The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-01-27
LOCAL ITEMS.

in this place.
A large line of hamburgs at Vickery's,
in colored and white.
Old customers can have oyster shells at
their own price, for their hens, at Fair
grieve's.
Our friend II. B. Horn, formerly of
Hotel Coburn, is clerking at Hotel Bow
doin, Boston, Mass.
Misses King & Ward have fine line OF
Hamburgs to which they would call the
attention of their patrons.
The big snow storm predicted for this
section the past week, was doubtless
postponed on account of cold weather.
The horses for the most part were al
lowed day of rest on the Sabbath the
weather outside not being very enticing.
A few of our people who put up ice for
their own use during the warm weather,
have been cutting and housing it the past
week.
The annual meeting of the Somerset
Central Agricultural Society occurs at
Morrison's Hail. Saturday, Feb. 9th, next
See notice.
Rev. +. A. Hoyt, of Boston. formerly
of this place, has accepted a call to the
Universalist Church at st. Johnsbury, VT.
to begin Feb. 18th,
Geo. ii. Pishon & Co. have hay press
in Athens operated by Horn brothers that
recently pressed eleven tons of coarse
hay in nine hours. How is that for hay
pressing?
meeting was held Monday evening to
forward the arrangements for entertain
ing the G. A. r., Feb 10th. Our people
are wide awake to give the Boys"
warm reception.
The pavilion was open Saturday night
with good attendance. Music will be
furnished next Saturday night by Show
hogan full band and the admission will
be free for ladies.
The first and second primary schools
will close this week. the 2nd grammar
and intermediate schools, will close in
2 weeks the grammar school in weeks
and the high school in four weeks.
The thermometer has been up and
down for the past week, the lowest point
dropped to being 20 degrees below, Sun
day night. 1t sill fools around in the
neighborhood of zero with no prospect of
thaw.
Alas for the loafers The hardware
stores now are numbered among those
who close evenings. Commencing Mon
day, the 25th inst, they will close every
evening but Wednesday and Saturday at
o clock.
A union prayer meeting of our several
churches was held in the audience room
of the Methodist church last Sunday
evening, the auditorium being filled to
overlooking. One OF the best meetings
for several years is reported.
Bishop, the horseman, accompanied by
another New York gentleman, arrived in
town Wednesday of last week by speci II
train and after few hours stay departed
in the same manner, making no purchases
of horseflesh here.
The months allotted in the calender for
winter weather are about two-thirds gone,
but in reality winter has just got along.
We now have snow and cold weather
enough to please everybody and it is like
ly to continue until into March.
The revival meetings are being contin-
ued into this week with grand success.
Monday the meeting was at the Methodist
church, Tuesday and to-day "wednesday
at the High st. church; Thursday at the
Baptist church, Friday and Saturdat at
the Congregational church. All are in
lited.
special meeting of the Ladies Relief
Corps of Skowhegan will be held at Fair
grievc's hall, Friday afternoon, the Goth
inst, at O'Clock p. m, to make arrange
ments to provide refreshments for the
supper to be given the Grand Army the
is desired.
For the coming year the days which all
look ahead to, come as follows Wash
lgton's birthday on Monday, Valentines
uuN Ou ouutlhN, pb' dtiith way ph
Wednesday, April FOOLS day on Thursday
Memorial day on Sunday, Fourth of July
on Sunday, and Christmas on Saturday.
Lent begins March 10. Easter Sunday
will be the 25th of April,
few couples from here will doubtless
attend the grand concert and ball, at the
Oakland Pavilion, tomorrow Thursday
evening. Music by Andrews full orches-
ira, of Bangor. special train runs
from No, Arson, and those who attend
from here will avail themselves of this
conveyance, driving to Norrdgewock
and there taking the train.
We chronicle the success this week of
another Skowhegan boy, Mr.. Chas. f..
Buck, who some years since left his ma
tive place a full fledged druggist with the
best wishes of hosts of friends. From
that time he has held positions in different
parts of Massachusetts,, for the past two
years having charge of a large laboratory
in the city of Boston. At the present
time he is engaged in the drug business,
in his own name, at the south end, in the
same city.
There is to be opened on Saturday, the
30th inst. under Hotel Coburn, what is to
be known as the Boston Tea and Coffee
Store, with Mr.. O. +. Knowlton, as pro
prietor. Mr.. Knowlton is young man
thoroughly conversant with every detail
of the business, and it will be his inten
ton to offer such inducements to our peo
pie that he will deserve and receive a lib
eral share of their patronage. See his
notice in another column
The Giving Man not dead nor the beg
gar going to be hung, while that big stock
of albums, plush and velvet frames, OF
paintings &C., &C., at Elm st. Stndio
lasts, as all in want of first class photos
may learn by visit, as until further no
tice, every patron to the extent of cabi