The Somerset reporter., 1885-02-18
FEB. I8,A, 1855.
COUNTY AND LOCAL ITEMS.

Next Sunday will be the first Sabbath II
Lent.
Ore week from next Monday is our towr
NE citing day
Lovers of maple candy can now find th,
article in market.
Children's hoods at GREATLY reduced
prices, at Misses King & Clark's.
bright sunshiny day was Sunday bul
the air was little cold for comfort.
Some of the village schools closed last
week, but those of the higher grades are
still in progress.
s. J. Walton, Esq, our representative 10
the Legislature passed the Sabbath at
home.
As yet there Is no track cleared on the
ice, but our horsemen are having arrange.
ments made to have one soon.
Pleasure, satisfaction, happiness, joy,
and delight, by using Jadwin's Pine Tar
Syrup. Sold by Geo. Cushing
Mrs. S. b. Starbird and family, Eben
Neil and wife, and Augustus Swain left
yesterday morning for Los Angeles.
We hear that the members of the Aigh
School contemplate giving another enter
tainment at the close of this winter term.
The pleasing custom of sending Valen-
tines does not, as many suppose end on the
18th but continues through the month.
J. d. Emerson, of Madison, has an sp-
Pile of the Ben Davis variety, In fair
state OF preservation, that was picked from
the tree In Oct. 1888.
Gen. Isaac Dyer and A. Crawford, Jr.,
left yesterday morning for Thomaston, to
attend the annual meeting of the Grand
Army of the State at Thomaston.
A "Free Night to Ladies'" called out
large attendance at the pavilion last Thurs
day night Fine music was furnished by
the young band recently organized in
town.
There will be q free musical convention
at Bingham the 25th and 28th, conducted
by A. R. Smiley free entertained furnish
ed, q general invitation extended to all
singers.
L
bird stand at Pishons Ferry. The doctor
Ia having fine practice and the people Of
that vicinity are glad to see him SO pleas
antly located.
Some one remarked in the hearing of our
marine editor the other day, that his child
was better, the fever having turned, and
that the doctor ordered her to be fed on
beef brine.
Any lady who wishes to secure one of
those cloaks which White & Wlldes have
been selling at about half price must call
soon as they have but few left. They
sold fifteen Saturday.
The Good Templars have leased Nutter's
Hall, Water street, for the coming year and
will remove with their goods and chattels
into their new quarters this week in season
to hold the next regular meeting in their
new lodge room.
Some of our street sidewalks the past
for safety and too hard for comfort, and
the ones that have kept the walk in front
of their places of business free from ice
are the ones who have made friends
Mr.. A. R. Smiley, our well-known basso,
has signed contract to sing with Prof.
George, who was here last fall, In Musical
Conventions for the next three months at
least. He will leave at once to commence
his labors and we predict for him q most
successful tour.
In making turn at the depot Saturday
night, the horse of Engineer Lowe was
little too quick for the young man who
held the reins and the sleigh was over
turned in consequence. The young man.
however, puckily hung to the reins, thus
avertipg lively runaway.
Plenty of amusement for the dancing
public last week, there being three hops,
one at Hotel Heselton, one at the Armory
and the third at Fairgrieves Hall. For the
future they have the g. A. r. Ball at Nor
ridgewock on the Goth inst, and fancy
dress concert and ball at Watervllle with
music by Joy, on the oath inst, to look
forward to.
The travelling on the country roads is
constantly growing better, the stage driv-
ers reporting it to be nice slipping, much
better than they expected to see this win.
ter, after such drifting storms that have
been showered upon US. P. S.-The above
was written before our last storm, which
rather changes the aspect OF things.
E. A. Luce, Of this place, has re-opened
the old stand on Water St., formerly occu.
pied by G. B. Fairgrieves, and intends to
keep on hand a full line of confectionery,
nuts, tobacco, cigars, oysters, etc. Also
fruits in their season. Mr.. Luce thorough
ly understands his business and we have
no doubt that he will receive liberal pat
ronage.
An opportunity was given to the farmers
last week by the fine weather and the inn
proved condition of the travelling, to mar
ket their wood and hay, and the appear
auce OF our streets during the middle OF
the day, gave ample evidence that they
were making fine use of it Green wood
brought from s. so to a. % a cord and dry
Woou oeiHS soiu ab So Noou nay otouSut
from $40 to $l2.
A team belonging to the stable of W. L.
Shaw and with Will Moody as driver me,
with a sad disaster Sunday afternoon. The
young man carelessly drove on to the side
walk on Court street that had been mad,
very uneven by the recent storms, and IL
trying to regain the road the sleigh wal
capsized throwing the occupants out, he a
the same time loosing his hold on the relns
The horse came down the street at a rattl
ing pace but was stopped on the railroad