The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-02-28
TOWN and VICINITY

town over Friday night.
W. r. 1rask went to Boston on bust
ness, Saturday morning.
Deputy Sheriff C. E. Duren of Fair
field was in town. Friday.
w. w. Cakes was a victim of the
grip the first of the week.
New picture moulding and artists
material at Folsom & Nutting's.
A party of five left town, Saturday
afternoon for Cornwall, Canada.
Blaine S. Viles and Net Merrill were
home from Bowdoin over Sunday.
E. G. Bradley of Bangor, passed
Sunday in town with his mother.
Ed. Gledhill left town, Friday morning
on business trip to New York and Bos-
ton.
Mrs. A. Heselton was confined to her
room several days the past week with
the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs |. A. Norton and Mrs.
Mary Webb returned from Boston FRI
day evening.
Mrs. Mae Parlin of New Sharon is
visiting for time with the family of
! A. r. Bickford.
Miss Yada Thompson, who has been
in Boston several months, was among the
arrivals. Saturday night
Mrs. F. G. Dow, who has been visit.
ing her sister In Newport, R. |. returned
home, Thursday evening.
DR.. and Mrs. Sawyer attended the ball
In Dexter, Friday night held under the
auspices of the Dexter club.
Kendalps orchestra furnished music
for u. o. A. M. concert and ball at
Madison, last Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fl. Totman Of Fair.
field were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. P. Oak over Friday night.
William Donaldson went to Boston,
Friday afternoon, accompanying his son
who goes for medical treatment.
Frank II. Baker and party of friends
drove to town from Fairfield, Friday
night to attend the Grange ball.
About 80 couples attended the anniyer-
sary ball in Grange ball. last Friday
night. A pleasant time is reported.
Col. W. R.,G. Estes was in Portland,
Thursday to attend the meeting of the
Sons of the American Revolution.
j. c. Durrell, the Heselton's popular
night clerk, is able to be about again
after a threatened attack Of pneumonia.
Quite a number Of Skowhegan people
will attend the Inauguration ball to be
given at Bingham, next Monday night.
Harold Swain left home Saturday
for Boston. There he joins Perly Beals
and family and the party will go to
Redwood, Cal. to locate.
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Miss Ethel l.. Morrill, of Cornville
has been chosen valedictorian of the
graduating class 1901 at the State nor
NAL school at Pennington. Miss Nor
rill was formerly member and a grad
uate of Skowhegan High School.
Last Monday evening at Grange hall
the comedy drama "Miss Topsey Tur
vey" was presented by local talent un.
der the management of Clifton Whit
man. In the cast were Miss Pauline
Whitman, Miss Gladys Delano, Mrs.
E. I'll. Hatch, Mrs. Ella Benson, Clifton
Whitman. Arthur Merchant and Ohio
Hatch. Music WAS furnished by the
high school orchestra.
While in Augusta, Feb. 16, DR.. f. 5.
Bigelow met with painful and danger
GUS accident, results of which contiaes
him to his bed at Centre Sidney. He
fell on the icy side walk near the Au-
kubbh III iiNiu was Sh'h-
moned, finding internal injuries, also bad
ly bruised on side of head, shoulder and
hip. He Is in hopes to remove the
paraly zed and congested condition and
enable him to reach home in a f. W
weeks.
Meeting of Town improvement Socie-
ty was held Friday, p. M, February 22d
with the following programme: piano
solo, by Miss Lewis; paper, Russian
literature, written by Mrs. Clifford, rend
by Mrs. Eaton; paper, Ivan Foryeni' fl,
Mrs. Palmer; song, Doubling, Miss
Mae Burrill, pianist, Miss Lizzie Webb !;
paper, Count Tolstai, Mrs. Belle A.
Small; paper on Russian Literature,
read by Mrs. j. p. Oak. Hostesses far
the afternoon, Mrs. Dunton and Mis-.
Clough.
Washington's birthday was observed
by large whist party at Hotel Hesel on
that evening. After the regular supper
was served the dining room was cleared
and the game was enjoyed until late
hour. Refreshments were served during
the evening. Those present we're: T.
H. Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Mars.
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