The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-03-23

Friday,
Everything in hair goods found at
Curtis 3w
S. w Philbrick was ia Augusta,
Saturday.
Miss NJ. f. Lampher of Foxcroft, Is
the new clerk at Ordway's.
Normal class will meet in Methodist
vestry, Tuesday, at $50 p. m.
5. w. Philbrick made business trip
to Bangor, Tuesday, returning last night,
Mrs. }. p. Thompson, has been
confined to her home on Winter ST., for
the past two weeks by illness.
Mrs. DR.. Spencer's Sunday school
class of young ladies gave her recep-
ton, Wednesday afternoon from three to
five.
The Town Improvement Society will
meet with Mrs. b. A. Sawyer, Madison
avenue, Friday p. M, March "a, at 2.3O
O'Clock.
Mrs. Yeaton, who has been with her
daughter, Mrs. II. II. Pulsifer, for three
weeks past, during her illness, returned
home, Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Walter q. Davis aud two child
rem of Portland, who were the guests
last week of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Wildes,
returned home Friday Afternoon.
Mr.. Benjamin w. Adams, represents
tive to the Legislature and one of the
assessors of Mayfeld, was in town Sat.
urday on his way home from Augusta.
An oyster supper was given at G. A.
r. hall, Wednesday evening by the |. o.
| q. L. which was not very well attended
owing to storm. A pleasant social time
/ followed the supper.
Judge Savage arrived in town Monday
evening and opened Court at 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning. He makes his home
at Hotel Coburn during the term, which
is liable to continue about three weeks.
Rev. A. S. Lsdd, presiding elder of
Augusta District, was in town last week
and held a business meeting with the
official members of the Methodist Church,
at which time an invitation was extend
| ed to Rev. b. G. Wentworth to return as
pastor for the fifth year.
i Edwin s. Prescott, the oldest mer-
chant in active business 10 this town,
di, d at his home here Wednesday even
ing, aged 70 years. He had been in
trade here continuously over 30 years.
He had not enjoyed firm health for some
| years but was confined to his home only
a few weeks. He was a native of Vassal-
boro, Maine. His wife survives him.
The funeral services will be held at the
house, Saturday at II O'Clock a. IN.
J. W. Webster of Newport, chaplain
of Maine Department q. A. r. has been
engaged by Commander Fowler of Rus.
sell Post TO deliver the Grafton Memorial
day, May 30. Mr.. Webster was u men,
Der of the 10th Maine Volunteers, enter
ing the regiment when very young serv-
ing the full term of 3 years. Later he
served years in the l4th U. s. regi-
ment. He certainly has seen his share
of active service to qualify as a Memo
rial day orator. He has been chaplain
of the Grand Army in the State for ten
years or more and is in good demand
each year for May 30.
/ The ladies of the Island Ave. Congre-
/ tippo1 Ehnrnh Va "a hulyaI
per at the church vestry, Monday even
ing which was well patronized. Follow
| ing the supper was IA short entertain
ment consisting of piano solos by Mrs.
j. y. Merrill and Miss Hannah Page and
vocal solo by Miss Elsie Walton. An
other feature of the entertainment was
off-hand drawings of characters in
Mother Goose Melodies in which Rev.
II. w. kimball, l.. l.. Walton, w. A..
Bailey, +. +. Harris and ID. II. Bartlett
took part. The sketches were not only
very good but highly amusing. By
popular vote Mr.. f. Z. Harris was
awarded the lst prize and l.. l.. Walton,
Esq, the BOBBY prize. By the aid of a
graphophone Walter Robbins furnished
music during the supper hour.
Sorosis deemed it both wise and fitting
| this year TO combine the usual meetings
! that are given over to soeiability, and on
! Friday evening of last week the mid
winter meeting and annual banquet was
held at Hotel Coburn, calling together
an especially pretty party. Each MEM
Der was privileged to invite guest
! without regard to sex and many gentle
men gladly accepted the hospitality of
the club on this occasion. The banquet
J was served ut s o'clock, after which the
party adjourned to the parlors and pass
ed an hour socially, the dining room
meanwhile being made ready for the
presentation Of the annual entertain
ment of the club. The farce "The Com
pany's Husbands" by Rosemary Baum,
was given by the following young ladies',
whose personnel is of sufficient guarantee
that they made the most of the piece -
| Mrs. Maud Jewett, Misses Dora and Lola
| Goodwin, Lola Marston and Gertrude
! Webb.
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