The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-09-30
LOCAL ITEMS.


Court is expected to rise this week.
See Bixby & Bucks show cases at the
Fair.
Attorney General Baker came to town
Monday evening and is in attendance at
Court.
At the present time our working force
IN This Office comprises thirteen employ
Mrs. Mary Marston's exhibit of paint
ngs. and flowers are great attraction at
the Fair.
Dir. Fellows has purchased the residence
of Albert Lyon, on Water street. and will
take possession at once.
y. p. Moore, the painter has something
IL say in our advertising columns this
week.
Mr. G. L. Stoddard, of Boston has been
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Z. A. Hoyt,
the past week
Hiram F. Thing of this village has three
HACK Java hens that have laid eleven
dozen and three eggs since June %, three
months. Next
The Unversalist Society will give one
Of their famous baked bean dinners in
vorrisons Hall, Thursday OF this week,
from u to l.3O.
Mr.. J. b. Dinsmore, of Bangor has Or
v,nized an orcsestra and is to furnish
music for the Bangor Opera House the
coming season.
This week and next are the great Cattle
Show and Fair weeks in this County.
Somerset takes the cake" on agricultu-
raj exhibitions.
Mr.. Charles Dodge, of this place, a
graduate of the High School, class of 80
has entered the Institute of Technology,
in Boston, having passed a very credtable
examination.
A rousing temperance meeting was held
last Sabbath evening, at Temreran"~
Hail. under the auspices of the Young
Mems Reform Club. At its close, over
dozen names were secured to the pledge
A gentleman who is building here, this
season, tells us that he has great difficulty
in getting workmen and materials. This
Is good indication certainly ANY kind
Of a mechanic commands the best of
wages.
The change of time of the Maine Cent
raj r. r., will go into effect October 1lth
one week earlier than last year. AT this
time il is undec ided wherther the Flying
Yankee will continue to run through the
winter
In addition to the programme already
advertised, at the trotting park, for to-
morrow afternoon, there will be a base
| ball game, between the Somersets of
Starks, the champions of this county, and
the Skowhegan Reds. This willno doubt
help to draw many to the grounds, that
would otherwise be absent.
After finishing the job they have on the
Baptist parsonage, the firm of j. b. Smith
{ Co., are to plumb the new residence of
Is. w. Lawton on Elm ST., and possibly
put in steam fittings for heating. They
also have the contract for doing the work
In the new residence of G. B. Stafford, now
under process of construction.
White & Wildes have put in all i'm
mense stock, having had over 1000 lbs
of dry goods, go into their store in less
than two weeks, which is the largest
amount ever received by dry goods
house in this town. They ought to be
able to show some good bargaing, at low
prices, as they buy in such large quanti-
ties.
The question of lighting our village by
electric light, Is once more being agitated,
and we understand is meeting with con-
siderable encouragement. DIR. S. &.
Sewall who has the matter in charge for
the company, informs us that the thing
has progressed SO far, that now all it
lacks is sufficient encouragement from our
citizens, to make success of the project.
Mr.. NJ. Y. Davis, Of Portland, the noted
oarsman, paid Skowhegan visit last
week, his object being, to form boat
club among our young men, and other
wise awaken the interest in aquatic sports.
In
the State, for boating than that afforded
above the falls, and at his next visit we
shall be able to give some extended ac-
count, concerning the success he meets
with.
1t is hard to realize, while we are en-
joying the beautiful Indian summer of
this week, that barely six days ago, our
friends of the upper Kennebec, 46 miles
above us, were completely enveloped in
snow storm of some two or three incheh'
Such, nevertheless was the fact, and as II
was graphically described by young
man mentioning there Mt the time IL
sent cold chills through ones frame
The Universalist State Sunday School
Convention, will meet in the church in
Skowhegan, next week. The meetings
will commence, Tuesday evening, with
sermon by Rev. Fl. s. Whitman, of Dexter
and continue TIN ough Thursday after
noon. Speakers from abroad Will adj
dress the meetings; Stanford Mitchell, OF
Boston, (the ''Sankey" of the Universal
list church, as he is styled will assist in
the singing.
Mr.. R. G. Dennis an old resident of
New Portland exhibited to us one dollar
bill of the Continental currency issued In
l775 1t bears the number 1854. The
grandfather of Mr.. Dennis on his moth
ers side was Revolutionary soldier and
when he was discharged was paid ofin this
currency and this bill has been in the
family since, being handed down from