The Somerset reporter., 1889-07-25
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mr. X, u. hoillHsi VI bhhSoi was III
town yesterday.
Ed King has been chosen field captain
~ the Augusta base ball club.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Marston are at home
from the sea shore for few days.
Work is progressing favorably on the
library building and Bethany Church.
Satin edge, gros grain and the new
black ribbons In all shades at Ordways
Hon. L. H. Webb returned Tuesday
from brief sojourn at Poland Springs.
Mrs. Annie NJ. Hoyt of Worcester,
Mass, is visiting her cousin, NJ. IL.
sp"u5.
l. l.. W alton Esq. and +. p. Coffin Esq :.
are at Portland this week attending the
law court
Byon Wilson, ESD deputy collector
of Portland Custom House was in town
yesterday
Mr., W. H. Wildes passed Sunday and a
norton of this week with his family at
Capitol Island.
Money to loan next Monday evening, at
the office of the Somerset Loan 4 Build
ing Association.
Miss Maud Philbrick of Boston is
among the visitors who will pass the
summer in town.
Dr. L. A. Dascomb will ieturn home
Monday next and resume the practice of
his profession.
Miss Ada W. Jones of Leavenworth,
Kansas, is visiting In town as the guest
of Miss Eda X. Smith.
Misses Annie and Rosa Leach are on
vacation trip to Amesbury, and other
parts of Massachusetts.
Mrs Chandler Dow and Misses Lucy
Kendall and Lizzie Currier are enjoying
the fine scenery in aud about The Forks,
this week.
Harrison Norton, one of the oldest res
idents of Canaan died Saturday last aged
SO years He had been confined to his
bed about two years.
Mr.. j. W. Case of the Mail, Waterville,
and his brother, A. c. Case, made the RE-
PORTER a call yesterday. They are visit
Ing relatives at Athens.
The special Sunday train to Marrano-
cook had about 80 passengers from this
place Conductor Will r. Richardson
mad charge 0ff the train.
DR.. Fellows and wife, with their guests,
DR.. Alonzo Boothby and wife of Boston,
made brief visit to Moosehead Lake and
the Klneo House last week.
Mr.. w. II. Norton, Skowhegan's cham
pion bee-keeper, has the thanks of the ed
itor of the REPORTER for fine box Of
honey portion of this years product.
George Simpson went 10 Augusta Mon
day to play ON the Augusta Club. This
makes four of the old Skowhegan team
there. King, Pushor, Priest and Simp-
son.
1t gives us pleasure to state that Mr..
W. II. Davis is rapidly regaining his us
ual health, and will be able to resume
his duties as principle Of our High School
at the close Of the summer vacation.
The circus is to show on the plains at
the head of North Street, and will remain
in camp over the Sabbath. They come
here from Norridgewock, and from
Skowhegan visit No. Anson thence to
Pennington.
Hon. Turner Buswel and Hon. s. A.
Nye in the case, Hill v. Coburn Estates
have completed their work SO far as
agreeing upon all the items of the ac-
counts at issue and will report to the
Supreme Court at the September term.
Misses. Sadie Anderson, Lizzie Webb,
Grace Colby, Gertrude Weston, Annie
and Mabel Ward, took the train Monday
morning for Peaks Island, Portland Har-
Dor, where they will pass several weeks.
The young ladies' have rooms In a cot
tage and will take their meals at the ho-
tel.
The many friends that Fred Williams
has made during his four years connec-
ton with Fairgrieves Restaurant, will be
sorry to hear that on account of his health
ne is forced to take vacation. He has
gone to his home iu Solon and as his
health improves he will 60 to the Carry
Ponds.
The breaking of a 800 ID. friction pull
ley in Weston and Brainard's saw-mill
Monday morning caused the suspension
oftheir rotary for long lumber. The pieces
flew uncomfortably near two men who
were at work running the machine but
they happened to be standing just far
enough apart to allow the fragments to
pass between them.
The severe rain Of Saturday afternoon
last caused postponement Of the ball
game between the Carrabassetts of No
Anson and the Young Volunteers, to
nave been played on the grounds. The
rivalry existing between these mines Is so
great that a large audience was assured,
and all are anxiously looking for new
date to be set soon.
The Hyer Sisters, with rather second
rate company appeared at Coburn Hall
Monday evening to fair sized audience,
IN the musical comedy "Out of Bondage"
Misses Madah and Louise Hyer's were
pleasing as usual in Southern Melodies,
and received many encores, but we have
no doubt many of the audience, felt the
imposition practiced upon them by going
10 hear such artists as Wallace King the
celebrated colored tenor and Sam Lucas
the favorite comedian to discover that
The advertising Of these gentlemen was
fraud on the unsuspecting public.
Gather and Shallcross' circus that ap-
pears here on Saturday afternoon and
evening next, is of the old-fasnloned
variety, travelling over land, by teams
They advertise only one ring, claim the
best single performing elephant; the only
lady performer who makes the dive of
1oo feet In mid-air; the best Wild West
Show now travelling and the only band
OF Sioux Indians, headed by Little Deer.
wherever the show has appeared good
reports follow 1t, and At the low admis-
Sion fee charged, 25cts we expect their
tents will be filled. They give . street
parade before the performance.
We received Z pleasant call Saturday
evening from Rev. g. ". Hinkley OF
Good Win r.,u, n.s-AolA uo haa heen