The Somerset reporter., 1889-09-05
LOCAL ITEMS.

New mohair dress goods in colors a
Ordwsys.
Road the new advertisement for Bell'
Sssaprilla.
Material for fancywork In great vsri
ETY. at Colby's.
All colors In Silk Pushes for 80 cts a
White Wildes.
The Brighton Cattle Show and Fair /,
To come off the oath inst.
Only short time to buy kid gloves a
80 cts. on dollar at Ordway's.
DR.. S. +. Conant is attending the fail
at Worcester, Mass, this week.
W B. Steward left for Boston Monda,
to purchase his fall stock Of goods.
This week is the opportunity to get dry
goods at half price at Ordway's.
Miss Nettie M. Bean makes trip tc
Norfolk, Va, to be gone several weeks
J. +. Pollard and wife are among thu
visitors at the Bangor fair this week.
New dress goods coming every day al
White 4 Wildes.
Mrs J. H. Lynde and her son, DR.. Geo
s. Lynde, are visiting friends in town.
Mrs. NJ. A. Taylor will return to Skow.
hogan and open her dress making rooms,
Sept. 18th.
The firm of Pollard and Parsons has
been dissolved, as will be seen by notice
elsewhere.
Mrs James A. Hoxie and Mrs. Harry
A. Dinsmore are spending a week at
Boothbay Harbor.
mo rosln" In Brussels soap is sold at
S. Prescott's. bars for 90 cents,
and patent soap tray free.
Fair at Hartland September II, Is and
10. The biggest show ever held there is
expected by the management
Fourteen passengers took the train
Monday morning to join the Grand Trunk
excursion to Quebec, Canada.
The month with the "R" has come, and
Walter Pierce now receives daily ship
ments of oysters of the first quality.
Capt. F. H. Wing attended the reunion
of his regiment, the l4th Maine, at Booth
bay Tuesday and Wednesday.
C. McGill's friends will find him in
his newly sppsia.ed hasher shop over
Geo d. Arnold's.
Mr.. James A. Hoxie is at Waterville,
where he has charge of the brick work
upon the new College building.
Sheriff Vaughan found small quantity
of the ardent at Hotel Heselton yester-
day on a search and seizure warrant.
L, s. Prescott sells bars BRUSSELS
soap Ono rosin) for 80 cents, and give q
patent soap tray free with the first pur-
chase.
Mr.. Albert Fellows of Boston, who
had been visiting friends in Athens and
Skowhegan, returned to his home Mon.
day.
Mr.. l.. L. Morrison had to drop some
money with the Maine Central this week,
his freight on large coal shipment being
S25l5.
Prof. Hyde of the State College has
been sick for a week and John W. Stew
ard, VIM. A. Bailey and Robert Lord are
are at home for a few days.
The patent soap tray given by f. S.
Prescott with the first purchase of SO
cents worth of Brussels soap, could not
be bought for less than 25 cents.
West Brighton and South Bingham will
hold cattle show and fair on the farm Of
l.. II. Gilman, in Brighton on Thursday,
Sept. 18th, or, If rainy, the next fair day.
S. W. Philbrick, treasurer of the Ken
nebec Log Driving Company, went to
Greenville, Tuesday, to attend 4 meeting
of the directors of that corporation there.
The only stock for the Eastern Maine
State Fair at Bangor was one horse, Gun
ard Jr., shipped by M. T. Pooler, and one
pair Of oxen shipped by Eastman Hathorn
of Athens.
Mr.. C. P. Malbon again handles the
throttle Of the engine that pulls Conduc-
tor Chambers train, to the delight OF
that gentleman, as well as his many
friends here.
II our friends who purpose to hold
town Cattle Shows and Fairs will inform
us In season Of the dates Of their shows
in advance weswill be glad to give notice
of them In the REPORTER.
Monday was q big day for business at
the Maine Central station. The passen-
gers on the morning train dropped with
Agent Eaton sSl5 before leaving and the
afternoon increased 1t to $40.
Harry A. Dinsmore and Joseph Partridge
were drawn on the Grand Jury fol-
the U. S. Court, and left for Bath Mon
day morning to attend court there
Stephen Mayo and Rufus Townsend were
drawn as traverse jurors and went to
Bath Tuesday.
The annual December Meeting Of the
Maine State Grange is to be held in Bel
last this year. For some time the ques-
tion was undetermined between Skowhe-
gan and Belt asst but Belfast got it at last
because Skowhegan had it two years ago.
Mr.. Geo. d. Eldridge and wife OF
Washington, d. G. were in town Thurs
day and Friday of last week. Mr..
Eldridge was resident Of Showhegan In
the years 1862 to 1863. His father Rev.
Geo. H. Eldridge was at that time pastor
Of High Street Church in this village.
The annual meeting of the w. c. T. U.
for the election of officers, will be held
Tuesday Sept 10. 1t is requested that
superintendents Of departments bring In
full reports Of their work for the past
year. 1t Is desirable that all members OF
the organization be present at this meet
Ing.
R. W. Haynes, landlord of Hotel
Co5urn, returned from Mouse Island Sat
urday last, having closed the Sanoset
House for the season. The cottage still
remains open for the accommodation OF
few guests remaining. The season has
been . short one but the house has enjoy
ed fair patronage.
The water 10 getting quite low in the
kennebec now, and our mill owners are
obliged to economist In tho use OF this
necessary nuid. The sluice for logs on
the north channel dam that had been Kept