The Somerset reporter., 1891-04-09

ooutn NorridgeWock
About 80 members Of our | O. .. +
vent 10 Madison last Thursday night ~
special train, to Join with the lodge In
tast place 81 the opening snd dedication
If their new hail.
Miss Annie Jones ws- in town last week
making little iiyiug visit on her friends
nere. The members uf the order OF Good
remplars were pleased to see once more
4; their lodge meeting Thursday evening.
Last Saturday night wss spent by our
ss1ug people in Teasing ami pleasure a.
.ae nrst gathering of the season OF any
-izs at the Qlinnebs.set. The occasion
Va al entertsinmeHt sud supper given
oY the y W olIb, which bring 10
terpreie1 means a sriety If things "a. In
default of better translation ypd might
Name 1t What u Please This clab
includes in its membership a1ou, twenty
young men. and " lii 81 many IF the L.
dies to help, they MADE hing. quite lively
At the hotel for about TIE space OF dive
hours. The program for en.ertainment
consisted Of songs, Rotations AMI imper-
sensations. The songs were well prepared
and nicely rendered. Jim Lsnt's Last
Messsge" by Mr.. George Nugent, was a
line bit of recitsti n aud more than
worthy the applause ii earned. MI.
Haynes took his audience by storm when
ne shook his ambrosiai curls. and talked
about his neighbors a. thu sewing circle. .
A fter the entertainment various smuse-
nents we're invented or found ready made
for the plea sure of the company until sup
per was announced. This part of the ey-
ening's program was urquestionasl7 ex-
celeut sud justice was done to the same,
said justice being capital punishment
without repreTe. After little social
discussion on the merits of the evening
entertainment. 10 which discussion al
were in favor of voting many happy re.
turns of the same, We sll went home. hsie
good night" by the one who had hsie
u good evening" few hours EARLIER
the genial host Of Hotel Quiunebssset.
We visa him a prosperous season this
summer, and We cannot wish 5nrselye
much better pleasure than few more eY-
euings during the season like last Ss,ur
day evening.
bennett, the reader. is coming. He
will give an entertainment at the BsptiS'
church next W eduesiay evening. Every
one should hear Mr.. Dennett. He will hf
assisted by local tslent. Tickets ctn 1e
procured in advance q. the post office.
The first Of April was noticed aud Oh
served with the usual s3le mnities. SeT
eral Of our prominent citiZ.ns made fran
tic eT>rts to secure pieces Of mougy inst
could not be induced to let g of tie sidt
walk. Some OF the boarsers at one OF
onr hotels we're yiclimzsd BY feil1w
posrder. who is supposed to have a"plll'
with the coos, - hat they We're regaied
with cotton batting rolls. But eyeryons
was 50 coed insured AM the fun was FL
so harmless, that even the Pools Ter"
himself, il he had been ia town that day
would probably stacked his club up beside
some tuiliing and forI2t bis business for
the time being.
All the traders are regarding the com
iug spring and summer SIS one of promls-
neS rosperity.
The store formerly occupied by A. o
Frederic Is being renovated aud fitted fol-
A coat shop to be occupied by S. f. M
gent.
The ladies' missionary meeting of the
Baptist society met with Mrs Charles
Hussey last Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. ard Mrs F C Holt started for Bos.
ton last Monday morning. They are ex-
pec'ei tn return this evening. Mr. Geo
Carlton is at Monmouth where he has al
excellent position in the coat shop there.
An alarm of tre was siyen last Monday
forenoon ST. about 10 80. A large member
Of people gathered and the Are was found
to be in the roof of the paiut shop. 1,
was speedily extineu sed with but little
exsrtion, not having gained much of g
start. The damage WA very slight
Now II the fire hsd csught in the nigh
and if the wind had been in the right d
rec lon, We should have had no business
street to speak of, left. What is the mat
ter with getting some kind OF a IRE ex,in
guisherf II 1t is nothing more than
hand tub We ought TO have something t,
protect our property.
Bates Post, G A Ii hell their silver an
niversary in Miller's hall last Monis'
night. The hall was crowded and the ex
ercises were ve.y excellent and worthy o
commentator. Aliens orchestra furnish
ed music also singing class led by NJ
Conant gave some very fine selections. o
the literary exercises reading by Mr.
c Doyen was pertinent to the occasion AN
well listened to. Mrs Jennie Tobey rea
a short history of the Relief Corps. tn
gen eral orders from head quarters wer
read at 80 by the adjutant.