The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-10-20
LOCAL ITEMS.
New figs at Fnirgrieyes'.

The cattle show and fair, at the Forks
was held yesterday.
Another large lot of those SOC felt hats
just received at Curtss.
1t is expected Thanksgiving will be APP
pointed for Nov 25th.
Try the fine smoking tobacco at Fair.
grieves it can't be beat
Mrs. Sawyer, at end OF X. r. bridge.
has three good rooms to rent.
New cloakings, shawls and underwear
just received at W. b. Stewards.
Preaching service at High Street church
next Sabbath at the usual hour All are
invited.
The date of White 4 Wildcs grand
Cloak Opening will be announced in a
few days.
The salvation Army were reinforced
in their Sunday services, by Adj. Lamp
ton, of Bangor.
One or two good coat MAKERS are want
cd at once by J. A. Dealcy. Good pay
and steady work.
Thus far only three letters have arrived
at this office bearing the ten cent special
deliverp stamp
Sheriff Vaughan gave fellow lodgings
at the lookup Saturday night, for being
drunk and disorderly.
A few more of those 81 hats for 10 cts.
for men with big heads at Wards, Molri
sons Block, Room T. up stairs
Mr.. Joseph Proctor and his magnificent
company, have been secured by +. c.
Heselton, to appear here the first of next
month";
IlarrganS IrSh-Ameiican Tourists
gave a very satisfactory entertainment at
Coburn hall on Wednesday evening of
last week, to good audience
The wood work Of Coburn Hall block is
being timed, thus tending to make the
building more fire proof, and vastly re-
ducing the rate of insurance.
new store about Nov. LIST. NJ. b. IIescl
ton goes to Boston and New York this
week, after a new stock of goods for the
same.
Now is the time to set anew the broken
lights of Glass and nail on those loose
boards and shingles. A. &. Blunt has the
a, a. ,,rtt1 aud IL Atllt
very low.
The electrics have done bang up the
past week, not having skipped night
If this thing continues, our merchants
will feel like repenting of many things
said in the past.
Business is quiet at the shoe factory,
and is likely to continue so for two or
three weeks. At present the shop is run
only every other day, and in this way the
help are enjoying vacation,
large audience was in attendance on
the regular Sunday evening lecture at the
Baptist yestry. The subject chosen was
the aEastport Fire" and was treated by
the pastor in very interesting manner.
The clerk of the Wesserrunsett Wooden
Mill CO., has called meeting of the
stockholders for Oct. 10Th, nj Grange
hall, East Madison, to act on several artl-
Giles relative to making changes in the by
laws.
A meeting of the Somerset Supervisors
Association, is held to-day, at 1890 \. NJ.
at the high school building. The sub
jects Duties of supervisors in the school
room and the town system Of schools, are
discussed.
Mr.. Jas. Smith, an cmployc Of the shoe
factory, in some manner yet unexplained
fell through the plate glass OF Kendall
Bros, window, Saturday 1t was th9
small window on Madison street, the
pane costing $50.
With the thermometer down to zero.
and stiff gale blowing, the base ban
grounds were not occupied last saturday
afternoon. Should the weather be favor
able this week. game from the same
teams may be expected.
At Chas Murphy'S the tailor, may be
found very large line of Iylonite collars
and cuffs, for ladies', in white and fancy
borders Economy and durability NO
washing; cleaned with a wet cloth. DO
not wilt from perspiration. wv.
IN. .,,;,,.,,,+ oloiryovant uhvsiran DIR.
o. FITZGERALD, whose success for the past
years in treating difficult cases, has been
wonderful, is to be at Hotel lleselton' on
Tuesday, Oct. 2Gth, for one day only
See notice in another column.
The cloak opening given by Mr.. Asher
of the Manhattan Cloak company OF New
York, at the store of V. NJ. Vickcry, Oh
Saturday last, was greatly appreciated by
the ladies' of this place and vicinity II
the crowd that thronged their store dur
ing the day and evening is guarantee.
The fall and winter time table OF the
Maine Central r. r goes into effect Oh
Monday monday, reXt, the 2'th INST
ne only Change ~ WIS ''"'''"
lows passenger train arrives at 3'33' IN
stead of 4.42; and the mixed train departs
at $50, instead of Lao
The military appropriation for 1856 hay
ing been exhausted it was found nee
essary to postpone the competition rih'
match arranged for the 18th and 2oth
This sudden postponement was aerea
disappointment to several members OF 20
L. of this place, many of whom had lhaa'
all necessary arrangements for the trip'
Brown & Head shipped seven doupI'
decked cars of sheep from this station u
the Watertown, Mass. market on Monday
morning last, 400 in number the iarSes
shipment of sheep ever made from mere
Mr.. Heald has been to Canada Tor the pas
four weeks, in search of both beef ah'
mutton and this is only one OF many snip
ments made by them during the tune
They shipped several car loads over III
Grand Trunk X. X.
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