The Somerset reporter., 1886-03-24


Mcssrs. whitley Fassler y Kelley MAN
ufacturcrs of the Champion mowers. ship
ped car load of their machines TO Show
hogan last week
The ice track has been too sloppy to
have any attraction for the horsemcn the
past week The road on the riycrhowey-
err, between this place and Norridgcwock
is still in use.
Benz. Hilton of No. Arson has been re-
appointed Superintendent of the Horse
Department at the State Fair for the sea-
son of 1856
j. =. Thompson, formerly Of Bingham,
has moved into this village aud expects To
make this his permanent residence He
will build Il house the coming season.
The Hathaway Underwear is the best in
the market. 1t defes competition in quail
ity of work and material. For sale ut
Misses King 4 Ward.
The Perkins family, musicians and vo-
calists assisted by Billy Cook and Master
Leslie, are to give one of their popular
Entertainments at Grange Hall East Mad
ison, Friday eve. Mar. 2G
The grand jury reported two Indictments
against Detective Davis of Portland, one
for making an arres. without authority,
and the other for false Imprisonment. II
is expected that one or both cases will De
tried this term.
Mr.. J. S. Mclntire, the Coroner who
empaueled the jury that sat in the Moore
Bean Case at Scion had not filed his bond
and consequently was no; duly qn,ih
to act at the time Of the quest GU the
body Of Miss. Beau. Il was undoubtedly
an inadvertence on the part OF the
Coroner and will probably not be held to
vitate the proceedings.
We shall soon know what kind of food
Skowhegan folks live upon. The Cook
book shortly to be published from this
Office is to be reliable affair, every recipe
being signed by the lady who contributed
it, The book is to be issued in neat form
and durable binding and should be in the
hands of every lady in the state.
The village schools began their spring
term on Monday last under the same corps
of teachers with one exception Miss
Hight, who has had charge of the Gram
mar school retires, her place being filed
by Miss Cleveland, the former assistant in
the same school while the place thus left
vacant was rendered, and accepted by Miss
Hattie Mayo, formerly of Hebron Acadc-
my, and a teacher of much experience.
The rehearsal of "Our Folks at Co
burn Hall last night demonstrates the fact
that we have a Joshua Whitcomb' of
our own, and a youngster cabable of out
doing the original "Pccks bad boy AZ
ter Il long rest our dramatic talent is max
ing up again. and this play which is to
come OFF in about two weeks promises to
be quite up to the standard of the old
ThcSpian club.
Amos Fletcher, the veteran produce
merchant and shipper Of this place, has
disposed of his entire business 30 Il firm
made up of McssrS. +. Il. Woodbury.,
Llewcllyn Morrill, and John Il. Gage, the
style of the new firm to be Woodbury.,
Morrill, 4 Gage. Two of the gentlemen
are well known to our citizens rs we'll as
farmers in this vicinity for their connec-
ton with the business, While Mr.. Morrill,,
formerly a merchant of Canaan, but more
recently of Waterville, with his large bus
mess experience will add much towards
Strengthening and pushing the business.
The wrestling match, given notice of
last week, between J. X. Polinger of this
place and John Walker of Clinton came
OF at the skating pavilion on Saturday
evening. 4 large crowd was in attend
ancc long before the hour of the meeting,
and about 30 the contestants took their
places upon the floor. At the word from
the referee they clasped arms and the fun
began. The first fall was nobly contest
ed for and was credited to Pollingcr in
eight minutes as was also the second ill
"a seconds. Everything was from sci
cntifc standpoint and the best of feeling
prevailed.
Tha grand jury failed to find verdi ct
against DR.. Moore of Solon, charged with
the murder of Flora Bean by producing
an abortion This failure Of the grand jury
was a genuine surprise to most of the cit
zons of this town who have casu lly heard
of the matter and 10 the public generally
but is not surprising to those acquainted
with the facts. There was one important
gap In the evidence, which the county at
torney found it impossible to fill, there
was period of several days wherein thu
government failed to show that Miss Bean
was at the house of DR.. Moore, ard this
period covered the time in which The
crime was committed.
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