The Somerset reporter., 1886-08-25

LOCAL ITEMS.

he llIbllltil = hiuNbtl ~ 'ihiNllltl lluS
been postponed.
Mr.. l.. c. Emery now lights his market
by electricity.
pair of ~ cent black Lislc Hose for
30 cents, at French's.
T. 4. Williams will sell vases less than
co,t for the next 30 days.
White and Wldcs are offering great
bargains in Silks and Rladamcrcs.
Are You getting ready for the Fair
We are going to have n good one.
Dog days are passed and WE may expect
beautiful weather for the remaining days
in August
Services in all the churches now closed
will be resumed the first Sunday in Sep
tcmber.
Spiritual and Liberal Campmecting will
commence at Hayden Lake, Madison,
SEPT. sth.
The Elastic rubber Ncwmarkets the
hest gassamer in town for the money
Also the Electric Circular, at french's
Ilcselton Brothers are bound to close
ont their extensive stock OF goods and
save the expense of moving. See adver-
t>cment.
\ full new line of corsctS among which
are the 80 bone French corset, the Toxic
line. and Bortrees Adjustable Duplex,
o,l many others at French'S
Two Wide.awakc street vendors inter
e,tcd a large crowd upon rsil.oad square
last Saturday evening and dispensed yam
kcc Inventions at Il rapid rate the entire
time.
our base ball nine are to have a "bcne-
fit hop at Fairgrieycs' HALL on Friday
evening of this week. Members of the
club are now selling tickets upon the
streets.
Onc of the numerous admirers of the
heautiful Newfoundland dog owned by
". ?. Bailey, got him upon the scales at
the grist mill the other day, and gives his
weight AS III lbs.
\ sabbath School picnic attended large
!, by members of the different schools in
Madison took place in llaydcn,s grove at
the Lake Thursday last. 1t was fine
day and pleasant gathering
The next opening Of Elmwood Park,
Norrdeewock will be the second day of
the annual agricultural show and fair of
that town which occurs October LIST and
ID when IL big time is anticipated.
Mr.. Aaron Drew, of Somerset Mills,
has purchased the stock of goods in the
REPORTER block of L. p. Mayo, and will
continue the business there. Mr.. Drew
has bought the residence of the late Dan
iel Lord in this village and will soon be-
come citizen of Skowhegan.
4 rich treat is in store for citizens of
Somerset County September Sd i'll the al
ternoon. when Hon. j. &. Blaine and Gen.
VIM Gibson will speak on the political
isSues of the campaign, at SkoWhcgan.
Ii will be the one mammoth meeting of
the campaign in Somerset County and
everybody should attend.
Mrs. Wentworth Yarney of South Nor
ridgcwock sent down to Skowhcgan
market one day last week, 10 spring
chickens. that weighed a 3D. lbs, and
sold them for Il shilling pound, this is
the way She gets a profit from her fowls,
latehed early, and well fed, and She sets
lrr DullatS n layinp i'm Sent
ON Thursday morning of last week, the
horse of Harrison Weston, of this town
became frightened upon Water Street, IN
the absence of the driver and coming
down the street at rapid gait collided
with stone post opposite F. s Cairns
store Here the wagon was left, the AMI
nal continuing on his wild run. No one
was injured but the wagon and harness
required an outlay of several dollars
1t was rather disappointment to the
audience present at Coburn Hall on
Thursday evening last to see strong
play like The Bankers Daughter pre-
sented by such weak cast As that who
appeared on that evening. To those who
had never seen the piece before it might
have been passablc, but to one more IA
mlliar it was very tame and much inferior
10 the company who gave it in the same
place some two years since.
On and after October LIST every post
Office in this country will be special de
Stpr VIII he
held responsible for the immediate deliv-
cry Of every article of mallable matter
which may be addressed to his once
property stamped with special delivery |
Stamp. The obligation to deliver, how
eyer does not extend to addresses dis
tant more than mile from the receiving
Office, orto Sunday. The postmaster Is
allowed eight cents on every letter to pay
the special delivery carrier.
The Brunswick VS.. Skowhcgan post
poncd game of base ball was played upon
the fair grounds on Saturday afternoon
last in thu presence of about 100 Npecta-
tors, resulting in an easy victory Tor the
home team by a score Is to ). The SkoW-
hcgan's presented the strongest team oil
the season, and with one or two eXcep-
tions the boys played ball like clock work
At the bat Donovan and Simpson TOOK
the lead. each making a two baser with
more or less singles while the other boys
We're close behind them. For the visitors
hut very few safe hits were made while
in the field they showed themselves capa-
Bile of playing good balls, and did So IN
all but two innings.
The success that crowned the efforts OF
the executive committee on our Agricul-
tural Show and fair of last year has add
cd new strength and increased desire that
this yearmay far exceed 1t In every feature
We sincerely hope that this enterprise
SO necessary to the welfare of our farm
erS and business men in general, may
soon become one that shall claim the at
tapt;n, ,,,l elimination nf pxpry citizen