The Somerset reporter., 1886-09-22
LOCAL ITEMS.
odd weather for the fair.

Iadicsll Get your winter nannels ut
kius and Wards.
Everybody 90 to yickcry's store next
saturday Sept. 25th
Remember the mirth provoking "Jolli.
lies. tonight at Coburn Hall.
Remember special bargain at Wick
crr next Saturday Sept. 18th.
Dance at Fairgrieye's Hall Wednesday
eve Also on Saturday eve. All invited.
The ladies are all talking about the
handsome dress goods at White < Wildes
Work upon Coburn Hall is to be com
menccd at once and rushed to compile
ton
DR. S, F. Conant has disposed of his
interest in the Photographic studio, to his
son, +. l.. Conant
The Iniyersalist Church has new cush-
ions throughout and used them for the
first time last Sabbath.
The famous electric Spark with
John Williams as John Senior Bull" at
Coburn Hall tonight
in. & j. l. Smith have just sold an
other of those elegant McPhail upright
pianos to Mrs A. A. Cass.
our base ball club play in Watcrville
thi, afternoon, and will be accompanied
BY many Of their friends.
The Kennebec is now at lower depth
than at any season for years. The recent
rain did not increase the water to any ex-
tent.
The rain of Sunday afternoon and
night was accompanied by sufficient wind
to pass very creditably as the equnoctial
storm.
Somerset County took every premium
and divided the purses on IIcrefords with
other counties
some evenings last week, owing to the
lack of sufficient water to furnish the
necessary power
The Salvation Army held brief pub
lie meeting Saturday evening, opposite
the post Office. A large crowd collected
to listen to them.
The Sunday morning freight was de-
,nin nt Nntnr,-illA ,1nitinn fnr thn
stock train from Lewiston, and did not
arrive until l.30 p. m.
ON every Saturday there will be spec
id bargain at Vickery's, commencing
Saturday Sept. %. Every lady in the
country will find it is for her interest to
attend.
An edition of 5000 of that medical
journal, "Anidrosis," has been issued
from this office, the past week, to supply
the people visiting the fair, with valuable
reading matter.
T., B. Curtis returned from New York
market to-day. He has selccted-wc are
inform.d-thc finest stock of millinery
and fancy goods that he has ever shown
in Skowhegan.
Messrs. Weston & Brainard have the
contract for the lumber for the new
freight station and are delivering the
lumber on the ground as fast as it comes
from the saw.
The closing game of the season will be
played next Saturday afternoon this will
be the rubber game between the Colby's
and Skowhegans and also the last appear
ancc of Donovan and King. Free ride to
the grounds.
The Steamer Mabel on Hayden Lake,
was inspected on I tuesday, the Il inst. by
State Inspectors Flowers and Staples ana
rated with the best in the State in every
thing pertaining to safety and full COM
pliance with the law.
Locomotives colts are looking up well
this year. One of his colts owned by
llcrsom Of Oakland took first money for
year ODDS, and the r. z. Hamlet, former
ly owned by Vosmus and Pollard in this
village, took End money in 80 class
making the time 2.34t.
Tuesday morning the ground was en-
tircly white with the heaviest frost OF the
season. The damage done to the sweet
corn crop was quite heavy, while to 9TH
or crops and fruit it was felt somewhat
This is indeed a verying climate to raise
grapes probably.
DIR. C. V. Richards, dentist, has recoy-
cred his usual good health after two
weeks of Illness and hereby notifies any
and all that he is prepared and will be
happy to see all who may desire his ser
vices at his rooms 20 Water St over
Geo. Cushings Store.
Mrs c. f. Haynes was compelled to give
up her plan to give "A concert in Coburn
Hall on account of being obliged to leave
town earlier than she expected, and gave
a complimentary musical to many of her
friends In Morrisou's hall, Friday even
Ing. 1t was greatly enjoyed by those
present,
The criminal docket is under consider
alton this week. The search and seizure
case, liquors seized at Bingham in May
last, is now on trial, County Attorney
Bradbury for the State and j. j. Parin
for f. O. Dame 4 Co., Boston, claimants.
This firm claims to be the owner of the
liquors in question. There is consider
able interest manifested in the case.
Russell Post q. A. r., held its last reg
ular meeting, Friday evening last, in the
new G. A. r. hall, over Holbrook &
Hawes store. They found their new
rooms very convenient and are highly
pleased with them. The hall is to be oc-
cupied also by the Ladies Relief Corps, the
Womans' Christian Temperance Union,
the Ancient Order of United Workmen,
and the Patrons of IIusbandry.
Henry Chanfrau in "kit the Arkansas
Traveller" gave rather singular enter
tanment at Coburn Hall, last Saturday
evening to a fair house. The company