The Somerset reporter., 1886-09-15
LOCAL ITEMS.

WI a. w illcN ana family VIII OC-
eupy their new residence after this week.
Lewiston is to be invaded by crowds of
people from here this week. in attendance
on the State Fair.
Have you seen the new goods at Stew
ards, they do say he has fine assort-
mcnt.
The Skowhegan base ball nine departed |
this morning for Lewiston feeling conf |
dent that they would return victorious.
7 he mills in the south channel resumed
resumed operation Thursday morning |
last, after shut down of one week.
The address of Hon A. W. Tenney, at
Norridgewock, the 18th inst, drew a fun
house and was very able effort.
Mr.. Seth Getchell brought into the RE-
PORTER office Saturday last, a corn stock |
. feet tall 1t is of the row button va |
aiety, and is fine specimen.
We have enjoyed all kinds of weather
the past week, from % in the shade down
to freezing, with fair and foul weather
ADDED lot variety.
The livery men reapcd harvest from
the Spiritualist campmeetng at Hayden
Lake Sunday. Everything available was
in use.
Preaching services at High Street
church, on Sundays, the 18th and 2Gth |
insts., by Rev. W. J. Reynolds, of New
York.
All articles for the Fair should be on
exhibition by O'Clock Tuesday after
noon. Don't wait till Wednesday before
bringing your exhibit.
Mrs. Haynes concert is postponed un-
til next week. DR.. Haynes leaves for
Minnesota Thursday of next week, to To-
cate there.
One weary traveller whose only mode
of conveyance was his legs, lodged at the |
station house Friday night, registered |
under the head of cramps"
The most wonderful Sewing Machine
ont is the STANDARD" rotary shuttle, do
not fail to see them at Smiths Music |
Store.
Among the list of published entries of
horses to trot at the State Fair this weeks
we notice only one from Somerset county !
Maggie c., owned by \. NJ. Cleveland.
Work on the skating pavilion block is
progressing quite fast, but there is yet
considerable to be done in order to enable
the Somerset Central Agricultural Society
to hold their fair within its walls.
Campmeeting season closed ON Sunday |
last, with great crowd at the Spiritual
meeting at Hayden Lake and a special
train from here to the Advent meeting at
Lakeside
During the morning shifting Saturday,
a freight car left the rails at the Water
stree crossing, requiring the labors OF
quite a crew to replace the car and repair
the damage to the track.
The river is now at its minimum depth,
owing to the continued drouth, while !
nearly all the wells and cisterns have run
dry. The equinoXtial storm and other
fall rains will be welcomed by many.
The Salvation Army are attracting
large crowds to their hall every evening,
and still continue to be n novel feature
about town. Sunday services are held i'll
Coburn Hall They parade before every
session.
Mr.. r. o. Hight, of this town, exhibits
to us several apples of the Ben Davis va
rcty that were raised in the season of
1884. 1t is something unusual to see APP
pies in a good state of preservation
years old.
Hon. Fred L. Richards, State Bank En-
aminer, was in town last week and eX-
amined the Skowhegan Savings Bank.
He says the bank is In excellent condi-
ton.
The addition made to the already fine
store of V. Nj. Vickery, is now complet-
ed, giving them depth considerably over
100 feet. With the help of this addition
they hope to show the finest line of goods
this fall, to be found cast of Portland.
Mai Whatmore and wife of the Saliva
ton Army, with staff, will be in Skowhe-
gan, Monday, Sept. 27th for great ban
quct and jubilee meetings. Holiness con
venton at p. M, banquet in Doran' ;
Hall from to I Jubilee meeting in Co
burn Hall, at $50.
The dam on the east side of the falls is
completely filled by round wood destined
for the pulp mill at Fairfield. 1t was
cut at the headquarters of the kenncbee,
by Chas Fogg's men, and is being driven
to its destination by crew under the
same man. Owing to the low state OF
the water it is strung all along the ronte.
The seectmcn of Scion, departed for
Augusta on yesterday mornings train
having in charge young fellow named
Mclaughlin, who has been insane for the
past few weeks and more recently quite
violent. His is not hopeless case, and
with the treatment he is enabled to re-
ceive at the asylum, they hope for the
best
The ever pleasing Denman Thompson
of "Joshua Whtcomb' fame delighted
about $500 house at Coburn Hall on
Thursday evening of last week, by pro-
ducing his new play "rhe Old Home
stead continuation of Josh Whit |
comb" in highly satisfactory manner
Denman was the same Uncle Josh as of
wore, with the sunny smile and good
sound common sense, and his support on
the whole, was rather superior to that OF
last season. The incidental musieby the
auartette of male voices was the equal,
not superior, to anything rendered
Skowhegan audience, and the rendition
of the familiar piece "Thc Old Oaken
Bucket" brought forth showers of APP
plause. The march of 1.-The Salvation
Army" was very pleasing and well deserv-
ing of the applause with which 1t was
greeted. Much praise is also due to the
property man for the manner in which he