The Somerset reporter., 1885-04-29

May flowers abound In quite large quan.
tities. The best ones are yet to come.
G. 7. Sleeper gives notice this week that
after his return from Market, you will hear
from him.
Dancing school and assembly At Fair.
Rrleves Hall next Saturday night. The
last dance Of the season.
Rev. Mr.. Lathrop, of the High Street
church, has resigned his pastorate on &C.
count Of Ill health.
Misses King & Clark are now ready to
supply their customers with children's
black hose in all sizes.
Keene Bros. are Just rushing things at
their factory. They advertise for 100
more machine girls this week.
b. F. Baker, Esq, and family have re.
turned from their California trip. Miss
Hattie Baker arrived last evening".
| Blanche Sayward was pleasantly sur
prised by party Of friends aud school.
mates, the twenty-ffth, her birthday.
Hon. d. ID. St ewart Of ST. Albsns, who
has been spending the winter on the Pacific
coast is expected home next week.
The sociable which was to have been
given at the Congregational vsstry this
evening will be postponed one week.
Have you seen the fue Oil Printing and
elegent Brnner now ON exhibition at Hesel-
ton Bros. Store, to be given away at the
| Universaiist Fair May LIST?
We have just found out why Doran sells
more stoves, tin ware and wash boilers
thin any other dealer in the State. Small
profits and quick cash sales.
Lyman, the fast skater from Bar Harbor,
gave an exhibition OF ms speed at the pa
vilion last week, Skating race with some
Of our best skaters and giving them odds.
He easily defeated them, skating miles
inside OF IL minutes.
The sewing circle Of the High Street
church will meet with Mrs. p. G. Emery
tomorrow Thursday afternoon at
O'Clock. 1t being the last one in which the
retiring pastor and his wife win be present,
a good attendance is looked for.
There was q very pleasant gathering at
the vestry of the M. E. church last even
ing, which was of the double character of
q farewell to the out going pastor, Rev.
Mr.. Bean, and a welcome to the in coming
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Frost. The vestry vas
we'll filled and the exercises, speeches and
music, were very enjoyable. VIM Folsom,
Esq, presided in his usual happy manner
sion in Biddeford adjourned yesterday.
The following are some of the app oiL;.
ments for this county j. M. Frost, Show.
hegnn; d. B. Holt, Fairfield; Rev. Mr..
Armstl opg, Scion; Rev. Mr.. Buffum, No
Arson. Rev. Mr.. Bean, who has been
here for three years past, is assigned to
Pennington and will leave Skowhegan to
morrow or next day for that place. Rev.
Mr.. Frost came to town last evening and
will officiate IN the M. E. church next Sun
day.
A report has been going the rounds of
the town that key of blasting powder
WAS discovered in the furnace at the resi-
dence Of Hiram Burrill the other day and
WIS JHktu Oub JuSJ III W ouNC tbS Sh-
tire town from dire destruction. There
was a box of Atlas powder put into the
hot air drum of the furnace and the hot
air burned it up, but there was no explo-
sion and could not be, as it is perfectly
harmless unless exploded with cartridge
made for the purpose.
Monday afternoon as the driver of the
Mercer stage was Harvesting, preparatory
to ing his departure, and had just got
the pole straps fastened to the pole, the
horses became frightened and dashed out
of the stable at q reckless speed, coming
up the street, striking the sidewalk In
front of this office, running to the railroad
crossing, coliding with the sign of M. c.
Cushing on their way, making wreck of
It, At this point the coach was overturned
and they were captured. Verv little dam
age was sustained although the wheels Of
the vehicle came within 10 inches of strik-
ing our plate glass front.
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