The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-09-23

Only about eight short weeks to sleigh.
ing and Thanksgiving dinner.
Fcitings and fine line of stamped felt
Tides, at Misses King & Clark's.
Physicians supplied with fresh vaccine
virus, by George Gushing, druggist
The Skowhegan Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will not hold a meet
ing this week
The Fair is to be In the Pavilion, and
that will be a fine place for displaying oil
paintings, and crayon work. Bring in
your pictures.
The young people are to have a social
assembly at Fairgrives Hall on Friday
evening of this week. Tickets are being
sold by the committee.
The Skating pavilion was open on Sat
urday evening last, with the skowhcgan
full band in attendance 1t received a
patronage, and all passed very pleasant
evening.
The excursion to Maranacook, last
week, to attend the regatta, was well pat
ronized by our people, and those in at
tendance seemed entirely pleased with the
entertainment provided for them
Mrs. +. b. Hesleton drove across the
country with her team to be in attend
ancc on the State Fair, leaving here Sum
day noon. She expected to reach Lewis
ton, distance of sixty-fivc miles, the
following noon.
There is to be muster of Grand Army
posts at Cornville, Saturday next the 2Gth
inst The several G. A. r. posts in the
County are invited, and free dinner will
be served to all old soldiers. Music, tar
get shooting, paradcs etc. will be the or
der of exercises.
w. A. Winchester, proprietor Of the
Fish Market no. 43 Water street, Morri-
son Block, has enlarged his line of mer-
chandise by including meats and vegita-
blcs- Providence river oysters delivered
Sunday morning. Call and examine his
goods.
The seats for Charlotte Thompson
who appears at Coburn Hall Saturday
evening as the Star in that renowned play
"Jane Eyre" are having fine sale This
is reported As one of the strongest thea
ter companies likely to visit us this sea
son.
The State Fair at Lewiston this week
opens with glorious weather, with fair
prospect of its continuance throughout
the session. Many left here to be in at
tendance as early as Monday morning, and
they have been stringing along in large
numbers ever since. Skowhegan always
donates large crowd, both as exhibitors
and sight-seers, and this year will be no
exception.
1t is expected that game of base ball
will be played on the fair grounds Satur-
day forenoon of this week, between our
home team and nine from the Maine
State college at Orono. Arrangements
are now in progress, and should n game
be arranged due notice will be given by
bills. Our boys have also received an in
vitation to visit Starks next week during
the fair and play a match game with that
nine
Mr.. l.. II. Dudley of Starks had mar
row escape from a fearful accident yes
terday. As he was driving into town the
bolt holding up one thill gave way, and in
alighting from the carriage his foot be-
came entangled in halter in such way
that he could neither eNtricatc himself
nor get back into the carriage. Had his
horse started he would have been dragged
no one knows how far. Fortunately
some passer by saw his trouble and came
to his rescue just in time.
The store at No % Water street, which
has been in the hands of carpenters for
some weeks, is fast beginning to look
like what its owner destined it to be, one
of the finest of the place 1t will have a
depth of over SIXTY feet, will be twelve
feet posted, with two large plate glass
windows, the pancs for the same, being
six by ten feet. 1t will be ready for oc-
cupation about the middle of next month,
at which time Vickery, the dry goods
man, Is to fit it with choice line OF dry
goods etc, removing from his present
quarters at No. Madison street. 1t is
sure to make model dry goods store.
BE sure and see Charlotte Thompson as
Jane Eyre at Coburn Hall, Saturday eve,
Sept 26. An Exchange says;
Her graccfulness is of that lovely ease
that not motion disturbs the pleasing
fancy the mind has conceived of her, and
and with sparkling and expressive eyes,
she gives a mute eloqucnce that is under
stood as plainly and pleasingly as if her
lips were moved in utterance to the feel
ing indicated upon her "tell-tale face.
There is in her presentations faithful
portrayal sufficiently natural, emotional,
pathetic, and pleasing, without the APP
pearance of studied effort to crafty,
not exceeding the limits of her abilities,
but keeping in view the harmony of the
character to the utmost advantage, She
is decidedly versatile, and in the domes
tic drama she will reign very queen.
OF woat she is in tragedy we are unable
to form a conclusive opinion but are in
clned to the belief that more mature
age would develop her powers As rep
resentative of Melpomene.
A Venerable Citizen.