The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-02-15
TOWN and VICINITY

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Bricks ADJ
Miss ClaraJ. Williams made a bust
ness trip to Portland, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Heselton went t.
Brunswick by this mornings train.
Ernest Harlow of Athens succeeds
barry Simondse as clerk at Bixby &
Bucks.
Misses Lila Clifford and Blanche
Clarke have been visiting with friends IL
Portland and Saco. this week.
a Hon. N. M. McKusic of Calais, was In
town on legal business, yesterday. He
Returned home In the afternoon.
The subject of Rev. E. T. Adams ser
mon for next Sunday, will be "Jesus
Ebdven Away and What Came of it,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Appleton OF
Bangor arrived In town by last nights
kran or visit to their sister, Miss
Helen A. Sanborn.
March 16:h has been decided upon as
the date upon which the drama, "Nevada.
or the Lost Mine" will be presented by
the members of the A. O. u. W.
The members of Sorosis have in
preparation play to be given on the
occasion of their mid-@inter meeting,
/ the latter part of the present month.
2It will be presented in Grange Hall
before the members only.
Chester a. Mills of this place, Mat
! thew mccarthy of Bangor and Verde
Ludgate of Lubec. give notice that they
shall apply for admission to practice law
4 in the courts of Maine, at the next SEES
4 sion of the S. J. Court for this county.
Mr.. Horatio N. Page of Norridge-
wock, died at his home Sunday last,
after brief Illness. His age was 90
years, IL months and % days. Funeral
services were held, Wednesday FORE
noon. His two sons, Geo. N. Page and
4 Ed. p. Page of this town, with their
families were present.
The Town Improvement society met
lat the library parlors, Feb. 9th. The
following is the programme: Song,
Plains of Peace, by Mrs. Simpson; paper,
|Soudon, by Miss Anderson; paper, Gen.
FGordsn and Sir Herbert Kitchener, by
Mrs. Jewett; song, Meditation, Mrs.
Agnes Stafford Stewart; paper, The Fash
Roda Question, by Mrs. Alta Elliott selec-
|tons from Stevens with Kitchener to
|the Khartoom, by Mrs. Brown. The
Possesses were Mrs. Robinson, Mrs
TUFTS, Mrs. Jewett, Mrs. Gilman.
The Republican county committee met
Bat Hotel Coburn, yesterday, and organ.
fixed by the choice of E. P. Viles as
chairman and treasurer and DR.. r. II.
Taylor as secretary. The members of
(tbe committee are K. P. Viles, Skowhe-
|gan; f. Fl. Taylor, Pttsfield; C. H..
FGrdler, Mercer; S. s. Walker, New
Portland; I. j. Young, Scion; w. R.
Jordan, Bingham, and j. B. Labree,
cambridge. Messrs. Jordon, Walker
and Labree were not present. The CON-
mttee agreed upon Thursday, June %,
the day following the Republican State
convention at Bangor, as the day of the
convention.
The subject considered at the Woman's
club, yesterday afternoon, was Indus
trial England. Following was the border
of exercises; Paper, "Birminghsm and
Its Municipal Government" Mrs. Lizzie
Page; paper, Incorporation In England"
Mrs Alice Wadsworth; Book Review,
"Prue and L." Mrs. Deborah Fellows;
conversation, Is the lessening authority
Of the father in the family for the best
interest of all? Opened by Mrs. Anna
Merrill, followed by Mrs. Allen, Mrs.
Elizabeth Merrill, Mrs. Emma Smith and
others; music by Miss Gertrude Webb,
'Olo, a, San Open Secret" b, "Snow-
fakes" The hostesses we're Miss Lizzie
Hussey, Miss Lena Wyman.
The forthcoming concert and prone
made to be given 10 Coburn Hall, the
evening of Friday, March I'd, by De
holay Commandery, No. 10, X. T., is
he topic on all occasions by our dancing
community. While it is not expected
that this affair can excel other previous
events Of II like nature given Ia -Coburn
Hall by this conmandery, there Is no
doubt in the minds of any but what the
affair in its entirety will rival anything
yet attempted. The u. 8. Government
orchestra of Togus, 81 pieces, has been
secured to furnish the music for both
concert aud ball, and the supper will be
served In the Masonic rooms, C. "A.
Fairbrother officiating az caterer. A
canvas covering for the floor has been
ordered at great expense, and those
who have danced upon such are liberal
10 their praise of such surface.
Invitations are to be issued this week.
Pleasant tenement to rept on Madison
Ave. l. J. SMITH. 1--WE