The Somerset reporter., 1901-06-20

Mrs. VIM. Goodrich OF Augusta is the
guest OF Mrs. J. W. Bacon.
Mrs. Jacob Gardner Of Athens was In
town, Thursday last, attending, to some
shopping.
DR.. G. Kimball of Portland visited the
family of bis son, Rev. Fl. w. Kimball,
over Sunday.
Before buying your carpets you should
call aud see Bragg & yarney's stock.
All kinds, all prices.
Hon. Hiram Moore of Madison Center
was in town, yesterday, on his way
home from Moosehead.
s. W. Gould, Esq. Is getting along
we'll with his brick block on Water
Street. Bricklayers are now busily at
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bosnian returned
to Waterville, this morning, after a brief
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. U.
L. Foss.
Mr.. Watson of Boston Ia in town.
Orders for piano tuning left this ,oeek at
Smiths music store will receive prompt
attention.
There will be meeting Of the Town
Improvement society In the small hall In
Milburn block, Monday afternoon, June
oath at three o'clock.
G. W. Heselton, Esq, of Gardiner,
county attorney for Kennebec county,
was in town, Friday, returning home,
Saturday. Mrs. Heselton accompanied
him.
Miss Emma w. Smith of Newton,
Mass, granddaughter of the late Rev.
s. F. Smith, author Of "Amerioa," is g
guest at the home of DR.. W. Fl. Spencer
for few weeks.
Mr.. John Il. Wyman visited his son
at Brunswick last week and Mrs. W.
man will attend commencement exer-
cises there this week. Their son, John
H., Is a member of the class of 1901.
Miss Mamie Gaylord, who has been
passing several weeks at the farm home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Gaylord, returned to Boston, this morn
ing, to pass the summer with her sister,
Mrs. DR.. Burrill.
Among the members of Canton Somer-
set who left Monday morning for Ban.
gor to attend the annual field day exer.
cises were C. A. Marston, B. A. johnson,
E. S. Miller, F. A. Wood, H. C. Taggart,
W. F. Shaw, Hugh Hurley and G. R.
Fogg.
The Womans Club will hold its annual
field day at Quinnebasset Inn, Norridge-
wock, Friday, June rs. Cars will leave
Skowhegan at 4 p. N. Supper will be
served at & p. M. Should the weather
be very stormy, the affair will be post
poned until the following day.
Mrs. Alkaline Hill of this place cele.
brated her S7th birthday, at her farm
home, Friday evening of last week.
Over forty friends and relatives at
tended, including her two sons and three
daughters. Refreshments were served,
all suggestive of the occasion, musical
program was rendered and most pleas.
ant evening passed.
A great game OF, base ball Is antici-
psted at Fairview Park, next Saturday
afternoon, when the Geralds of Fairfield
will again play the Skowhegans. The
visitors are to come by special train
which will run from Waterville and
large crowd of enthusiastic supporters
will no doubt accompany them but we
hope our home team may be able to win
out; yet If they do it will be no child's
sport for in the Geralds they are meet
ing one of the best amateur teams In
Maine.
Skowhegan Lodge, X. of P, will OBJ
serve their annual memorial Sunday, the
23rd inst, Sunday next. They will be
joined by the lodges of Madison and
Norridgewock and the Pythian Sister
hood Of this place. The Norridgewock
band will also attend. The sermon will
be preached at the Methodist Church by
the pastor, Rev. Daniel Onstott, at the
usual morning hour, after which the
Pythian bodies will march to the South
Side cemetery, where the graves of the
deceased members will be decorated with
fitting ceremony. Members are re-
quested to meet at the hall at 10 O'Clock
sharp.
Next Monday evening, June "a, Lake.
wood theatre will open the season with
William Gillette's high class, three act,
comedy, "rhe Private Secretary" which
will be presented by first class COM
pany, headed by Mr.. Jas. Durkin, who
will appear as the Rev. Rob't. Spaulding,
part played by him, both 10 the New
York and Boston runs; Miss Jeanette
Ashbaugh, the charming leading lady,
will impersonate Edith; she also being
of the original cast; Miss Blanche Rice
of the Widow Bedott Company, the
bewitching little soubrette, as Eva, and
the following we'll known ladies and
gentlemen, who are sure to become
favorites with patrons of Lakewood
theatre, Miss Edith Huntington, Miss
Rartbo Or Clair Alhart Tands ouie