The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-03-22
LOCAL. ITEMS.

roll Dustl6S 10 CTS AT OFuWdy ;.
Plenty of live bait at Falrgrieves'
Ladies' linen collars, cts, at Vickery's
Mary A. Livermore Coburn Hall, Apr
24th.
New line of white goods at White 4
Wildes'
The IS cent kid glove in gray shades al
Viekerys
This is the season when transfers aeoid
the railroad crossing.
Conductor Blagden Of Lewiston was III
town last Friday.
Gen. Wildes went to Portland Monday
on official business.
An odd lot of eorsets good a. new,
going at half price at King 4 Wards.
Dr. Roberts of Waterville was called
to this place last week to see Il patient.
Sidney p. Smith has been appointed
postmaster at Cornville, Me,
Mr.. W. A. Whitney left for Sunal e..
New Hampshire Monday last.
Hon. Archibald Linn of lIartland was
in town Friday, the guest of Mr.. Lewis
Anderson.
H. l.. Gushing has fine crayou of a
dogs head on exhibition, in the window
of Geo. Cushing
Sewall A. Dinsmore made business
trip to Portland and Boston early this
week.
Mr. l.. A. Addition and wife are on u
visit to friends in Portland and Boston
this week
The Sorosis meet with Miss S. j. An
derson on Friday evening Of this week,
at O'Clock.
There will be Rebecca Meeting and
halled corn supper at Odd Fellows Hall
this evening.
Henry Colway is the possessor or 10
months Old Hereford Durham calf that
girts ) feet and one inch.
1t was hard one for the employees at
this post office to handle Monday night
immense mail, the first received from
the West. since the blockade in New York
State.
Mrs Rollins, who has been sick for a
few weeks past, is improving and we
hope to see her out soon
Mr.. Ware of Gardiner has been orna-
menting some chamber sets very prettily
for Bragg x Varney the past week,
In an account of sales of horse flesh last
week we omitted to mention Il fine bay
colt sold by Mr. Angie Hill for $3.50
Mr.. Aaron Drew was called home from
his numbering operations in Jerusalem
Plantation by the serious illness of his
daughter
Small parties of woodsmcn are begin
ming to come out of the woods, and by
the first of next mouth the forests will be
pretty well deserted.
l.. l.. Walton Esq. was in attendance
upon court at Pennington last week, also
J. }, Parlin Esq, of North Arson and c.
A. WILDER of Madison.
Mrs Mary Bailey, of New Hampshire
who has been visiting friends in Skowhe-
gan and other Somerset towns, returned
to her home Monday last.
Mr. &. Noln is recovering very slowly
from his severe fall of some weeks since,
and is now able to get about his home
oaly by the aid of wheel clair.
Have you seen the nice line of dark
cambria shirts at j A Dealey's for 60
cents and Sl0O, with two collars and
extra cuffs Satin ties, Il cents.
Mr. Geo. Barnard with some ten or
twelve carpenters of this place left this
week for Carratunk, where they have be-
gun operations on Clark Bros, new mill.
White & Wides are getting in lots of
new spring goods. Their line of dress
goods and trimmings will compare favor
ably with any stock this side of Portland.
We have received a paper from Oska
loosa, Iowa, announcing the death of
Tobias leighton, prominent citizen of
that city aged &c. He was native of
Arson in this county.
Mr., John Holland, wh1 was Supcrin
1endent of the wooden mill at East Mad
ison has removed his family to Wayne
where he has an interest in Il wooden mill
and will be Superintendent of it.
Our streets about town give every evil
derce of the springs near approach, and
are nasty enough, still the cold weather
is 10th to leave us, the mercury register
ing below zero, Monday morning.
A delightful and most enjoyable "O,d
Folks" hop was held at &. A. h, Hall Oh
Monday evening, last under the auspices
of some of the ladies of the Universal t
Society. Cake and coffee were served.
Bishop is coming to Skowhegan on
Friday of this week, and in company
with Mr.. Heseton will probably make
some purchases of horsetlesh. The, {
gentlemen think of visiting Aroostook
county from here on the same Grand
Mr. +. B. IIeselton purchased fine
horse of Webster Williams of No. Anson
the other day for customer in New
York paying $3.50. Mr. Heselton is go
ing to make the purchasing of horses
for market, a business and contemplate>
weekly shipments.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. Cushing left, Mon
day morning, last, for Mt. Dora Fla,
where they will pass the spring months,
gong via Washington, in which city they
tarry few days. Mr.. George Sampson
is left in charge of Mr.. Cushings drug
business, here.
The members of the Skowhegan Aih-
letic Association most admirably made
manifest the appreciation in which they
held their instructor, Mr.. Hurd, by PIE
senting that gentleman with beautiful
set of Dickens complete works the
morning of his departure
Dr. Cushing feels that he should thank
some good friend for sending him box
of good fresh strawberries. A rare and
unexpected treat for the 18th of March.
AS he has been feeling better since eating
them, he hopes the Strawberries may
have their share of the credit in helping
along the desired result,
Mr.. F. b. Heseton with men and team
arrived home from the woods Sunda,
last, having finished their hauling NJ
A. Heseltoc with teams is expected GU
to-day. These parties have hauled to tn
landing at Bingham from Lexington, al
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