Show Two Promising Young Americans Ameri-cans Two natives of Maine are just now creating quite a sensation in Europe They are Lillian Norton who was born in Farmington and Frederick L Gower a native of Sedgwick Miss Norton is 24 years old and is the favorite soprano of Paris Her parents removed to Boston when she was 7 years old At the age of seventeen she began musical culture in the Boston conservatory con-servatory where she remained three years She then went to Milan After her Italian course she was engaged by the Grand Opera House at St Petersburg for 1000 for the season The next year her salary was doubled She created a furore in St Petersburg and in Moscow She dined with the Czar and in the imperial family At Paris she is under a three years engagement en-gagement at Sl2000 per year has luxurious apartments a carriage and liveried driver c Her mother moth-er is with her and has invited her father Parson Allen to come over and make them a visit I The engagement of Miss Norton to the Mr Gower above mentioned is now announced Gower has had remarkable fortune He is thirty years of age and is worth 1500000 He made his money mo-ney in the formation of telephone rompanies in Europe He recently sold his English interests for 3500000 He is now a large owner in French companies His father died when he was two years old He and his brother were inducated by Mr AHAbbott of Jfaimington Since his good fortune Gower has made a handsome return to Mr Abbott He visited this country last year and purchased a 825000 house for his mother in Brookline Mass He pnt a 1000 engagement ring on Miss Nortons finger They will soon be married c |