The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-12-13
iron TOYS, all kinds. at Heselton's.

You will find choice line of perfumes
at Fogg's drug store.
Have you seen the line of Xmas nov
elites at Miss Williams.
Who is Who? Watch for date at
Grange Hall, Skowhegan.
Second hand sleighs for sale at Coburn
House stables, Madison st.
Geo. H. Boardman ia in Wateryille and
Fail fl Id today on business trip.
F. W. Bueknam ia agent for II. R.
Mitchell s. Son, fl )rsts. See advertise
ments.
Charles Moore left, yesterday after
noon, ou few days hunting trip to
Jackman.
Mrs. Bracket of Pittsfield has been
the guest of her daughter, Miss Maude
Bracket.
Mrs. Abel Thompson returned home,
Tuesday night, from visit of three
weeks 10 Lewiston.
Geo. Simpson was wearing a broader
smile than usual, Wednesday, over the
arrival of boy 10 his family.
Warren r. Brown went to Boston,
Monday, with string of eight fast
horses for the Boston market.
The Fl. W. Cushing stock of toys
games, albums, etc. are being sold out at
about half price at Fogg's drug store.
Mrs. Gala B. Ward returned home,
Tuesday night, from a visit to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. F. T. Ross in st. Stephen, n. b.
Howard Jones, business man of Dex-
ter, was In town over Wednesday night,
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Judkins.
Sheriff r. p. Pennell and Deputy
Sheriff F. l.. Harding of Madison took
the train here for Portland, this morning.
Monday morning the thermometer In
dictated IA degrees below zero, Tuesday
morning from "a to 80 below, Wednes-
day 10 below. Pretty stiff December
weather.
Wings Skin Food still holds as one OF
the best articles put on the market for
rough skin, chapped hands, lips, etc.
Sample free for the asking at F. II.
Wings drug store.
Call at A. E. Bisson's restaurant il
you are looking for smokers articles
He has just received the latest styles 10
pipes, cigar cases, smoking sets and
everything is up-to-date for the holidays
He also carries an assortment of high
grade chocolates put up in Christmas
boxes. 119 Water street.
The Alonzo Coburn estate, recently
bequeathed by the widow, the late Mrs.
Vine w. Coburn, to her niece, Mrs. F.
A. Russell of Boston, has been pur-
chased by j. p. Merrill the price paid
being nearly $1,000. The farm consists
of $50 acres of land, 100 acres of which
are in a wood lot, together with a good
stand of buildings situated at head OF
Coburn Avenue.
Large assortment of celluloid cases at
Heselton's.
John Currier, who has served an ap'
premiership of several years with some
of our grocers, and for the past two
years been in the employ of d. II. Bart
lett, has made arrangements to purchase
half interest in the grocery business of
Geo. D. Arnold. The change will be
made the first of January. Mr.. Currier
is worthy and respected young man
and has the best wishes of all for a sue
cess in his business career.
A man registered at Hotel Heselton,
Tuesday about o'clock p. M, as Win
nefred Allen, Augusta, and about lC
o'clock retired to his room on the second
floor. About II o'clock he jumped from
window of his room and soon after
was found under one of the hotel stables
He was taken into custody by Night
Waterman Turner and taken to the
county Jail for safe keeping Wednes
day he was arraigned before Trial Jus
tice Priest, charged with intoxication
and was fiued So 90 and costs.
John Bigelow was at the Skowhegar
House stables, recently, and went W
stairs to look at the deer from Lake
George, which are kept in the stables
during the winter. Mr.. Bigelow wen
into the deer pen, thinking no harm
would come of it, but the large bucl
thought differently. He attacked Mr.
Bigelow in manner which looked very
business-like. Bigelow is large man
but his antagonist was match for hin
and before he could escape, Bigelow was
covered with bruises and his clothe!
badly torn. His hand is badly swoller
where the deer's horns struck him, anC
it was at first thought his arm wa:
broken.
Elmer E. Harris, superintendent Of
the Skowhegan Jersey Creamery, at
tended the ID liry conference at Augusta
last week and made an exhibit OF
samples of butter, entering them for test
and for prizes. J. L. Steward also OF
Skowhegan, II. B. Whipple of Bingham
and Mrs. c. f. Trip of Ripley made ex