The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-27
Hartland.

Mrs. Alonzo Withee has been i'll for
several days.
DR.. Lewis Fish was in Dexter, Mon
day, on professional business.
Miss Molie Harding is visiting with
relatives in Bangor, this week.
A. r. Johnston has begun work on the
cellar of his new house on West street.
Miss Blanch Higgins of Newport has
been the guest for several days of Mrs.
w. H Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. Brown of Lisbon,
N H., were in town, last week, for a
brief stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Linn have
returned from their honeymoon trip spent
at Nan,asket Beach, Mass.
The first quarterly Methodist Confer
ence was held in the church vestry here,
Thursday, Presiding Elder Jones of
Thomaston being in attendance.
Rev. Mr.. Cochrane. who is engaged in
State Missionary work in Maine. occu-
pied the pulpit in the First Baptist church,
Sunday morning.
Ora w. Freeman returned, last week,
| from Vassalboro, where he was called to
attend the funeral of his sister, who has
been an invalid for several years.
Mr. and Mrs. w. P. Annis have re-
moved from the Buker rent on CONNER
cial street. to the upper tenement OF the
Seekins rent on West street.
DR.. c. p. Brown was in Portland a
part of last week in attendance at the
meeting of the Maine State Dental So
ciety held in that city.
Ernest Wright started, Sunday after
noon, for Bloomsburg, Pa, where he will
complete his apprenticeship as jeweler
His many friends in town wish him al
future good luck.
Miss Bessie Russell of Boston anc
Miss Alice Bowman of Bridgewater
Mass, have been guests for several days
in the home of the latter's brother, A. c.
Bowman.
Rev and Mrs G. G. Hamilton and
Miss Hamilton, Mrs. +. c. Leavers, c.
w. Leavers and Miss Lora Leavers OF
Somerville, Mass, were among the re-
cent arrivals in town, going from here to
St. Adams for brief stay.
Mrs F. S. Trafton and Miss Berdena
Trafton have been entertaining at the
Williams cottage, Moose pond, Miss
Florence WymAn, Miss Dora Trafton.
Skowhegan; Misses Matte c. Brooks,
Elizabeth Linn, Margaret Anderson and
H. F. Goodwin, Hartland, and Marshall
Neil of Dorchester, Mass.
Society Ministries were presented before
Hartland audiences, Tuesday and We'd
nesday evenings OF last week. Both
evenings entertainment, which was got
ten up under the auspices of the Lend a
Hand Club for the benefit OF the public
library and under the direction of Mr..
and Mrs L. Rodenbaugh, were much
better than the usual amateur perform
ance. The first part consisted of solos
sung by negro { p soloists and with sing
ing by the entire chorus of 20 dark-col-
ored individuals gorgeously dressed.
The interlocutor and end men, meantime,
discussing j,kes, fish stories, etc, The
second part of the evenings performance
was opened by a pickaninny act by "a
little coons, followed by grand cakewalk
OF four couples, with Guy G. Fuller as
master OF ceremonies. The following
were the participants: William Evans,
Miss Maud Baker; Harry Linn, Miss
Hazel Williams; S. F. Waldron, Miss
Frances Lancey, and Clyde Furber and
Miss Sadie Hilton of St. Adams. The
last named couple we're the winners in
the first evenings walk, while Mr.. Evans
and Miss Baker were the victorious
! "coons," Wednesday evening.