The Somerset reporter., 1908-03-05
TOWN and VICINITY

full line OF fyroSraphy sets anu
supplies at Bucknam's.
Miss Laura B. Coombs of Bangor
is passing the week in town as the
guest of Miss Hannah r. Page.
Birger c. Rosentwist, Swedish con-
sui at the port of Boston, arrived
this morning. He will be the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Gledhill at
East Madison for the next few days.
Golden Rod Branch of the Inter
national Sunshine Society will meet
with Mrs. Nathan McQuillan on
Madison avenue, next Wednesday
afternoon, March IL, at two O'Clock.
The members of Russell Relief
Corps will serve one of their fish
chowder, and baked bean dinners,
town meeting day, March 9th, in
Grand Army hall. A generous pa
tronage is solicited.
Chas. ID. Sayward, who was elected
an alderman, on the Republican
ticket, at the city election in Water
vile, last Monday, was formerly a
resident of this place, son of the late
Joseph D. Sayward.
Harrison d. Barrett of Washington,
D. c., arrived here this week, on his
wav to his former home in Canaan,
where he is to make brief visit with
relatives. We have the promise
from Mr.. Barrett of an article from
mis- pen under the title "Human Ma
ture," which will appear in our col
umns in an early issue.
Chas. l.. Burrill, chairman of the
entertainment committee of the Bos-
ton Y. NJ. G. A, in speaking of the
lecture, sin the Footsteps of Cortes, .
to be given in Weston hall next Tues
day evening, says; "rhe pictures
were the most artistic ever shown il
our hall, and the subject matter was
made deeply interesting.
The w. c. T. L. will hold Mothers
Meeting next Tuesday evening ir
Grand Army hall at three o'clock
The program will be as follows:
Paper, 1.-THE Ideal Home" Mrs. Annf
Merrill; Chow shall we Train oul
Children to Become Good Home
Makers" Mrs. Paddock; The Crusade
against Patent Medicines" Mrs Lois
Patten. Music will be furnished by
the Ladies' Quartet. Entertainment
for the children will be provided as
usual, and a cordial invitation is eX
tended to the ladies of the town tC
attend
George r. Merriam, son of Rev
and Mrs. Geo Merriam of this place
has received the appointment o
secre tary for the association of Boys
Clubs in the city of Portland. The
Boys Clubs are sometimes spoken o.
as the Junior Departm of the
Young Mems Christian Association
We have one in Skowhegan and they
have been formed or are being form
ed in all the principal places in the
state. There are several such clubs
in Portland and the work has reached
the point where the people of that
city found it necessary to have &
secretary to give his entire time tC
the work. Mr.. Merriam commenced
his duties last Monday.
Herman G. Page of Des Moines
Iowa, arrived here Friday of last
week. and remained uutil Monday as
the guest of his cousin, Ira w. Page
Jr. The gentleman first named is the
son of Henry B. Page, who formerly
lived in Harmony in this county, and
who went to the West from that town
about % years ago. Mr.. Herman
Page is employed by jewelry man
ufacturing concern in Des Moines and
was called to the East on business for
them, this giving him an opportunity
to visit Maine for the first time and
to look up his relatives i'll this sec
ton. Mr.. Ira Page, Jr, accompanied
his cousin to Hartland and Bangor
on Monday, to see members of the
Page family in those places.
The whist party held in Convent
hall Monday evening under the aus
pices of the recently organized Sew
ing Circle of st. Mary's parish was
largely attended. The storm of
course kept many away who other
wise would have attended, but as it
was 80 tables were filed. At the
close of play refreshments were serv-
ed. First prize for the gentlemen, a
boys suit of clothes was won by
Wallace Lewis. First prize for the
ladies', pair of slippers, was won by
Miss Lucy Poulin. The second gentle
mems prize went to Ned Breton, "A
pair of slippers. For the ladies sec
ond honors we're won by Miss Flora
Cariveau, a pair of silk stockings.
The mems consolation prize, one half
dozen cans of corn, was won by Viii
liam Bolgier and the consolation
prize for the ladies' was won by Miss
Nellie Morrisette, China cup and
saucer. The affair was well managed
and proved to be most pleasant oc-
casion. The affair was for raising
funds for the poor of St. Mary's parish
and over $50 was realized for this
purpose The committee were Miss