
college.
AT the regular meeting of Parmenas
Encampment, Tuesday evening, the
Golden Rule and Patriarchal degrees
were conferred.
The largest and best stock of fur robes
ever exhibited in Somerset county may
be seen at George Weymouth's, and
the prices are right.
Foxes are reported to be very plenty
this season in this vicinity and local
hunters are anxiously awaiting the first
fall of light snow.
You can buy any of the elegant lines
of pipes at Merwin's Cigar Store for the
next two weeks, at actual cost. This
low price is made to reduce stock.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hobart of East
Madison arrived home from Boston,
Monday night, Mrs. Hobart having been
there for some weeks, receiving medical
treatment.
A. M. Percival of Chanty Stream
passed Sunday in town as the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Larry. He
brought large deer with him which he
shot last week in the vicinity of his
home.
Mr.. Charles Pullen and wife have re-
turned from Beverly, Mass, where they
have been visiting their son, Clarence,
and from Berwick where they visited
their former pastor and his family, Rev.
b. C. Wentworth.
The members OF the W. c. T. U. will
send their annual Christmas box to the
town farm. All members are requested
to bring their contributions to the parlor
of the G. A. r. Thursday afternoon,
Dec. 81, at two O'Clock.
Peter Larkin sent ten men to Dead
River, last Thursday morning. They
will work for Albion Savage in that
region. Choppers are very scarce and
good help is being secured with difficulty.
Wages are larger than they have been
for several years.
C, A. Fairbrother will serve the ban
quet tomorrow night which will be tend
cred the visiting encampments by
Parme1as Encampment Is, |. o. o. F.
The occasion is the annual district meet
ing of the 14th district. Several of the
grand officers are expected TO be present.
AT the annual meeting of Abraham
Lincoln Command, Z. V. U. held Tues
day evening, officers for the ensuing
year were elected as follows: C. V.
Richards, colonel; f. NJ. Mills, lieutenant
colonel; A. f. Bickford, major; Isaac
Dyer, surgeon; j. o. Smith, quarter
master Stephen GRAHAM, chaplain; II.
P. Cannon, officer of the day; Simon
Grover, officer of the guard. A public
installation will be held the second
tuesday OF January.
The meeting of Sorosis held, Wednes-
day, Dec. 18th, was opened by piano
solo by Miss Hannah Page. The subject
for the afternoon was "Hearts and
Homes" Mrs. Sturtevant gave paper
on "Content," and Mrs. Holt on 1.-THE
Modern Martha" The conversation on
(which is the more harmful in a home,
nagging or bad cooking?" was opened
by Mrs. Judkns. The next meeting of
Soross will be held on Tuesday evening,
Dec. Goth.
Probably the largest single sale of
wool by farmer or sheep raiser in Som
erset, sheared from his own hocks, was
made by j. X. Hilton of Starks to Pishon
& Clark of Skowhegau, few days
since. The amount was 10, 900 pounds.
Pishon & Clark are doing large bust
ness in buying wool and have about
55,0 900 pounds on hand now. They have
bought over no tons of pressed hay dur
ing the season thus far and have bought
loose and pressed with their own crews,
double that quantity. They have seven
presses running and are paying from,
800 to $1,000 per ton for it.
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20 lbs. GRADUATED Sugar, 81 90.
Commencing Friday morning. Dee. Is,
the Skowhpp4n Cash Grocery will aall