The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-11-24
LOCAL ITEMS.
7 hanksgiNing tomorroW.


evening
Buy your Suits and o1crcoat, of L b
Carter at Vickery'S.
Miss May Elise Fellows passed the Sab
bath with her father, returning to Boston
Monday Morning.
Judge Walton is to preside ut the De
cembcr term S. J. Court 10 commence
here December 2lst
At many times the past week have
snow storms threatened Us. yet the wheels
make music over the frozen roads.
y pound of Read Old Govt Java Cole
for Thanksgiving, from the store OF
Bragg 4 Barnes will make You happy
\ small boy, son of Isaac Varncy of
this village broke his forearm Wedne,-
day evening last by falling ON the ice.
Never was the ground in more invit-
ing condition for fall Of SHOW. Three
inches, even would make neat >lci9hing.
The wooden mill found it difficult to
continue in operation one or two days
last week, owing to anchor ice about the
wheel,
Thanksgiving balls do not abound in
such large numbers this season, as form
erly. Athens and Fairfield are to have
grand affairs, however
r. NJ. Fairbanks has been elected presi-
dent of the Canaan Agricultural Society
in place of \, Richardson, est who de-
clined to serve longer.
\ notice elsewhere gives the change
made in one of our markets by which
Mr. VIM. Green of the firm retirc>. and is
succeeded by Mr.. Horace Withcc.
Hon. \. II. BiNby went to Augusta yes
tereay, to visit the Insane Hospital and
to attend session of the Governor and
Council, that conycne> to-day.
Another lot of those delieiou, Cali
fornia grapes at Fargrcvcs also good
Malagas - cts. per ID. No Ihanksgiy-
ing dinner complete without them.
We have it from Il reliable source that
Skowhegan will be given new passen-
ger depot in the early spring and a line
one. The latest talk is Il brick building.
Y. NJ. Yickery has just closed out the
samples of Il New York house of Chill
dren's and Misses Garments. \ good
garment for s2.5o, will he opened sat.
Nov -.
Mr.. S. Whittier states that the tools
and fixtures for the manufacture of candy
now the property of Geo. Il. fairgreiNc>,
were not purchased of him, but Of H. +.
Bradbury.
w. +. Robbins has Il line display of
French clocks, silver ware etc, and will
have something to say in our advertising
columns as soon as he gets fully equipped
for the Holiday trade.
Some of the citizens of Canaan give
notice that they will apply for charter
to build road from Durham via. Ca
naan to Scion and The Forks. thence tn
connect with the Mcganic road.
1t will be seen in another column that
application is to be he made to the next
legislature of Maine for Il charter for Il
company to supply our village with Watcl
for various purposes.
IIolbrook and HAYES use the entire
space in one of their beautiful windows
this week in making a display of fur caps
that would do honor to any city in Maine
They receive lots of compliments
Dinsmorc 4 Bickford now have nice
store and large stock of musical goods
with prices lower than ever They re
Gently sold fine Chickcrng piano an'
have a beautiful IIallct < Davis Upright
for sale.
Mr.. @. L. Blackdcn has sold his black
smith shop in this place to Mr.. Marx
Ilarville and expects To establish himself
in business in Pitt~held. Mr. Blackden Is
a Young man such rs we do not like To sec
leave the town
Mrs. Lambert may he found at Elm ST.
Studio. until after the holidays, where
She will receive orders in painting, cray
ouand the various kind of fancy work.
Stamping IL speciality. Ladies are cordial
" invited to call and examine patterns
Mr.. VIM. X. Shurtlen-> dynamo, ampicl
meter and automatic regulator aniHr'
this A. NJ. and it i, hoped To be place.
and started by the latter part Of neNi
week. We see by the metre and reguIa
tor that it is the Edison system Of hight
ing, no other system having these attach
ments.
Last Sunday evening at the Salvation
Army meeting there was some disturbance
and Monday George Tobin, a young man
that works in the wooden mill wa
brought before Judge DaScomb, by OF
fcer Vaughan, and fined Slo.5i Tues
day John Carney another mill hand 10
same offence, paid the same. There ar
several more to be brought in.
our readers will notice by reference t.
our advertising columns that the isiah'
Shoe store has changed hands. The re-
firing proprietor takes pride in NayIh.
that the stock in trade is one 81 the clean
est and best of its size ON the kcnnebec
all honest and reliable goods Mr.. LeI@ll
ton, the salesman so favorably known u
the patrons of the Island Shoe store
has been at that establishment two an
one half years and will be retained by IN
new proprietor, Mr.. IL, l. Bray
The Ellis Family gave concert al -
burn Hall, Wednesday evening last III
der the auspices of the Womans 0h'''
tian Temperance Union, to very 20"
audience. The audience was well please
with the entertainment. especially I'll
bell-ringing portion Of it. The other ''
erciscs might be modified, somewhat
advantage, by the omission of some
the theatrical 4art,, as we loon AT
bit on the whole it i company we
worthy of patrpnasc.