The Somerset reporter., 1898-06-30
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK

This has been Eaton week.
4th Of July, Monday. Where are you
going 70 spend Il?
Nearly all the farmer. are making
preparations to commence hayinP, uext
tuesday.
It looks a. though We were gong to
have the biggest hay crop to- years.
The large smoke stack at the corn
shop was raised last week. Monday all
the machinery shafting, etc was taken
out and work has been commenced re-
arranging it, the new plans contemplate
doubling the capacity Of the shop b.
putting in duplicate line OF machinery
which will give them a maximum capac-
| ity of 80. 900 cans per day. The new
lao horse power boiler has been flled
with water and slow FIRE viii be started
under it to season the brck work.
Amos Eaton returned home Monday
Maud Turner has a new bicycle and
has already learned TO ride.
There we're parties at beas.e's Monday
demonst ating the working Of the new
Insurance Napor Stove We have
always had the notion that gasolene was
a substance which would explode when
it came in contact with FIRE out We were
shown our error when this party used a
lighted torch to stir a whole gallon can
filed with it, and other things which
were equally startling bur which he
seemed to take as matter OF course.
David Staples, Forrest Hussey, Ray
| Longley and Walter Pierce are spend
ing the week in Frederic cottage North
Pond
II. F. Eaton is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cony Russell during his stay with
US.
| Childrens' day was observed at the
Baptist church last sunday by sermon
in the morning and concert by the
children in the evening, all of which
passed off very pleasantly.
Work on the hall in the odd Fellows
building which is to be occupied by the
Knights of Pythias and the Patrons of
Husbandry is progressing rapidly.
The Somerset Railroad has been
doing big job on the wooden bridge
which crosses the Kennebec at this
place 1t has been almost entirely new
timbered. and a new roof has been put
on and painted, making it now in first
class condition.
Miss Maria Carr and TWO lady friends
from Boston, arrived here. Tuesday. for
their summer vacation. This week the
family are at their cottage at North
| Pond.
DR.. Edwards has got nicely located in
his rent on Mechanic street. He will be
connected by telephone with the local
exchange.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Turner attended
the commencement at Colby, this week
Fred and George Jewett were home q
few days of last week.
Children's day will be observed at the
Congregational church, next sunday.
The V. |. 5. will meet, tomorrow. with
Mrs. Daniel Field. The subject is Scot
land and Scottish authors.
Mr.. Eaton expects to leave, today, fol
his home in North Dakota.
The reception and band concert giver
in honor to Mr.. Eaton, last Thursday
evening, was n great success. Mr.. Rus
sells house was very prettily decorated
with japanese lanterns. and a profusio1
of flowers inside made it even more thar
usually inviting. 1t was here for the
first time we had the pleasure of meeting
with Mr.. Eaton of whom we had hearc
so much and all our preconceiyed notion.
a. regard to him were dispened. lnsteaC
of a rather slick portly man, which oul
Imagination had coniured up, we saw 5
man of perhaps so years, tall, with 1
slight stoop, strong features and kind
ly face, one of which you could believe
would teach. As one Of his former pupils
expressed it, common sense. Mr.. Eatoi
did great work here aud the peopl,
appreciate it. Long may he live.