The Somerset reporter., 1885-02-18
Skowhepau has another saloon.

during the past week.
From 10 to 20 degrees below this morn
ing In different places in town.
Among the recent appointments made b,
Gov Robbie Ia that of Ruel H. Reed o
Harmony, Trial Justice.
A Florida paper notes the arrival of Mr.
and Mrs. Thos. Lombard in Tacoma
where they are to make their home.
F. B. Heseltop, OF Hotel Heselton, has
had a crew busily employed the past week
filling the ice house connected with the
hotel.
A severe snow storm visited this section
Monday night. Fortunately it did not
drift much ard was soon cleared up, as far
as the principal streets were concerned.
Flagg & Bragg were obliged to pass last
Sabbath in taking account of stock, as this
could be done in no other way, their bust.
! ness through the week not allowing IL.
The Baptist society are to have one of
those box sociables that other societies
| have found so pleasing, at the residence of
NJ. T. Pooler, on Friday evening of this
week.
The young folks dancing school at Nor
rson's Hall closes its first course next
Tuesday evening. 1t is their intention to
continue it another six evenings, this last
course to be at Fairgrieves Hail.
We have recently received from Boston
40 different designs of the latest novelties
10 wedding cards and invite all to visit US
when in need of the same and look them
over Our facilities f"r printing the same
can pot be excel d Ia ,nc State.
Mr.. George Pshou did big business
shipping pressed bay from here last week.
He had been waiting several days for the
roads to get into condition and when the
good travelling came he received upwards
of 80 tons In two days.
V. M. Vickery announces that he is to
close out his stock of goods and store fix
lures In the next few days at bargain
This entire stock has been marked way
down and every article in the store is
bargain. Call early and see what there is
of interest to you.
From the camp of David J. Rowell, who is
numbering on Spencer Bay this winter,
comes the report that black measles are
raging among his men, one or two having
already died. Ten men lay sick with the
measles a. one time. A story has been CO.
ng the rounds that Mr.. Rowell had died
and was brought home yesterday, but as
yet it has not been confirmed.
The large fire seen in the South Monday
night caused many to think that it was
near the village but it proved to be the de-
struction of the farm buildings of VIM.
Brown in the back part of the town Of
Waterville. The stand was a fine one and
the loss Is not less than $4,000 with but
little insurance. The fire was discovered
In the barn and was undoubtedly incenda-
ry. The property burned consisted of 100
tons of hay, 600 bushels of grain, % swine
etc.
Officers of the Skowhegan Grange for
the present year were installed in the YES
try of the NJ f. Church, on Wednesday,
by Past Master Horace Eaton: WIN,
Lewis Beal WO, Ansel Holway; w L,
Horace Beal; w S, X. A. Withee; VIC,
S. F. Emerson; w 7, Alexander Crawford;
W Sec, Mrs. Vesta A. Withee; w A S, W.
B. Whittier; VIC X, F. b. Stilson; Po-
mona, Mrs. E. l.. X. Adams; Flora, Miss
Vira Nj. Holmes; Ceres, Mrs. Pethena
Bowman; L A S, Miss Bertha Beal
We limited last week of changes soon %
take place among some of our business
firms. AS far as we are able to ascertain
them they are as follows: The partner
ship between Flagg & Bragg, grocers, has
been dissolved. Mr.. Bragg disposins of
his interest In the above firm to E. S. Pres
colt, the style Of the new firm to be formed
being Prescott & Flagg 1t is Mr.. Pres
colts Intention to consolidate his already
very large business with that of the late
firm of Flagg & Bragg, the whole to be
carried on at the old stand of the latter
firm. The business opens under the new
firm name on Monday next. The store
thus left vacant by the change already
mentioned has been leased by Geo. d. Ar
mold, the grocer, across the way, who is
obliged to seek new quarters after March
LIST. Mr.. John W. Dodge is expected, to
return home on or before that time and
will, in company with his brother Charles,
carry on the grocery business at Arnolds
old stand.