The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-10-28
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1 ITEMS OF INTEREST |
: Taken From the
I SkOwhegan Clarion
! OF FIFTY YEARS AGO |

Feb. IL 1870-The Masquerade Ball
last night, despite the snow and
blocked roads. was. for the country
a brilliant affair, rejecting much
credit upon the leaders of the enter
prise as well as the taste and skill of
the maskers. The hall had been ar
ranged so as to seat three hundred,
and one row OF seats around the hall
and the gallery gave room for spec
tators which was we'll filled. Had the
travelling been barely possible. instead
of thoroughly blocked with snow, the
crowd would have been immense.
The maskers came in at eight and one
half o'clock. the ladies at one door
and the gentlemen at the other, Mr..
Phillips announcing the characters as
they came in. The following are the
characters and the names of the la
dies representing them: Sunshine
Miss Ella M. Parlin; Indian Princess,
Miss Charlotte A. Bell; Spanish Lady
Mrs. ]. v. Owen, Gardiner; Ice Witch,
Mrs. ]. w. Bailey; Russian Lady Miss
Sylvia p. Kelley; Domino, Mrs. T. H
Howard; Black Nun, Mrs w. Fl. Full
er; French Dancing Girl, Mrs. D. G.
White; Pheasant Girl. Mrs. C. c.
Grant; Ball dress, Mrs. VIM Tucker;
French Dancing Girl, Vesta A. Keif;
Twin Sisters, Misses Annie Frost and
Lillian Garland; Highland Lass, Miss
ZelDha Hall; Ball costume. Miss A. E.
Shattuck; Queen of Hearts, Miss Han
nah Magoon; Daughter of the Regi-
ment, Mrs. l.. A. Phillips; Shepherd
ess, Miss Ella Stevens; Folly, Mrs. G.
w. Lake; Snow Flake, Miss Lizzie
Somes, Gardiner; Tambourine Girl
Miss Jennie L. Allen, Russian Noble
man, Miss Julia M. Clark. Lynn
Mass; Princess, Miss Carrie E. Allen
Pop corn. Miss PAMELA C. Hartwell !;
Bohemian Girl Emma Philbrick; Red
White and Blue, Annie Dealey; Tam
BOURNE Girl, Mrs. H. G. Barr; Turkish
Lady, Miss Nellie A. Norris; Gypsy
Fortune Teller, Miss Ruth R. Knowles
Augusta 30 Peep, Miss Mary Hale
Dancing Girl, Miss Sarah Spaulding
Queen of Diamonds, Miss Wilson, Bos-
ton; --- -, Mrs. K. A. Rob
bins; Black Domino. Clara A. Haines
India Prince, Mrs. G. A. Barnard +;
Charles LIST, Mrs. A. c. Lincoln, Port
land Domino, Mrs. w. H. Hapgood.
The following are the names of the
gentlemen: Baron Pollnitz, DR.. Brad
ford; Mexican Senior, A S. Emery;
Foreman, B. S. Flagg; Delegates from
the Ecumenical Council, w. H. Fuller
and Chas. w. Parlin; Count de Paris,
j. E. Phillips; Turkish Prince, j. V.
Owen, Gardiner; King Phillip, E. B
Curtis; Country Cousin. M. Lawley;
Gentleman from Brittany. w F. Ba-
ker; Spanish Cavalier. F. r. Buck ;
Saint Katy, ]. F. Pierce, Augusta |,
Spanish Cavalier. d. G. White; Shoe
Fly, c. N. Hamlen, Augusta; Spanish
Page, Frank Brewster; 'Phat Boy,
H. C. Lewis. Portland; Domino. c. H
Starbird; Ghost, John Smith, Hallow-
ell; John Smith is no ghost) Base
ball, left field, c. A. Ross; Domino, l..
F. Young BARRIERS pole, Frank Crow
ell; U. S. Navy, A. B. Simons, Ken
dalls Mills Knight. L. B. Hale; No
name, Frank T. Hobbs, --- --;;
Song and Dance Fred Holt; Don Car
los. VIM. Rich; U. 8. Navy, j. F. Dea-
ley, Kendalls Mills; Clown. w. F. Ar
mold; Old American Clown, Fred
Wharf,; Grand Turk. w. Abbott ;
Moorish costume d. j. Atwood, Bos-
ton; Red Domino, Chas. Nichols, Bath ;
Don Pedro, John Baker, Augusta; Red
Domino. Frank Davis, Augusta; iona
than from the Country, c. c. Grant /;
Caucasian Prince. DR.. Haynes; Span
ish Cavalier. G. A. Barnard; Caucas-
sian Prince. VIM. Tucker; Grand Duke
of Tuscany, c. A. F. Emery: Zouave,
f. C. Low, Kendalls Mills; Spanish
Cavalier. Geo. E. Goodwin: Pink Dom
inc. Geo. l.. Nay. Monkey. John Smith
Jones.
Feb. IS, 1S70-Married in Athens
18th instant. by Rev. B. Tappan OF
Norridgewock, Mr.. Oliver II. Case to
Mrs. Amanda Morgan Of Cornville.
Feb. Is. 1S70-Approaching Skowhe-
gan on the train. one OF the first
among many others that attracts our
attention Is the very tall chimney OF
Messrs vosmus and Bachelor ut the
Eddy. They are doing one OF the most
extensive wool pickings and pelt tan
ming business In the State. Mr.. Nos-
mus In most favorably known as
wool dealer Of many years and has
been SO fair In his transactions that
he has host OF friends among the