The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29

C. M. Bailey of Winthrop, was in
town on business, Tuesday.
Roy L. Marston, instructor In forestry
10 Yale University, is visiting bis par
ents In town.
Sheriff Lang has appointed F. c. Holt
of Norridgewock, deputy sheriff for that
town and vicinity.
Chas. A. Ross and Fred C. Dunlap
were In Wsterville, last night, in attend
ance upon a Knights Templar meeting.
e. D. Reed of Whitman, Mass, treas
urer of the Commonwealth Shoe aud
Leather Co., was In town last week.
Miss Gertrude Goodwin of Augusta
and Mrs. F. W. Briggs of Pittsfeld were
arrivals, last evening, for brief stay in
town.
Miss Alice Gallagher, daughter of
Gen. S. j. Gallagher, of Togus was
guest at the Gledhill-Wildes we'd
ding, yesterday.
j. II. Wood has removed from 90
Water st. to the store 81 Madison Ave,
directly opposite electric railroad wait
ing room. See ad.
Chas. W. Nutting has secured a
position as night clerk at the Gerald,
Fairfield, and left Tuesday afternoon
TO assume his duties.
Two elegant McPhai pianos have
recently been purchased Of j. n. &
/. j. Smith, the wise choice of well
known parties in town.
Two tramps we're brought before
Judge Bachelor, this morning. and were
given 30 days in jail. Their names were
james Kelley and Joseph Sullivan.
DR.. Alfred King of Portland came to
town, this morning, to visit DIR. L. A.
Dascombe, who has been confned to his
home by sickness for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Fairbrother and
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Ordway have re-
turned from their trip to Boston, New
York, Philadelphia and Washington.
At the meeting of Bloomfield Assem-
bly,, Pythian Sisterhood, Friday evening,
the second rank was conferred, followed
by installation of officers. Refreshments
were served.
MIS-. Fred C. Dow gave a whist party
at the Hotel Heselton parlors, Monday
afternoon, In honor of her sister, Mrs.
Henry Gardner of Portland Dainty re-
freshments were served.
Mrs. Ralph Ames of Maiden, Mass,
who has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Smith Whittier, for several days. return
ed Saturday to her home, accompanied
by her mother, who will remain month
or more.
Guy Harville of the University of
Maine, and Walter Wildes and Will Webb
OF Bowdoin, passed Sunday at home.
Robert K. Eaton of Brunswick, accom-
panied his classmate, Will Webb, and
spent Sunday at his home.
Tomorrow night Kendall's orchestra
will play for the Odd Fellows ball 10
Athens. The event makes the seven
teeDth anniversary OF Wesserunset
Lodge. The rural drama "Down East"
will be presented by home talent before
the ball.
Kendall's orchestra played In Fairfield,
Tuesday night, and in Hartla1d, We'd
nesday night. Tonight 1t will play 10
Waterville, Friday night In Athens, and
Saturday night In WatervIlle. This Or
chestra has 81 engagements now booked,
and has averaged five nights week
since November l.
Prof. George n. Cross of Exeter, n.
II. delivered very entertaining and
instructive lecture on Friday evening 10
Coburn Hall under the auspices of the
Woman's Club. The topic Of the lecture
was "Bonny Scotland" one particularly
attractive to many Skowhegan people.
and the subject was well handled. II
WAS graphic and pleasing account of
the lecturers trip 10 the land of war,
romance and song, spiced with incidents
of his journey and apt Illustrations of
history and literature of this most
delightful country Of Europe. Lantern
views, chiefly reproductions from pho
tographs taken by Mr.. Cross, added
greatly to the effect OF his remarks.
Unfortunately the audience was a small
one.