The Somerset reporter., 1888-02-22
LOCAL ITEMS.

How does your roof stand the thaw!
Mr.. IL. G. Kendall is on the sick list.
Bankrupt stock of hamburgs cheap a
Ordway's.
Fresh potato chips at Pattersons ever
week.
A. b. Toward offers bargains in house
hold furniture. See ad.
Miss Carrie Phlbrick is in Boston
painting with renowned artist.
"Cricket on the Hearth at Coburn Hall
Friday night, admission 10 and 25c.
Rev. Mr.. Racklif is in town for few
days. His health is much improved.
Weather report for the next "a hours
For Maine, fair weather, slightly colder.
Brown and Thompson shipped one ca
load of cattle to market, Monday morn
ing.
DR.. Conant is on business trip to Ban
COR and other parts of Eastern Maine thi!
week.
Dancing school and assembly at Fair
grieves' hall on Friday evening next, Feb
oath.
Mr., F. Kicker Esq, manager of the
Maine Benefit Association, was in towr
yesterday.
The March term of Court is to com
mence the goth this year. and Judg,
Haskell will preside.
Mr.. j. W. Walker of Boston, piano
tuner, is in town and can be seen at j. n
|. j. Smiths Music Store.
Chas. f. Jones visits Madison ami No
Arson, next Thursday, March LIST, on in
surance and mortgage business,
Orders for Laundry work may be left
with Chas. Murphy, who now has tn,
agency for the Peoples Laundry.
A grocer clerk makes the assertion that
in every house he visits in his rounds he
finds one or more occupants nursing G
cold.
The Chautauquan Magazine Reading
Club will take up, next Monday evening
the subjects, "Oil Fields" and 1.-The Skin
and Baths
The odd Fellows Rebecca's hold reg
ular meeting at their hall on Thursday
evening of this week, followed by all
oyster supper.
Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Ross departed
Monday morning, for visit of several
weeks to friends and relatives in Massa-
chusetts.
b. F. Lowell, Esq. of Durbin, Dakota,
has been visiting friends in this his
native country, and took the train Mon
day to return to his home,
The State aid appropriation for Somer-
set agricultural societies has been APP
portioned as follows: Somerst Central
Sl87; East Somerset, Sl3G.
The fine chestnut horse driven by Chas
Vosmus, backed through scuttle in the
barn floor last Sunday morning, and for.
tunately escaped with slight bruises.
Mrs. G. D. B. Pepper of Watcrville
who has been visiting friends in town
spending the last two Sundays here, re-
turned to her home Monday afternoon.
Miss Tracy of whose misfortune We
made brief mention recently was taken to
her home in the Provinces last week by
her brother-in law, who came for the
purpose.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe of Boston, will
address the members of the Skowhegan
Woman's Club and Sorosis at Ilote
Coburn "Wednesday evening, February
Goth, at O'Clock,
Send Postal Note for 80 cents to the
Norway Medicine Co., Norway, Me, and
receive by mail, postage paid anywhere
in the L. s., bottle of Browns Instant
Relief for Pain. (l3)
There will be three loud chrps from
the Cricket" Friday night, Feb. oath, at
Coburn Hall. DO not fail to be there.
Admission 25 cts. Children Is cts.
Curtain at s.
A young lad on the south side is getting
a local reputation as a wrestler. One
playmate who clinched him has a broEer
arm, while another uses crutch, the re.
suit of sprained ankle.
The annual selection of pews will be
made in the Universalist Church on Mon
day evening, Feb. 9th. Those wishing
for seats for the coming year are request
ed to be present at 7.30 O'Clock.
Captain Weston and Lieut.. York of Co
L. attended the meeting of officers of the
Second Regiment, and participated in the
election to fill a vacancy in the office OF
Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment.
A neighborhood on East Front street
was considerably exercised Sunday after
noon by the capsizing of sleigh and the
horse attached running away. No one
was injured and the damage was slight.
Mr.. NJ. T. Pooler left home, Monday
afternoon, on trip to New York and il
may be to Kentucky. He purposes tC
purchase stock horse that shall b,
second to none in Maine for speed anC
blood.
The Young Peoples Society connected
with the NJ, +. Church in this village
holds meetings Sunday evenings at five
o'clock. A good interest is manifest a
those meetings, and all are cordially in
vited.
We have received from Lawrence T
Punkett formerly of Skowhegan, pa
per giving an account in detail of The
$3.50, 900 tre, Thursday last, in Providence
X. l.. where he is in business also of {
$25 900 fire, Friday last.
There is to be stated convocation OF
Somerset Chapter, K. A, Masons, a
their hall on Friday evening of this week
at which it is expected Mr.. II. X. Taylo
of Machias, District Deputy Grand Higl
Priest, will be present.
Free lunch counters were established
for two days each in Patterson's and a
Arnold's groceries the past week, from
which, gentleman cooks in the employ O.
the Horsford Co. dispensed griddle cake
made from this preparation.
Mr.. w. A. Neatly of Lynn, a represent
alive of the Wheeler & Wilson Co., wa
in town last week, guest of j. r. Frost
Mr.. Neatly entertained company o
friends one evening during his stay, i
the parlors of Mr.. Frost's residence, wit
selections on the Zithern.
An entertaining lecture on the ten
perance question was given by Miss In
NJ Bridgeman of Boston, In Island Ave