The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-02-10
LOCAL ITEMS.
Valentines at Geo. Cushings.
A big day for Skowhegan, this!
st. Valentines Day next Sunday.

Moonlight rides will be in order as our
new moon enlarges.
Buy your diamond dyes and butter
color of Bixby and Buck.
Prof. joys class in dancing meets ut
Fairgrieves Hall this evening.
Buy your molasses of F. S. Cairns.
Guaranteed perfectly pure.
And now we have it rumored that the
Salvation Army are to pass us by.
Robinson & Hall will take Green Hard
Wood in exchange for Dry Goods.
The Skowhegan Light Infantry gave an
exhibition drill and ball at Madison last
Thursday evening.
For % cents of George Gushing you
can get bottle of Constitutional Cough
Syrup.
We hear that Iii Henry's famous min
strels are booked for Coburn Hall some
time in the near future.
Cotton and linen Scrim for window
drapery, very cheap and very pretty at
Colbys.
Mr.. Hiram Snow of this town, is one
of the first subscribers to this paper and
says he still must have it.
We are informed Of the advent into our
precincts of flock of lO4 crows who put
in an appearance Monday.
The meeting of the Reform Club was
postponed last Sunday evening to give
place to the Sacred concert by the Mara
tana company.
correspondent writes that Amos
Adams of Bingham recently walked from
East Moxey to Bingham, 80 miles, in l-2
hours. Very good walking.
The annual meeting of the Moose Riv-
er Log Driving Company is to be held at
Augusta, Monday the 10th instant, and
the Kennebec Log Driving Tuesday the
10th instant.
The latest report from the lumber re-
gion is to the effect that things are rush
log in this vicinity having plenty of snow
for all present uses, and do not fear an
other break until the season closes.
Wood was marketed in large quantities
last week, the market being rather flood
ed. The best dry wood sold for $3.50
one day and was not much in demand at
that money. Green wood now brings
from $3.50 to 81 per cord.
Notwithstanding there are two fine
tracks on the ice for driving, our horse
men, since the improvement in the tray
cling, still prefer the driving from the
railroad crossing to the eddy and return
for the exercise of their stecds.
The Dead River Log Driving Company
held its annual meeting at Fairfield Thurs
day last and elected directors Elias Mill |
ken, M. G. Shaw, Z. p. Viles, c. G. Tot
man l.. p Totman. Col. Elias Milliken
Is President and Hon. VIM. Philbrick,
Treasurer.
The travelling on the country roads was
never better at this season and all con-
cerned are making the most of it. Load |
ed teams carrying marketable goods of
all kinds come to town in string. Our
merchants report trade as picking up fast
in the past few days.
Charles +. Jones, Esq, of this village
made a journey to New York, last week,
and to some purpose, as he returned on
Thursday evening" bringing with him a
wife. The marriage ceremony took
place at the residence of the brides par
NJ Rot N
the Hudson, Wednesday the Sd instant.
The cards bear the names Mr.. Charles F.
Jones and Mrs. Lille r. Sewall,
Mr.. V. NJ Vickery, one of our leading
dry goods dealers, has fine military dis
play in front window of his store, 96
Water street, consisting of the colors
red, white and blue as background a
stack of muskets with knapsacks and
equipments, uniforms, etc. MI w. F.
Ordways taste was exercised to advan-
tage in getting up these decorations in
honor of our &. A. X. visitors
The first Of a series Of hops came off in
the dining room of Hotel Heselton last
Thursday evening, and Notwithstanding
the severity of the weather large party
was in attendance. Excellent music was
furnished by joys orchestra of three
pieces, violin cornet and piano, and a
good time enjoyed. 1t is intended by the
genial proprietor of the above hotel to
have these hops at intervals of two weeks
throughout the winter.
The advantage of insurance is felt very
favorably by our townsman, Mr.. NJ. c.
Foss of the Portland firm Foss and Deer
ing, whose stock of goods was recently
burned at Portland. By receiving the
$50 900 insurance and what salvage there
was, the loss is comparatively light and
leaves the firm in capital trim to go on
with their business within very short
time The friends of Mr. Foss in this
part of the State and they are many, are
gratifed that he gets out of what might
have been under other circumstances a
disaster, so favorably.
Our stores were without the electric
light two evenings the past week while
the work of adjusting new governor
was going on. Monday night however,
they were as bright as ever, and some
thirty new ones were running, as the new
dynamo is in operation. Everything
worked neat as clockwork until about 7.30
O'Clock on that evening, when from
no fault of the management the light was
again checked of, the rod holding the
gate of the water works having broken,
allowing the gate to drop down, thus
shutting off the water supply for the time
being.
Dolly, the wonderful skating horse, the
only one in the world drew large crowd
to the pavilion Monday evening to view
her entertainment At nine o'clock sharp
the looked for steed put in an appearance
and for about one half an hour kept the
audiedce In good humor by her pleasing
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