The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08
LOCAL ITEMS.


ards.
new lot of hats just received a
Colby's.
Large line of black lace scarfs at Whit
& Wildes'.
Mr.. John Sabin of Lewiston was in
town yesterday.
Peaches In 3 ID cans at Patterson's, fo
lG cents.
A First class chamber girl is wanted a
Hotel Htselton Immediately.
Large line Of children's carriages, 81 on
and upwards at Fairbrother's.
For berry, water, toilet, tea and din
ner sets go to A. s. Burke's Bingham.
1t is Geo. A. Flye not William that was
appointed truant officer and constable.
The place to buy Rogers plated ware
and all kinds of cutlery, F. A. Williams.
Get the Beacon warranted fast blk
bicycle hose for boys only % cts at Ord
ways
Mr. Geo. Rice Is again at his post In the
shoe factory after an illness of several
weeks.
Mr. Geo. Pierce succeeds n. S. button
as special agent for the Washington
Life Insurance Co.
The prettiest dress goods you have ev-
er seen for cts. in plain, plsids and
stripes at White & Wildes'.
Mr.. Chas. Rochester we learn has
been engaged as clerk at The Forks Ho-
tel the coming season.
An irate woman knocked in the head
of flour barrel because her grocer
wouldn't trust her for Brussels soap.
Supt. Holt Of the water works resumed
his labors with the company on Monday
last, but has not fully recovered as yet.
Mr.. H. B. Horn, Clerk at Hotel Bow
dom. Boston, Mass, has returned to his
home In Athens where he expects to re-
main several months.
Mr.. j. B. Bracket, General Agent of
The Washington Life Insurance Com
pany was Is town Tuesday, on business
connected with his company.
May 9th, Major A. Parlin brought the
REPORTER nice package of Rheubarb
from his garden. He has one of the
best and earliest gardens In town.
The booms ut Pishon's Ferry and at
Fairfield were both broken by the rise of
the river Tuesday and some three or
four millions logs went through. They
were held at the boom at Riverside.
The Clipper base ball club of this place
composed of boys from IL to IA years
old. played the Elmwoods at Norridge
wock on Saturday last, winning by
score of II to 3. The little fellows feel
quite proud of the victory.
The managers of Elmwood Park, Nor
ridgewock are out early with an an
nouncement of races over this track on
the afternoon of July 4th. We publish
elsewhere full programme of the meet
ing.
You can save money by buying your
lace curtains at Ordway's, from go cts to
500 pair.
A new custom is to beliuaugurated in
the First Grammar School this year viz
commencement exercises by the gradual
ing class. The class parts have already
been assigned, and many of the young Ia
dies Of the class will read essays of their
own composition.
The usual Memorial services will be
held May 25th, the Sunday before Dec
Grafton day, In the Methodist church
with sermon by the pastor, Rev. d.
B. Holt. Russell Post G. A. r. will at
tend In a body.
Mr.. Prince o. Stafford has sold his
stage route from Skowhegan to Athens
and Athens to Brighton to Prescott A.
Cleveland, who took possession Monday
last. Mr.. Stafford expects to leave for
the West early next week to locate in
Yellowstone Park, where he will engage
In the hotel business.
Skowhegan has presented gloomy ap-
pearance on the evenings Of the past week
without her electric lights. Probably
when the new engine of the wooden mill
is In place the company will make ar
rangements for using that power in high
water time, thus overcoming the most Sc
rious of these difficulties.
A Job lot Of Misses fast black hose
sizes from 6 to l-2 form Is to % cts a
pair, at Stewards.
Six young men of Canaan were brought
before trial Justice Orrin Priest last week
charged with larceny Of cider from A. E.
Prescott, stored In the cellar of store In
Canaan Village. Five of them were
found guilty and got off by paying fines
and costs, one was cleared. Stealing
sour cider Is pretty mean business.
Col. Elias Milliken Of Augusta return
ed from . trip to The Forks Monday.
He says logs are coming in the main
river out Of Dead River and that this
rain will bring them along at = lively
rate, The Kennebec Log Driving Com
pany have their crews on the Kennebec
and will have more men at work as fast
as they can get them.
The party of young people, some four
teen couples, who visited the Quinnebas-
set Hotel at Norridgewock on Friday eve
ming Of last week, for supper and hop
were highly pleased with their reception
by the new proprietor Mr.. Henry Reese,
of Massachusetts,. who has recently TAX
en- possession Of this hotel. We learn
that It was an enjoyable occasion In every
detail.
Jersey jackets to close at half price, At
Arnold's.
Omer Clark Of Carratunk, returned
from North Carolina Friday last. after
spending above weeks looking after
his lumhering operations there. He was
Obliged to build several miles Of turn
pike, In order to get his lumber from
the steam mill where 1t Is manufactured
to the railroad for shipment. He has
now got nicely underway shipping to
Boston and other markets. Mrs. CLARK
and Miss Clark. his wife and daughter,
accompanied him TO North Carolina and
were much pleased with the country
there.
One of Skowhegah's most enthusiastic
fishermen and hunters who for many
yearn mast haa annually visited Carving