The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03
LOCAL ITEMS.

wIil soon follow suit
John Il peaicy has gone to market this
week and ben our next issue win toll our
reader what be found
Hon u II Bartlett of Athens was n
the village Monday last lie is greatly
Improved len health
The skowhegan Tea Store is out with a
now announcement this week. which win
be- read with interest by many.
Three persons were baptised at the
Christian Church last Sunday afternoon,
after the regular preaching service
The Forks Stages now make good
time one day recently the stage of one
Of the lines arrived about noon.
Try the new Cream Candies, at Fair
grieyes they are fresh and assorted fla
yors In fact they are delicious
It is 8 good thing to be a popular cdi-
tor. Bro Haskell Of the Piusdeld Adrer-
fl.er has boxes Of honey, etc, left on his
table.
Three weeks from next Monday is
town meeting day. After this important
event the time that winter fingers with us
is limited.
As will be seen In another column the
Mariana English Opera Company are to
give a sacred concert In Coburn Hall on
sunday evening the 7th inst.
Miss Lutte Brown, a daughter of W. NJ.
L. Brown, Esq, Of this place, goes to
Boston on Friday of this week, in which
city she is to continue her musical
studies
As the season for annual town meetings
approach, town officers will need to have
their reports ready. They can have them
printed Mt this office at low rates. Send
for estimates
Hon. +. G. Burleigh Treasurer of State,
wife and daughter, made a brief call up
on friends in this village, coming to town
Monday evening and returning to Au-
gusta Tuesday morning.
Large quantities Of pressed hay have
been shipped from this station by every
freight for the past few days, and the
scene at the upper freight depot is busy
one. Geo. H. Pishon & Co., are the ship
pers.
Kendall Bros. are Offering for the next
fey days some great bargains in crOckery
and glass at the Priest store. They pro-
pose to repair and remodel the store and
s.1. I, at a RAT ar
than move them.
The new dynamo at the electric ligle
station Is st in position and all ready to
be started rs soon as the regulation ar
riyes. This part was shipped from the
factory some weeks ago and it is expect
ed by every train.
\. S. c. Hall, of Madison, has fully re-
covered from an injury received several
weeks ago and made the REPORTER call
last week. lie is very sanguinc of the
success of the Skowhegan and Monson
railroad project.
The Univcrsalst society will hold So
ciable at the residence of Samuel Whit
tier, this "wednesday evening, to which
all are invited. A specially attractive
program has been arranged by the young
people of the society. Ice Cream and
cake will be served.
Mr.. c. A. Williams is making 10 dozen
Single hatchets per day now at his fac
tory. He will soon change to lathing
hatchets for a month or so. He makes
these two styles of hatchets only and
finds ready market for them.
The report is current about town that
Carrabassett Lodge of Odd Fellows are to
give a grand concert and ball about the
middle of the present month, with music
by Grimmer's Orchestra Of Portland.
Many hope the rumor is well founded.
ANY of the members of the Somerset
Central Agricultural Society who desire
to vote upon the question of assessment
of life members, pro or con, will do well
to attend the meeting to be held at Morri-
sons Hall, Saturday next at 2 O'Clock p.
m.
About forty attended, by special train,
the minstrel entertainment at Waterville,
last week given by the Barlow, Winslow
& Rankins' company. All hands returned
full OF the entertainment, and in fact the
press wherever this company appeared
were unanimous in their praise.
Interested parties are already having
the ice scraped, preparatory for what is
to come. Since the recent storm our
streets are in such poor condition as to
make the sleighing anything but smooth.
All the place left for the owners of fast
steeds to start them along will be upon
those tracks made.
Rev. Mr.. Koran of Waterville, delivered
most string temperance lecture at the
Catholic church, last Sabbath afternoon,
which was listened to by large and at
tentiye audience, of the Catholic faith
The speaker portrayed the evils growing
out of this habit very forcibly, and fully
We shall give an abstract of the address
next week.
Omer Clark, Esq, returned Fridry last
from the upper Kennebec where he has
been looking after his lumber interests
He reports three feet of snow at Parln
Pond but less than two feet at Moose
River 1t was good hauling when he
left but the lack of snow earlier will
have the effect to reduce the cut on the
Kenncbec abont 10 millions.
Our weather for last week was not as
changeable as one could wish, as 1t start
ed in stormy, with sleet and rain and we
had 1t more or less the same, up to Sun
day forenoon. The hail fell to depth of
about four inches and IL of the texture of
indian meal. Travelling on the county
roads was made hard in consequence, II