The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-07-02
South NOrridgewock.
The glorious Fourth is near at har
John Doyen is much improved.

Lewis Randall of Portland, is visiting
friends in town.
viii Sawyer is home from Westbrook
on his summer vacation.
Postmaster NJ. w. Moore of Blackwell.
was in town Sunday visiting friends.
Mrs Caroline Dole has returned from
Jamaica Plain, where She has been yis-
iting her son.
Mrs. Daniel Field is enjoying a visit
from her little nieces from Waterville
Dave Staples put bis shoulder out of
joint while playing ball one evening last
week, which disabled him SO that he
was unable to play in the game last
week
Mr.. and Mrs James Boardman of
Bangor, have been visiting friends in
town the past week
|. T. Bigelow has moved his stock of
goods into the hay barn on depot street
The band and large number of our
citizens went to Skowhegan, Tuesday,
to attend the Republican convention.
Mrs. J. F. Frye gave her Sunday
school class a.lawn tea, Tuesday even
ing, below the village.
Work on the culvert where the wash
out occurred last March, is progressing
finely.
The unlicensed dogs had better keep
out OF sight as the dog constable is
around.
Rev. T. P. Williams of Winslow, was
in town this week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Milton Rogers of Arson,
visited at c. f Veasies last Sunday.
Miss Ella Wheeler of Pennington. is
visiting her brother, William Wheeler.
{. II. Smith of Hartland, is visiting
friends in town this week.
c. l.. Carr and family left yesterday
for two weeks tentng at North pond.
Mr.. and Mrs b. F. Jones went to Bos-
ton this week. After few days of
business in Boston Mr.. Jones will re-
turn home while Mrs. Jones will visit
her brother in New Hampshire.
Master Harry Wheeler has returned
home from Pennington.
The Norridgewock ball team went to
Skowhegan, Saturday afternoon, and
played game with the local team.
Our boys played a good game and had it
not been for the faulty decisions of the
umpire they would have easily won
AS it was the Skowhegans made three
scores on foul that was more than 20
feet outside the line of bases and which
the umpire called fair ball. We like
to see good ball game, but when it is
won by unjust decisions it fails to be
interesting. Score 22-1S in favor of the
Skowhegans.
The V. |. S. will have a lawn party
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noon. Subject, Chicago" by Mrs |
Gould and Mrs. Sarah Brown.
Rev. E. E. Pepper preached at the
Baptist church, Sunday.
Rev. b. F. Turner will arrive home
from Boston today. On his way home
he will attend the Colby commence
ment at Waterville
Miss Carrie Hilton is visiting relatives
in Bangor for few days.
[. B. Walker was in town over sun
day.
G.. S. Jewett was in Boston last week
on business, returning home Monday.
Austie Allen of North Arson, was in
town Sunday, visiting friends.
Fred Wing was in Boston last week.
Misses Susie and Grace Huntoon are
visiting relatives in Mercer.
c. l.. Williams and wife are going up
river this week on fishing trip.
G. C. Wilson of Woodsfords, secretary
Of the Maine Bible Society, spoke at the
congregational church Sunday morning
and at the Baptist church in the even
ng.
Howard Groves is home from Port
and.
Wallace Conant will spend next week
n Someryille. Mass.
Rev and Mrs. G. W. Moore of Har-
peI's Ferry, Va, Miss Lord of Dakota,
md Miss LaGrange of Tennessee, spoke
1t the Congregational church Monday
evening of this week of their work
among the Dakota Indians, The Mount
lin Whites, and The Blacks of the
south Mrs. Moore exempltied the
singing of some of the slave songs as
sung by the negroes while in
There will be no races here the 4th.
a large number attended the Demo-
ratio convention. at Skowhegab, yes
lay.
Geo. Porter was home over Sunday.
Deputy Sheriff Smith seized two bar
els of beer at +. B. Nickerson's yester-
lay morning on a search aud seizure
warrant
{. j. Abbey of Skowhegan Electric
light Co, was in town yesterday fixing
he line wires.
Herbert f. Hale has just received a
etter from the War department in re-
gard to an act of bravery which occurred
n 1865 at Spottsylvania and at this late
lay is likely to be suitably decorated
With the medal of honor. We are glad
o congratulate him.
Frank Clark has had the piazza around
he front of his house newly tloored and
/ very neat ornamental fence placed
around it,
The band gave US some very nice
music at their hall last evening in prep
iration for the 4th w.
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