The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-18
CORRESPONDENCE.
So. NorridgeWock
schools closed Friday.

Mrs. Wm. Tenuev and her daughter
Miss Bessie, returned 10 their home in
RoXbury, Mass, Friday morning.
Ross Haggett was arrested last Thurs
day, for breaking into the Quinnebassett
and stealing cigars, the property of +. p.
King. Friday morning however found
young Haggett among the missing, he
having left during the night.
j. J, Lane of Waterville. was in town
Tuesday.
e. f. Yeasie and F. c. Holt attended
the Democratic Dist. Convention, at
Waterville, Tuesday.
DR.. j. d. Ames had as mashup Tues
day morning. His team was standing in
front of his store and he and his wife
were getting in when a runaway team
struch the hind wheel of their carriage
and turned them completely around de-
molishing the wheel and bending the
axle. The other team, rag peddler's
wagon. also had thill broken and "A few
minor damages. No one was injured.
Mr. A. II. Moore cut his foot quite
badly Tuesday. while at work in the
woods cutting cedar.
Mrs. Eva Burke spent Saturday and
Sunday ut her home in Bingham.
The Y. |. :. meets with Mrs. l.. Brown
tomorrow. The subject is flower day.
Quotations about various flowers are re-
questrd. The meeting will be in charge
Of Miss Mary Page and Mrs. Charles
Warren.
John Wentworth was at Waterville,
Tuesday the day of the Democratic
Dist. Convention.
NJ p;arao had sa,,o ,4o.,o1z olo,
Monday evening. Mr.. Pierce soon dis
covered his loss and who the guilty
party was and the matter has been
quietly settled.
The base ball boys will play with the
Madison nine 1T Madison. Saturday.
The graduating exercises of the Nor
ridgeWoe High school occurred Mon
day evening. at the Congregational
church. Music was furnished by Ken
dall's orchestra. The following pro-
granme was carried out by the fifteen
graduates; Music; prayer by Rev. b.
+. Turner; music; essay, British Policy
and American Popular Prejudice, Saluta-
tory, Clarence Harry Tompkius; essay,
Status and Future of the Woman
Suffrage Movement, Florence Alberta
Carr; essay, aread Volumes, Edith
Reed Jones; essay, Trines, Louie May
Walton essay, Our Country's Great
ness, Elmer Gage Bates; music; essay,
Farm Life, Elizabeth Adams Walker;
essay, Ambition, Dora Belle Works :;
essay, Superstitions of Today, Jessie
Maud Miller; essay, Foundations, Susie
NJ. Huntoon; essay, The Venezuelan
Crisis, Edward Everett Head music :;
essay. Self-help, Elva Mae Brown: essay,
Shall Cuba be Free? Walter Henry
Hight; history. Mabel Hortense Wells;
prophecy. Ellen Merida Emmons; Vale
dctory, Lloyd Obed Powers music,
singing Glass Ode; comforting of Di-
plomas; Benediction by Rev. j. A.
Jones. The church was prettily deco
rated with plants and the class cOors,
pink and white, and the motto in pink
and white letters, "0ut of the Harbor
into the Sea held a conspicuous place
ON the wall After the graduating eX-
ereises the Alumni Association held "A
reception in honor of the graduating
class in the vestry, which was also deco
rated with ferns and flowers. Refresh
ments of ice cream and cake were served
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hussey attended
the graduating exercises at kent's Hill.
last week.
| AlIS. II. L. MdhuuNhS anu GIdHu
daughter, Miss Jennie Harris arrived
from New Brunswick, New Jersey
Thursday to spend the summer here.
The band went to Hayden Lake, Sat
urday and gave a concert.
The intermediate and primary schools
had picnic on Sunset hill. last Friday
afternoon.
Miss Jennie Harris lost her school pin
last week. The finder can leave the
same with DR. w. f. Brown.
Horace Elliott and wife of Athens.
have been spending few days in town.
Mrs. jenkins has gone to Mass, for a
long visit and leaves some pleasant
rooms to rent.
Some of our young ladies will attend
the ball game at Madison, Saturday.
Wallace Conant will leave today for
two months in Portland, where he will
continue his musical studies and later
will 90 to Boston for the same purpose.
The lawn party last Friday evening,
at the High school ground, was well
attended although they were disappOint-
ed in not having a band concert. A
general good time was enjoyed. Ice
cream and cake were sold.
There will be an entertainment at the
Baptist church, Monday evening, by
Miss Townsend of Wateryille, popular
elOcutionist.
c. 5. Deuprey of Boston, has been
visiting at b. l.. Frederics.
There will be an ice cream soeiable at
the Langley school house, tomorrow
evening, in honor of the last day of the
term. Miss Frances Jones is the teacher
in this district.
Henry .Hussey has returned from
kents Hill.
=. S. Watts started on quite an ex.
tensive bicycle trip, yesterday, and will
visit Pennington, Mechanic Falls and
other places.
Deputy Sheriff Smith arrived last
night from Augusta, with Ross Haggett.
Mr.. Chas. Whiting of the north side
has been quite sick with heart trouble.
While standing in front of their store,
yesterday morning, Hobbs team became
| frightened at the train and ran down
Main ST., colliding with two stone posts
! in front of Hussey Il Conant's shop.
badly smashing the wagon and slightly
/ injuring the horse.
| w +. Brown wishes to announce that
the No. Hartford ladies bicycle recent
! ly reduced from $50 to 500, is again
| advanced m $50 The nroSpppt is that