The Somerset reporter., 1888-10-18
LOCAL ITEMS.
}ey. C, NJ. Emery is in town.

ways.
Attorney General Baker was in town
Monday.
4 full line Of rubbers, heavy and light
at A. S. Burkes.
DO YOU want a shawl? Ordway's is the
place to get it.
Miss Leora Withee is in Boston look
NJ, at the late designs in millinery
Highest price paid for hand knit stock
ipa, and mittens. New York Store
Mr.. C. II. Cunningham of Augusta,
formerly of Skowhegan was in town
Tuesday.
Ordway opens this week full line of
ladies' and childrens Jersey knit under
wear.
Mr.. Fred lDow left for Portland on
Monday last to enter Shaw's business
college.
Forrest & Marston have quite an extern
sve job in re-piping the Fiberte Co.'S
property in this place.
II. \. Skinner, one of the b. & NJ. well
known conductors, and wife, are the
guests of l.. j, Palmer.
Clarence f. Blackwell, formerly of
Skowhegan, more recently of Mass, is
visiting friends in this vicinity.
The Kennebec Reporter says. that
new boat is going to be placed on the
Gardiner, Boston route next season,
sure.
Mr.. l.. f. Keene formerly of the firm
of Lang & Keene in this village, is in the
boot and shoe business, Boston, IS Essex
street.
J. A. Dealey makes liberal announce
ment to purchasers of clothing in this
issue. while Mrs, Dealey has word to
say also.
Mr. Daniel Bowman has fine colt af
ter Nelson's Dictator, 2,2l, . months old,
that already gives promise of being fine
animal
Il. W. Brown shipped 2 carloads cattle,
Monday Frank Thompson, one carload
of sheep, and f. O. Head, one carload
of cattle.
Mrs j. l.. Field and children, who
have been spending the summer with
relatives here, left on Monday for their
home in Almeda, California.
As will be seen by the report of the
bicycle meeting at Fairfield, which we
publish elsewhere, there were few
Skowhegan boys in attendance.
Gustavus league lost two fingers and
part of the thumb of his right hand,
Tuesday, at the Pulp mill Drs. Cushing
and Merrill dressed the wound.
Miss Mary C, Pollard has returned
home from her vacation, passed in
Phillips and at Portland, and will begin
her school as soon as the building is in
readiness.
Mr.. A. J. Maker, agent for ID. Appleton
made the REPORTER call yesterday. Mr.
Maker was formerly a Maine man. He
enlisted in the 4th Maine Reg't in 1861 at
Belfast when Is years old and was twice
seriously wounded during the war
Curtis Brothers and others of Rockland
Mass. are at II. +. ROwells', of Scion.
They will spend several weeks fox hunt
ing on Rowell Mountain and in that Vi
entity They were here last season.
Other lovers of the sport residing in this
county propose to join them.
Mrs. NJ. d. Malbon and Mrs. Fred
Flagg and daughter, who have been visit
ing their sister Mrs. Chas. f. Drew, re-
turned on Saturday last to their home in
IIaverhill, Mass.
Mrs. DR.. Bixby of Providence, r. l.,
a returned missionary spent last week
in Maine addressing ladies' in several
towns and cities. While here she was
the guest of Mrs. c. V. Hanson,
Cattle Shows and fairs have hard
time this year. Many have been postpon-
ed from day to day, and others until the
next week. This has discoaraging eff
feet upon exhibitions. The Western
Somerset at Arson was postponed from
Wednesday of last week until Tuesday
last.
Somerset county this season.is very large,
more especially in this vicinity. One OF
the grestest yields of winter fruit we
hear of is on the Steward farm, on the
back road, which property is under a five
years lease to Geo. Bclonea. Something
like five hundred bushels will be the crop.
Mr.. Ernest Smith of Madison, was
quite severely injured Monday afternoon,
at the new school house on the South
side. Gazing of earth in the cellar caus-
ed brick pier to fall where he was at
work with others setting boiler, strik-
ing him on the back. Medical aid was
rendered as soon as possible and his il
jury was found not TO be serious.
General Manager Tucker came to this
village Tuesday, in his own car with
Engineer Allen, took a look over the new
passenger station and other matters here
The wood work of the station except the
platform Is completed inside ready for the
painter. The building is to be heated by
steam, and Carman < Thompson OF
Lewiston have the contract.
The Catholic Fair that came off IN
Coburn Hall, Monday, Tuesday and |
Wednesday evening, sth, 9th, and 10th
was quite well attended, although the
weather was very unfavorable, and net
ted fair sum to the society. The gold
watch that was among the articles, Is
not drawn yet, but the disposition OF the
articles will be given in next weeks RE
PORTER.
Mr.. VIM. b. Morrill,, is the oldest man
in town but one. He came to this village
Gs years ago and established himself In
the carpenter business. He built shop
on the point of land between Water and
Russell streets, near where the post OIL
flee building now stands. The next year
he purchased the corner where the
Telegraph building and the old NORTH
house now stand, large tract extending
up toward High street and down toward
North street. At that time there were
but few buildings East of Madison and
North of Water streets
The Water Company has opened an
office in Weston and Brainard's buildinS
on the Island Many of our citizens
are putting in service pipes to their nulia-