The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-22
SOUTH NoRRIDGEwOCK.

The V. | S. will meet to morrow after
noon with Mrs. Henry Sawyer, the sub
ect will be Christmas.
There will be an entertainment at the
Congregational church. Saturday even
ing, in which Santa Claus and his wife
will figure largely. 1t seems that "Old
Santa" has been in receipt of many letters
this year as to the wants of the little folks
and folks that are not so little and has
been getting up an everlasting hustle to
make them all pleased and if you want to
see the results of his efforts you can
surely do so at the Congregational church,
next Saturday evening There will be
cake and ice-cream. On Sunday even
ing there will be a Christmas concert, also
in the church, to which all are invited.
Charles Sawyer has gone to Halls
Quarry to work on long job He left
here Tuesday afternoon.
There will be the usual supper at the
Rebekah hall. tomorrow evening, accom-
panied by a nice Christmas entertainment
and Christmas tree for the children.
Stanley and Russell have commenced
to cut the ice for their ice house and have
got large field scraped. The cakes will
be drawn into the house by horse power
up an incline directly from the river in
very convenient way and the ice will be
scraped free from the snow making 1t
keep much better. They have already
made arrangements to supply nearly all
the ice that will be used in the village and
it will be great convenience to all.
Charles and Horace Jones have con-
tracted to put in the creamery ice, this
year, and will commence Immediately:
Luke Woodland is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fuller accompa-
MED the remains of Mrs Main, Mrs.
Fuller's mother. to Foxboro, Mass, last
They will spend few days in Pawtucket,
X. l., before returning.
The Somerset grange will have
supper at their hall, this evening.
The schools in town closed, last night,
for the remainder of the week in order to
give the teachers and scholars few days
holiday in Christmas week.
Mrs. Frank Wade is spending few
weeks with her brother in Woburn, Mass.
The Women's Relief Corps met last
week. Tuesday afternoon, with Mrs.
Electa Tobey the next meeting will be
with Mrs. Helen Pierce on the 27th of
December.
1t is expected that Ray Longley will
either get a discharge or be sent home on
sick leave from Georgia, soon as his
health don't improve any there.
Ice is being cut the earliest this year of
any time for number of seasons. Last
year at this time the ice went entirely out
for one day and then the river closed up
again but it was qlite long time before
they could cut any ice and then the
quality wasn't nearly as good as they are
now cutting.
James ingalls, of Bangor, was in town
over Sunday, visiting old acquaintances.
Aura Gilman is still on the sick list and
is troubled by water gathering under one
of her lungs.
Mrs. Maddock's sister, Mrs. ]. A.
Boynton of Rindge, N. H, whom she
has been caring for the past few months,
died last Sunday of consumption.
Some of our people attended the play
1.-THE Country Merchant t Skowhegan,
last Saturday evening.
Mrs w. F. Brown, who was injured
by fall last week, is gaining slowly but
is still very lame.
Miss Neva Johnson is expected home
from Massachusetts, next Saturday after
noon.
The boys cleared the snow off the ice
on the mill pond and have had some
lively games of polo this week.
Dores Carleton and friend are expect
ed home, Saturday, on visit.
Mrs. P. c. Shorey left last week. to
visit her daughter, Mrs Grace Folsom in
Marlboro, Mass.
The Norrdgewock chorus is progress
ing finely on their new pieces, which will
be sung at the festival next year.
The Christmas entertainment at the
Baptist church, Saturday evening, will
be opened with selection by the choir
followed by songs and recitations by the
members of the different Sunday school
classes. feature of the evening will
be an interesting pantomine. Solo
selections are expected from j. E. Baker,
Miss Lizzie Nickerson and Miss Neva
johnson. After the entertainment will
come the tree.
Axes and crOSS-Cut saws at