The Somerset reporter., 1899-12-21
TOWN and VICINITY
More sleds at Bixby & Bucks.

Game Warden, F. j. Durgin of The
Forks, is In town on business today.
Horatio W. Cushing's headache pow
ders give relief in almost every instance.
The Glover Leaf whist club met, Tues
day afternoon, with Mrs. q. j. Dow,
Madison avenue.
Wings drug store, for which he will pay
3 cents per pound.
Hon. s. A. Nye and Postmaster Pur-
ington of Fairfield were 10 town, Satur-
day.
M. F. Kicker, manager of the Maine
Benefit Life Association, has been In
town, this week.
Before selecting a Christmas present
call at Smiths music store and listen to
Eiison's photograph.
Miss Annie l.. Russell, who has posi-
ton 10 the census bureau and is located
in Boston, is home for the holidays.
Sachet powders and toilet articles, no
finer line ever in town than eau be
found at Fred II. Wings drug store.
Harry Fuller of Atlanta, Ga, who is
visiting his former home in Augusta,
was in town, Tuesday, the guest of rela-
tives.
Judging by the sale of robes and
blankets at Weymouth's, the past week,
he has got what the people want and
prices are right.
State Chaplain S. F. Emerson and
State Flora, Mrs. S. F. Emerson are in
attendance at the annual session of the
Maine State Grange, at Augusta, this
week.
Office of the Som. Loan & Bldg. Assn.
will be open for the payment of dues
on the evenings of Saturday, Dec. %,
and Tuesday, Dec. 26, closed Monday
evening
The annual meeting OF Somerset Lodge
r. and A. NJ will be held, Monday,
January 18th, when will occur election
and installation of officers for 1900 and
the officers of the former year will re-
port.
Alfred Wilbur of Scion was in town,
Monday. He began taking the prede-
cessor of the SOMERSET RERoRTER when
it was the Republican Clarion and edited
by Moses Littlefield, and has continued
to take IN Tn the nrpspnt time
The oppretta, ssChristmastide," to be
given in the Methodist Church, Tuesday
evening, Dec. 26th, promises to be one
of the best entertainments Of the season.
1t is to be given 10 four acts with about
fifty performers. The different charac-
tiers, Winter, North Wind, Mstletoe aud
Holly, Snowf1 Ike Fairies, and others
will be well represented The "Baby
chorus" is alone we'll worth the price of
admission, which is only ten cents.
Special music will be furnished in addi-
ton to the operetta.
For some weeks the artistic manner in
which the window at Delano's candy
mandatory has been dressed has elicit
ed much admiration and many compli-
mentary remarks, in fact this window
has become one of the chief attractions
of our business streets and at this holi-
day season the picture it presents in its
groupings of the s'sweets" blended so
beautifully with the delicate standings
and set off by an arch of holly and be.
meath wide spreading palm, presents
picture that is pleasing in the extreme.
At the last regular meeting of Wood.
bine Lodge, Degree OF Honor, Monday
evening, Dec. Is, officers for the ensuing
year were elected as follows: C. of H.,
Alice Matson l.. of H., Mary Jewett;
&. of c., Nellie Weston; recorder,
Blanche Norton; financier, Ella Benson;
receiver. Flora Randall; 5. Usher, Mary
Avore; |. W., Emma Bickford; o. W.,
Chas. Matson; captain, Emma Simpson;
organist, Mamie Watson; trustee, Emma
Bedford; representative to Grand
Lodge, Alice Fowler; alternate, Emma
Nutting.
The Town Improvement Society held
a regular selni-monthly meeting at the
library parlors, Friday last, the 18th
instant. The exercises consisted Of
duet, "Eden Land" by Mrs. Dunton and
Mrs. Simpson, Miss Ella Hight, pianist.
Mrs. M. j. Hathaway, president OF the
Norridgewock Village Improvement
Society, gave a graphic account of her
"Trip up the Nile In Dahabeeyah." A
song, DAY after Day." WAS sung by
Mrs. Simpson. An article, Triumph
OF Skill" WAS read by Mrs. ). F. Robin
son. The next meeting will be held De-
cember 10th.
1.-THE American Ideal of Noble Wo-
manhood" was the topic of an address
by Rev. Charles F. Dole of Jamaica
Plains, Mass, Tuesday evening, in the
Congregational Church before the Wo.
mans Club and their invited guests.
Miss Coburn, the president Of the club
Introduced the speaker as somerset
boy" he having resided here In early
life. He remarked that he was the
evening before at Bangor, introduced as
"Penobscot boy" He said Brewer
was his native place. His address was