The Somerset reporter., 1886-07-07
LOCAL ITEMS.

The long looked for time has come thai
you can bug hats of Curtis for 10 cts
The circus left here about midnight ol
It, day of performance, for Pennington
it, next stand
Now and then tramp puts in an ap
pcarance. Officer Thing accommodated
two with lodgings at the station hous,
last week,
Mr.. J. b. Chandler, the popular con
ductor of the morning freight had charge
of the train conveying John b Doris cir
Gus throughout the State.
our genial friend, John " Fogler. esq.
OF Augusta, was made happy by the ad
vent of son and heir, July ID The for
tunate event occurred while Mrs was
sojourning at the home of her father.
B. f. Baker, esq, of this village.
Mr. NJ. H. French has bought of S. d.
Arnold the stock of dry goods in the
store formerly occupied by c. T. Sleeper
on Madison street aud took possession
Yesterday. Mr.. French has been employ
ed in this line of trade for some wears
and is well posted in the business
The poles are up, the wire strung and
the globes are fast being put into place
for the electrics which are to light our
streets. North street was the first to re-
eeiye attention, these lights being started
Saturday night last and We're most pleas
ing in their effects.
Rev. A. w. Pottle, Presiding Elder
writes: The Camp Meetings on Augusta
District will commence on the following
dates: Livermore, August 30th North
Arson, Sept. 9th: Freeman, Sept 18th !;
each meeting closing the following Sat
nrday. The Songs Joy and Gladness"
will be largely nsed.
f. A. bore of Boston paid Skowhegan
visit last week, looking for horse flesh
The result was the purchase of fine Lo-
comotive colt from w. II. Wildes, "A horse
from w. II. Pearson and one each in No
New Portland Fairfield and Pennington
station on Friday afternoon last.
one of the most interesting temper
ance meetings of the season was held at
the Hall of Young Mems Reform Club
Sunday evening. Interesting remarks
were made by newly elected officers, also
by brothers Sowerby, Emerson, Dealey,
n SiSfa
Ames and Smith. There was good at
tendance and good music.
One of Embden's citizens who was
rather too full of liquor Saturday morn
ing to be allowed at large was taken in
tow by Officers Thing and Tufts, and
kept in confinement until Saturday even
ing. He was brought before Judge Das-
comb, fined two dollars and costs, and de
parted poorer but wiser man. This
was the only arrest heard from.
We call attention of our readers to the
advertisements of David Bankers poems,
We have seen a specimen of this work
and do not wonder that the agents are
printed on heavy, fine, tinted paper, illus
trated and deliberately bound This large
and handsome volume of the poems of
this favorite author will be delivered to
subscribers at an early day. We predict
for the poems a large sale.
The Unversalist picnic and excursion
Will nf a
nocook. Fares 10 and 30 cts. for the
round trip from Skowhegan. Train leaves
here at 90 A. NJ Returning will leave
Maranocook, special train, at APO r. NJ
reaching Skowhegan at clio p. NJ. The
boys band of Brunswick and Prof. Stan
ford Mitchell, the celebrated singer, will
be present with number of able and i'll
teresting speakers. If stormy Thursday
then the excursion will be Friday. the 9th.
Mr.. S. ID. Arnold so well and favora bly,
known in this village, has the record of
the longest continuous term in mercantile
business of any man in town, to our
knowledge. If he continues to sell dry
goods until May next it will make him 80
years in business for himself beside some
. or 6 years as clerk for other parties.
Fifty-tiye years behind the counter is
enough to demonstrate to the public a
mans capacity for business as we'll as his
reputation for fair dealing and integrity.
Co. L. of the second regiment infantry
returned home from Muster Saturday
morning. by special train. The boys evil
IDENTIFY received good usage and enjoyed
themselves, and we wager the thoughts OF
the pranks they cut up will furnish them
with sport for quite a period to come.
The boys did not bring home any prizes,
as has been their custom for years, sim
ply for the reason that only rcgimental
contests were decided; the company
prizes are to be awarded this fall, at
which time the boys visit Augusta, to
shoot, we understand.
The congregation at High Street church
last Sunday were requested to wait lew
moments after the bcncdictiOn had been
pronounced The clerk then read, to the
establishment of all, the resignation of
the pastor, Rev. j. H. Sowerby. Mr.. S
has been pastor of this church one year
and the work throughout has been mutu-
ally pleasant and profitable. His sole
reason given was that he has sadly felt
his need of more education. He will
therefore enter college this fall with the
hope that four years training will make
him more capable to cope with the issues
of sin and advance the work To which he
has felt himself called.
1t was generally conceded that what
ever demonstrations to be made by our
residents in observing our National indie
pendence Day, should be made on the 3D.
inst. The boys accordingly were on duty
the night previous, and the day was her
aided in by a racket worthy of much
different class of rioters. They did not
allow bars or locks to hinder them from
pulling the bell ropes in the different
churches and the hands of the clock had