The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-03-31
LOCAL ITEMS.
Tomorrow is All Fools Day.

Buy your Sarsaparilla OF BlXby BUCK
Dancing school and assembly at Fair
grieve's Hall Saturday evening
The Young Mems Reform Club have al
election of officers this evening.
An old folks assembly at Hotel llesel
ton tomorrow (Thursday) evening
GOV Robbie has issued his proclamation
to have Fast Day ON Thursday April 22d
The ice has become deserted by the
travelling public, it being considered UNI
safe
Call at Geo. Cu,hing's drug store and
yet a trial bottle gratis of DR.. Cummings
Sarsaparilla.
The time set for the entertainment at
Coburn Hall, by the Universalist society
is Friday evening April 9th
G, +. Dennis of Madison has ncr
farm for sale five miles from this village
on the direct road to Madison Bridge.
Daniel Reed of Madison is in his one
hundred and second year. lie is the old
est man in the County II not in the State.
LADIES', You will find good variety
of hamburgs at low prices at King <
Wards Also few aprons at bargain.
Fine milan and chip hats at Curtis.
Will be in market for the next ten days,
selecting novelties in millinery and fancy
goods.
The Rev f. NJ. Smith Pres of Kents
Hill Seminary is expected to occupy the
pulpit of the NJ +. Church on Sunday
next.
We understand that steps are being
taken by some Of the young men towards
procuring room to be used as a gymnaS-
ium.
Maple Syrup is already offered for sale
in our market, but the greater part of the
farmers in this vicinity will not tap their
trees until this week
State bounty has been ALLOTTED to Agri-
cultural societies in Somerset County as
follows: Somerset Central S2GO, East
Somerset $G3
taken to wheels. The first of the season.
were Geo. Goodwin and the Hotel Coburn
hack who discarded runners yesterday.
Don't suffer with sick-headache, dyspep-
STA, constipation or liver troubles when
YOU can get free sample of Dyer's Pills
at Geo Cushing's drug store, Skowhegan.
The travelling still continues to grow
worse in all parts of the country and the
only consolation thus afforded us, is that
this must be so before we can have il bet
ter.
The veteran dry goods dealer, Mr.. S.
ID. Arnold is determined to sell his trim
stock of goods in No. o Madison street,
and some man will get rare bargain in
it, See his adj
The Fitzgerald VS.. Dobson case in the
S. j. Court, the past week has been the
one topic of interest in the town and the
Court House has been crowded by attent-
i've listeners. We give up two columns
to report of the case.
Iumbermcn are returning from the
Dead River region. Five firms report
cut of over ten million feet, and five
more have not reported. The teams are
coming out of the lumber woods lively
now few remain and these will take up
the line of march for civilization
The Skowhcgan band gave an open
air concert at the door, previous to the
performance of the Hebrew Prince on
Monday evening" to large audience
The advancement made by this organiza-
ton since m instructor has been engaged
is wonderfully apparent, and the boys
mean yet to equal if not surpass any
former organization of the XII formed
here, f persistent work can do it
The many friends of the reform Club
gathered in Coburn Hall Sunday eve to
listen to Temperance lecture by Col
Eustis of DXtleld, and they were very
much gratitcd at the able and eloquent
manner in which he handled his subject,
and many were induced to come forward
and sign the temperance pledge. 1t has
ntt1 II lODR llllll SlIlCt lllf ptbilt VI iNhph-
hogan have had an opportunity to listen
to such an interesting speaker aS Col Eus-
It's and those who were fortunate enough
to be there were well paid for their pres
enCc.
\ woods man named Burgess who lyies
at Fairfield came down on Blunt's and
Colby's stage Monday night Immediately
taking the train here for his home He
had no sooner got seated in the cars than
he missed his wallet, containing the great
er part of his winters wages and upon
reaching Fairfield teegraphed to \. G..
Blunt to that effect Young the driver of
the other stage arrived he brought the
news of wallet having been found at
Scion, and very soon it reached the hands
of its rightful owner,
The Cookbook issued by the la lies of
the Unvcrsalist Society will be for sale
I'm Coburn Hall on the afternoon and even
ing of April 9th. The index shows de-
partments of all the necessary and desr-
able kinds of food, and in variety enough
10 IUdkt Bldu Illt ncdTl VI We HlOSL puL-
zled housewife. 1t is needless to assert
that one good recipe is worth more than
fifty poor ones, and upon this principle is
offered to the public this book of sixty
pages, Each recipe has been tested many
times and has proved always reliable, and
the ladies whose names are signed stand
ready to vouch for the same. "The
proof of the pudding is in the eating,
and five O'Clock supper will be served in
Coburn Hal ~ April Sth. from recipes
given in tie book. This supper is not
gotten up merely as speculation, since
little profit is to be made on such cookery,
but it is to illustrate in a practical way
the value of the book. At the same time
beautiful decorative table of cakes
jellies &c. will be on exhibition illustrat
ing garnishes and fancy frostings fol
cakes, suitable for weddings, parties &c
No pains will be spared to make this ia