The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-10-07
Vaccine Virus at Bixbv 4 Buck's


be found at Misses. King x Clark's.
Miss keefe from T. b. 4 J. A. Co!by's.
went to Boston yesterday.
The Pavilion will be open Saturday
evening with music by Hobbs Rink Band.
John b. Cotton Esq, of the law firm Of
Frye, Cotton & White, of Lewiston, is in
town on business.
Fresh vaccine virus received daily by
Geo. Cushing, Druggist, and orders So
licited from all parts of the county.
The new plate windows In store %
Water street. were put in place and set
without accident, Saturday, and in a short
time 1t will be ready for occupation.
c. r. Sleeper returned from market,
Monday evening, and quantities of new
goods are following him. Read what he
says for himself, in another column.
We notice very fine line of upholstery
fringcs at Colby's, on Madison street.
Ladies who are intending "to fix mp things
just little" will do well to look Mt them.
Our old and young people are to indulge
In social hop at Fairgreives' Hall, on
Friday evening of this week. \ fine
time always results from one of these
gatherings.
The Uniyersalist State S. S. Convention
is in session with the church in this vii
lage, the meeting being opened last even
ing with an interesting sermon by Rev.
H. S. Whitman of Dexter. The session
continues through to-day and tomorrow
Thursday afternoon.
Some repairs are being made in the
store occupied by w. c. Pearson, jewelcr,
preparatory to its occupancy by Walter
+. Robbins in the same business Mr..
Robbins expects to be located in his new
quarters the first Of next week. At this
writing Mr.. Pearson is undecided where
he will locate.
The alarm of fire sounded at 245, last
Thursday morning, was occasioncd by
flames issuing from a small store house,
connected with the corn factory in this
village. The fire department quickly re-
sponded to the call and the fire was CON
fined to this one building, which was to-
tally destroyed. The loss was light.
A. j. Larkin, of the Bell Telephone Co,
was at the Hescton, Monday evening,
bound for The Forks and Pat Murphys
He had with him one OF the instruments
which is to be put in at the latter place,
which will give connection from Bing-
ham by telephone. 1t is expected that all
will be in working order by to-day.
In our condensed report of the many
fine exhibits made at our recent fair, we
inadvertently omitted to mention the fine
display of cloths from the wooden mill of
Lewis Anderson & Co. This firms eXhib-
it covered table running across the en-
and tricots, of their manufacture were adj
mired by all the ladies.
A. J. Talbot, Esq, agent of the Maine
Benefit Association, of Auburn, is in
town and has organized II Local Board as
follows: Charles A. Marston, ESD, Presi-
dent; james Fellows Esq. Secretary and |
cal Examiner. There are now twenty
seven members in Skowhcgan. The as
ISOLATION was chartered by special act of
the Legislature and is doing flourishing
business. What is quite remarkable, no
deaths have occurred since commencing
business about a year ago,
Mr. John w. Fogler, cashier of the First
National Bank, Augusta, and Miss Hattie
[. Baker, daughter of Is. +. Baker, were
married at the residence of the brides
'athcr in this village yesterday (ruesday)
morning, by Rev A. j. Racklif The
Wedding was quiet one, none but family
friends being present and the happy pair
eft on the morning train for Il brief bridal
rip after which they will reside at Au-
,usta The REPORTER voices the senti-
nent of numerous friends when it be-
peaks for them bright skies and welded
Hiss.
The Starks base ball club, in response
o an invitation from the trustees of our
attic show and fair visited this place last
week, and in game with our local nine
we're terribly defeated. Our boys pre-
cntcd a fine team, with Donovan rs
atcher, and the game was a one sided af-
air throughout wholly devoid of interest
o those in attendance. Our boys enjoyed
he sport, the different members changing
POSITIONS in each inning aS in a scrub
zane, giving the Starks boys all the adj
antage to be had and at the close the
core stood SO to s against Starks.