The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-22
-rnyEyDAY, JULY ~, 1885
1onNTY AND LOCAL ITEMS

.u,ll tenement is offered to rent by f.
Ii 3. H,sellon.
v,w sewing machine for sale at Misses
r,,o & Clark's. Terms cary.
rxtenslve repairs are soon to be mad
90 the toll bridge
o.,l at W. ii. SWANS & Cos. and get cd
mitch Java Coffee, best In the market.
Somerset Academy at Athens is to begin
-. fall term on Monday, August 18th.
The train and boats are now well laden
IL, Messengers TO the summer resorts Of
n-.Se.S
Rest Tea ever sold in Skowhegan for soc
| Nv H. Swain & Co., under Hotel Co.
burn.
Tho Maine Central Company received
.aO0o foI conveying Barnum's big show
over this state
Methodist Campmseting at No. Arson
commences Monday, Sept. 7th, closing the
following Saturday.
The pavilion is not to be opened regularly
anil September, we hear, and then under
new management.
We publish notice In another column,
or a pocket book lost, for the recovery OF
,hicb. a reward is offered.
Our dry goods dealers report fine July
Trade. a although June did not compare IA
,orsbly with other years.
| Rev. J. II. Sowerby will occupy the pull.
nit Of the High street church next Sunday
| =, the usual hour Of service.
The Annual State Muster Is to be held at
Augusta commencing on Monday, August
sth and continuing through the entire
week.
Silver Napkin Ring Cigar. A nice silver
p.pkiD ring given away with every four ci-
ears at w. II. Swain & Co.'S, under Hotel
Coburn
The receipts at the skating pavilion last
week Detted the band boys a sufficient sum
to cancel the amount remaining unpaid on
their uniforms and put a small nest egg
| into the treasury.
E. S. Duttons horse became little play
| fol one day recently, Overturning his de-
livery wagon upon the driver; no damage
was sustained but 1t was close call for
| The man with the reins.
They have got In the way of depositlng
boxes of strawberries, green peas, new po-
utoes ETC., into the "p6rringer" or on the
table of Bro. Moore, Of the Union Advo-
eak Its a nice thing to be popular edi-
tor.
The Fairfield base ball club arrived Just
before noon of the day Of the game and
dlned at the Heselton. Their gentlemanly
behaviour and fine appearance gained them
many friends before they had been in town
40 hour.
The contractor, Mr.. G. A. Barnard COM
menced operations on the wood work Of
Mr.. G. A. Marston's new and spacious res
dence, to be, last Monday morning. We
have been shown the plans as far as COM
pleted and can testify to Its magnificence
and convenience.
The Fairfield boom at East Fairfield is
crowded with logs for long distance
ibove the boom. These logs have been
held there for number Of days to enable
the booms there and down the river to get
out the logs that accumulated in the recent
rise.
Our town presented lively appearance
last Saturday evening. At three different
stands street hawkers were crying their
wares, under the glare of their torches
with crowd collected around them, while
At the same time three Italian musicians
we're grinding out tiresome music, in as
many different localities. "Puss" only had
, small crowd at his auction owing to the
competition.
Pennington is to have a magnificent
town clock, for which 1t is indebted to the
united efforts of the ladies, who gave
hir to raise the necessary sum. And by
Ihe way town clock would not be bad
thing for Skowhegan to have. We think
" the question was sgitated it would re-
eeive grand encouragement from our lib.
sral minded citizens. Start it somebody.
5. Whittier, the confectioner, has been
making many recent additions to his large
'icck of goods, adding some fine show
uses filed with new line of goods never
kfore carried by him. Among them may
b mentioned one of the best stocks of
aud french brier pipes to be
kund on the Kennebec, together with a
fne line Of toilet articles. The new mar
BE oyster bar for the serving Of those de-
Ncous Stamford oysters kept by him, is
one of the most noticeable improvements.
The rear drive reached Norridgewock
last Saturday night when about GO men
we're discharged. The remainder number
ing some 80 hands are expected to reach
Aere at most any time. There is not
large amount of work here to take up their
0lme, owing to the success attending the
|abors of the men stationed here for some
weeks past, and they will soon pass down
fver. The frequent hoists of water from
Fhe lake dam are now done away with as
Poe gates have been raised for the season.
Only small crowd of hundred or so
Visited the fair grounds last Saturday af-
Fernoon to witness our boys defeat the
FAIRFIELD base ball club in long game of
Peary three hours duration. The game
was made quite exciting by the closing of
'ae score after the first two innings, and
furthermore was exceedingly laughable at
|'0s latter end, from the clicking" made by
Two members Of the visiting club, but
vital everything passed off quite pleas
|A0tiy. The score was 10 to IS In favor Of
'ae Skowhegan's. Mr.. Will Haskell, OF
|foftland ofilciated satisfactorily to all con-
eerned as umpire.