The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-09
Fairfield races are postponed tod.v


New York is visiting in town.
Farm-The X. G. Dennis farm of Eas
NC" rortiand' Is Tor sale. (3O)
Wanted at once two first class tail,
girls at Hotel Heselton.
Miss Emma Hanson took the train fol
Poland Springs this morning.
S. A. Dinsmore Esq returned from
business trip to Boston yesterday.
Miss Jennie Cass is a guest Of the LAX,
House, Greenville, for few weeks.
Labor day will be celebrated In Main,
this year the first day in September
The best yet. Delano's Dutch Hearth
loaves and celebrated Vienna bread.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bibber of Richmond ar,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Emery
Mrs. Beatty of Troy, N Y. is on
visit to her sister Mrs. Lewis Anderson.
Mrs. Clara W. Trask, of Peabody
Mass, is visiting her father, Daniel S
Webb.
Miss Martha Gray of Lawrence, Mass.
is the guest of her cousin, Miss Sadie j
Anderson.
Those who invest % cts, in bath Al
the new bath rooms get full value fol-
the money.
n ~ a.
universalst church next Sunday will be
True Freedom
Misses Fannie Coburn, Grace Coburn
and Lena Hill left this morning for
Christmas Cove
Mrs. T. L. Nichols and daughter of
Bath are the guests of Mrs Henry Mar
BILE, Madison street
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Plummer of Port
land, were the guests of Mrs Il. G. Leigh
ton for day last week.
Rev. Mr. Hanson Is to be away from
home for few days and breaches at
Bar Harbor Sunday next.
Skowhegan Drum Corps in the absence
of the band furnished good music for
the flag raising last evening.
A Bonaflde bargain, think of 1t! a
ladies' genuine kid slipper for 60 cts. u.s.
ual price $l.00 at Harris new shoe store.
Mr.. Ii. d. Patterson, Skowhegan's live
grocer, is on brief vacation trip, visiting
friends in Vinalhaven, his former home
Improvements that will better adopt it
to his business are being made on the
building recently purchased by f. z.
Moore.
Skowhegan Republicans have establish,
ed Head Quarters in the store in RI
PORTER Block, lately occupied by II. S.
Blai> dell.
Manager Heseton will present A. M.
Palmer's Madison Square Theatre Co. in
Jim. the Penman," at Coburn Hall early
in September.
Miss Mary B. Gushing, daughter of DIR.
J. S. Gushing of this village, has accept
ed the position of Preceptress of Somer-
set Academy, Athens.
One of the finest lines of nobby stiff
hats in full style is now being opened at
IL. S. Blalsdell's new clothing store.
Prices from $l.75 up.
Mrs. Mary Pollard took the morning
train yesterday fol- Bradford, Massachu-
sets to visit her daughter, Mrs. Strick-
land, who resides there.
The August term of County Commits
sioners was held at the Court House,
commencing Tuesday and closing
Wednesday. The business was of a
routine character.
The Harrison Tigers did themselves
proud last evening. The bright colored
uniforms make a fine showing in the
evening. The boys marched well and
made splendid appearance.
The Ferry at Pshon's has changed
hands, Manley Sanderson having sold out
to James S. McNelly, and the County
Commissioners have given the new pro-
prietor license and approved his bond.
Mr.. Forrest Goodwin closed his profess
sional engagement with the Salem base
ball club on Friday of last week, return
ing home Saturday. The Salems dis
banded Saturday for want of patronage.
C. B. Haskell Esq. of the Pittsfleld
Advertiser was in town yesterday. Bro.
II. leaves next week for Bar ilarbor with
a party who propose to spend week in
deep-sea fishing, Pittsheld will hear
some big fish stories this fall.
A petition is being circulated for sign
ers to change the present mail route from
Harmony to Athens, to a route from
Harmony to Hartland. This arrange
ment will give three hours earlier mail
and two hours later mail.
Quite number of our townspeople
left for Old orchard yesterday morning
to spend a few weeks at that famous
beach; among whom were j. S. kidder
and wife; Mrs. S. A. Dinsmore and
daughter Mrs. VIM Holbrook and Mas
ter Willie Halves and Miss Belle Gray.
Mr.. Charles Luce moved the North
Street School House to the Plains com
pleting the job Tuesday noon. The dis
lance was about 800 rods, the building
2Gx36 and he took it off of the foundation
on North street and placed it on the
foundation on Jewett Street, in and
one half days. Quick work.
The meeting of the Grand Lodge Of
Odd Fellows of the United States will be
gin next Monday at Portland and repre-
sentatives from all over the country will
be present. number intend to go from
this town. On Monday there will be the
Relief meeting, on Tuesday the Grand
Lodge meeting and on Wednesday the
Grand Encampment meeting. 1t is eX-
pected that the meetings will be largely
attended.
Rev. A, {. Hussey, wire, ana son, Oh
Northampton, Mass, are visiting Geo. s..
Webb, whose wife is sister of Mrs.
Hussey. Mr.. Hussey is widely and fav
orabIy known In this town and vicinity.
He was born in Fairfield, was q student
in the Bloomfield Academy, and taught In
this section for some time. He was
graduated from the Newton Theological
institution in 1872, and was pastor at
Grafton, Mass, for seven years. In 1879
he became pastor of the Baptist church
in Northampton, and is now in the ninth
year of very successful ministry with
that church He finds cordial welcome