The Somerset reporter., 1886-06-30
LOCAL ITEMS,

window, Monday, July 9th.
Judge Boswell held an Insolvency court
at the Court House yesterday.
Freight trains are all cancelled for
July 9TH on the Maine Central.
Mrs. II. T. ,Jewett has returned from
the West. She spent week with rcla-
tiyes in Massachusetts,.
The new bell of the High Street church
has been placed in position. and gives ont
loud, tuneful ring.
The early arrival of the afternoon
train gives the Z NJ. plenty of time to
distribute the mail before tea.
Fred E, Varney of this place recently
graduated at Maine Medical Schhol at
Brunswick, standing fourth in class of
twenty.
DO not fail to see the celebrated play
entitled School" in Coburn Hall, July j.
The list of actors includes some of the
best home talent of Skowhegan.
Attention is called to the new adver-
tisement of c. +. Pollard. He has had
experience in the grocery business and
has a nice line of goods.
The rains of Friday and Saturday
raised the Kennebcc somewhat and logs
are running well. The rear of the drive
left the Lake Friday last and is in the vi
cinity of The Forks now.
Mr.. O. C. Holway of Watervlle, has
n....
famous COW which turns out % pounds of
butter per week The price paid was
sips.
Communications giving deaths maria
ges and births are solicited for free publ
cation in the REPORTER, but they must be
signed by some responsible party, other
wise they cannot be used.
The new time table on the Maine Cen
trail went into effect Monday last. Pas
Scngers on the night train will arrive in
season to take a look about town before
the evening meal.
DIR. l.. A. Edminster aid +. S. Bigelow.
Magnetic Physicians have formed a CO.
partner ship and opened rooms in the
IIeselton House, where they will give at
tention to any desiring their professional
services.
The glorious rain of Thursday and Fri
day, running into Saturday, did a vast
amount of good The severe drouth we
We're experiencing was being felt by all,
and the wet did much to increase the hay
crop, and start vegetation of every de
scription.
The members of the Skowhcgan Wheel
Club have been rendered Complementary
tickets to the Norridgewock races on the
afternoon of July 5th and are to attend
in body. The bicycle race is expected
to be unusually interesting as good riders
from Fairfield and Wateryillc have de-
clared their determination to compete
Frederick Danforth, Esq, of Gardiner
with several assistants are making a sur
yey for the sewerage system in this village
They expect to complete the job this
week. The proposition is to make the
maine sewers of brick some l-2 feet ON
the inside and the branches of tile. The
intention of the town officers is to make
thorough work as far as they 90.
As livery team of Charles Fairbrotl-
er's was being driven around the corner
of Madison and Water streets about the
hour of noon, last Friday, the buggy
slowed, turning completely over.
crowd soon collected, the horse was Sc
cured, the vehicle righted and the reck-
less driver rescued. No damage done cX
cept to the top of the buggy, which
s25 will cover.
peculiar birch tree has been discover
ed by Mr.. e. f. Dennis in the woods on
his farm in Madison. The wonder is in
limb that Joins the trunk at right angles
about 6 feet from the ground and main
tains its horizontal position the whole
length, nearly 40 feet, is but six inches in
diameter close to the tree which is about
IL inches in diameter. Mr., Dennis is ia
miliar with wood craft, but says he never
saw so long limb on any tree before.
Gen. II. b. Shepherd and Hon. j b,
Dascomb in behalf of the Coburn estates,
were at Narraganset Beach last week and
succeeded in negotiating block OF the
stock of the Narraganset Land Company
that belonged equally to the estates of
Abner Coburn and phiandcr Cobuln for
certain tracts of real estate, at that
place The securities are entered in the
inventory at zero and the estates as here
tOfore scheduled are increased by the
value of the lands taken in exchange for
the stock.
one of the most successful and salts
factory entertainments ever given by
Skowhegan people to Skowhcgan people
came off Wednesday evening last at Co
burn Hall under the auspices of the La
dies Relief Corps connected with Russell
Post G. A. II. The leading parts were
well presented by the ladies and gentlemen
to whom they were assigned and the chill
dren were charming as they generally
are on such occasion. The stage decora-
tions produced fine effect and the audi
ence was not only happy one but large
bue WHICH was Sialii NIhS w
those interested in the receipts
Foster Nelson, of Clinton, was arrested
by Sheriff Vaughan Monday last, ON
warrant issued by Trial Jastice Richard
son for assault and battery. The follow
ing are the circumstances. "Wednesday
Mr.. Vaughan went to arrest him but only
succeeded in getting sight of his heels IN
the woods. Monday morning before
daylight he took posse of men and sur
rounded the house, but the bird had
flown. Mr.. Vaughan heard that he had
taken the road to Waterville with team
and making the best possible speed to the
nearest telegraph office he wired an olheer
at Waterville to arrest him and hold him
which was done and he was conducted
back to Canaan, his wrists adorned witt
the bracelets" Justice Richardson pn'