The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-19
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK

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is located In town.
Miss Pauline Harrington has given up
her school, which will be continued By
Mrs. Fannie Rogers.
Two members were initiated into SOM
erset Rebekan Lodge at their last meet
ing. ~. =
Invitations have beef extended to Mr.
and Mrs. c. l.. Carr, Mr.. aud Mr.. John
/ Spaulding Mrs. John Burgess and Mrs.
George Greenwood TO attend the golden
edding of MIR. and Mrs. Danforth at
No. Arson, next week.
Mrs. Althea Campbell is visiting Mrs.
Daisy ingalls, in Clinton, this week.
The V. |. 5. had very interesting
i meeting with Mrs. Webster Reed. last
i Friday afternoon. The subject VAS
Spain. The next meeting will be with
Mrs. F. w. Spauldiug, Friday afternoon
of next week. The subject will be spain
and Cuba which will admit of consider
able research.
f. W. Wing is making preparations
for trip To Colorado, the first of next
month, for his health.
Mrs. Annie Powers is expected home
soon.
Finando Carr and wife visited in
Pennington, last week.
DIR. Harry Nickerson returned TO his
home In Portland, Saturday, after spend
ing two weeks in town.
Jay NJ. Pierce is TO have a new bicycle.
Mrs Viola Piper Hilton has returned
to Massachusetts to resume teaching in
the same position she formerly occupied,
with increased salary.
Mrs. c. S. Wright has returned from
Livermore Falls. and will take charge of
the Boston Store when Mr.. Wright is out
of town.
The boys of Company E. 2nd regi-
ment. returned from Augusta Saturday
night, not being needed in the service AT
present. Perhaps later their services
will be needed. The boys showed their
Willingness TO serve the country, but
" hen seven hundred thousand volunteer
and only one hundred and twenty-five
Thousand are called, it would naturally
follow that only the lst regiment should
be sent to the front.
Mr.. AID Mrs. Buflam are getting their
furniture nicely arranged in their rent
in Mr.. Frederic's house.
Mosquitoes have arrived in the marshy
places and are presenting their bills with
the usual vigor.
C. II. Hussey & Co. have been shut
down part of the week. waiting for
work. -@r.-zr
Mr.. Dyer commenced moving his
goods into his store, this week, and is
all ready for business.
The following officers have been elect
ed in the V. l. ). for the ensuing year
Mrs. j. w. Hathaway, president; Miss
Sarah Clarke and Miss Emily Danforth,
vice presidents; Mrs. Henry Hussey, sec
rotary; Mrs. j. ID. Ames, assistant secre-
tary; Mrs VIM. Tobey, treasurer.
c. E. Veasie and b. +. Jones have or
gained volunteer fire department.
here are only three or four members at
present but their enthusiasm is not linn
tied by scarcity of numbers. Observing
fire IA little way out of town, one night
recently, they Immediately started their
hook and fire limits rope company only
to find when they arrived on the spot
that it was a brush pile and the limits
had already been established. Next
time they expect to start before the fire
commences so as to be on the spot al
ready for duty.
Richardson's glass blowers are in
town, this week, at Miller's hall.
The Pythian Sisterhood will have a
patriotic supper AT Grange hall. Monday
evening. After the supper high class
entertainment will be furnished. All for
ID cents
There is rumor that the merchants
on the street will play ball with the corr
| . trti1
doubtless be very exciting game and
were it not for the war would probably
draw large crowds from the surrounding
cities.
There will be interesting temperance
lectures ut the Baptist church, both this
and tomorrow evenings. Full particu
lars can be had by consulting the small
bills about town.
The following orders for Memoria
Sunday and Memorial day have been Is
sud:
Headquarters Bates Post, No. IS. !
q. A. X. J
Gen. Order No. |.
Memorial sunday will he observed n
So. Norridgewoek, May %, 1898. Ordel
of exercises: Post will meet at q. A. X
hall at $50 a. m, and march to the Con
gregational church, where will be de-
livrred the Memorial sermon by Rev. J
A. Jones. Per order,
+. c. D0YEN, Com.
II. II. Cross, Adj.
Headquarters Bates Post. No, Is, /
q. A. r. J.
Gen. Order. No. 2
Memorial day will be observed at So
Norridgewock, Monday. MAY 30, ISIS
under the auspices of Bates Post, NJ
IS, G. A. r. Order of exercises Tn,
procession will meet at G. A. X. hall a
9 "A. m. and march to the Congregations
church, where will be delivered the Ne
moria address by Rev. h. +. Turner
We earnestly appeal 10 all the old sol
diers and sailors, with their sons ant
daughters, and 10 the school children
also to the civic orders and To all citizen,
of this town to be present on this na
tional event, and exchange greeting,
with us and over the gray of every sol
der let flowers be strewn, and the tlae
he fought for wave as a token that ht
died not in vain. Per order.
+. c. DOYEN, Com.
II. II. Cross, Adj.
800. Reward, 800.
The readers of this paper will be pleas
ed to learn that there is at least one dread