The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-19
TOWN and VICINITY

Mrs. +. w. Allen returned from Bos-
ION, Friday night.
Col. A &. Blunt and wife are in Bos-
ton, this week.
Attention is called to the new ad Of
E. B. Curtis, this week.
Special exhibition of curtains at w.
II. Wildes', next Tuesday.
New picture moulding and artists
material at Folsom & Nutting's.
Marshall Viles of Portland was in
town. Monday and Tuesday, visiting his
parents.
IL you are interested In low or high
priced curtains read w. H. Wildes' ad
this week.
Mrs. 5. F. Green of Scion was the
guest of Mrs. A. Heselton, few days
last week.
DR.. C. F. Bigelow of Bangor was In
town over Thursday night, called here
professionally.
Dana w. Hall of Chicago arrived In
town, Monday night, for fewldays visit
with old friends.
Edward Murphy, clerk at the Park
Hotel, Watervlle, visited bis father here
few hours, Thursday,
MRS. Hiram Perkins went to Boston,
Thursday afternoon, called there by the
sickness of her daughter.
Miss Joie Donigan left home, Saturday
morning, to pass two weeks with her
parents In North Andover, Mass.
1t is remarked by many who have seen
Belfast Co. drill "What a wonderful con-
troll Capt. Welch has over his men.
Mrs. George N. Page and daughter,
Miss Hannah, returned home Monday
night, from their brief visit in Boston
Hon. Hiram Moore of Madison was in
town, Thursday, and left that afternoon
with crew of men for the Indian stream
drive.
The new looms for the Marston
Worsted Mills, ordered several months
ago, arrived the past week and are being
set in place.
The Portland papers are loud in their
praise of the Lyceum Co., which appears
here on Wednesday evening, Apr. 10Th,
In "The Merchant of Venice"
Mrs. Charles Murphy and little daugh-
ter of East Orange, n. j., were among
the arrivals, Friday night, and are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Friend.
Mrs. Lou Palmer, one of the first lady
commercial travellers to visit Maine, was
| In town one day last week. Mrs. Pal
mer represents the st. Adams Remedy
Company.
John Nutting was among the arrivals,
Thursday evening, returning to Auburn,
Saturday afternoon. For many years
Mr.. Nutting had charge of the Heselton
livery stable.
S. w. Philbrick returned, Thursday
night, from a two weeks business trip
to Dakota where he went in the interest
of the Coburn estate. He went via
Washington, d. G.
SWAY Down East" was given In Co
burn hall, Saturday night, by the Madi-
son amateurs who recently gave 1t In
that town during the X. z. fair. Owing
to the fact that the play was presented
here few weeks ago by a professional
company the audience was not as large
as it otherwise would have been.
Alice, wife of Lewis 2. Weston, died
at her home on Railroad street, Satur-
day evening, after long illness with
consumption. She Is survived by her
husband and five young children, the
youngest of whom is but two weeks old.
Funeral services were held, Monday
afternoon, at 2 o'clock, conducted by
Rev. K. L. Adams, pastor of the Island
Avenue Methodist Church, of which she
was member.
Last Monday evening at their regular
meeting, Woodbine Lodge ID. of FL.
celebrated its sixth anniversary. One
was initiated and after the work the fol-
lowing program was presented: Paper,
History of the lodge, Blanche A. Norton;
the laughable farce "Pull Back; song,
Mr.. Albert Watson; Prophecy of the
lodge, Hon. E. F. Danforth; solo, Mrs.
Josephine Estabrooke. Refreshments of
cake and coffee were served and at late
hour the members separated, pronounce
ing 1t one of the most enjoyable anniver-
saries ever held.
One of the most finished amateur per-
formances ever given In Skowhegan was
the production of "Hazel kirke", last
Friday night In Coburn hall, by the
students of the Waterville high school
for the benefit of the Skowhegan high
school. While all the parts were ex-
ceedingly well handled, special mention
may be made of Miss Mae Morrill, in the
title role, Miss Lillian Roderick as Dolly
Dutton, Leslie Williams as Lord Travers,
and George Vose as Pittacns Green.
The latter is the comedy role and Mr..
Vose played it like professional actor.
In fact it was hard to realize that one
was not witnessing professional pro-
duction instead of one by young ladies
a nd ynunU upntlpmpn nnf vat throuub