The Somerset reporter., 1895-11-07
CORRESPONDENCE.
So. Norridgewock.
Wm. Bracket was home last week.

few days last week.
Misses Eta and Bessie Danforth are
visiting friends in Fairfield and Water
vile.
Misses Jennie and Alice Townsend
and Ralph Leayitt of Wateryille visited
in town last week
Mr.. Charles Sawtelle of Sidney visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Sawtelle
last week.
The evening school under the in
struction of Prof. c. w. Pierce COM
menced Monday evening, with good
attendance.
The Christian Endeavor Convention
held mt Skowhegan, Tuesday of last
week was attended by quite number
of members from this place.
Mr.. w. Z. Perkins is home from Bos-
ton, where he went last week with a car
load of horses.
Mrs. Towle has returned from Water
Vile and is again at DR.. Tappan's S.
w. B. Lougley has purchased a new
horse.
Mrs. X. 2. Gardner who has been
visiting at s. X. Fuller's the past week
will return to her home Tuesday
Miss Edith Powers is at home from
Massachusetts on a short vacation.
Miss Hattie Longley is soon to go to
WaterVille where she will attend the
Coburn Classical Institute.
f. &. Danforth has been increasing
his water supply by laying about a
thousand feet of pipe from brook on
the hill to the wells which he has been
using to supply his greenhouse with the
necessary moisture. These wells have
until this season furnished all the water
necessary, but for the past few weeks
have failed to meet the demand made
upon them.
Miss Agnes Powers who is attending
the Classical Institute at Waterville is at
home on a weeks vacation.
Harry Simmons is clerking in +. W.
Spauldings drug store.
The water in the kennebec commen-
ced to rise SAT- rday and Monday had
risen more than Is inches.
Lebanon Lodge l16 F. and A. NJ. had
an installation and supper Saturday
night. Installation ceremonies We're
performed by Past District Deputy
Grand Master Harry Powers, assisted
by Installing Marshall II. f. Hale. APP
propriate music was furnished 10y
Maloney's orchestra the programme was
as follows: Music; installing of Master
Chas. Gridler; music; installing of ST..
Warden, Geo. Carr; Jr Warden, Chas.
Moore; Treas. +. G.. Danforth ST Deacon
Hiram Pattee; Jr. Deacon, Chas. Ward ;
music; installing Chaplain Rev. j, A.
Jones; Marshall, Chas. Farrand; ST..
Stewart, W. NJ. Murphy; Jr. Steward,
Eben Miller; Tyler, Stewart Wing; Sec,
II. {. Powers; music. The installing
officer paid Treasurer f. G.. DanfCrth a
nice compliment when he said instead
of repeating the charge to him that he
had been there SO many times and the
brothers placed so much confidence in
him that he considered it unnecessary
to instruct him.. After the nstala-
tion an excellent baked bean supper was
served down stairs to about $50 masons
and invited guests. After supper few
remarks were made by the Chaplain,
Rev. j. A, Jones. and Sr. Steward, w. Nj. .
Murphy gave defamation, closing
with usic by the orchestra.
About 9 o'clock Monday morning an
alarm of fire was sounded which proved
to be in the tenement on Main ST.
owned by W. f. Perkins and occupied
by Mr.. Weber, In few minutes a
large crowd had gathered with pals,
ladders, axes, crowbars, etc. Holes
were soon cut in the roof SO that water
could be easily thrown on the fire and
in very short time it had disappeared.
The fire caught around the chimney
which had burned out earlier in the
morning. Had this occurred in the
night the house most likely would have
been burned together with Mr.. Porter's,
which is very near.
Sheriff f. P. Viles was in town yester-
day.
Misses Nettie and Lottie Moore of
Madison, are the guests Of c. L. Neasie.
Wednesday and Thursday they will at
tend the Teachers Convention.
The following are the elected officers
of Old Point Lodge, |. o. &. T., for the
ensuing quarter: {. T., f. C. Holt; V.
T., Lila Carr; Chap, {. II. Fuller; Mar,
j. ID. lockwood; Sec. B. l.. Frederic :;
+. s., Harry Dcveroux; Treas, Howard
Woodmau; Sen, NJ. {. Holt; g., John
Lunt; ). j. T., Annie Jones.
VIII Sawyer is at home from Bangor
for a short time.
The town road by +. A Hiltons down
across the railroad track which has not
been used tor years is being reopened
and will cross he track near the end of
Farrand's Coal Shed. e-e
Vim. Hobbs & Son have put in COM
bination hot air and water heater under
their store and will heat their store and
house and {. A. Harriugton's office With
it.
Mrs. +. A. Hilton, Miss Carrie Hilton
and Miss Lila Carr spent yesterday in
Waterville.
The meeting Of the Y. /. :. is postpon-
ed from tomorrow until next week FRI
day. with Mrs. o. +. Hall, subject "Cur-
rent Events"
Mr.. and Mrs. O. +. Hall visited his
mother, Mis-. +. W. Hall at West New
Portland, Sunday returning Monday.
Teachers Institute here today and to.
morrow.
Miss Mabel Lunt was given surprise
party Monday night.
j, :. Harris has finished work in the
creamery and accepted a position in
Portland. Geo Lunt is at work there at
present.
The scholars from the Congregational
Sunday school gave Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Hale surprise party last Friday night,
very pleasant evening was passed and
nice treat Of bananas, grapes aud apples
was furnished. Mrs. Hale aud her sister,
Mrs Rogers, We're both presented with
pretty hand painted plates decorated
with white ribbon.