The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-04-14
LOCAL ITEMS.

81 in Geo. Cushing's window?
q Hon. Hiram knowlton was in town yes
81 tcrday in attendance upon Court.
81 The April term of Probate court com
. menced at the Court House yesterday
81 Mothers Call at Misses King & Wards
q and examine the Wilson waist for iildren.
q Arthur Morrill, of Cornville made II good
q shot recently. killing eight crows at one
q shot
q 4 fine line of new dress goods and trim
1 mings on exhibition at w. b. Stewards
d this week.
+. b. Curtis milliner returns from Bos-
Il ton this week and will be prepared to
4 show new styles in trimming.
One Of our former pastors Rev. ID. B.
y Randall, will occupy the pulpit at the
8 Methodist church next Sabbath.
i Pavilion open Saturday evening next;
d also Fast day, afternoon and evening
q Skowhegan full band will furnish music
q w. IL. Wildes of White 4 Wildes is in
4 Boston this week after goods Mr.. IL. \.
d the Hub
q There is to be a grand celebration at
4 Norridgewock, Monday July ), lss6.
4 Among interesting features of the day
q will be a trot at Elmwood Park.
u There will be a graud masquerade ball
n at Madison Bridge on Wednc sday, Apr. q
u and closing eve of Joys class in dancing,
i at Old Point Hall. Elegant line of cos
TUNES for rent for all who wish, in charge
of f. l.. Harding.
Mr. Geo. IL. Haynes of Camden who is
4 travelling in the interest of the publishers
4 of book to be issued early, giving an
account of the attractions for summer
i visitors along the line of the Maine Cen
4 trail and connecting lines, is at Hotel CO.
burn.
DIR. Frank Paul, formerly of Scion has
recently removed from Rock Island, Ill
and established himself in the practice of
his profession at Denver Junction, Colora-
do. The Rock Island papers speak high
ly Of him and wish him success in hisnew
home.
special train brought Railroad Com
missioncrs, Wildes, Anderson and Mort
land, Bridge Builder Booker and Road
Master Nevins to this station this morn
lng and returned Immediately to Water
willie. The Commissioners are making the
annual inspection of the Maine Central
There have been an unusually large
number of deaths in our village within the
last two weeks, covering all ages from
the infant to the octogcnarian. Saturday
noon last five persons were lying dead iii
their homes in the central part of our vii
lagc and there were five funerals in two
days Saturday and Sunday last.
Monday evening Mr.. A. q. Leach of
Portland commercial traveller, was tax
en- with bleeding at the nose while eating
supper at Hotel Coburn which the usual
means failed to stop. DR.. Patten was
called and subsequently DIR. Dascomb.
They succeeded in checking the blood
about II O'Clock \. NJ.
Chandler futile aud family are at the
lrcsclton for brief period, rs they are
Madison street The fine residence of Mr..
Folsom Esq. Col. 4. w. Wildes and fam
lily are also guests of the same hotel
where they will remain awaiting the erect
ION of their new residence.
4 curiosity in the bird line is reported
in CornvilIe. viz a crow that makes a
noise like a crying child. The bird has
been in the same vicinity for five years
past does no; associate with other crows
but clocks by himself Several of the
citizens have gone mile or more out of
their way, thinking the sound he made
was the wall of lost child
The following innocent remark of
young resident of this place, over whose
evidence of a neighborhood not largely in
Tested by children. After vainly trying
to amuse himself he appears before his
maternal relative saying, Mamma, wish
God had made two of me so could have
some one to play with
Mrs. V. NJ. Vickery and Mrs L. L,
McNeelic left Monday morning for New
York city, where they will pass the week.
Mrs. Vickery will search the large stores
for desirable goods for the spring and
summer trade in the interest of the firm
she represents, while the latter lady's
visit is made chiefly to attend the dress
making openings for he latest styles her
fast increasing business demanding it.
The call for "A meeting of those interest
ed in base ball matters was attended by
about forty of the young men of the place.
The only business transacted at this meet.
ing was the appointment of a committee
OF. three to call upon the citizens to see what
could be done in the way of raising funds
to support a nine 1t was unanimously
voted that unless Il guarantee of SO per
month is assured it is useless to form an
organization.
Mrs Bickford, reict of the late Rev.
Samuel Bickford, died at the residence Of
her sou, S. \. Bickford, Esq, in this vii
lage Thursday last, aged ~ years. She
had resided during her whole life in what
is now Skowhcgan and was we'll known
to the people of this town. but more par
ticulary to the older residents who re-
garded her with special affection, not only
for her own many virtues but also be
cause she was for so many years the co
laborer with her husband in his labors il
the county and long pastorate over TIL
christian church in this town.
The celebrated Perkins Family, -four IN
number, assisted by Billy Cook, the ole
time favorite comedian, add his little sol
Leslie, "chip of the old block and
whole show in himself, are to give one o
their Characteristic entertainments at Co
burn Hall, on Thursday evening of thi'
week, the 18th inst Prominent anon:
the many funny incidents of tie cNenin.