The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-25
COUNTY AND LOCAL ITEMS.
Next Monday il town meeting day.

Representative Wulton's wife and diugh
ter are in Augusta.
BY request there are to be two more as
semblies at Hotel Heselton.
With this montA the. winter season cl
es, put we m9sl year terrible late spring
Pleasure, phasfaclion, happiness, joy
and delight, Ivy using Jadwn's Pine Ia
Syrup. Sold BY Geo. Gushing.
d S. Foss formerly OF this place, hui
now residing in Washington ID. C., was II
town for a few days this week.
Mr.. j. f. Stetson was thrown from 8
sleigh while out riding Sunday Afternoon
and suffered a severe sprain in the back
After this month"; apples will not b
shipped in large quantities, rs after teoo-
ary, the sun runs so high that the fruit
rots on long voyages
Isaac Dyer's Post Sons of Veterans, Will
have meeting at Morrson's Hall, this
evening, for the purpose of electing Ollie
ers for the ensuing quarter.
Inauguration balls are the order of the
day among the followers of our president
elect, Grover Cleveland. Thus far, Ca.
naan, Scion and Watervile have been
heard from.
Talk about bard times, White 6 Wildes
sold prints, all perfect goods, Monday,
part of the time ten yards for one cent and
the rest of the day at half cent yard.
Read their new ad.
On going into the cellar of Geo. d. Ar
mold, the grocer. the past week, we were
greeted by a sight rarely seen in this sec
ton, viz: so bushels of fine oranges laid
snugly away awaiting their purchasers.
Fairgrieves has just received some of
those choice chocolate cream drops, Don
bons, and caramels, fresh from the markets
In New York. The ladies are invited to
call ip and try them at 10 aud II Madison
street.
Saturday of last week was the first day
that the suns rays made any noticeable inn
preston on the snow thawng it. Only
beautiful days have come and gone since,
with clear moonlight evenings and sharp,
crisp mornings.
The celebrated Hi Henry MINISTRIES will
return and give second performance at
Coburn Hall Friday evening of this week
for the benefit of the Grand Army. The
bare announcement of their coning will be
sufficient to pack the ball
The young ladies connected with the
Good Templars Lodge in this place, are to
hold box sociable at their hall, this,
Wednesday evening, for the benefit of a
fund for their new hall. A cordial invita-
ton is extended TO all.
The Universalist society have been in.
vited to hold sociable at the elegant res
idence of Henry Pearson, Water street, on
this, Wednesday evening. fine enter
|taiDment has been prepared, a supper is to
|be served and all are cordially invited.
Through the energy of some of the la
ID lies, we are to have an old folks dancing
tschool at Fairgrieves Hall, with G. A. joy,
|ss teacher MINES of as many as can
comfortably be accommodated have al
|ready been obtained and grand good time
lis sure to be the result.
And still the thing goes on. We hear
| that our neighbors from down river are to
visit US, as in days of yore, during the March
term of the S. J. Court. Already number
|of liquor cases resulting from seizures
1 made by Contable Luce, have been bound
over to come up before the grand jury.
Notwithstanding it has been ten days
Esince we have had snow storm showered
lon US, the travelling in the country still re-
|mains hard and is improving very slowly.
ION most roads, the snow is so light that 1t
Drifts in every night, and the first team in
the morning makes its own path.
We have just issued from this office 5000
copies of four page paper, containing
description of, and the beneficial results to
be obtained by the use of the Medical Lake
Salts, recently introduced in this state by
N. T. Emery, who is general ageLt for
Maine and New Brunswick with head quar-
kers at Portland.
4 The fire department is enforcing disci-
pliue among its members. The Hook and
Ladder Company at recent meeting ex-
belled one of it's members. who out Of
pite burned his uniform. Now he is anx-
|ous to pay for the uniform destroyed be-
hides turning over what funds he has be-
onging t. the company, rather than be
Prosecuted.
A charter is asked of the Legislature for
he Bingham and Moose River Telephone
md Telegraph Company. The incorporat-
brs named are Ira II. Randall, j. Manches-
Ter Haynes, S. J. Walton, Alonzo F.
adams, Isaac Newton, George Savage and
Dohn Webster. The amount OF capital
block is not to exceed $4,000.
The Republican town committee, con-
bisting OF Messrs. A. r. Bixby, G. M.
Brainard, Nathan Fowler, F. A. Nolin, c.
"A. Marston, M. T. Pooler, f. r. Steward,
q. R. Webb and II. M. Weston, who were
appointed at meeting of citizens al club
Room, Oct. Gath, 1884, met at the office OF
Bixby & Buck, the 7th inst, and elected
he following officers, viz: Chairman, A.
r. Bixby; Sec, F. A. Nolin; Executive
Committee, Bixby, Pooler and Brainard.
Monday night, at late hour our vigi
mt night watch was cross examined by q
eouple from Norrdgewock, to ascertain
he whereabouts of a team thought to
have arrived here earlier In the evening
Without driver. The team was left stand
Ing before store, in Norridgewock, while
It's occupants were making purchaser
within, and the horse taking fright lef
without notice, heading this way. Ht
was tracked almost to this place, when thu
bcent was lost, and we have not yet hearc
4 Pf its recovery.
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