The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-09-09
LOCAL ITEMS.

If you want barrel of nice nour try
buttons l7I6.
\ large assortment of ew yarns and
Fail hats at +, Is. Curtis
New Patterns FOR Tn~el and Outline
work at L. IL. kmballe.
Mrs. Graves. residing on the island.
has good tenement to rent
Get your Pears for canning as Fair
gricyc',, he has some fine ones.
Have you seen the new lot of hand
painted cards at Geo. CuShings.
Services will be resumed in the Univcr-
,alist Church next Sunday, Sept. 18th
Tie date of the East Somerset Fair at
Harland has been changed to Sep tembcr
9TH and 10th
The best Baking Powder ever in the
market at buttons. \ present with cy-
cry package.
our street lamps are now letting their
light slime forth, having enjoyed Il two
months vacation.
oysters are coming in fine condition a /
Fairgricye's. Stamford in the shell and
Providence River by quart or gallon
Cool nights and mornings have prcdom-
mated the past week, and fire has been
found To be a most comfortable thing.
Mr.. L. w. Moore, of bingham. has an
advertisement in the REPORTER this week
which is well worth looking at
County Treasurer Frederic inform, us
that the town of llartland has paid it,
County tax for last year in full,
Mr.. ShclClnn Reed. of Anthem, has Il Icr-
scy hcifer, 3 years old, that produced
- lbs. of butter in > days.
Just received ut Misses King X Clark. II
new lot of elegant stamping designs.
Something entirely new for hat crowns.
our first frost for the fall appeared on
Sunday morning last, and had the appear
ance of being quite heavy our south
side residents saw nothing OF it.
Any one desiring good dirt for filling
in or grading may have large quantity
for digging and hauling it OH Apply to.
Bel. Eaton. Il. b. Shepherd OF l.. An
| der>on.
The tide of travel i ON the increase
towards the upper Kenncber. party of
Is left the HeSclton one morning last
week, and it is Il bad morning that don't
turn out Il half dozen.
+. +. Pierce is receiving those nice
large Providence river oysters on Tues
days THURSDAYS and Saturdays. All wish
m@ oysters ON Sunday. can be accom-
modatcd at his Restaurant. Is Madison
Street.
There will be IL meeting of the SkoWhc
gan Chautauqua Local Circle. Monday
evening, Sept. l4th, at Mrs. \. II. Flctch-
ers. All interested in Chautauqua work
and all intending to join the circle are in
yilcd to be present
Only three weeks more in which we
shall give % per cent reduction on sub
Scription arrearages. This is Il ruinouS
reduction, but the publishers are willing
to he ruined to the extent of ~ per cent.
for three weeks longer.
T. b. Heselton sold his gray PAGER,
"GypScy Queen" at Bangor last wceksfor
$500, and She will be taken to Mas>achu-
sets. Ed. Pumow also sold his black
mare the past week to parties out of the
state for $500 good round ice.
About two thousand people were as
Ncmblcd on the Methodist camp ground,
North Arson. last Sabbath. in attendance
on the Temperance campmcctmg then in
session. Quite a delegation of SkoWhc- |
gan people attended, passing Il delightful
day in the open air and enjoying fine |
ride of twenty-four miles.
gentleman living i'm Madison called
upon us Il few days ago and settled for
the REPORTER. He i farmer, well
along in years has been Il Republican
from the foundation of the party says c
never did settle his bills at discount and
declined to avail himself of the - per
cent discount offered To subscribers.
The Somerset Spiritualst and Liberal
Gmpmeeting association will hold their
annual meeting at Hayden Lake com
mcncing tomorrow (Thurstlay) the 10th
inst and continuing Over the Sabbath /
Edgar W. Emerson of Manchester, y, II. /
the celebrated test medium. will he pres
ent and give public tests. \ cordial in
vitaiion is extended to all.
young drunkard, George Baker by |
name, is now posing at NorridgeWock
Jail as a martyr. He was summoned with
many others to appear before the grand
jury last week to answer to a few inter
rogatorcS on the liquor question. lie WAS
Present at the time specified. hut the coun-
t., attorney being unable to get anything
hut insulting language from the witness
he was given II days board in Nurridgc-
Wock Jail at the expense of the county.
As good an audience as ever attended Il
concert in SkoWhc@an. greeted little
Miss May Elise Fellows. on her appear
aucc before the public. in her native
town, Wednesday evening the md INST
Miss Fellows was fortunate i'll her sup !
port. they being all well known to SkoW-
hogan people. except Madam Strong, and
laYoritcS. 1t is not necessary 10 partlcu-
hrzc, where all gave cutirc satisfaction
VI course the young artist OF the bow
WAS the centre of attraction, and her
>killful rendering of many difficult pas
NaseS not only pleased. but delighted her
audience. She certainly exhibited won
dertul proficiency for one so young, and
gives bright prospects of brilliant
future in her chosen profession.
Murray and Murphy who appear in Co
hnrn Hall, Friday evening next in the
new absurdity "Our Irish Visitors come
hlshly recommended by the press. We