The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-25
CORRESPONDENCE
So. NOrridgeMOck.


Longley district. y. A. Withce was
appointed agent by the commissioners.
Much dissatisfaction i expressed bv
our voters IN regard 10 this road. rs il
seems an unnecessary tax to impose
upon US.
Mr. VIM Bracket aud family. O. r.
Hall and family and /. {. Holt and wife
have rented cottage AT Balcy's Island
aud will leave here July g. for three
weeks soiourn at that place.
Roscoe Smith has gone to Berlin. y.
H., TO work for the Berlin Mills CO. IN
their store this summer.
The lumber that was sawed for the
firm OF Jews al Smthfeld IN the winter
OF "a is being shipped from this station
Mr.. a. H. conant left Monday morn
ing for Il business trip in Boston.
Now does the little striped bug ply
his everlasting energy on the squash
and cucumber vines aud the hard shellcd
potato beetle casts his weather eye out
TOR the paris green pail and roosts on
the shady side of the potato top in
sweet content.
Rev. (. Z. Pepper will supply the
pulpit at the Baptist church Sunday.
Johnnie Toe came near having
serious accident while riding on his
wheel last week. He had been coastiug
down Hill aud lost control of the wheel.
which ran into the ditch bending the
front rim out of all resemblance of
wheel
There was band concert at the band
stand last Friday evening. quite a
number of the Skowhegan wheelmen
attended.
Rev. b. +. Turner went TO Boston,
Tuesday, as State delegate to the In
ternational ). 5. Convention.
There is quite a crew at work build
ing a culvert at the place where the
washout occurred last spring on the
railroad.
Miss Agnes Powers graduated at the
Coburn Classical Institute last week,
with honors and viii enter Colby College
this fail.
Gony Russell has purchased the
rockingham houses at the corner.
The band went to Hayden lake, sun
day, and gave a concert.
Miss Harriet Townsend gave a read
ing at the Baptist church, Monday
evening. Music was furnished by the
band. A little over $500 WAS taken
at the door. The proceeds are to be
used for repairs on the church.
Miss Francis Jones finished her school
in the Longley Dist. last Friday. In the
afternoon the pupils with their parents
and friends had very pleasant picnic
supper.
Miss Hattie Longley returned from
| Goburn Classical Institute Waterville,
last week, for the summer vacation.
Last Saturday afternoon our base bah
team. The Norridgewock" went to
Madison, to show them how to play
ball. 1t seems however, that the Madi
son fellows had seen game played
! somewhere and didn't need any show
ing, as the score 10 To in favor of the
! NadisOn's showed. But we are not dis
eouraged, for as this was the first game
of the season. it may prove that
! they were only fOoling.
Mrs. W. |. Brown returned home this
week
The V. |. 5. meets next week with
Mrs 5. X. Fuller Subject. \ Trip to
the North Pole, in charge OF Mrs. 5. Is.
Fuller and Miss Carrie Cleveland.
Saturday morning while the work
car was at the depot, the trolley slipped
off and got tangled up with the tele-
pranh and telenhonp wires The re-
| sult was that three felenhonps in various
parts of the town. were completely
burned out, and two drops in the switch
board reduced to cinders.
". f. Brown has No. |, Kodak
camera for sale for 81 90. 1t takes 100
pictures at one loading and Is lust the
thln% LOT a bicycle camera
Wallace Conant left for Portland,
last week.
Ross Uao0art was hound over 70 the
Soptember fern of court with $1,000
bonds
Some repairs are abeut Tn be made an
! the toll bridge
| Franz, Clark has heep MAKING rau,irs
on his house
Thono 80. ho.,.,. ,hn.da- .h.,.o,
"S!v wa s,, - '''U''''''
mere SUNDAY afternoon.
| NOW Is goOu time 10 ger haSihg
tools ready for business.
! A party of Young ladies attended the
ball game at Madison, saturday.
Nrs II II Wrlch will talta ehargr of
! q. +. Halls store during his absence at
/ Bailev's Island
A. r Sargent snent Sunday at his
home in North New Portland,
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