The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-04-07
LOCAL ITEMS.

II A new lot of picked lines at Geo. ID.
Il Arnolds.
Il The DAYS are booked for Coburn Hall
May sth
A W. b. Steward is in Boston selecting
y new spring goods this week.
H Cranberries cranbcrries at Geo ID. Ar
n0ld's, , cents quart.
The employees of the shoe factory have
4 social assembly at Armory Hall this ev-
] cning.
4 fine line of ladies' skirts Just received
at Misses King and Wards; also infants
dresses.
They are receiving large additions to
their stock of ladies' underwear at Colby 5
this week.
Woods teams have arrived in such vast
numbers the past week that the camps
must be nearly all deserted.
Grand rush for the pretty new sateens.
batiste cloths cambrics and prints, at
w. b. Stewards
The last old folks assembly at Hotel
Heselton comes off tomorrow Thursday
evening with music by Joy.
George Greeley, Esq of Exeter, OK
Mayor Walker of Lewiston and Thos. S.
BRIGHAM of Buckfed are at the "llescl-
ton"
The stages find it much easier getting
4 about on wheels, but farther out they
change to runners and manage to make
4 good time.
Il The old Plummer store at Madison st.
II is in the hands of carpenters and will soon
4 glory in new plate glass front like its
a ncighbors.
\ Lanterns can be discarded by pcdestri-
4 ans as soon as the electric light plant for
lighting our streets is located and in run
4 ming order.
A baptisma service was held at the
Congregational church las. Sabbath after
noon Mt which time five persons were re-
ceived into the church.
Four of Skowhegan's young men are
glorying in new Columbia bicycles and
now are waiting anXiously for settling
roads to work their machines.
The new Cook Book printed at this of
flee is pronounced, by those who know
whereof they affirm, to be the best job of
book-work ever done in Somerset County.
Don't suffer with sick-headachc, dyspep-
STA, constipation or liver troubles when
you can get free sample of Dycr's Pills
at Geo Cushings drug store, Skowhegan.
At the last annual meeting of the Skow
hogan Hall Association Jas. Fellows was
elected treasurer and John c. Griffin sec
rotary and clerk to succeed Chas. f. Jones'
White and W ildes have just received a
new line of their fashionable Spring Jack
cts also case of loot. blcachcd cotton
remancnts which they are selling for IL
cts.
One day last week Sheriff Vaughan made
n seizure of four flour barrels containing
packages of liquor marked IS. Newton,
Moose River, Me, that were en- route to
their destination.
Is Skowhegan to celebrate this year the
glorious Independence Day? Parties inter
ested should take the matter in hand and
see what can be done toward the further
ance of this project.
The insurance office of Griffin & Went
worth is undergoing extensive repairs
Meanwhile the firm is issuing policies
from the rooms over a. |. Sawycr's bar
Der shop on Madison street.
Holbrook < Halves have just received
one of the largest and most complete
stocks of foreign and domestic woolens
ever shown in this county. for custom
suits. pants, etc Their prices will be
found low, and their work first-casS.
(l4.)
The Hebrew Prince Company is meet
ing with deserved success, and has good
houses wherever it plays. 1t played two
nights at Pittsfcd and is to play the sec
ond time at Fairfield tomorrow evening
on special request for repetition. Water
willie is to be attended to Tuesday evening
of next week and Augusta later.
Our streets now give every appearance
that our late winter is passed and once
more we are to blossom out as of yore
The sidewalks are dry and pedestrians II
fast discardlng rubbers. What we neeo
and will doubtless get before long is t
warm rainstorm, which would do more
towards settling the taryeling than s
month of this weather
A meeting of those interested in the
formation of base ball organization fol
the support of nine to be put into the
field from this place, is called at the skat
ing pavilion on Thursday evening of this
week at 30 clock. There is stoci
enough in town for good team and Il
the boys receive the encouragement vii
doubtless do credit to the town.
Our sheriff is fast becoming a terror t.
the liquor seller as well as the liquo
drinker. Last week George Barney wa
arrested for being intoxicated and brough
before a justice, and upon tcstifying t.
having procured his ardent of one VIM
Berry, was TtltaStu. DtTIN WIS Vel,
soon after sought out and arrested, set
ting the same by fine of thirty dollar
and costs.
Mr. John r. Polinger, the wrestler, i
soon to open a sparring school at tn
Skowhegan band room, No. Coburn fla
block. to which the attention of youn
men is called, Mr.. Pollnger has receive
instruction FIR IN some of the hes
instructors in the pugilistic art /
the country, and also has tina
qualification so necessary to teachers /
any vocation, that of discipline. Any il
formation will be cheerfully given by az
plying to him in person
Department Commander Lane of \,
gusta made Russell Post & A. sem
official visit Friday evening last. Iii
nrincinal busiupss WAS to ascertain q