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

wear and then we must write 1886.
New Cloaking Cloak Trimmings and
Furs at w. b. Stewards, q Water st.
For the next six weeks the stage driver,
especially on long route, has an unenvi-
able position.
The Skowhegan band furnished some
fine open air music for the Mora Comedy
Company last week.
Any lady in want of anew cloak should
call at w. B. Stewards and examine his
line of cloakings and trimmings.
The attention of those desiring to pur-
chase farm Is called to the advertise
ment of f. V. Barker Athens.
s. C. Chase Esq, of Boston, formerly
sheriff of Somerset County is in town on
business connected with the Probate
| Court.
We do not hear so much of smallpox
of late. Is the scare over, or have our
people something of more interest to dis
cuss?
Mrs. VIM. Doran has recently returned
from Boston and exhibits some beautiful
studies for painting, she collected while
at the Hub.
Mrs. George Gushing is at Hotel Bow
dom, Boston, for few weeks for medi-
cal treatment. Mr.. Cushing returned
from Boston Saturday.
Sgnor Bosco, the celebrated magician
and humorist, appears at Coburn Hall on
the llth, 18th and 18th inst. See adyer-
tisement elsewhere.
Some of our lower grades of schools
close this week, while the High school
and the other schools in that building will
continue next week and possibly longer
Our readers will bear in mind that DR..
0. Fitzgerald, the well known clairyoy-
ant physician, will be at the Heselton
House Friday the 18th inst. One day
only.
A concert consisting of band, orchestra
and vocal music is to be given at Athens
on Friday evening of this week, the pro-
ceeds to go as benefit to the Ware Cor
net Band.
b. & C. Stinchfeld have carded into
rolls all wool left at their mill, during the
forty days shutdown" and are ready
to attend to all other lots that may come
in up to the LIST of January, 1886.
Won't things have citifcd look when
we are lighted by electricity. How the
wide-awake citizens of Waterville and
other places on tine river must envy us our
enterprising and go-ahead merchants.
We have recently printed some fine
blanks of certificates of marriage for the
use of clergymen and justices of the
peace. These blanks are of good size,
on heavy paper and suitable for framing
if one desires. Remember the fact when
IN need.
Last Sunday was a stormy disagrceable
day, and the church audiences in this viii
lage were not up to the usual size. The
pastor of the Baptist church preached
one of his best sermons and those who
braved the storm, were well repaid for
their exertions.
The elegant standard show case that
extends across the entire side of Walter
I. Robbins new store, now filled with
silver ware, was built by the entcrprising
firm of Smith & Steward and is but fair
sample of the class of work they are turn
Ing out daily.
A host of the stores are to have the cleo
trio light, over twenty-five being already
subscribed. We understand that all our
dry goods dealers will have it, great
help in their business, enabling customers
to distinguish colors as readily as by day
light.
Mora, the Sunbeam, with her Birds of a
Feather company after playing an engage
ment of four nights at Coburn Hall last
week, at 10, 90 and SOC, have departed
but taking very little Of the wealth of the
town with them. From here they visited
Madison Bridge playing there two nights.
At this season we are having numerous
visits from entertainment companies,
seeking after the mighty dollar" Last
week Coburn hall was occupied five even
ings out of the seven and is also engaged
for three evenings of this week, while the
other evenings are taken up by lectures
In the churches and attractions at the
Skating pavilion. Lively place, Skowhe-
gan!
The Girard & Vokes combination ap-
peared at the pavilion last Friday evening
and gave their entertainment to rather
small crowd. The programme was much
the same as that given by them on re-
cent visit which merited and received
rounds of applause. While Prof. Kinds
has not the grace of Dan Canary in per-
forming his feats on bicycle, they are
all the same wonderful and equally as
difficult as those performed by the latter
named.
November opened up finely but soon
changed to disagrecableness. The first
week, just passed, mas peeh one VI Viz
wettest of the season, we only being ia
vored with seeing the sun for few hours
throughout the entire seven days. Every
thing was beginning to have depressing
look, and business men generally wore
straight faces, but as Tuesday morning
broke out sunny and clear, the change has
done much to revive the spirits of the
multitude.
The fall of '85 may be recorded as The
season of many happy marriages in Skow
hogan, for never before have we beei
privileged to record so large number
among our best people in such brie
time. The scene of the latest ceremon.
we are called upon to note was at the res
idence of Hon. A. r. Bixby, Thursda.
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