The Somerset reporter., 1889-10-24

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Curtis has just received 70 dozen O
new felt hats. He says this means 10,
prices.
Mr.. A. H. Weston left home yesterda
afternoon for Dakota to be gone som
weeks.
Ranch 10 will be the last show In thl
town for at least two months, so non
should fail to attend.
A large assortment of ladies' woole
hose just received at NJ. B. Heselton
Special bargains at rs cents.
Rev. d. B. Holt attended the August
district ministerial conference at Kent
Hill, this week. Mrs. Holt accompanies
him.
Mrs. 4. R. Seveno is enjoying brie
rest from her duties at the telegraph OF
flee, Miss Minnie Kilgore offlciatin
meanwhile.
George A. Barnard has been superir
tending the putting In of the plate glas
front In Savage & Houghton's new block
Bingham, this week.
Everybody noticed a man smiling OIL
Main street the other day. He had bough
bars of Brussels soap and q soap ira
at E. s. Prescott's for his wife.
Some twenty young men have hire,
what was formerly the reading room o
the Athletic Association, and now max
use of it as a club room.
Michael Mahoney of Bingham ant
Mary E. McCollor of Scion were mar
ried at st. Mary's church in this place tn
9Th inst Father Lacroix officiating.
Remember that we have the lightes
and best Carpet Room, and the larges
and best line of Carpeting, Oil cloth
Rugs, ETC., at the lowest prices. E. F
Farbrother Co.
Mr.. Abram Newton of Moose Rive
was in town last week, making arrange
ments to go into the woods near Kineo
for Clark { Page. He has charge of {
numbering operation for them there.
Mr.. T. II. Lalley, clerk at the Coburn
spent a portion Of last week at Carry
Ponds. He tells story as the result OF
his fishing trip, that can but prove goot
advertisement for those popular ponds.
Rev. A. ]. Rackliff, of this town, pre-
sided At the Congregational conference
held at Waterville Tuesday and Wednes
day, and read a paper on Spiritual Pow
ers." Madison church was also repre-
scented.
We near 1t reported that Messrs. Nc
Kenney & Weeks recently laid 1900
shingles, putting up and taking down the
stagings and mailing on the saddle boards
in 10 hours, Isn't that pretty good re-
cordp
Rev. A. G. Hammond of western New
York, recently of Eastport, held service
at High Street church last Sunday, and
will hold service there next Sunday al
l.30 p. NJ. All interested in the church
meetings are specially invited to be pres
ent.
As q flock of dozen or more wild geese
were passing over Skowhegan Sunday
evening last. they became somewhat be
wildered by our electric lights and hov
cred about them in a frenzied state
Several shots were fired at them, but We
hear of no deaths.
"Billy" Donovan, who came up from
Wsterville and played with the COLBY
team last Saturday afternoon, received
quite an ovation when he came on to the
field. Without doubt Billy is the most
popular base ball player that ever played
on our diamond.
MIRA. s. Burke of Bingham was In
town on business Tuesday. 1t is pleas
ure to be able to state that Mr.. Burke is
fast over coming the severe affection he
has had In regard to his eyes, and that II
is believed to be only matter of time
before he will effect permanent cure.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lumsden enter.
tanned a party of friends in their new
residence on Main St., Saturday evening
last. Supper was served, and the efforts
Of the genial host and hostess were such
as TO render 1t an occasion long to be
pleasantly remembered by those present.
VII. Heselton and wife are on trip
to marlborough, Ky. in the vicinity OF
the famous Cumberland Gap. Mr.. Hesel-
ton writes his father that everything is
booming there, buildings going up rapid
" lots of improvements, water works
electric lights, street railroads, etc, and
rents very high.
Rev. A. j. Rackliff attended the Somer-
set and Kennebec Union Conference OF
Congregational churches at Waterville
Tuesday and Wednesday. Quite a dele
cation of members of the Congregations
church here went TO Waterville Tuesday
among whom were: Dea. Seth Wyman
L. L. Walton, Esq Mr., and Mrs. E. p
Duttou, Mrs. l.. w. Weston, Mrs. W, F.
Bacon, Mrs. +. L. Walker, Mrs. Mary
yosmus and Miss Abbie Tilton.
The assessors Of the village corpora
ton are putting in system OF electric
bells to connect the Engine house on the
Island with the pumping station and the
sleeping room Of Superintendent Holt OF
the water works, whereby he can be
called at any time of night and reached
at any time when at the pumping station
This will complete the requirements OF
the New England Insurance Exchange
and expedite the PRONUNCIATION of the re
duction of rates of insurance.
A announced last week, the young
people have charge Of the stage enter
t.inment through the Fair to be hello
Nov. 9Th, 9Th and 7th. They have theil
Arrangements nearly completed. Rogers
statuary, which they will present Nov
9Th and 9Th, is Of itself frst-class enter
tsiument; but for Nov. 9Th they have for
tuustely secured the services OF Lucis
Mead Priest, of Manchester, N. H., read
er and recitationist, Of whom those who
know speak with highest commentator
It is expected that Nov. 9Th will be a gals
night. Full programme for the 9th will
be presented next week.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra Clut
were greeted Saturday evening by large
and sppreciative audience. The selec'
t,ous were pleasing and rendered with
mpcb feeling and expression. DeSeve
"a. the favorite, as he always 49, but IL