The Somerset reporter., 1892-09-29
LOCAL ITEMS.


Perfect fitting cloaks at bottom prices
at Judkins & Dyers. All new.
ID. c. Robinson, Esq, returned to his
home in Boston on Saturday.
Miss Fannie Pearson of Portland visit
ed in town the past week among friends.
A railing has been placed along the
Elm street walk, the past week
Mrs. q. b. Stafford left home by Satur-
day mornings train on visit to friends
in Melrose. Mass.
Hon. |. NJ. Weston of Grand Rapids,
Michigan arrived at Madison, Friday
evening for short stay.
Carl, the Young son of Thomas I.awley,
was run over by a grocery team Satur-
day, but fortunately no bones We're
broken.
Prof \. +. Tisdale, the blind medium
has been engaged to deliver II lecture In
in the Uniyersalist church on Tuesday
evening of this week.
Mrs. f. Graves, formerly of Skowhe-
gan, who has resided for several wears
with her son in Boston, has returned to
Maine and is now with her daughter in
Oakland.
Frank 5. Cairns left home for Boston
Saturday morning last, on business, but
we infer that the present week will find
him attending the races at Mystic Park,
Medford.
Simon Clough, Esq, of Monmouth, is
employed in weighing mails for the p. O.
department on the Skowhegan-Portland
route for 30 days. He leaves here every
morning and returns on the afternoon
train.
Mr.. Albion Tilton, of Missouri, was
in town last week. He was formerly n
Norridgewock man and left Somerset 33
years ago. lie has relatives in different
parts of Somerset and has been calling
upon them.
As will be seen by Il notice elsewhere
the Skowhegan grocers and meat men
have signed an agreement to close their
places of business every night in the
week but Saturday, at o'clock sharp.
Misses Alice and Lillian Drew of
Lynn, Mass, who accompanied by Mr..
Fred Preble of the same city are visiting
at V. r. Tuttle's in Canaan, were the
guests of John II. Mcclellan on Thurs
day and Friday of last week.
This term at the Court House seems
to be productive of disagreem nts. The
case John G. Reed V. Stephen Green was
submitted saturday afternoon. and the
jury failed to agree. 1t was settled by
counsel and interested parties.
Mrs. Sidney W. Curtis of Brooklyn,
\. Y, Mrs. L. II. Anderson and Misses
Anderson, Leland, Stafford and Colby, of
this town made up party that left
Saturday morning for II tour of the
White Mountains, to be absent Il week.
The farm buildings of w. +. French,
on the Center road in Madison were
struck 10 lightning Monday morning
and destroyed by fire. The loss'is not
far from $1,000. Insured in Herbert
Wentworth's agency for $4,000 on build
ines and contents.
Tickets for the Canton Somerset fair
are selling fast.
Russell Post G. 4. Il. and the schools
of the town purpose to unite in celebrate
Ing October 2lst. Columbus Day. II the
weather is fine it is proposed to have
the exercises in the grove on the Island.
If the weather is not suitable they will
he in Coburn Hall. 1t is expected that
there will be an Grafton and recitalons
by the schools and by Individual pupils.
On Wednesday evening the popular
Lucier's MINISTRIES will appear at Coburu
Hall. y people. The Luciers have been
cal organizations travelling, and they
have with them several popular artists
in the burnt cork line. Our people can
afely look for a tirst-cla,S entertain
ment. Tickets are on sale nj .Armod's.
Mr.. J.. W. Weston made Il "trip to
Augusta. g. rlincr and South Gardiner
Friday to look after scattering logs be-
logging to Weston and Brainard that
went through their boom while the Logs
..t h,,,.