The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-12-06
Farmers almanacs for 1901 at ,Fogg's

Attention is called to the ad announ.
cling an auction sale of heavy horses.
The lower grade schools closed, last
Wednesday,. The winter term begins
Jan Z.
Perley Wilson of Scion was the guest
OF Skowhegan relatives, over Friday
night.
F. E. Southland of the Norridgewoek
hotel was In town. saturday, and took
the afternoon train for Portland.
Amos Walker, proprietor of the moose
head Inn at Greenvile, was registered at
the Heselton one day, last week.
Eat good chicken pie dinner served
In Coburn hall, Tuesday next, then go
to hear 'Mr. Bob inthe evening at S.
The Flower Cir of New York" was
presented In Coburn Hall, last Saturday
evening, to fair sized audience by the
Pine Tree dramatic club Of this town.
The play was staged by Mr.. and MIS-.
Clifton Whitman.
The mild weather OF sunday afforded
a fine opportunity for sleigh ride when
was taken advantage of by nearly every
body who owned or could hire horse.
Many went to Lakewood to get look al
the new steamboat
Judge Danforth WAS called to Port
land, Tuesday, to hold term OF probate
court, there being vacancy In the pro-
bate judgeshp In Cumberland county oy
reason of Judge Peabody being appoint
ed to the supreme bench.
Mrs. F. W. Bucknam and child arrived
here from Yarmouth, Monday. Mr..
Buchanan has rented one of the tene-
ments of W. P. Ordway on Water ST.
and will move in with his family the
latter part of the month.
The rooms of the Young MEMS Read
ing and Recreation Club, In the Brown q
Ward block, were formally opened on
Monday evening, when nearly fifty were
present. Four new members were taken
10. The rooms are we'll supplied With
reading material and a horizontal bar
and dumb bells, etc, are In the gymna-
SUM room. More will be added later.
The annual fair of the Universalist
society will occur in Coburn Hall, next
Tuesday. In the evening the farce en-
titled "Mr. Bobbs" will be given with
the following cast Of local favorites;
Mrs. r. W. Allen, Mrs. G. Fl. Tilton, Miss
Mae E. Burrill, Miss Zaidee Morrison,
Messrs. +. w. Allen. W. S. Gushing and
II. G. Bsssett.
Unless present plans miscarry there
will be some exciting ice boat races on
Madison pond, this winter. F. c. Dow
and John w. Steward have new boat
nearly completed, George b. Fair
grieves Is at present building one and H.
J. Varney will sail the one he had last
winter. Several parties In East Madison
are also talking of building.
During the FIRE, last Thursday night,
the crowd became 80 dense In front OF
the burning buildings as to seriously in-
terfere with the work of the FRENCH
To drive the spectators back the hose
was turned upon them. Later fire lines
were strung out by +. q. Head and
Edward Ford which, with the good work
of Deputy Sheriff Pennell, proved
effectual.
Sheriff Pennell on Tuesday, arrested
James Bushey of Canaan charged With
stealing three and on, half NJ. of shingles
at Fairfield. The shingles were found on
his premises, and he was taken before
Trial Justice w. G. Simpson at Fairfield,
tried, found guilty and fined $1,000 and
costs, aggregating about $4,000. These
proved be rather expensive shingles
for Mr.. Bushey and he didn't get the
shing les, either.
Ravel's "Humpty Dumpty" Co. was
not accorded the patronage they deserv.
ed at their performance 10 Coburn hall,
last Tuesday night. There were two
reasons for this; the troupe was un-
known here and the weather was stormy.
Every body Is familiar with the story
which the pantomime tells and 1t WAS
told here by a very capable company,
aided by trick scenery and mechanical
devices. The speclalties introduced in
the olio we're gilt edged, especially the
upside down drawing of w. j. Downs,
the really wonderful acrobatc turn Of the
Cartons and the clever musical act OF
German and Proctor.
The Skowhegan high school foot ball
eleven has closed Its season. A game
was to have been played Thanksgiving
afternoon, but the snow storm Of the
Sunday before OF course prevented. 10
all the local team has engaged in seven
contests this fall, winning three, losing
three, and one game tie. This is the
summary: Sept. 20 at Waterville, Co.
burn Classical Institute, II, Skowhegan,
O.; Oct. at Skowhegan, Waterville high
school, 0, Skowhegan, O.; Oct 10 at
Skowhegan, Maine Central institute, 0,
Skowhegan, 10; Oct. Il at Pittstield,
Maine Central Institute, 6, Skowhegan,
O.; Oct. 81 at Waterville, Waterville high
school, O., Skowhegan, a; Nov. IA vt
Skowhegsn, Coburn Classical Institute,
II, Skowhegau, 0; Nov. IL at Sko@he-
A. 4 H..