The Somerset reporter., 1891-09-10

to be fine affair.
William Folsom, Esq, and Mrs. Fol.
som have returned from their summer
home at Boothbay Harbor.
Bids are wanted on some carpenter
work st Hotel IIeselton. Call at once.
Plans are already.
Mr.. j. p. Oak accompanied by Mrs.
Oak is on brief visit to Garland, to attend
the marriage ceremony of sister.
Rev. f. X. BEEN of Livermore Falls,
will preach at the Universalist church
next Sunday morning Sept. 18th at 1915.
Miss Cynthia Heath, who has been pass.
ing an extended vacation with her parents
in this place, returned to Boston on Sat
urday last.
The State Assessors give notice thai
they will give hearings to Somerset towns
October 9TH at Skow hogan and October
Sth at Bingham.
Miss Mollie James, who has been tht
guest of Miss Mabel Ward for the past
few weeks returned to her home in Plain.
field, N. j. Tuesday.
Geo. E. Goodwin, Geo. B. SanJrd
Charles Smith, Dennis Murphy and Sewal
c. Smith attend the reunion of the First
Maine Cavalry at Hoult)n this week.
Harry Hilton is running as express mes
senger on the Pennington Lewiston
branch this week, and his run from here
to Waterville is taken by Edwin Aubin.
Attention is called to the advertisement
elsewhere, announcing a grand bankrupt
sale of $40, 900 of Hardware at 4oc on the
dollar. Sale begins on Wednesday next
On Friday last Mr.. Z. G. Woodbury.
was called to the paternal home in Itch
field, by the sudden death of his Mother,
Mrs. Hugh Woodbury.. Her age was 70
years.
Hotel Heselton stable is large one and
roomy one but is not big enough to fill
the bill and is to be enlarged by an ad-
dition, the construction Of which will be
commenced early.
Robinson Bros have the contract for
building the house, ell and stable of Sher-
if Mitchell, now commenced on High.
land Ave. and expect it to be ready for
occupancy by Dec. 18th.
Up to this time 1856 State Fair tickets.
have been purchased at this stat on, 10 in
excess of those of last year, Thursday.
81 tickets were bought for the Eastern
State Fair last week an excess over last
year Of "a.
A large variety of writing tablets, com-
position books and writing paper of all
styles at Nj. B. Heseltons.
Somerset has large representation al
the State Fair this week in the way OF
horses, cattle and sheep. Take Somerset's
contingent GU. and it would make some
thing of a hole even in this big show, Ct
pecially in the sheep pens.
Ohss. Fairbrother has sold his sorlel
PAGER TO Albert Lyon of Boston. ard
shipped her on Monday morning last
Mr.. Lyon bought her for general family
use and has a nice animal. and Mr.. Fair
brother got the full price asked
r. T. Patten, the druggist has just re
ceyed large quantity of sponges of ii {
first grade which we learn he means t.
sell at much less price than they have
ever before been purchased in this mark
ct. He makes big display of them il
his fine show window
A. P. Spear of this place is having fac
success with his trotter Tom King at thu
State Fairs. Last week at Bangor he
won the 3 min. class easily, and at Lewis
ton Tuesday he also won first money In
the same class. In neither case did his
horse make skip.
Mr.. F. A. Williams who has been in
this pile ce for many years, has sold hi,
stock to Mr.. Irwin Russell who has been
clerk at j. h. Rawles & Cos store for the
last two years. Mr. Russell will remove
the stock to Madison where he is having
a store fitted up for the business.
The late rains show how badly Water
street, from the r. X. crossing to Hotel
Reselton, needs heroic treatment by
Street Commissioner Gilman, similar to
that given the street from the bridge to
the crossing. When do you think you
can do it, Mr.. Commissioner.
We give elsewhere list of awards
made at the Eastern State Fair to Somer-
set exhibitors and include the stock of
A. j. Libby & Son as they have stock
farms both in Oakland, Kennebec county,
and Embden, Somerset county. The list
is a very creditable one to Somerset farm
ers.
Fine sport Is on deck at the Brick Kiln
Tennis court for Friday P. NJ, Hallock
and Wyman Of Waterville have promised
to attend and Humphrey and Manson are
expected from Madison Bridge. Steward
and Dow will defend the honor for Skow.
hogan. Friends of the Club will be wei
come as spectators,
DR.. Henry Leavitt returned Saturday
from his trip to the Dominion Of Canada,
The Doctor reports singular acciden'
that happened to him on his trip, viz the
breaking of bottle of carbolic acid he
carried In his pocket, and 10 consequence
he is ornsmented with blister the size
of hand on his side.
Mr.. Elmer B. Shaw from Boston has
been In town. Mr.. Shaw is teacher in
the Italian school Of voice training and
singing and slreudy has several pupils
engaged here for the coming season; he
also proposes organizing chorus prac-
tice class should there be sufficient en-
coursgement among our musicians to
warrant 60 doing. Mr.. Shaw will receive
his pupils at Morrison's Hall, Thursday
Sept. 18th, at IL O'Clock and will also be
glad to meet any who may be interested
In the musical advancement of the place.
The female base ball club, seven In
number, ''houored" Skowhegan with 9
visit Tuesday. The game was played
with the girls supplemented by two
fellows from the crowd, on one side, ant
nine Skowhegan boys on the other. W.
learn there was large attendance, bu
II no more skowhegan people were pres
ent than are willing to acknowledge !
the audience must have been made "
from An influx Of people from surround
;nv towns The exhibition WAS too boo