The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-09-19
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The latest shakespesrian bracelet. Al
Walter T. Robbins
Mr. c. ", Jewett Of Palmyra made the
REPORTER a call Monday.
Nearly two hundred tickets have been
sold already for the Two Sisters"
Mrs. Caro- NJ. Palmer Of chins. va. In
town for brief vislt early this week
Bureau, Commode aud Tray cloths IN .
great variety Of sty.es at Stewards
Buttons usually sold at 30 cents card
sold for 10 cents a card at NIB. Hesel
tons
Mrs. II. Atwood had the misfortune
recently, TO break both bones OF her right
ankle.
W. 7 ordway has Just received new
line OF fall Jackets, which he Is selling st
very low prices.
Judge Walton and S nogrspber Small
arc qasrvufed at notsl Cobun. during the
session OF Court.
Something new In heavy Kid glove
for fall wear VI 90 pair warranted At
Stewards
Cheaper than dirt bars Of Brussei
soap mo rosln) for so cents and a patent
soap tray free, at E. S Prescotts
Mr. and Mrs. John " Fogler took ihe
train yesterday morning to return to
their home In Lesyeuworth, Kansas.
The hall and room lately occupied by
the Athletic Association Is now 70 rent.
Inquire OF VIM. Doran. 80 Madison st.
Go 10 colbys for rope silks, COUGHING
silks, wash silks, Bafgareu art thread.
and material for fancy work generally.
On account Of the rain the great stall
ion race at Beacon Park that WAS To have
come of yesterday, WAS post oued until
to-day.
Miss Emma Hanson returned Monday
night from a vacation Of several weeks
at Moose River aud IN tho Canadian
Province.
Mrs, S. e Smith has returned home
from visiting her son n G Smith, Mas
sua N. H. also friends in other parts Of
New England.
Nearly every family In skowhegan
must be using Brussels soap luo rosln J
Judging from the large quantity +. S.
Prescott is selling.
The ortheastern Somerset Cattle Show
and Fair Is billed TO come on at Athens
Saturday, Sept. 2Sth or II rainy the Mon
day following Sept Both.
Fourteen former members OF the + b.
A. partook of the banquet at Hotel Co
burn on Thursday evening last the ocoa-
sion OF their reunion
The new brick walk on the south side
Of Water St. along the business portion
is grand one and the business men are
much elated in consequence.
Mrs. Sturtevsnt Of JamacA Plains, NJ rs.
John Field aud Helen Clark Of Boston
are visiting In Skowhegan for several
days, the guest Of Hotel lleseltou.
Mrs. c. NJ. Lambert Is in Lewiston,
taking up the new points in art studies,
and her class In painting may expect
many novelties on her return next week.
The manager OF the Volunteer base
ball club IA In correspondence with the
Gullfords, for game ON these grounds
for the championships OF Somerset and
Counties.
Mr.. V. N. vlckery and wife, with their
guests, Mr. Arthur Alger and wife OF
Mass. took a Garage drive
across the country to Greenville last
week passing Sunday at kineo.
The directors of the First National
Bank have bought the Isaac Dyer store,
occupied by George Gushing. We are
informed 1t ia with view of lifting 1t up
for occupancy for banking purposes.
Eighteen minutes from the time the Ore
alarm struck Saturday night, Supt. Holt
went from his home to the pumping sta
tion aud had the pumps started. The
water Is kept warm in the boilers when
ever the steam Is not up.
Rain commenced falling here Tuesday
evening and continued at Intervals until
W ednesdsy, afternoon since which time
1t has fallen steadily, making good rise
In the river here so that the water runs
over the dam freely this morning.
A load Of corn hauled to the Skowhe-
gan factory by X. o. Hight measured 100
bushels before husking and &C bushels ar
ter. II ~as husked by seven hands In
two hours and made 1890 lbs. Of corn for
the can. good load of good corn.
Gen. J. II. Brigham OF Ohio, Master OF
OF The National Grange, and Er-Goy.
Roble, Master Of the State Grange, made
their home at Hotel Coburn while In
town. and spoke OF the highest terms Of
the way they were taken care OF at that
popular house.
Tuesday last Mr.. S. II, Atwood of this
town brought the REPORTER bunch OF
neld strawberries just rs he gathered
them In the field that day, Sept. 18th,
The greater part of the berries were ripe,
but there were also buds, blossoms and
green berries on the stems.
The unsightly wooden box that con-
tanned the force-pump hydrant at the
corner of Madison and Water Street, was
removed last week by direction OF the
selectmen In order TO pave the cutters In
that place In the same manner they have
been paved along both sides OF Water
Street. The selectmen Informed the
assessors that they could II they desired
ID do so, put 10 an iron hydrant similar to
those used by the water works, but as
there is no appropriation by the corpora
ton for this purpose the assessors, DO no.
feel justified In making the expenditures
They however Informed some citizens
that were making some talk that seemed
To them TO be unwarranted that II they
would assume the expense Of placing an
iron bydrant where the old one was re-
moved, that they could have 1t put In and
thsv could run the risk of the corporation
having for 1t At the next annual meeting.
There is . water works hydrAnt withih
4 few feet Of the spot where the force