The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-06-24
Ne,O Advertisements.
,OlJNTY AND LOCAL. ITEM S.
Native strawberries are appearing.

Quite a party lelt on the special Train Tor
priand Sunday Afternoon.
Tine band boys expect their new uniforms
.,arrive the latter part of this week.
Mrs. Roswell Tay lor, of Melrose, with
cbid. arrived Monday evening on a visit
to her parents.
The vacation season has commenced and
eve lrain brings parties TO old Somerset
for u brief visit.
We can surprise you in quality and price
of nil kinds of Groceries for cash. "A. S.
Burke X Co
W. hear of one man who walked from
Wellington Sunday night, to take the train
for Portland, Monday.
Engineer Lows engine was finely deco
rated Monday morning with flags and bunt-
inc in honor of the National Encampment.
Our merchants will soon agitate the
onestion OF closing their places of business
daring the evenings of the heated term.
Some of the road surveyors who think
they know how TO turnpike road should
90 to Norridgewock and see a job just cut
of the village on the Mercer road.
The necessary repairs are fast being
,.sde at the fair grounds in this place, and
change for the better is prominent.
Among other things, u fne Judges stand,
two stories high, has just been completed.
We hear of another arrest for intoxica-
ton the past week. Our sheriff means
business and the culprits seem to think so,
as the cases of drunkenness on our streets
are happily growing less.
We are requested to state that the re-
pairs being made on the carding mill does
NOT interfere In the least with the business
of the Slinchdelds, but that they are pre-
pared to attend to all that comes in their
way.
Our Fourth of July bids fair to be
quiet sort of time as far as celebration
goes OF course the small boy with the
tin horn and torpedoes will predominant,
ou. 1vl any 1nius I..o7c ;:ee:. :,"st he :eed
to other towns.
The old Fletcher homestead, on Elm
street, has been purchased by S. w. Gould,
Esq who, at some future time, will erect
fine residence on the site of the old
house, one of the most beautiful building
lots In town.
Company E., So men took the special
train for Lewiston Monday afternoon
where they went into camp, for the night
Yesterday morning they proceeded to
Portland and did escort duty during the
day, returning home early this morning.
George H. Pishon and Horace Burrill
have sold out their business at Pishon's
Ferry to Mr.. L \. Parkman, who will con-
,tlnus it. Messrs. Pishon 81 BurIill find
that their outside business takes up their
entire time.
A goodly number assembled at Coburn
HAL last Sunday evening to listen to the
Temperance lecture by B c. Jersey of
Winthrop. The speaker interested the au
dience to quite length, and at the close,
more new signatures were added to the
pledge.
The Quarterly Conference of the M. L.
Church was postponed from Monday to
Thursday evening, June 10Th, when the
Rev. A. w. Pottle, of Waterville, will
preach at 730 p. M, at.the Vestry, meet
ing the Official Board at the close of the
service.
By the change of time on the Maine
Central which goes into effect next Mon
day, the passenger train is to arrive at 4. Az
"a b,. oftt
leave ut LAO, connecting at Waterville |
with the Flying Yankee for Boston, the
same as last year.
Sixty members of Russell Post took the
morning train Monday and nearly as many |
more from surrounding towns. The + ir-
field post turned out 40 strong and the
Clinton %. The train from Bangor was
two hours late at Watervlle, caused by It's
unusual weight, there being 10 cars.
The time of the Memorial Address on
the late Ex-Gov. Coburn, to be delivered
at Colby University, Tuesday, June Both
by Col z. A. Smith, OF Boston, has been
changed to . 80 p. m, thus enabling par
ties from here to listen to 1t and reach
home by the night train the same evening
I'd Emery, clerk in Bixby & Bucks store
was called up about one o'clock Monday
morning, by two strangers, who said they
wanted some medicine and swore roundly
because Emery would not 90 to the store
with them. 1t is thought that they meant
mischief, but the boy was too sharp for
then.
The third grand Catholic Fair, will be
held in Coburn H Il from June 80 to July
4. The violation for the chamber set prom
ises to be exciting. Many articles of value
to be disposed OF. The stage will be more
interesting and attractive than ever. Re-
freshments of all kinds to be served.
Friends invited and expected.
Posters are up for the Opera of ''Pau.
line" to be presented at Cohurn Hall on
Thursday evening OF this week. Among
the cast WIS notice the names of Mrs q.
W. Halves, Miss Mary Gushing and A. r.
Smiley, SkowhegaD's favorite singers.
Mantor's orchestra will furnish music and
Miss Hattie Clifford, of Monmouth, will
act as accompanist.
An up river correspondent writes: Last
Wednesday as William Emery and Elwn
Robinson, two young men who had been at
work on the roads were driving towards
thelr homes, on tina west side of the river,
ABOVE Bingham, they got to racing horses,
with other parties, and their carriage was
overturned Emery was caught In the
wheel and carried around several times be-
lore he could be extricated, receiving Sc
we're injuries.
Mr. Gins Marston ol.o urnllIad for the