The Somerset reporter., 1888-11-29
LOCAL ITEMS.
.ook out for the kermis.

Look out for the Kermis.
Call for toe-capped leggins at King 4
Wards.
new line of furs just received at w.
b. Stewards
Fur sets and fur trimmings of all kinds
at low prices at Ordway's.
Vim. Lancey, Esq, of Pittsheld was in
town Monday.
They say ordway has very handsome
toboggans and hoods.
Curtis is closing out ladies' and chill
drens underwear. That means low
price.
The Island schools close Wednesday
noon for a vacation lasting until Tuesday
next.
Miss Cleveland at Arnod's will exhibit
TO YOU the last rose of summer in the
hose line.
Mr.. A. s. Young of the Oakland House
oakland, was in town yesterday, Wed
nesday.
The dry and fancy goods stores will
open every evening from Dec. 18th to
January lst'
DIR. +. J. Robinson and Mr. L, P. Shaw
of Fairfield were registered at Hotel Hes
elton Tuesday.
lot of all wool dress fannels, 36 inch
es wide at 30 cts. yd., to arrive Satur-
day at Ordway's.
Mr.. Edward Spaulding and wife of
Norfolk, Va, were guests at Hotel Hes
elton Monday
tycoon reps at Arnold's in as good
STYLES as ever been printed but not up to
the old goods in value.
Everything in the shape of footwear
at prices that cannot fail to please, at
Harris new shoe store.
Miss Nellie Brakeman of Chelsea,
Mass, a student in Colby, is spending
her vacation with Miss Edith Hanson.
James o. Bradbury, Esq, of Hartland
was in town this week on professional
business leaving on the 2.25 p, NJ. train
for home.
The next regular meeting of the c. il.
S. {. will be held with Mrs. L. w Yves
ton on Monday evening Dec, Sd, at
o'clock.
At the meeting of the National Grange,
Topeka, Kan, State Master Robe of
Maine made the speech in response to the
address of welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. Benz. Bigelow, left for
Bangor by train Monday afternoon. They
propose to leave there within a few day
for Burlington Iowa.
Those in need of footwear should try
IIart's new shoe store. The stock is
new, styles the latest and prices positive
ly the lowest. Ask those who have trad
ed there.
Thanksgiving services will be held al
Congregational Church, Thursday even
ing, at o'clock. Rev. ID. b. Holt will
deliver the discourse, subject "Source OF
our National Prosperity"
Mr.. NJ. T. Pooler will winter about
twenty-three head of horse flesh of his
own at Fairview Stock Farm, while he
has several valuable brood mares as
boarders belonging to Massachusetts
parties.
The reference case, Weston V. Steward,
was concluded Friday, and Judges Peters
and Foster and Attorneys Strout and
Cotton left for their homes on the morn
Ing train Saturday. The decision has not
been rendered yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Murray instead
of spending their annual vacation in
Skowhegan, as their custom, took trip
to Albany thence down the Hudson River
to New York. They intend visiting
Skowhegan later on.
Business is good at the Oilcloth Fact
DRY, and the product is much larger than
is usual at this season. The weekly out
port at the Winthrop and Skowhegan
factories is 2l0o rolls per week GOO here
and 1900 at Wnthrop.i
Mr.. Geo. Alden, Eastern Agent of the
Maine Central came up from Waterville
Wednesday morning, on the early freight
and returned on the morning passenger.
The management of the road is looking
out sharply for wash outs
Comrade C. F. Jones of Russell Post,
e. A. h. has received orders to inspect
Grand Army Posts at Pitts1ield, Nor
4 ridgewock North Arson, Athens, Fair
] field, Bingham and Madison, and will at
4 tend to the work within a few weeks.
Arrah-N Pogue; or, the Wicklow
Wedding will be the bill, tonight, at
4 Coburn Hall to be presented by the De
4 lyditon & Dunn Fifth Ave. Co. Tickets
4 p and So cents. grand Thanksgiving
ball will Immediately follow the enter
a tainment, with music by the theatre
Y orchestra of pieces, &. A. joy, leader.
\ After the case Weston and Brainerd V.
y H. S. Steward < Son is settled, an impor-
81 tant question is likely to arise between
N these two firms on the one side and the
a Skowhegan Water Power Company, made
up of the owners of all the rest OF the
81 water power on the two dams in this VII
n lage, on the other, to determine the water
& rights of each party.
q Omar Clark, Esq. arrived Tuesday from
n carratunk and reports that the nara
N freeze of last week has been just the
thing for lumbermen. The swamps are
81 level full of water and frozen up hard
n aud smooth. There is now about Tea
inches of snow and the doing in the
swamps is excellent. Mr.. Clark starts
about 50 horses for the woods this week
The Atkinson House Furnishing Co
are realizing the fondness of the New
England people for turkey as, their oher
Y to give aG ID. turkey with every range
thus far has cost them 1924 lbs. of tur-
key, representing a sale of 31S ranges
Bangor leads with some l25 ranges sold,
but atfirms it is on account of the Quaker
and New Tariff ranges rather han nan
kering for turkey.
Superintendent Stafford has submitted
written proposition to the employees al
the shoe factory to give them employ
ment for three years and requiring them
TO agree not to engage in any sIrlhe ioi
that length of time. The agreement Is
accompanied by scale of prices anu the
superintendent informs us that the
Rooms are filling up under thenew at
ranuemant