The Somerset reporter., 1885-05-20

Bixby & Buck are soon to receive a large
STOCK Of bedding plants. Send in your or
ders.
Remember the meeting of the Som. Cen.
Agricultural Society, Saturd afternoon
of this week.
100 cords stove wood for sale bv s. w.
G'u d. Also second hand Phm on and
Concord wagon.
We hear that Mr. c. A. Marston is to
erect fine residence on the South side the
coming summer.
Has the interest for base ball all died out
In our village1 There ought to be stock
enough here for good club.
The speaker for next Sunday evening at
Coburn Hall. under the auspices Of the Re.
form Club, is b. S. Kelley, of Winthrop.
A crowd collected on the railroad bridre
Sunday, watching young mans tiiorts to
recover his hat that had been blown into
the water beneath.
h W. Brown returned Sunday morning
last from Aroostook with another car load
OF horses, which he proposes to disl ose OF
cheap at Is larm. Call early
1t is cuIreuly reported that the Collect
or OF taxes OF one Of the larger towns of
this County is short about $4,000 and has
left for parts unknown
Thos. Howard of the Mt Desert branch
OF the Maine Central, accompanied by his
wife is in town for few days, and receives
a hearty welcome from host of friends
The Commencement exercises of the
| Skowhegan High School, will occur in
| about four weeks. There are ten men,
bers in the graduating class this year.
Mrs. j. w. Bailey, of Brooklyn, has
been passing week in town, returning
home yesterday morning. She was accom-
panied upon her return by Miss. Lottie
Bailey of this place.
A fellow from the suburbs, rather the
worse for liquor, in an attempting to drive
around the cornor of the South side gro.
Gerry, last Wednesday night, at too rapid
gait, was Slowed out, striking on his head,
and cutting severe cash.
Mrs. B. E. Shattuck is visiting her moth
er, in Cambridge, Mass. We understand
that it is her intention to devote portion
of the time, in her absence, to perfecting
herself Cd the favorite instrument, the BAN
IN with no oil "
Prof. Caldwell has been entertaining the
people of this village in Coburn hall, and
nstructng them as well in the science of
mesmerism, for several evenings past. He
has had large audiences and appears to be
thoroughly familiar with his subject He
goes to the Soldiers Home at Togus, to-
day, and expects to return here the latter
part of the week.
Our people have been offered lots of
amusement for small amount of money
the past week. A sharp competition has
been raging between the manager of the
Pavilion and Prof. Caldwell, who has been
giving mesmeric entertainments at Cohurn
Hall, consequently the low prices Tere the
result. AS far as ascertaned their attend
aDce has been about equal.
Mr., J. G. Hight Of the firm of Hight &
Brown, has removed with his family, to
Athens, his native town, from whence he
cam here some two years since. By the
removal of Mr.. Hight Skowhegan Losses
good citizen. This change will not inter
fere with the business of the firm.
The next regular session of the Somer-
set District Lodge, 1. o. G. T., will be
held in Grange Hall, Scion, Friday June
9th 1882 commencing al 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
Free entertainment will be furnished dele
gates by Scion Lodge and Star of the East
Lodge, of Embden.
large audience gathered at Coburn Hall
last Sunday evening to listen to temperance
lecture by jordan Rand of Lisbon, under
the auspices : our Young Mems Reform
Club. The speaker held the attention OF the
audience for over an hour, and at the close
accomplished.
Our readers will find among our new ads.
of this week thai of the new firm of Cross
& Emery, harl ess makers, who have re-
Gently opened shop at the corner of Mad
ison and Russell streets. The senior men,
Der of the firm needs no words OF common
dation to the trade, as he is Acknowledged
as a fine workman and work ntrusted to
them Will receive prompt attention.
Sunday, the 10th inst, Rev. E. A. Hoyt,
pastor of the Universalist church, in this
place, rendered his resignation to the so
cety. AT a parish meeting held at the
church on Monday of this week, it was
voted not to accept the same. IL is the in
tenticn of the society to sell the pews in
the church for the coming year, and a
meeting is to be held the 26th inst, to act
upon the matter.
A paper received announces the mar
| riare in Los Angeles, Cal, on the evening
Of May 9TH, of Mr.. +. B. Stanwood, a for
mer Skowhegan boy, who went west some
wears since, to Miss Mae Elliott, who with
| her family, removed TO California last
spring. The ceremony was performed by
the pastor of the First Congregational
church. Many of the newly welded coup
les friends In this place received Fheir
cards and join in wishing them long and
pleasant journey through life.
OF the Lucier Musical Comedy Company
to appear here next week, the 2Sth, 29' h
and 3Oth insts. The Bangor papers speak
very highly The following is from II G
| Commercial of last week