The Somerset reporter., 1886-09-01
LOCAL ITEMS.

nj fTcnCI 5, NO. MADISON Nt.
Services will be held in all the churches
next Sabbath at the usual hour
summer gloves and hosiery marked
down, to close out, at Frcnch's.
F. A. Williams will sell vases less than
cost for the next 30 days.
The fire department come out for their
regular monthly trial of apparatus on
Monday evening next, at the usual hour.
The Electric rubber Newmarkcta, the
best gassamer IN town for the money.
Also the Electric Circular, at French's.
The Cattle Show and Fair season is up-
on us commencing with the Eastern
State and New England Fair at Bangor
this week.
One of skowhegan's legal advisers was
relieved of his pocket book at Old Orch
ard the other day, by some of the light
finger gentry.
Skowhegan promises to be visited by
one of the largest crowds on Friday after
noon next, that has been seen within It's
limits for many years.
A full new line OF corscts among which
are the 750 bone French corset, the Toxic
line, and Bortree's Adjustable Duplex,
and many others, at French's
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, of last
week, beat any record yet made this sea
son as to warmth The Thermometer
averaged from So to "a in the shade.
The store of Weston & Emery of Madi-
son Bridge, was damaged by fire Satur-
day night to the amount of Il few hun
dred dollars. Fortunately it was discov-
cred in season to be extiuguiShcd
All the village schools commenced
Monday morning last, for the school
year of 'SG-S7 under the same efficient
corps of teachers as last year. \ full at
tendance is reported.
After the workmen had made the exca-
vation necessary for the round house,
work was suspended, but it will be rcsum-
ed In two weeks when the building will
he pushed to completion.
Take notice of the Somerset Central
Agricultural SocietyS' full sheet posters
posted Monday last and see the liberal
list of premiums and purses offered.
Bring your stock to the show and carry
off some of the money offered.
There are an unusual number of pco-
pie from other parts of 1.-THE moral vine
ward" in our village these days, apparent
town or county. The REPORTERS latch
string is always ont and we would be
glad to receive call from visitors to our
town, whether old residents or not
\ new street has recently been laid out
ON the south of the river, beginning at a
point just beyond the cemetery and wind
ing round this lot, coming out on the
Norridgewock road just opposite Daniel
Webb's residence. Many new residences
are already completed on this street while
others are in process of construction.
Two new streets have also been laid out,
running east from the North street plains.
The Somerset Central Agricultural So
cicty, at the cattle show and fair, to be
held here on Sept. 2lst, 22nd and 23rd, of
fers S650.00 in purses to be trotted for
on the last two days, divided into purses
as follows First day, Sl0o, for three
minute class, $50 for four year old class
500 for 231 class. Second day, 5000 for
in Somerset County, SlO0 for 2.4O class
Coming as it does Immediately after the
close of State Fair, there promises to be
large lot of entries iu each race and
some fine trotting.
Remember the big rally at Skowhegan
on Friday next the 3rd last. Don't miss
the opportunity of hearing political
addresses thpt are we'll worth hearing
The meeting will be in Island Grove,
commencing at o'clock P NJ. spec
ial train will run from Waterville the af-
ternoon of the 3rd leaving there at
O'Clock; Fairfield, los; Somerset Mills,
l.lG Pishon's Ferry, l.2j: arriving at
Skowhcgan LAO p NJ. and returning af-
ter the Blaine and Gibson Meeting. Tick
cts one fare the round trip.
The Somerset Spirituahst and Liberal
ist Campmeetng Association VIII hoi'
their annual campmeeting at Hayden Lake
Madison Centre, commencing "Wednesday,
September Sth, and closing Sunday, Sep
tember 18th. DIR. II. +. Merrill, of Mon
tague. Lake Pleasant, Mass, public test
medium, Hattie c. Mason, of Boston, or
ganist and test medium, Mrs. Abbey A.
Morse, of Searsmont, Me, trance speak
cr have been engaged, and Others are eX-
nccted Arrangements have been made
with the Maine Central railroad for half
fare. A stage from Skowhegan will be
run to carry passengers to the Lake.
Denman Thompson, the old time favor
ite, appears at Coburn Hall, Thursday
evening, Sept. 9th, in his new play "The
Old Homestead" The new piece, which
is announced as a sequel to "Joshna
Whitcomb," is, more properly speaking
a continuation of that wonderfully popu-
lar play, the action being merely carried
forward few years. 1t is divided into
four acts, the scene of the first being the
old homestead farm at Swanzey, NJ II ,
where our former friends Joshua CE
Prime, Seth Perkins and Aunt Matilda
are introduced. Joshua makes visit to
New York in search of his son, and the
next two acts are supposed to take place
in that city. In the fourth and last act
the action is transferred again to the Ola
homestead in mid winter, where beautl-
fully realistic view of the interior OF an
old fashioned farmhouse kitchen is given
The big fireplace, with its great brass
andirons heaped with blazing logs the
strings of dried apples and rings OF
pumpkins hanging from the floor beams
overhead, the roomy woodbox beside the
fireplace, the old-fashioned eight-day
clock in the corner, with an antique
wooden cradle in the foreground make
up very faithful picture OF what mas
been and still may now be seen in the re-
mote rural districts of New England
The new play has plot bnt it Is not a
very deep or complicated one. 1t Is ini
of good wholesome fun: and the eloef
Joshua of "The Old Homestead Is inc
same awkward, laundering, honest