The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-11-27

Pos'-ofilce will cl Dse Thanksgiving Day
from / A. NJ. to p. NJ.
Lasts twice az long as cheap soap for
laundry uses-Hrussels.
Capt. W. II. Cabot passed last week
with his family In Skowhegan, aud among
friends.
Rev. ID b. Holt ard wife ~il psrtahe
of Thanksgi Ing turkey with Mira. Holt's
parents in Wilton.
Those who take deli lht in Thanksgiy-
ing dinners should serve with it Il eau Of
Patterson's fine succotash.
Miss Caldwell's class will meet at Fair
grieyes' Hall. Tuesday evening, Dec. 2, at
] O'Clock, instead of Wednesday, the reg
ular night.
Adjutant Gen. II. NJ. Sprague and
Inspector Gen. John Harper arc in town
to make the animal inspection Of Compa-
ny "E."
Many fine reserved seats in the High
School lecture course were res erved for
the Lotus Glee Club. Tickets IS, 80 and
75c at Bixby & Buck.
Mrs. James Fellows arrived home from
Boston Tuesday evening to spend Thanks
giving. She will return to Boston about
one week hence.
It is understood that the property of
the Carrabasset Pulp Company is to be
sold as early as practicable. II is hoped
that this nice mill may not he suspended
long.
Among the specialities received for the
Thanksgiving and Christmas trade, may
be mentioned; succotash, French peas,
California golden WAX stringless beans,
lima beans, etc, at Patterson's.
+. A. Allen of Auburn, Secretary of the
Maine State Grange, came to town Mon
DAY night aud was the guest of Ansel
Holway until Tuesday, going thence to
Athens on business
Geo. ID. Haskell, the Z tst-side grocer,
guarantees tnat one bar of Brussels soap
is equal to two lars of rosin soap.-Au-
qastd, (Me,) Daily Jomnai.
DIR. Orrin Fitzgerald was at the Hesel-
ton House on Tuesday last where he had
his usual crowd of patients. He gives
notice that he will visit Skowhegan
again next month-st Hotel Heselton,
Friday, December 2G.h ard will examine
all who may call during that time free of
charge.
The Skowhegan Norridgewock rail
road company met at Engine Hall Mon
day. but as the committee appointed at a
former meeting TO ascertain in regard to
was unable to see the officers of Maine
Central, and could make no report they
| adjourned to Monday next.
All lovers of good entertainments may
feel sure of rich treat at .Coourn Hall
ON Saturday night, next, as in the first
entertainment of the High school course,
| the Lotus Glee Club, with Miss Marshall,
reader, the management have secured an
attraction the equal of and probably su-
perior to any like organization ever APP
pesring before a Skowhegau audience
Be sure and hear them.
The reported presence Of live young
deer on the river bank that fronts the
residence of Mrs. Helen Howard, on
Tuesday forenoon last, caused quite a
ripple of excitement at the time among
those who heard the news, and general
stampede was made in that direction to
view the Innocent" The deer, however,
he ,cas there, evidently disappeared at
the tirst alarm.
We learn from Professor Starr that he
has returned from New York City with a
lot of new spirit tests. He says;
81 have secured the brilliant young ar
tist philosopher, scientist ana skilled me
chanic, James Frantz Adrian, who has be-
come famous in New York City's and
| Louion's leading theatres for his inventive
genius and startling mechanical effects.
Many OF the leading spectacular plays
witnessed in the principal theatres
throughout America owe large part of
their success to he fertile brain of this
daring young philosopher, whose gener-
alive powers in the line Of producing
wonderful effects seems almost superhu-
man and apparently intXhaustahle. He
holds the same position among theatrical
mechanics that Edison does among Elec-
tricians. He feels perfectly at home in
Professor Stars employ, and says 1t is
the position he has been looking for all
of his life. place where he will lie fur
nished with all the money he wants to
aid him in producing whatever wonders
his fancy may suggest He is now the
busiest man in these parts in preparing
the wonders which are to come of on
Thursday evening Dc. h. Humbug
spirit mediums take warning and stand
from under"
That Professor Starr Is genius hin-
self of no small abilities no one who has
ever attended his exhibitions will pretend
to deny He appreciates what Skowhe-
gan and its beautiful little Hospital has
done for him, and he Is preparing to give
them an exhibition which the citizens
will appreciate and of which he himself
will be proud, and is getting it up with
out regard to expense. Both Professors
are working to this purpose with their
heads, hands and energies.
Portland people are expecting a musi-