The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-11-04
LOCAL ITEMS.
Lots of mud In town and out.
-Four weeks only to Thanksgiving,

Lots of mud In town and out.
-Four weeks only to Thanksgiving.
Don't forget Col. Kemplc's lecture Oh
Friday evening.
Mrs. Peter Malbon is in Boston receiy
ing medical treatment.
Fairgrievc had barrel of nice fresl
cbestnuts come in the other day.
Christmas comes on Friday this year
and is only about seven weeks away
Ladies' looking for materials for fame,
work will do we'll to give the Colby's
call.
Go into White & Wildes' and buy
homespun dress, 81 inches wide, all WOO
% cents.
Mr.. +. F. Files, one of the leading DIR,
goods men of Fairfield, has been visiting
Mr. V. NJ Vickery this week
Be sure and go to Coburn Hall on Fri
day evening and hear Col. Kemple's lect
seeker"
Geo. Pishon & Co., are running foul
hay presses at present. 1t looks as
though this enterprising firm were to dc
more business this season than ever
The dedication of the new buildings al
Oak Grove Seminary and the reunion OF
past teachers and pupils, has unavoldably
been postponed from the 9Th to the oath
Of November.
The search of the Jail breaker last
week, proves once more that lookup
should not be in the same building with
our fire department property. Some fine
day prisoner will set fire to the place
and the engine will be too 'handy" to be
of use.
The Girard Vokes combination of bicy.
clists and roller skaters are to make our
place another visit on Friday evening
OF this week, and will give one of their
marvellous exhibitions at the pavilion on
that date. Further particulars may be
learned by perusing their advertisement
to be found in another column.
We were visited by a sharp snow squat
on Thursday night Of last week. accom-
panied by cold wind, making the most
severe night for many months. This sud
den change in the weather was followed
on Friday by cold rain storm, continu-
ing through the night. Saturday, al
though cold, was clear while Sunday was
perfect fall day.
A. r. Bixby returned from his brief
business trip to Boston and New York on
Saturday night last. In conversation
with him he informed us that he had
made greater preparations this season
than ever for the holidays, and soon
would display a stock of goods that our
people, as we'll as his firm, might justly
be proud of.
A stock company has been organized at
East Madison for the erection of wool
en- mill in that place under the name of
the Wesserrunsctt Wooden Mill Company,
with Joseph Thompson of the same place
as treasurer. Work on the dam for the
supplying of the water power has already
been commenced, and they will shortly
break the ground for the building.
Mr.. James Lord one of Athens oldest
and most respected citizens passed away
at his home in that town on Tuesday
October Goth, at the age of "a years. The
deceased has three children who survive
him, daughter, Mrs. f. A. Dore of this
place. and two SONS, one a resident Of
Athens and the other of Portland. Rev.
C. G. HARDWOOD of the Baptist Society
preached the funeral discourse.
Very meagre details reach us concern
ing horse said to have dropped dead on
our streets the latter part of last week.
AS near as can be ascertained the
animal belonged to man by the name OF
Goodwin, resident either Of Canaan or
Hartland, and was driven here by a boy
after passenger to carry back with him.
While left standing on the south side the
steed was seen to topple over and life
was extinct in a very few minutes.
The preparations for the electric light
arc being rapidly pushed. The posts
about town that have been put up by the
company, are not all to support lights, as
many suppose, but are mainly to run
wires over. However, enough lights are
to be put in by the company on the streets
to give our people an idea of the benefit
of them, but the selectmen have entered
into no arrangement, as yet, for lighting
by this system.
Of
pie departed from this station on Monday
morning last to seek new homes in Cali
fornia. Among the list we notice Cobb
Penney and wife, Asa Whitney and wife
and Amanda Stevens of Norridgewock;
Henry Washburn and wife, Mr.. Corson
Mrs. Craig and son of Scion, and w. h.
Jones Of Madison. Miss Emily Eaton and
Miss Estelle Hathorn of Canaan took pas
sage on the same train for Colorado
Springs.
Prof A. C. Dixon will deliver two ect-
ures in the Morrison's Hall, in tins
place on Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings of next week, the 10th and llth
insts. The subjects of these lectures
The Great Pyramids of Egypt" The
Prof. comes highly recommended both
as an interesting and pleasing speaker,
and we are informed by those who have
heard him speak on this subject that it is
well worth the time and money expended
Our people should give him good au-
dience. Admission 25 cents for single
evening or 40 cents for course.
After some delay Walter F.Robbins ls
now ready to receive his customers at his
new quarters, 95 Water street. Since the
removal of Its former occupant the store
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