The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-12-01
LOCAL ITEMS.

Read Holbrook s HAYES add. this
week More bargains offered.
Read the new Skate advertisement of
the live hardware dealers, !. D. Rawles
go.
No clectrics on Saturday, Sunday, and
a portion of Monday evenings Broken
belt the cause.
Mrs J. II. Sowerby left last week to
pass the winter months in New York
state and in Canada.
Fargricves besides manufacturing
candy is doing quite little business in
corn balls, He made over 5000 last week.
Or. Conant has employed Mr.. f. A.
Noble, formerly of Waldoboro to operate
his photograph establishment on Elm
street.
Saturday last, DIR. Gushing was called
to Carratunk to see Mr.. Oliver Young.
who is very sick with pneumonia Ills
recovery Is regarded doubtful
DR.. NJ. l.. Mar left Athens Friday
morning last to spend the winter in New
York. He is to take a course of medical
lectures in that city.
Buy your smoking tobacco at Fair
grcves and have him cut II Qp for Won
with that new machine he la, Just rot
in it saves labor bcSi.les making finer
smoke.
Mr.. Noble at Elm st. Studio comes to
us with renowned reputation as pho
tographcr and with the unhcard of prop
ositon we may have reason to suppose
he is able to back it up. /
Russell Post G., 4. II. holds its meeting |
for the election of officers for the ensuing /
year, on Friday evening next. \ full at |
tendance is particularly desirable. \ {
campfire will follow the post meeting
owen Z. Blackdcn, has taken posses Y
sion of the Lancy House PitStcld hay Il
ing leased it for term of years and pur- r
chased the furniture and fixtures. Ills IL
many friends in Skowhcgan wish him p
success. i
Mr., T.. L. Collins of North Arson has
perfected arrangements to advertise his I
Eureka Foot Pad" for horses extensive h
ly He has testimonials from some of the Il
most prominent horse owners in the Il
country. r
FairgreycS has on exhibition in his /
window box of the finest spruce gum Il
ever seen in Skowhcgan. People differ
on the weight of it, some get it a. - lbs {
while others get it as high as 80 lbs z
but MI agree that for purity it takes the "A
cake. I
Mr.. Vim. b. Snow. has lately returned Il
from his numbering operations up river, /
and reports it excellent doing on high II
land but not so favorable in the swamps, j.
on account OF their not being frozen up
The prospect of fair winters work is f
good 8
r. j. Robinson of CorWillc sold four o
nice cattle to Omar Clark Saturday last, 7
getting Sl75 for one yoke and Sl70 for "
the other. They We're nice cattle and :
used up the tape to the tune of IT, d
inches, each. Mr.. Clark bought them for
his up river numbering operations. t
Mr.. Albert ID. Palmer of Cornyillc, t
died Nov. %, after a sickness Of but a l
few weeks of Bright's disease He was Il
supposed to be getting along well uutil I
but few days before his death, when I'M Z
miStakablc signs of this dread disease L
manifested themselves. He was 90 years
of age and leaves wife and two small t
children. :
The Young Ladies Missionary Society e
will hold a social entertainment at the b
NJ, L. vcstry this Wednesday, evening il
at which time will be presented the elab- t
crate piece "Evangcl of the Morning c
Star requiring twenty-five parts in its
presentation. Much work has been d
given to the success Of this entertain h
mcnt and we trust our people will re {
ward them with good audience '
Admission 10 cents. :
OF the former Skowhcgan folks, who Il
now reside in other portions of the State, {
and partook of the Thanksgiving turkey c
in town may be mentioned Mr.. f, L. Var /
ncy and wife of Norridgcwock, F. L. ,
Tufts of Portland, f. W. Whittier of
Wateryilc, and Mcssrs. Goodwin, Wy
man and Nye of Colby University. Mr.
Fred Pease and wife Of No. Arson also
passed the day in town, the guests of
Sheriff Vaughan and family.
MrJ L. II. Sargent of Manchester,
y, H., came 10 town on Sunday morning +
train and was guest at Hotel Coburn nm p
til yesterday morning. Mr.. Sargent is con :
pany of Jcrsy City y, j., and in his +,
younger days passed one summer here \
i3 years ago, this being his first visit
since that time. Some Of our most sub I
Stanta citizens are remembered by him Z
as registering fellows of Is or 20 years.
Last Sunday at the lnyer>alist church t
the morning sermon was on the abundant II
reasons we have for praise and thanks !
giving. The choir finely rendered the Sc
cctions of the day, including two
Thanksgiving anthems. The evening
service was introduced with Il praise =
meeting, followed by discourse on the '
Book of Revelation, its author. date OF Il
writing and teachings, Next Sunday
evening the discourse will be upon "lhe i
objectionable sin" Hour Of evening I
service, O'Clock. +,
\ gentleman in this town somewhat be- \
You'd the prime of life for some months !
months past has experienced prckling !,
sensation in the muscular part OF one leg
below the knee. 1t gradually grew worse
and the part became considerably swollen
so that he concluded to consult n physl- |
elm. The doctor looked nj II. called Tor
pair of twcezcrs, drew from the lee n '
piece of Il fine needle, three fourthS OF an !,
inch in length, and thereby relieved the /
gentleman and missed the opportunity OF ,
knoninn lin, III a. a mi iInI