The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-12-30
LOCAL ITEMS.
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For 20 cents of George Cushing you
can get bottle of Constitutional Cough
Syrup.
Happy New Year to our readers and
greeting.
S. W. Philbrick of Boston, passed
Christmas with his parents, returning
Monday morning.
Many teams are now riyen upon the
ice, but no road has been made to Nor
ridgewock as yet
Five happy couples were united in the
holy bonds of matrimony by our differ, mt
clergymen on Christmas eve.
Thee engine snow pillow and fang dig
ger, were kept busy Sunday, keeping the
track clear from the sitting snow.
Everything is rushing at the shoe fac
tory, and the operatives are putting in
many evenings work at this season.
The Odd Fellows concert and ball, at
No. Arson, comes off on New Years eve. j.,
tomorrow night, with music by Grim
mer's orchestra
The wooden mill employees enjoyed Il
vacation of two days last week, Christ
mas and the 26th. Business was res med
again on Monday
George Smith says he is well satisfied
with Christmas and its results. His Bos-
ton uncle sent him very handsome
watch. George is now OH time.
The American Express team was kept
busy until 1890 O'Clock Christmas eve,
distributing packages that arrived on the
5.35 train, from absent friends
Dr. o. NJ. Robinson of Dexter will lee
ture in the Town House St. Adams, Jan.
uary 3D. in the White school house, We'll
lington Jan. 10th, and at Brighton Village
Jan. 18th.
Saturday and Sunday were cold buster
ing days, more severe than the majority
of winter weather. Monday, however,
was sunshinny and warm and model
day for this season.
A young French lad named Founi,r
while coasting on the hill which descends
into the hollow by Mitchelrs steam mill
Tuesday afternoon, collided with another
sled and had the misfortune to break his
leg.
Company L. of this place, assisted by
the Skowhegan band are to give grand
exhibition drill concert and ball, at Wade
& bnll IN
ing, Jan. 18th. Music for the bali, is to
be furnished by G. A. Joy.
j. w. Hobart, Esq, of East Madison,
lost by acute inflammation of the intcstines-
very promising colt years old. It's
mother was the well known stripped
faced mare, familiar to every admrcr Of
fine horses in Somerset county
Almost any of these fine afternoons one
can see good exhibition of fast horse
flesh, by visiting the plains. We hear
of some very exciting contests in speed,
that have already taken place for small
wages, and rumor says, there are more to
follow.
The holiday trade this season was far
in excess of any previous years and our
merchants wear smiling countenances.
A. r. Bixby of Bixby & Buck reports the
biggest weeks sale of any since he has
been in business, and other dealers were
equally busy.
A New Year "sociahle" is to be held at
the vestry of Island Avenue church on
Friday evening, under the management
of the young people of the society. AS
supper is to be served from . to $50 ?.
NJ, the gathering will doubtless be ve.y
sociable "sociable" and we are all invited.
Mr.. G. f. Dennis, of Madison, has
been cutting some large cedHrs lately
One measured # and 10 inches, across
the stump inside of the bark, others
measured it. 8 in. and It. 9 in, in di-
amater. These last ones were sound and
smooth and tall. He has several clumps
of very fine cedars that grow on good
land for cleaving purposes, mixed
growth.
Ouinnebasset Lodge No. 100 of Odd
Fellows, So. Norrdgewock are to give
grand concert and ball, in the Odd Eel
lows building in that place, on Wednes-
day evening, Jan. 18th, with music by
Grimmers orchestra of Portland. This
is the first affair of the kind yet attempt
ed by this Lodge, and no pains will be
spared to make the occasion n grand sue
cess and enjoyable to all who participate
The proceeds are to go towards finish
ing their new hall.
A Franklin County newspaper canvass
er brags somewhat on his skill at the
checker board. He recently challenged
all Skowhegan to play series of games
and as no one responded he wrote the
matter up in his wide awake paper The
other day he happened here and the boys
took him in and played him few games.
Asa result he was defeated in every trial
and now there is some little curiosity to
see if he will write up" his experiences.
And still the number increases. Geo.
d. Arnold, E. S. Prescott, }. n. l. D.
Smith, Geo. Philbrick and j. y. Dealey
have this week discarded kerosene for
the electric lights, and the high post at
the railroad crossing has had light
placed upon it, This latter, while fine
thing for the lighting of the streets,
proves boon to the pedes rians who ire
ouent the railroad bridge, as this struc-
ture is made beautifully light in conse-
quence.
City Hall, Waterville was filled with Il
ne and apprecative audience last even
ing to listen to the production of The
Mikado by strong company under the
management Of John Stetson of the 9TH
Avenue Theatre, N. Y. The ditiere