The Somerset reporter., 1888-10-11
LOCAL ITEMS.
Read Harris new lad

paids at Arnold's.
Curtis new millinery goods are elegant
do not miss seeing them.
Col. Henry NJ. Spragae was guest a
Hotel lleselton yesterday.
Arnold is having large sale on thos
ladies' jersey vests.
They have fine line of kid gloves
Foster patent and button at Colby's.
Mr.. Alyirus 0sbouel of this place ha
recently had his pension increased.
You will surely be pleased with good
and prices at Harris new shoe store.
Bargains in mems, ladies' and children.
fall and winter underwear at Arnold's.
DO you need pair of blankets or {
shawl? If so call at W, b. Stewards.
The walls of the new school houses OF
the south side are nearly completed
An other lot of those popular 80 ct. 1
button kid gloves at White & Wides
DR.. W. II. Stevens of Cambridge
Mass, has been at the Cobu.n for a few
days.
Buck and leather mittens and gloves OF
all grades, also leather coats at a. S.
Burkes.
Mrs Z. +. McNeeie is in New York
city for two weeks, in the interest of her
business.
orf,,, lot of loco curtains inst rpcpiynd
at White K Wildes' at from Is cts. to
400 pair.
Mr. Geo. II. Beyerle and Arthur Wat
son will be in Skowhegan next week to
rcrair and tune pianos.
New line of Foster lace kid gloves in
fall assortment received this week at
ordway's. Every pair warranted.
Mr. Charles Reed of Granite, Montana,
is visiting friends in this town. He has
been away from home three years.
The Skowhegan Grange will confer the
fourth degree and give Harvest Feast
at their next meeting, oct II, at 6
o'clock 2. NJ.
MIR. VIM. p Bailey and wife and Mrs
7. II. Anderson were among the pas
sengers en- route for Boston on Monday
mornings train.
Christian Endeavor Nesper service at
Island Avenue Congregational church,
next Sunday evening at seven o'clock.
All invited.
Joseph Conroy who got his hand bad
" nurt in the wooden mill some three
weeks ago by getting it caught in the
gear has got to work again.
Mr. John Patterson will have car
load of heavy horses at the IIeselton
House stables for sale about October goth
including some fine brood mares and stall
lions. (2w)
Tuesday evening Loyalty Lodge of this
village gave a reception in their hall to
the members of the Grand Lodge. Re
marks were made by the Grand officers
and others
Holbrook & Hawes have very neat
ruler, with pen holder and pencils, that
they give away with every suit of
clothes. They are just the thing for pu
pills in our schools.
The tower of the new depot has been
opened up to a greater extent the past
week, in consequence of which the
striking of the town clock can be heard
at a greater distance.
A small fire, resulting from a chimney
filed with creasote, was eXtingushed in
the small house situated on the east cor
her of North and Water Streets, Friday,
by the timely use of the water works.
Mrs. B. L. H. Durrell of IIoulton who
has been spending some weeks with
relatives in Skowhegan, Cornville and
Scion, returned to her home Friday last.
Cornville is Mrs. DurrelIs native place.
Correspondents and others who send
items to the REPORTER, must bear in
mind that their communications must
bear their signatures. We are obliged to
leave out correspondence this week on
that account.
Miss Anna Pegram, after a visit of
several week in the east, started Monday
morning on the return journey to her
home in Lincoln, III. via. Boston and |
New York, in which cities she will tarry
for several days.
We give on our 4th page this week the I
seventh and closing of series of very
Interesting letters, written for the RE
PORTER, by well known citizen of /
Somerset Our readers will be sorry to |
know they are concluded.
Mr.. VIM. Lumsden and wife depart
this week on their return going to their
home in Colorado going via. Kansas
where Mr.. Lumsden has purchased two
cars of live stock for the Colorado, |
market as a speculative venture
Insurance men have adjusted the loss |
on the Fiberite Companys machinery /
and Lewis Anderson & Co, will begin the
work on the building Immediately and
push it along rapidly. Ire building will
be made one story higher and this story I
and the roof will be covered with iron
Mr.. O. +. Blackden, the popular and
efficient landlord of the Lancey House
Pttsheld, is about to take upon himself
the management of Hotel North, Augusta,
also, which 1t is reported he has leased
for term of years. Mr.. George Savage
retires after a most successful manage
ment, both financially and otherwise.
We publish elsewhere a communication
In reply to an allusion to base ball matters
that appeared In last weeks REPORTER
This communication will commend IL
self to our readers, not because OF lts
ability alone. but because of the courte-
Gus and candid ton in which 1t Is writ
ten. The writer is an enthusiastic lover
of base ball and other kindred sports |
and sees beauties In them and virtues III /
them, that another, who is not "built that
way" is not able to see.
The number of registered pupils no"
In attendance at the Skowhegan hlSh
school is I06, the largest number since
the school organization. From Mr. DAVIS
the efficient principal, We CLEAN the FOL
owing facts concerning the four weeks
last past, viz; So OF the number have nei
Their been absent, tardy or dismissed; 30
not absent whole day, and 81 not alb
sent from a recitation. Is not such a
showing one to be proud OFF
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