The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-30
LOCAL ITEMS.

filnghams and Shirtngs.
; new pieces black Henrietta arrived
this week at Ordways,
Mr. W. A. Dore has opened new casl
store at Athens.
Tourist Ruching Il cents box at He's
elton Bros 4 Co.
new lot of those fine sateens for q
cts yd. at Stewards.
4 slight frost Sunday night is reporte,
by our night watch.
Ileseton Bros. & Co. have just received
some very pretty ruchings.
New lot of dark colored challi delans
at Il cts. at White & Wildes'.
Great bargains for the next few weeks
at Kendall Bros. See their ad.
Another big lot of Parasols arrived
this week at Ordway's, How they go.
Dr. Chenery of Wayne was the guest of
W. H. Emery and wife over the Sabbath.
Ladies'. Children Gents summer under
wear at lowest prices at lIeselton Bros.
Darius Houghton of this place has
been granted patent on an electric arc
light.
The grass crop is growing finely, but
the weather is a little cool for other farm
products.
Mr. L. p. King is playing ball with the
GARDENERS this season, in his old position
of LIST base.
Mems seamless stockings usually sold
for Ii cents only 10 cents at Heselton
Bros X Co.
f. +. Lewis of Gardiner, the architect
of our new public library building is a
guest at Hotel Coburn.
S. W. Gould Esq, is building fine set
of buildings at his farm, "Nutwood,' on
the river road, South side.
The Maud Banks Co. came from Dex-
ter, their last stand, to this place Sunday,
driving across the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Cushing returned
home Saturday night from sojourn of
some weeks In New York.
You can have trout cooked to order
any day at Fairgrieyes restaurant. He
gets the fish from the Carry Ponds.
Another importation of Ladies' Stain
less black hose, different grades, from p
to 10 cents pair at Stewards.
Mr. c. A. Ross is a guest at Hotel
IIcselton, his family being on visit to
Mrs. Ross parents in So. Boston, Mass.
Monday afternoons freight train con-
tanned five cars Of pulp; one for Ohio,
one for Pennsylvania and three for Gar
diner.
Rev. L. L. Allen of Fairfield who was
to deliver the Grafton here to-day, is
seriously i'll at his home and unable to be
present.
Mr.. II. w. Hainos, the popular and eff
fcent landlord of Hotel Coburn, is to
have charge of the Samoset House, and
Rosewood Cottage at Mouse Island, this
season.
Three tons of fresh meat, mostly veals,
left this station in the refrigerator car
for Boston Monday morning. This was
the first trip the cooler was put on for the
season.
Mr.. Isaac Dyer has purchased the NAL
bon house," on the plains, and will we
understand, soon cut another street
through his land from this property to
North street.
Mr. s. w. Philbrick of this place and
f. p Viles of No. New Portland made a
trip to Dead River this week, to take an
inventory of the supplies, etc, of the
Dead River Log Driving Co.
+. W. Moore has just opened a new
jewelry store at Bingham, where he is
prepared to show customers good stock
of goods, and do all kinds of jewelry,
watch and clock work with neatness and
Dispatch.
f. Z. Pencil and J. S. Longfellow of
Harmony have formed a copartnershp
for the sale of general merchandise, in
the store formerly occupied by Mr.. Long
fellow. The style of the firm is Pennell
Longfellow.
Next Sunday, June 2nd, will be chill
dren's Sunday at the Universalist church,
with services at 1915. In the evening
there will be service of song at $50,
when Miss Wi.hee will sing the beauti-
fnl song entitled "Calvery", by Rod
ney Paul, the Eminent Composer.
The public are cordially invited to both
services.
DIR. Orrin Fitzgerald was at the Hesel-
ton House, Friday and Saturday last,
His room and parlors were crowded all
day with patients SO much so that he
could not attend to them all. And he
gives this notice that he will visit Somer-
st County again next month-at the
Weston House, Madison, June "a; and
Hotel Heselton, Skowhegan, June %, and
examine all who may call during that time
free of charge.
Mr.. M. l.. Mckinney employed by M
D. Allen, in turning off pully in the shop
at a late hour last Thursday afternoon,
caught the second finger of his left hand,
Janlng 1t 80 severity it had to be amputat-
hnfn ha
within few feet of an emery wheel that
burst, which at the time was going 300
revolutions a minute, and how he es-
capped serious injury if not death from
THIS accident, is miracle.
Evidently the same good fortune fol
lows the Volunteers" base ball club as
mat of its predecessors who have re-
presented Skowhegan on the ball field,
as too victories have been gathered in by
them the past week, one a. Lewiston
Thursday, by score of 80 to 3, and in
THIS place Saturday in a game with the
fittsteld, score 33 to 10 The boys had
great time at Lewiston, and say they
We're used first-class by the town team
and taken to an entertainment in the
evening.
With the present week, Mr.I. S. Young
lays aside the whip, and bids adieu to
Staging. 1t Is now II years since lrv.
begun handling the "webbins," and carry
ing the U. s. Mails. the first five of which
were served on the line between Moose
River and the Forks. 1t lacks only one
month Of twelve continuous years service
on his present run, between this place
and The Forks, and we venture to say
that in those years he has driven more