The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-27
Fairfield.


The Geralds will play at Old Town,
Saturday.
Miss Marietta Bacon of Unity and Mrs.
Charles Wiley OF Benton were the guests
of their sister, Mrs. q. Shorey, over Sum-
day.
Miss Lucy Buzzell. who has been teach
ing at Goodwin's corner, lief, Monday. for
Canaan, where her parents have lately
moved.
Mrs. Horace Parkman and daughter
Isabelle, who have been the guests of
Mrs. Parkman's sister for the past week,
returned to their home in Portland.
AT recent special meeting of the Past
and Present Club, Mrs. w. S. Simpson
was chosen to attend the meeting of the
Maine Federation of Women's Clubs to
be held in Bangor.
E. L. Smith formerly resident of Fair
field and connected with Hatch Bros.
boot and shoe dealers, has again entered
the employ of A. L. Hatch, proprietor of
the Fairfield shoe store.
Sadie Palmer of Natick, and Miss
Florence, who has just graduated from
Smith College, Northampton, Mass :,
have arrived at the home of their parents,
Rev. and Mrs. G.. r. Palmer.
Misses Edith Gray. Hortense Smith
and Jennie Emery have been appointed
as delegates 10 attend the Epworth
League convention which convenes at
Bangor, Thursday and Friday of this
week.
Mrs. Jessey Ray and three children of
ST. Adams, who have been the guests OF
Mrs. Rays brothers. Eugene, Albert and
Homer Clarke, have gone to Gardiner to
visit. They were accompanied by Homer
and Mrs. Albert Clarke,
Edith Gray, Colby 1902, entertained
the members of her class of Colby, Friday
evening, at her home on Western evenue,
in honor of Bernice Rogers of Belfast and
Marjory Elder, former members of the
class.
Seventy-hve of the members of the
Fairfield grammar school alumni associa-
ton met at Files hall. Saturday evening,
for their annual reunion and banquet
The refreshments were served by the
ladies of the Methodist guild and were
first-class. The association was formed
in the year 1890, and the different classes
since that time were all represented. The
following officers were elected to serve
for the ensuing year: President, Mary
Evans; vice president, Lizzie Savage
Presley; treasurer, Virgin Bell secretary,
Leslie Ames.
The great mission service opened at
the Catholic church here, Monday Rev
FIR. Mussley, very talented and eloquent
preacher of New York city, is to conduct
the services, assisted by Rev. FIR Jouvin,
pastor of the church here. The exercises
are to continue about ten days, and there
will be services both morning and evening
Arrangements have been made to have
the sermon in the morning in English and
in the evening in French, so that all who
desire. may have a chance to hear the
sermons in English, an opportunity
which will be appreciated by those who
do not understand the French language.
The commencement exercises of the
Fairfield high school took place at Fair.
field Opera house. Friday. beginning with
the junior exhibition in the afternoon.
The stage was prettily decorated for the
occasion with cut flowers, and in the
background was an arch of evergreen
with the figures "Ioo2' in white. There
were also chains of daisies interlaced in
the evergreen. with F. H. S. in white and
red. Music was furnished by the Cres-
cent, Mandolin and Guitar club for the
afternoon exercises, Miss Mary Evans
also sang very sweetly. In the evening
the decorations were practically the same
as those of the afternoon, the figures
1901" taking the place of the "Ioo2"
and the class colors, blue and white, TAX
ing the place of the red and white of the
afternoon. The Utopian quartette of
Waterville, furnished music for these ex-
-ercises. The exercises throughout the
day were of high order