The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-07
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK
lIaying.

Haying.
! Uncle Sam is getting rather reckless
/ he opened the famous Santiago bottle
and doWned the whole of il before the
Fourth. But he will sober off all right
aud be ready for another bottle before
long.
ready for cutting. 1t has been an eX-
ceptionally good year for things in the
vegetable line.
Miss Ida Keene of Waterville. is visit
ing at =. X. Fuller's for short time.
The V. |. 5. will meet with Mrs. b. f.
! Turner, tomorrow afternoon. The sub
jet is our country, and it is one in which
we are particularly inter, s.ed at the
present time.
The date for the musical at the Baptist
church has been placed on Thursday,
July 18th. The following talent will
appear on the program Geo. Pratt
Maxim of Waterville, who has been en-
gagged rs aecompanist, will also play sew
eral selections on the piano; Mrs. Dun
ton and j. y. Smith of Skowhegan ;
Webb b. Hill of Chicago. These with
others, will render solos, duets, trios
aud quartettes.
Harry Carr is home from Boston on
his summer vacation.
Miss Marion Kilhy of Washington, y.
e, is stopping at Daniel Fields for the
summer.
Hiram NJ. Pattee and Miss Sadie Trench
were united in marriage. last Thursday
morning, ana left immediately for quite
an extended carriage tour. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pattee are very popular young peo-
pie about town and We unite in wishing
them long life aud much happiness.
The boys made life hardly worth the
living, Monday morning. in their endeav-
or to usher the Fourth in in an appro-
pirate manner. 1t seemed to us that it
couldn't have been much past twelve,
when both church bells commenced ring
ing and continued TO ring with various
degrees of vigor until morning. When
the boys learned of the great victory of
Sunday, they were sorry they had not
made more noise. In the morning the
electrics for Skowhegan were crowded
even with two or three special cars run
ming in connection with the regulars,
The remainder of the cay WAS quiet
There were some private fireworks in
the evening. Altogether it WAS glori-
Gus Fourth and splendid day.
Miss Abbie Morrow is visiting her
parents, Llewellyn Morrow and wife.
The office of the Western Union Tele-
graph here has been changed from the
store of j. NJ, Pierce to Danforth d
Browns office. w. F. Brown is the
present operator. Mr.. Pierce served in
the capacity of operator for the past four
years and has won the respect and es-
TEEN of all, and the public cannot Tail to
regret the change which was caused by
his resignation. We hope that the new
operator will keep up the reputation of
the office for prompt and careful work.
J. b. Pierce of Buffalo, n. Y, has
been spending few days in this vicinity,
visiting his sister, Mrs. +. J. Watts, re-
turning to Buffalo, yesterday.
1t looks as though w. NJ. Hobbs and
Mrs. Amanda Sawtele had gone and got
married. William SAYS that it is mis-
take and we have gotten things mixed,
but the town clerks books seem to in
dieate that we are right and the boys
say those fine cigars set out at Pierct's
look like Williams choice. Here's hop
ing they will live to be a thousand and
enjoy life every day.
Miss Carrie Blackwell who has been
on the invalid list for the asst two or
three weeks is again able to ride out
A. F. Dyer is contemplating moving
his family here and occupying rent on
Main st. He has had good trade since
being in town and we are glad that he
contemplates becoming one of our towns
men.
DIR. J. b. Twaddelle went to Augusta
last week, to convey patient to the
insane asylum.
Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Mccain of Houl-
ton are visiting relatives in town.