The Somerset reporter., 1891-09-10
LOCAL ITEMS.

land Saturday.
Stsfords writing ink, OF. bottles only
5 cents at M. B. Heseltons.
Miss Blanche Pollard has entered the
Pennington Normal School.
Have you seen those very nice shawls,
and 30 cheap at White & Wildes'2
Miss Lillian McConville of Bangor,
visited friends nsSkowhegsu this week.
Miss Georgia Hewins of Augusta, Is
the guest of Chandler Tuttle and family
Ladies Macintosh garments in both
single and double texture at White &
Wildes'
Maj j. W. Channings of Fairfield WAS
in town yesterday and made the REPORT
gR call.
Mr.. Gordon Dobson of Pttsheld was
in Skowhegan Thursday and Friday of
last week.
The cattle show and fair will be held
at East Madison Clover Mills Wednesday,
Sept. 23rd.
H. H. Patten, Esq, of Bingham was
in Skowhegan Tuesday on business con-
nected with the Probate Court.
Morrison has now on cars a cargo of
nice looking coal. Leave your orders
with Mr.. Tantish, at summer prices.
For limited time we will sell good
old papers, clean and whole, at 20c per
hundred. Call while the supply lasts.
Rev. C. V. Hanson will preach at the
and his pulpit will be supplied by Rev.
A. J. Rsckliff.
DR.. E. L. House of Boston brother
of Rev. +. L. House, accompanied by
his wife, and Mrs. N. j. House of Leban
on N. H., mother Of Mr.. House, are his
guests this week.
The County Commissioners made their
annual inspection of the roads in the up
per part of Somerset County last week in
compliance with section so of chapter 6
of the revised statutes.
Kendall's Orchestra are to furnish music
for dance at Hayden Lake Saturday eve,
next, and will also give two concerts
each day, Saturday and Sunday of the
Spiritualist Camp meeting.
Mr.. Smith Whittier left home Tuesday
on an extended western trip to be absent
three months. He intends visiting the
states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota,
Washington and California.
Rev. F. X. BEEN who was to preach at
the Universalist church, Skowhegan, Sun
day morning, Sept. 9th, was unable to
fill the engagement on account of sick
ness, so that there was no service at the
church on that date.
Mr.. S. W. Pbilbrick and Miss Eda X
Smith were guests al the brilliant wed
ding of Miss Annie Hatch and Mr.. Frank
Smith OF Boston, which occurred in
ohrift church, Augusta, Tuesday evening
last, and also at the elegant reception
which followed the marriage service.
Mr.. Jas. II. Holt was summoned to
Ssngus, Mass, on Monday by the serious
illness of his aged father who had suffer
ed a paralytc shock. Owing to the adj
vanced age of the old gentleman SO years,
Mr.. Holt had very little hope of finding
him alive upon arrival.
With good weathe r the show and fair
of the Somerset Central Agricultural So
ciety to be held in this place next week,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
promises to eclipse anything of recent
years. The liberal trottng purses will
call out large field of horses for the
races.
Next week will be busy one for Skow-
hogan. The annual show and fair of the
Somerset Agricultural Society begins
Tuesday and lasts until Thursday night.
The September term of the Supreme
Court commences Tuesday. The annual
reunion Of the Veteran Associations of
the Sd and 10Th Maine Regiments and the
eth Maine Battery comes of Tuesday.
The probability Ia, If the weather is fav-
orsble, the attendance of the veterans
will be large.
Each postmaster at a county seat In
Maine has received orders from the Post.
master General to visit all offices in his
county and report to headquarters in re.
gard to the state or condition be finds
matters in the different offices visited
In accordance with the same, Postmaster
Estes has entered upon such duties of in
spection, which will necessarily occupy
quite portion of his time to Oct. 10Th,
the date of limitation.
The Athens Grange are to celebrate
their anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 10th
at their hall In that place, with appropri-
ate exercises. The question for discus
sion will! be "How Shall We Make Our
Homes More Pleasant" Other exercises
will consist of short speeches interspersed
with singing. Mrs. Nolin of Skowhegan,
and other speakers are expected. The
exercises will commence at 10 A. M, con-
tinuing through the day, and bountiful
dinner will be prepared for the occasion.
Mrs. Clara B. Leavi tt, president of the
National Woman's Relief Corp Depart
meut Of Maine, was In Lewiston, Mon
DAY, the guest Of Mrs. S. II. Bagley on
Pine street, on her return from Nobleboro
the veterans of the Knox and Lincoln
association to address their convention,
Friday the 4th. The president Of the or
ganization gave Mrs. Leavitt cordial In
vitation to speak to them next year at
their convention.
The Methodists will hold their services
next Sunday In their church. They hope
to have the auditorium ready by that
time. II 1t is not ready, services will
be held In their large vestry. The re-
dedication Of the church will &C.
cur one week from to-day, Sept, IL,
afternoon and evening. All the old pas
tors have been invited to speak and
assist. Most of them have accepted the
invitation Of the church and other clergy.
men from neighboripg towns are expect.
ed. A sketch Of the repairs, and exercises
will appear IN our next issue.
Conductor Joseph Chandler displays
with much pride An elegant gift recently
received BY him from the employees Of
Irwin Bros. circus as . testimonial. Ths
gift 10 solid gold watch charm. having
on IL faca q c0nductor,a lantern Across