The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-03-25
|jOUNTY AND LOCAL ITEMS.

COrpOTatlop metNine "op""S hPih wv"
ingalls, & rockingham advertise fol
ore girls in this issue.
Good prospect of six weeks sleighihg il
q, oh this year.
Rev. Z. A. Hoyt, of this village has re
lived call to pulpit in Boston, Mass.
The cool mornings still hold on. The
ermomcter has indicated zero weather
ery morning the past week
The New England Fair Is to be held in
hnnection with the Eastern State Fair al
Rngor. the first week In September.
The most reliable of all Cough Remedies
Jadwins Tar Syrup. So say the doc
RS. Sold by Geo. Gushing, Druggists.
Parties are soliciting stock for Il new
,oeu mill to be erected at East Madison.
yer 81 900 have already been subscribed.
Misses King & Clark will be ready to
elcome their old Gust Jmers at their new
bre, 33 Madison street, on Thursday
xt.
Among the appointments made by the
phomore class of Colby University for
prize declarations we notice the name
F. f. Goodwin, of this place.
Madison is to have Town house in the
tire of the town. vote to that effect
walled at the special meeting held for
kt purpose and committee was raised
locate the building.
rhe ladies of the Universalst society
to have box sociable at Morrison
II next Tuesday evening, the 3lst inst,
invite all their gentleman friends to
he In and take supper with them.
fss L s. Morse announces to her many
nds and customers that she has taken
newly fitted and furnished rooms over
binsou & Halls Water street, and will
established In her new quarters for the
hing season on Thursday, April I'd.
M. Vickery has new ad. this week
ich you cannot overlook as 1t takes up
corner of our paper. He announces a
at sale of linen and housekeeping goods
very low prices SNd quotes you partial
of the bargains to be offered.
he Odd Fellows lodge organized at Nor
ewock last week, has been christened
binnebasset, No. 109." They talk of
kting building for their use, which be-
shall contain a large town hall, a
g much needed in that place.
he winter is bad enough but it has the
science to spare us Prof Virgins pro-
ed great storm, accompanied with
thquak es and floods, due here last We'd
bay. The weather after ALL isn't quite
ID as Virgins tries to paint 1t
bout 80 lads and misses were in attend
on the first afternoon of Prof. joys
in Department and Dancing. The
afternoon was devoted to organizing
lily and the regular class will not begin
Saturday of this week, when many
are to join 1t.
fhitten & Milliken, the popular shoe
ers come to the front this week with
spring announcement of foot wear for
They make some fine offers in their
ad. which they stand ready at all times
ack up with the goods. Their con-
tly increasing trade bespeaks for them
popularity which they richly deserve.
be French clock advertised about
lstmas time by W. F. Robbins, to be
IN away to the person guessing the
est to its weight, did not receive
agh guesses to warrant in giving away
lice time.piece, so the lucky man, M
Milliken, received very pretty little
Ik last week in its stead.
|r. Fitzgerald's elegant team attracted
" admirers to see it. Our people were
IN an excellent opportunity to view its
hty, for although the 1octor arrived
day morning, he had the horses hitched
on Monday morning and drove them
BIT town tandem. The description we
Of it last week was true likeness.
he Journal says parties in Ohio are me-
ating with Mr.. E. j. Lawrence, the
er of DIR. Franklin, to obtain this horse
their stables. The gentleman who
bed the negotiation, is now the owner
ne of DR.. Franklin's colts, Lady Law
be, and he writes OF her that he shall
her in the 225 lists the coming sea-
as she will Undoubtedly make that
or better.
Re learn that survey for railroad
Monsoon Station in the town of Alb
to Athens village, will be made al
as the snow leaves. The owners o
Slate quarries at Monson are determined
nd a shorter line to market than tina
which their slate now goes. They
the feasibility of the Skowhegai
e and the prospect is excellent tina
will avail themselves of it.
fobably the sharpest game of Polo eve
hessed in this state was contested fo
be Pavilion last evening, betwe en- thu
mite Citys of Hallowell, champions o
Kennebec League, and the Fairfelds
airfeld, the champions of the andre
ggin League. This game was for tn
npionship and gold medals and bot
" were here IT, carry them on, shouid !
ossible. For the accommodation Of tn
" admirers of both clubs from dow
r., a special train was run from Girdi
which arrived about 8 O'Clock p. M
gng some 600 enthusiastic and orderl
Bile to the scene. After the immens
Nd had passed an hour In the sport {
rollers, with music by the Fairflel
b, the gong was sounded, the skatin
lace cleared and at 8 O'Clock sharp, til
cl lbs took their positions; the Grant,
Is looking very pretty 10 their scarls
eys and the Fairfields confident an
Ay in their blue armless jackets
first goal was given to the Grant,
10 by the referee, after hard fougi
lie, but the evidence tended to sho
it was an error on his part, the crow
he immediate vicinity declaring "r
/" The second third and decidiu