The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-12
COUNTY AND LOCAL ITEMS


Gle Bob.
The work OF repairing our bridges still
continues,
The races at Fairfield come off on Friday
aud Saturday Of this week.
They do say that Dutton Co. have the
best Tea, Coffee anu Spices In town.
Arrangements are b@ing made to have
the Yarmouth base ball club visit us next
week.
The Somerset Agricultural Society have
recently put up nine new stalls on their
grounds.
The guests of Hotel Coburn to he num-
of fourteen enjoyed fishing excursion to
Hayden Lake yesterday.
Blueberries are appearing In market 10
large quantities. The crop OF the upper
K,nuetec is reported as being large.
1t was the Scissors Grinder that heard
the woman scold her husband for not buy
in 9 his groceries of Dutton & Co.
The Sunday excursion to Maranacook on
the 9th inst, received a liberal patronage
from this place, over 80 tickets being sold.
There will be no preaching services at
Congregational church next Sabbath. The
Sunday school will meet at IL o'clock noon.
The Girsrd & Vokes bicycle and roller
skating combination are soon to give
midsummer night carnival at the Skowhe-
gan pavilion.
Our young people are to participate in
social hop 10 the dining hall of Hotel Co
burn on this, Wednesday evening, with
music by B. j. Kinds
Although E. s. buttons team was bot
tom up few weeks ago, 1t Is now right
side up with care and delivering more
goods than ever.
The High School and First Grammar
School will commence Aug. 81. The Sec
ond Grammar School, the intermediate and
Primaries Monday Sept. 7th.
Now that the clothing establishments
have Joined the early closing brigade. How
the grocery clerks mnst envy their young
friends who have their evenings to them
selves.
-Four of the Waterville bicycle club we're
in attendance on the base ball game last
week, riding up from home In the morning
quartering at the Heselton, and returning
In the evening.
F. B. Heselton wants to buy family
horse, good roader, 169 hands high, that
mill ;uh hot
bay or black horse, for express work, that
will weigh 1850 lbs. Who eau accommo-
date him.
fine looking dark, bay horse driven by
q canadian, attracted considerable a'ten-
ton from our horsenen one day last week,
and some Of them tried to own him, but
the price was little high. We under
stand that the horse was sold in Water
vile to Nelson for 1915.
Extensive repairs are soon to be COM
menced on the store now occupied by
Charles Murphy, tailor. Among the most
noticeable may be mentioned fine plate
glass front. Mr.. Murphy will probably &C.
cupy the vacant store in Williams block
temporarily for few weeks in consequence.
The good templars had lovely evening
for their lawn socable which was held In
the grove on the island, Thursday evening
of last week. The Skowhegan band kindly
rendered their services and discoursed fine
music. In addition to the good time en-
joyed, they added about ten dollars to the
treasury fund.
II one wants to see good piece Of new
turnpike through the green woods and
built In wolkmanlike manner, 1t will be
worth his while to 60 over the road built
by Capt. A. G. Tobey on the proposed
route from this village to Madison. The
Captain IL q veteran road maker and knows
how 1t should be done.
1t will be good thing II our citizens
make note Of the fact that 1t is very in
convenient to 60 about our streets without
any street lamps and be prepared to vote
an increase Of appropriation at the next
annual meeting Of the corporation large
enough to keep the lamps running IL
months instead Of 10.
The annual reunion of the Alumni OF An
son Academy and as many Of their friends
As wished to go, was observed at the
Forks last evening by appropriate ceremo.
Monies. The party left yesterday morning,
taking dinner at Carney's arriving at their
destination late In the afternoon. They
will return to day.
Tho ft,rpifnr~ ond forninU ntonoi1q be-
longing to the estate of the late John
Pierce are to be sold at public auction at
his late residence on North street, by the
administrator, F. B. Ward, with E. c.
Heselton as auctioneer. The sale was
commenced yesterday and will continue
until every thing is sold.
Base ball has taken grand start In this
place since the recent game, and all are
willing to acknowledge that we have some
fine stock In town. II q picked nine, with
out practice can 60 on to the grounds and
come as close to defeating one of the crack
teams of the state, as the Mechanics are
acknowledged to be, what might be accom-
plshed had we regular organization and
team In good condition.
Business In this place was entirely sus-
pended last Saturday afternoon between
the hour of / to 4, out Of respect to the
memory Of General Grant. All our manu-
facturers closed for the entire afternoon.
Many Of the windows of our dry and fancy
dealers were appropriately draped among
them being those Of Robinson & Hall,
White & Wildes, w. B. Steward. V. M.
vickery, G. T. Sleeper, Misses King &
Clark, Mrs. B. R. Flagg and Mrs. Fl. F.
Kimball. Messrs. Robinson & Halls and