The Somerset reporter., 1886-09-08
LOCAL ITEMS.

EBeautiful moonlight evenings for Il
ride.
For nice easy-ttting corscts call At
King 4 Wards.
They have some very pretty clodking
for children at the Coloys.
Mr.. G, A. Barnard has 1--WE contracts in
Norridgewock representing over $4,000
worth of work.
Mr. Billy Cook and family give one Of
their variety entertainments at llartland
this evening
Don't forget that Monday Is election
day. See that your Republican ncighbors
are at the polls.
1he proposed trip by Il party of our
young folks to Grcenvillc and Mt Kinco.
has been abandoned for various reasons
The Cushman base ball nine had the
prettiest suit and Were as gcntlemanly an
appearing nine as has visited us this sea-
SON
At the Blaine and Gibson meeting the
speakers platform WAS artstically and
profuscly decorated with plants and flow
crs.
Sixteen claims have been entered in the
s. j. Court this term against Keene Bros
growing out of the suspensions of par
ties at work in the shoe factory in this
place.
L. c. lIeselton is present at the cattle
show and fair in Ilartland held Yesterday
and to-day, where, with good luck, he
hopes to convert a lot of goods lie took
with him into money.
There will be Il temperance address by
Mrs. l.. NJ. N. Stevens, President of the
Maine W. C. T. t., at the Cong. church
in Bingham Saturday next, at p. NJ.
All are cordially invited.
The cylinder of the other electric light
dynamo, was burned somewhat ON Friday
night last, enough to ncces>itate the stop
ping of the machine The damage was
easily repaired.
Mrs. C. F. Haynes will give II concert
in Cobur Hall at an early date, assisted
by Miss Lillian Chandler, Nolinst, Ro-
dolph King, pianist, Mr. A. h. Smiley
and others. Full particulars next week
We learn that Mr.. Taylor, who for
many years has been the teacher of the
Skowhegan High School, has so large an
attendascc of scholars that he is obliged
to improvise seats for some of his pupils |
The mills in the south channel shut |
down the latter part of last week to ad |
init of new tume being put in, at the
slate grinding shop of c. NJ. Bailcy's |
Sons & Co. The job is rather more
lengthy than they anticipated, but the
mills expect to be started this week
The passengers returning home ON the
the special train from Bangor Friday
night, were obligcs to put in many tcdi-
ous hours on the cars, owing to an acc-
dent to freight train, and which OBJ
structed the track. At one station they
tarried about five hours and did not reach
here till 2.30 A. NJ.
The seats for Denman Thompson's new
play, 1.-The Old Homestead are selling
lHSI, anu ueSeTNt 10, II WHAT tlit DpHl'h
papers say of the piece can be relied up
on. Tomorrow (Thursday) evening, is
the date of his appearance and he will re-
ceive rousing welcome from the audi
ence sure to meet him.
The Operetta II. T.. Porter TINT was re-
produced at Coburn Hall under the aus
piccs of the Ladies' Relief Corps Snd Rus
sell Post g. \. r. Saturday evening last,
brought out fair sized audience. The
rendering of this pleasing opcrctta by
our own musicians and children makes
very fine entertainment and was given in
manner highly satisfactory to the audi
ence
w. II. Norton, of xnth Madison,
showed two glass eases containing differ
ent varieties of honey bees at the Bangor
Fair last week He also displayed u comb
foundation machine or two rollers,
through which bands of wax arc passed
coming out already for the foundation OF
the many cells of the bee. Mr.. Norton
in addition shows almost his entire bee
keeper outfit, including hives honey-cN-
tractors, honey. boxes. carriers, etc
The concert given in Coburn Hall
Thursday evening last by Miss May Elise
Fellows, with Mrs. Dietrich Streng, plan
ist, Misses kacklcy and McLain, and Mr.
Luut, vocalists, was gratifying success
excepting in the one particular viz; that
Tho LITTLE
Skowhegan Violinst. who do delighted
her audience in the same hall just one
year before. gives evidence of hard study
and close application during the lhterNeh-
inr twelve months and highly gratitled
her many friends in her native town by
the facility with which she handles the
bow and by her exquisite rendering OF
difficult music. Her support, instrumen-
tai and vocal, was admirable. 1t Is Jun
fortunate that musical entertainment ol
such rare merit should not have crowd
ed house.
The Ara Cushman base ball nine arrived
Saturday morning last and in the after
noon played our boys one of the finest
games of ball seen on our grounds thiN
season. For once the game was called AT
the sheduled time with the Cushmans at
the bat. and p. S. Lindsey, of Norrid"c-
wock, as umpire. The visitors were re-
tired in short order with no runs while
for our boys Donovan opened up the first
innings with two baser, and with the
help of the succeeding batters scored an
earned run before the side was out In
A. ;s.;t
only run of the game, on two erroIs ana
scratch hit. Notwithstanding the pitch
er of the visitors had good record pre-
vious to this game our boys, for the most
part pounded him at will. Donovan Al
dton and Hobbs lead at the bat, the for
mer getting two bagger, Addition TWO
of the same while in the eighth innings