The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-07-04
LOCAL ITEMS.

Great bargains In dress goods at Or
ways,
Curtis begins his sale of loot hat
July 18th.
: and 10 cent goods just arrived at
b. lleselton's.
Rev. Stephen Fletcher of Dexter wa
in town Monday last.
Mark down in Sattens and sunshadt
at Stewards.
W b. Steward and family are at Capt
tol Island for a month.
Conductor W. II. Blackden of Levi,
ton was in town Monday.
r ,ylors Self-attachng Dress Stays 8
NJ. d. leselton's.
Frank W. Whittier Is at home froI
Lewiston on vacation.
Another new lot of fans at Ordway's
See the feather ones at ~ cts.
f. p. Viles OF North New Portlsn
was in town Tuesday.
Eoueline Corset Waist for Young Lac
,es and Misses at NJ. B. Heseltons.
Miss Lou Quimby of Augusta, made
brief visit with friends in town thi
week.
Mr.. W. II. Hanson entered upon hi
duties, this week, as collector of custom
at Moose River.
The dry goods stores are to give up thu
entire day for the enjoyment of tn
Fourth, keeping closed.
Abram Wyman and Frank E. Nye
Skowhegan boys, are among the student
of the graduating class at Colby.
Inspector Gen. John Harper of Gov
Bureigh's staff will inspect Co. +. at TIN
Company Armory, Monday evening next
Miss Stella Foster returned from
Gorham Normal School last week. Sh'
completes her course there in Januar,
next.
Guy Bros. refined Minstrels of twenty
two people are to appear at Coburn Hal
next Saturday evening, prices 25-35-
80 cts.
The Volunteer base ball club went tc
Pittsheld Saturday afternoon last and hat
great fun with nine there, administer
ing crushing defeat.
Hon. Arad Thompson of Bangor is at
tending commencement exercises at Wa
teryille, and spent Tuesday night will
friends in Skowhegan.
The Oilcloth Factory is doing more
business than usual. Sixty-eight mel
are now employees and 900 or more roll'
per week is the out put.
Mr.. j. C. Griffin returned Satu rda,
noon from second business trip to Penn
sylvania, In the interest Of the People,
Fire Insurance Co. of New Hampshire.
Three of the members of SkowhegaI
High School, graduating class will entel
Colby University In September Grace M
Coburn, Lizzie T. Hussey and George o
Smith.
II. B. Horn Of Athens formerly OF
Hotel Coburn and more recently of Hotel
Bowdoin, Boston is locates; for the sea
son at The Ocean House, Old Orchard
Maine Chester Ball is manager of that
hotel.
l.. G. Emerson who has been messenger
for the American Express Co. between
No. Conway, N. II. and Boston, Is trans
fered to the Skowhegan and Portland
route, and commenced his new run Mon
day last.
We have treat for our readers OF
historical turn of mind, next week, from
the pen of our Exceedingly entertaining
correspondent, Eben Weston of Colorado
to whom we are under obligations fol
many valuable communications.
+. p. Coffin, Esq. of this village at
tended commencement exercises at
Wesleyan University, Middleton, Conn
last week. 1t was the tenth year since
his graduation and his class held re
union, Is out of class of 3G being pres
ent.
Mr. f. w Marble and family, Mrs. W
II Wildes and children, Miss Lille White
and Harvey White took the train Monday
morning for Capitol Island, where they
wi ha nf III
X. White left for the same place this
IN orning.
The Executive Committee of the Som
erset Temperance Association have decid
ed to hold their camp-meeting ON the
Camp Ground. Madison. Saturday and
Sunday, August 81 and September Isl
1889 Able speakers will be engaged and
program announced.
Mr., C. L. Holbrook, representative to
the legislature from Stark, has a iin'
strawberry garden from which he gather
ed this year sixty crates. This Is about
half the usual yield. They wlnter-killet
quite badly last winter. Mr.. Holbrool
has favored the REPORTER with verl
line box of Wilson and Crescent seedlings
Both North Arson and Norridgewocl
will draw heavily from our people o'day
the Glorious Fourth. Good races an6
base ball games are among the attractions
at each place, while the Grafton to be de
livered at North Arson by f. +, Goodwin
Esq. of this place, will no doubt be wei
worth travelling that distance to hear.
The schedule Of premiums of the Som
erset Central Agricultural Society Is no"
In press and Is to be issued much earlier
this season than usual The date OF the
show and fair is Oct. /, 2 and 8, and with
good weather it will be good one.
Lewis Beal Is to be superintendent Of the
hall, and M. T. Pooler of the horse de
partment.
Hon. W. H. Bigelow, Superintendent
OF Postal Service for New England, wa'
In town Saturday evening, remaining
with relatives here over Sunday. Mr.
Bigelow, with his wife and daughters
Mrs. Eugene Neal and Miss Julia Bige
low, attended the funeral services Of Mrs
Nancy d. H. Dlnsmore at Norridgewock
Saturday.
Mr.. H. X. White of the firm Of Whit
aad Wildes is called to the Pacific coas
by the death of his brother John Ii
White, who had been engaged In thu
mining business at Forest Hill, Cal
Tor 50 years. Mr.. White was disabled
Is years ago by . caving accident from
the effect Of which he lost the use o.
his lower limbs but his death was unex