The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-11
CORRESPONDENCE.
So. Norridgewock.
'lenty of rain the past week.

icHlA oI ftlH Tue past week.
Alec Kettle of Boston, was in town.
last Friday.
Miss Hattie Longely was home from
Watervlle over Sunday.
Geo. Holden of Providence, r. l., was
in town over Sunday.
Misses Alice and Elizabeth Nickerson
will accompany their sister, Josie, TO
Augusta, Sunday.
DR.. b. +. Lancaster of Madison. was
in town last Friday. on his way home
from the political convention at Lewis
ton.
Miss Alice f. Danforth visited friends
in Waterville, last week.
Miss Sadie French arrived. Friday
night, from Medtield. Mass, to spend
the summer vacation with her mother,
Mrs. Myra French.
Mrs. Henry Rogers and little daughter
are visiting Mrs. Rogers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Eben Doyen.
Rev b. +. Turner eontemplates at
tending the International Sunday School
Convention in Boston, June % to 26.
Ira Doyen returned Ito his home in
Maiden, Mass, Tuesday morning
Through the kindness of Mark p.
Emery Esq. of Portland, the Baptist
church was recently supplied with a
new pulpit Bible.
Mr.. a. II. Conant went to kents Hill
Tuesday afternoon to attend the gradua-
ting exercises of which class his son is
a member.
Mrs. Edison Clark will attend the
graduating exercises at Fairfield next
week.
Geo. f. )ung of Portland was in
town, Tuesday.
Charles Sawyer went to Boston, Tues
day, on business.
Rev. J. \. Jones will preach the bae-
calaureate sermon, next Sunday morn
Ing, to the graduating class.
Geo. c. Sheldon of North New Port
land was in town, Tuesday.
The band goes to Hayden Lake, Sat
urday to give concert.
Mrs. G. IL. Jewett went to kent's Hill
Tuesday.
Children's day will be observed at the
Baptist church next Sabbath. In the
morning Rev. b. +. Turner will deliver
sermon To The children. aud in the
evening there will be children's Bible
reading, subject, "rhe Gospel Ship"
a cross with the trolly wire, Friday,
burned out three "drops" in the tele-
phone exchange.
There was temperance lecture in
Good Templaf's hall last Thursday
evening by Geo. c. Sheldon Of North
small attendance, but Mr.. Sheldon's
lecture was interesting and to the point.
The graduating exercises will take
place next Monday evening at the Con
gregational church. After the exercises
a reception will be given the graduating
class by the Alumni Association.
A car loaded with finished granite
broke away at Dodlin. last Thursday
afternoon, and ran rapidly down the il
cline to the main track where it was
overturned by the short curve at that
place. The damage amounted TO a short
piece of the track being torn up and
some of the granite injured,
There will be a lawn sociable at the
high school grounds tomorrow evening,
June II. Refreshments consisting of
cake and ice cream will he for sale.
Music will be furnished by the band at
the stand.
Mrs. w. |. Brown of Clinton, has been
visiting in town this week.
The X. of p, worked two ranks in
third degree Tuesda e ening.
Examinations will be held at the high
school this week.
The Grange initiated four candidates
last evening.
The Juniors had a class ride yesterday
afternoon, having Mr.. Perkins large
band wagon and four horses.
A large number of our Good Templars
attended the District Lodge at Skowhe-
hogan, last Friday.
The Grange picni- at Ellis Pond las
Friday was well attended by the patrons
and wound up with a social dance in the
evening.
Mrs. Mary Baker of Lynn, Mass, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Diggles.
Mr.. John Metcalf of North New Port
land, was in town this week
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Remck of Bing-
ham, have been visiting at n. H..
Savage's.
We learn that there will be a social
dance at Ellis Tobey's tomorrow even
ing.
Hilton and Jones house is progressing
finely.
Parties have recently been in town in
the interest of Telephone line to cou-
meet New Sharon, Mercer and Smithtield
with this place Nearly enough stock
has been taken and work will be COM
menced at once on it.
Miss Maria Carr and her friend Miss
Elizabeth Kelley of West Newton, ar
rived home from Boston, Tuesday night
for the summer vacation.
They have 400, 900 cans made up at the
corn shop aud are waiting for tin to
make more. They have gained over
fifty per cent in their acreage this year
over last.
See the new patten 3 Hartford
bicycle in Spaulding's window for the
low price of $50, recently reduced from
$50. If you cannot afford a Columbia
buy Hartford, n splendid wheel for the
money. Notice w. F. Browns add
vertisement.
The V. |. S. meets with Mrs. l..
Brown next week and the subject is
flowers. 1t is suggested that the mem
bers get quotations bearing on the vari-
Gus flowers 10 make it more interesting.
Harry Danforth is the happy posses
SCR of "a Hartford wheel.