The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-05-19
LOCAL ITEMS.
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Strawberries appeared in market this
week.
The largest assortment of hats for the
season at Curtis's.
A fine assortment of parasols received
at the Colbys, this week.
Rev. j. NJ. Frost and wife arrived on
Friday evenings train.
Childrcns' hosiery in black and color>
nj King 4 Wards going ut u bargain
Decoration Day comes week from next
sunday and will be observed the follow
ing Monday.
For few days the visit of the icc-man
was anxiously looked forward to, hut
more recently fires have been the prevail
ing thing.
There appears to be a suicide mania in
Concord in this county, with one success
full case and three attempts reported with
in one month
Call on Fairgrievc before going mp Ri
yer a fishing and get good outfit, if you
don't want to buy, he has some good rods
etc. to let
The Skowhegan bakc-cart has com
mcnced its daily trips about town The
announcement in another column will be
of interest to housekecpers.
DO not wait 20 hear the High st. bell
on Sunday, but come at l-45 and hear
preaching The bell has been removed to
give place to new one.
Hon. c. A. Packard Land Agent came
to this village, Monday and remained UNI
til Wednesday morning. He had some
looking up and tracing ofand titles to do
Mrs j. A. Berlingcr at Mrs. b. p.
Flagg's, store Madison street, will here
after make a speciality of batton-holcs and
drcssmAking included Work solicited of
all (2D
The blacksmith shop of i. W. Wilson
on the South side of the river is fast be-
inc torn away, to be replaced by II new
and much larger shop. with tenement
overhead.
W. II. Swain < Co. arc selling for cash
only. st Louie flour $3.50 every barrel
warranted. Pure molasscs for 30 cents
per gallon. Oolong Tea for 30 cents per
pound.
The pulpit of the Universalist church
will be supplied the 3oth inst by Rev. j.
l., Scoboria. Rev. Mr. Little is to be alb
sent to deliver Memorial address in
kcenc, n. IL.
The work of eXcavating and rehttng
the basement of the Shocfactory building,
that has been going on for some time is
nearly completed. The addition is to be
used stock room.
Mcssrs. G. c. Whittier, our efficient
night-watch, c. +. Drew and Joshua Will
liams are drowning worms at Carrying
Place ponds this week. Mr.. Asa Parker
is upon the beat in the absence of Mr..
Whittier.
Mr. J. + Mute is still in town soliciting
orders foL india ink and crayon pictures.
He has got some very nice orders. Ban
gor papers speak highly of these pictures.
They report them rs giving the best salts
faction
button x Co. wish to announce TO the
readers of the REPORTER that they are
still at the old stand No. - Madison st
where for the next two weeks they will
offer special inducements in teas cotiec>
and all the leading groceries.
\ gentleman of statistical turn of
mind informs the REPORTER that there
are in Skowhegan at present 49, taxable
polls, which indicates that our population
is not far from 5000 In 1850 according
to the L. S. census it was 3s60.
The young people of this place who
gave "Our Folks at No. Arson last Fri
day evening were not greeted by as large
a house as they had reason to expect but
they did not let this deter them from en-
joying their trip thoroughly.
\ glorious rain storm set in Saturday
evening, lasting nearly through Sunday, |
the rain falling in large quantities in the
meanwhile. The farmers are now happy. |
but the lumbermen feel that the season is |
too far advanced to hope for rise in t e
river.
Our citizens are agitating the question
of an opera house to be erected this sea
son. The right party has hold OF the
matter, and if sufficient cncouragcmcnts is |
forthcoming we can rest assured Of |
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flies again.
4 convention of the experimenting
school committees and supervisors of
schools in this county is in session at the
High School building to-day, with State
Superintendent Lucas in attendance. The
scholars who attend school in this build |
ing are consequently enjoying holiday
Mr. Magoon of Larone has fine bay
Fcarnaught filly, ten months old She is
said by good judges to be the best lilly of
her age in the county if not in the State.
She is rich mahogany bay, very large
size and finely developed. He has refused
nearly 5000 for her several times She is
the exact picture of her sire.
Messrs. Fairgrieves and Quimby re-
turned from weeks fishing at Moose
head Lake, last Friday, and Saturday
display of their catch was made in the
windows of the restau ant at No. 10 Mad
iSon st. This is the eleventh consecutive
spring that Mr.. Fairgrieves has visited
these fishing grounds, always returning
well supplied.
1t was not very large audience that
greeted the "Foggs Ferry company with
Lizzie Evans as star, at Coburn Hall on
Saturday evening last but the number
present passed an evening of rare enjoy