The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-11-11

III,
W. NJ, Hayden, the photographer, is n
canaan for few days ready for business
Inc Island Boot and Shoe store ha,
something among our ads. about rnbbc,
goods.
nc regular meeting Of the corps will be
the first and third of each month, At 9
o'clock, p. NJ.
H. w. Woods is again ranked among
our business men having bought out th,
pavilion restaurant.
The Wilson & Leslie Star Bicycle com
olnatlon are to appear at the pavilion the
18th inst. See adj.
There will be social dance at the Ar.
mory hall tomorrow Thursday night.
Good music will be in attendance,
w. A. Nithee Of Norridgcwock exhib-
its an apple of the Alexander variety that
measures IA inches In circumference.
Rev. Albion Ross will preach in the
Yestry Of the High Street church, this
"wednesday evening at half past seven.
All are invited to visit the pavilion next
saturday evening and enjoy skate and
the electric light by good music, usual
admission.
As will be seen in another column, the
firm of King & Clark has been dissolved
Miss King continuing the busine at the
old stand.
The clerk of the Wesserrunsitt Wooden
Mill company calls meeting Of stock
holders the 10th inst. to see about
erection of buildings this fall
A special freight train of % cars came
to this station yesterday evening and u
more this morning making "a car loads
of freight within "a hours.
The small boy is hunting up his skates
and last winters mittens, preparing for
the sport that must come sooner or later
on the ponds in this vicinity.
James Herrin is responsible for the
statement that the canvassers for fruit
trees are so thick that they tackle each
other and try to get orders.
Although Miss Clark has withdrawn
from the firm OF Misses King & Clark
Miss King still remains and will do her
best to serve and please her customers.
Among the Maine exhibits at the New
Orleans Exposition, we notice in the list
that specimens of step-ladders clothes
horses and sleds were furnished by r. L.
Mitchell.
Any one who desires to go into the dry
goods business can hear of fine opening
to buy out man now suffering severely
from an attack of the western fever, by
calling at this office. The business is locat-
ed in thriving Somerset county village.
Gov. Robbie and his Executive Council
visit Boston this week, with headquart-
ers at the Quincy House. The visit is
made to view the workings of the Blind
Asylum and Home for the feeble and
weak minded, both of which institutions
Maine has an interest in, and are situated
in South Boston. Councillor Bixby if
this place is accompanied by his wife and
daughter.
1t will be remembered that some weeks
ago the Portland police seized a car load
of California wine and brandy directed to
L nf MIA In
was tried in Portland Monday and the
liquors were returned to the shipper, a
wine grower in the golden state, it ap-
pearing at the trial that the wine was not
ordered but was sent under a msapre
hcnsion.
The Portland Packing Company, one Of
the largest and wealthcst packing con-,
Germs in the United States, has in view
the leasing Of the Skowhegan and Arson
corn factories and running them next sea-
son, providing they can make contracts
for the raising of enough corn to supply
them. If this company takes hold of this
enterprise it will be success and will be
a great help to these towns. Farmers
may rest assured that they will get the
pay for their corn, one hundred cents on
the dollar.
C. A. MarSton's elegant residence is
rapidly drawing to completion on the cX-
terror and presents Il very attractive APP
pcarancc from its fine sight on Baptist
hill. This is now one of the many beau
tiful things pointed out to visitors to our
place and is greatly admired. The owner
expects to be able to occupy it soon after
the holidays. The new residences OF s.
W. Lawton and G. b. Stafford, are also be-
ginning to look quite habitablc. 1t will no
doubt be long time before three such
fine residences rs those above mntioned
will be erected within our limits in one
season.
BY request, Sunday evening the Rev.
Mr.. Harwood will deliver the first of u
series of twelve lectures on Pilgrim
Progress using revolving Illuminated
pictures to illustrate the same. These
lectures have been delivered elsewhere to
large audiences. 1t was at the close of
this series of lectures that the cores
pendent of leading State paper wrote,
Mr.. IIarwood is one of the most popular
and eloquent speakers in the State" The
lectures will commence promptly at seven
Immediately after prayer meeting in the
yestry which commences at six. The
seats will be free to all. Music will be
furnished by the choir.
The Loan Exhibition.
The Woman's C. T. L. of this village
made very fine exhibition at the Congre-
yational YestrY Tuesday. wednesday and