The Somerset reporter., 1888-09-13
For Collie use Browns In.ton, po,,o,

years of age instead of % as stated last
week
DR.. Harvey, wife and child of Boston,
are the guests Of S. A. Blckford and sis
ter
Mrs. c. f. Soule and daughter of
Pressure Isle are visiting relatives in this
village
Lovers of fine music will be treated to
Il line concert by the Black llussar
orchestra tonight.
Hon. Abel Prescott is foreman of the
second jury, instead of l.. w Weston, as
given in our list last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Fogler are spend
ing few days at Hope, Mr. Foglcr's ma
tive town and ancestral home
Miss Flora Fletcher, graduate OF
Skowhegan High School class Of IS is
teaching district school in Pennington
Mr.. q. F. AcIntire will reopen CO.
nants Photograph rooms, Saturday,
Sept. 10Th. The public are invited to
call and examine work.
Morrisons. first cargo of nearly 800
tons coal is now being put in cars at Ban
gor He says bring in your orders for
best quality of coal at low prices.
The Nickery stock has been sold to W
Z. Studley of Boston, who proposes to
sell the same in the quickest possible
time at private sale and auction.
The Coburn executors and DR.. G. A.
Wilbur, this morning, settled the case
pending in court here, Dr. Wilbur v the
estate of A. Coburn and the suit is
withdrawn.
The Grand Jury completed their work
yesterday aud reported Is indictments
10 violation of prohibtory law, 2 NUS
ance, rape, | adultery, arson, assault
2 not made public.
+. n. Merrill Esq. was summoned to
Utica, N. Y. Monday, by the death of his
brother Mr.. j. b. Merrill. DIR. j. n. |
Merrill had been with his brother some
days before MS deCeaSe.
VIM. Howard of Madison Bridge, who
is regarded as desperate character, was
arrested by Deputies Jones and Sawyer I
and brought to this place last evening to
answer to an indictment for selling liquor
found by the Grand Jury.
The Republican Town committee of
Skowhegan, with Hon. A. X. BiXby as
chairman, are entitled to great credit for
the vigorous manner in which they have
conducted the campaign so happily closed .
and the ability they have brought to
their arduous duties.
The passenger station is nearly COM
pleted on the outside, the clock and bell
are in place and the staging removed
from the tower, so that the unique beau
ty of the building is beginning to be de
veloped. 1t will be commodious and an
ornament to the village.
Miss Attic Starbird formerly of this
town has been appointed principal of the
San Diego, Cal, High school with Il
salary of 500 per month, and Miss
Mamie Starbird her sister is promoted
with an increase of salary Down East
girls are appreciated as teachers on the
Pacific coast.
Lemon Stream Lodge of Odd Fellows,
of West New Portland is to celebrate its
10th anniversary on Wednesday, Sept.
26th, 1888. In the afternoon an address
on odd Fellowship is to be delivered by
j. j. Parin, Esq, of No. Arson. In the
evening there will be sociabe, also a
band concert, by the Strong band of p
pieces
Base ball has been rather quiet in town
for the past ten days, and as far as heard
from we are to have no game this week.
Skowhegan went to Augusta for a game
on Friday of last week and got the worst
defeat of the season, u to I, kearns oe-
cupied the box for Skowhegan and was
batted for 81 hits with total of 81,
which in some degree accounts for the
defeat, but outside of this the boys did 1
not put up as strong game as usual.
On Saturday the Augustus visited Show
hogan, at which time Priest, who had
been saved from the day previous was to
wrest victory from the visitors. But
the day proved anything but favorable
for game and the Augustus returned
home by the 2.25 train, with promise to
return the following Wednesday. Later
intelligence is that they have since dis
banded, as the people there could not
support as expensive team. Arrange
ments are being made for series of
games with the College Clubs. The Pre-
will probably be here for two Z
games the last Of the month. ;