The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-03-03
LOCAL ITEMS.

Stanley { halmcrs will deliver few
more tons of hay at 5000 this week.
refund money on all Constitutional
Cough Syrup that does not cure. George
Cushing.
Ladies avoid sore lips and tanned faces
by calling at Misses King x Wards for
veil.
Mr.. Gilman, the road agent in the viii
lage has been the busiest man in town the
past week.
w. NJ. Hobbs 4 Son, of Norridgcwock,
announces special prices ON sap-buckets
and sap-pans.
Rev. j. Ii. Little, of Brunswick, will
preach in the Universalist church next
Sunday forenoon; services 1915.
We here that the revival services are to
be continues in April, the meetings to be
held in Coburn Hall
Rev. A. j. Racklf occupied the pulpit
of the High Street Church, last Sabbath
in the absence of the pastor.
NJ StlNitt dI lllc hciIohiNt uul II
last Sabbath owing to the Illness of the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Frost
Fargreyes is keeping the finest line of
Chocolate Creams ever kept in Skowhe
gan. He has some fifteen varieties and
favors.
There will be a meeting of Loyalty
I ola a EriIutr aHopinT a.
usual.
r. W. Dunn Esq. of Watervilc will
speak in Coburn Hall, on Temperance,
Sunday evening next at 80 O'Clock.
The lecture to have been given at Co.
burn Hall on Friday evening last, by
Adam S. Green, has been postponed.
Among the inventions reported last
week was, Geryais Nolin of Skowhegan,
manufacture of grass hooks.
An unfinished and unoccupied house
corner of Maple and North street was
blown fiat to the ground Friday night
last.
The Somerset Railroad kept their track
open during the whole storm by keeping
their engines and plows moving con-
tinually over the line.
The regular old folks assembly at
Hotel Heselton will come OFF this (Wcd-
neSday) evening, to which all are cordial
ly invited.
A. II. Lang requests all persons indebt-
IL. L., An
during the next two weeks, as he is
closing out his business.
The oyster supper announced to come
off in the Congregational yestry this
wednesday, evening has been post
poned one week.
The coffee party to be given by the
Uniycrsalist society at Fairgreyes Hall,
last evening, has been postponed to the
evening of March 9th.
Fortunate, indeed, were those who had
neighbors that were owners of cows, rs
the milk man did not put in an appearance
from Thursday until Sunday.
The Annual Town Meeting that will
bring men to the village when any thing
will. failed to draw house this year and
the show had to be adjourned until the
blockade could raised.
The women and girls employed at the
shoe factory and also those employed at
the wooden mill were taken to and from
their work with teams during the severe
storm of Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. Charles Colby the driver of one of
The Forks stages, having been hung up
at Bingham since Friday, put on pair of
snow shoes Sunday noon and started for
home, arriving here Monday noon.
The twelfth and last lecture in the
course of lectures given at the Baptist
church on Sunday evenings during the
past winter, by the pastor was listened
to by small but apprecative audience on
the 2Sth ult.
One of the disadvantages of the SNOW
blockade in the scarcity of farm produces.
One of our dealers said the price of pota-
toes jumped to 81 90 per bushc, this week
while eggs were not to be had at any
price.
Kendall Brothers have sold out the
greater part of the stock of goods in the
Priest store and are removing the balance
to their store across the street. They are
going to commence forthwith to remodel
the store preparatory to occupancy.
The stage drivers have had good easy
time for the past few days, since travel
has been INSTRUCTED, sitting about the
stove and comparing notes. The Mercer,
Canaan and Athens stages are quartered
here, while all the drivers on The Forks
line are quartered at Bingham.
The Hotel Coburn hack having for its
only occupants two large bears, and the
horse with no driver bound for the hotel
at IA rapid gate one day last week, created
quite a CONSERVATION among pedestrians.
The anima, had been Il # standing at the
station and had become alarmed at its
strange freight
Mrs. Hoyt, wife of Frederick Hoyt, of
this village, died at her residence ON
Main street, Saturday. She had been
quite i'll for some weeks, having been Sc
vcrely injured by a fall December oath,
and did not leave her room after It, For
several years she had been out of health.
She was daughter of the late S. l..
Boardman of Norridgewock. Her age
was..70 years.
The funeral of Mrs. Frederick Hoyt
was held at her residence, last Sunday
afternoon, at three O'Clock, Rev. Mr.
Rackliti attending.
Messes. futile Bros. of Skowhegan,
sold to J. ID. Packard & Son, of Boston,
last week, two very promising young
colts for $500. They also sold their yoke
of matched steer calves to Gen. r. b.
Shepherd of Skowhegan for $50. The
calves are grade Hereford girth feet