The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-10-06

ne weather so far In October has been
very mild and everybody has be- n COM
planning Of the heat. but reckon We will
sing a different song before sprink.
Mrs. Edison Clark is in town visiting
T. H. Spear of the Western Union was
in town, Monday.
A new telegraph Office has been estab-
lished at Dodn by the Somerset railroad
and 1t will prove OF great convenience to
them IN the granite business.
Watts was shut down a few DAYS on &C.
count OF the death OF one Of the partners
of the firm in Boston for whom he IS
working at present.
Mrs. c. H. Fuller and her mother, Mrs.
Main returned from Pastucket, K. last
week, Thursday.
Most oil the boys, who came up to at
tend the funeral of their comrade, Forrest
Hussey, have returned to Augusta.
Charles Nye is living in W [. Perkins
house.
Mrs c. S. Wright goes to Livermore,
this week, to take charge Of the store
there for few weeks.
The new firm OF millners are about
ready for business, the name OF the firm
is "Stevens & Jones'. We wish them
success in their undertaking.
There was a Masonic installation and
supper at the hall OF Lebanon lodge, last
Saturday evening, at which the brothers
enjoyed a good time as usual on such oc.
casions. The following is the list of the
| officers installed tor Lebanon lodge, No.
II6. F. & A. NJ: w. NJ, G O. Carr !;
S W., { T. Veasie J. W., ( s. Miller
Treas, F. G. Danforth Sec'y., Chas. A.
Ward; S D., Z. w. Gilman; J. D., A.
Whlcomb, IT.; S. S c. a. Whiting;
S., c. H. Morton Marshall, c. w. Far
rand Tyler, H. NJ. Walker.
Some Of our people attended the fair at
Mercer, yesterday.
! The Skowhegan and Norridgewock
electric road have been fixing the bridge
across the mill stream on Main street
putting in new stringers and newly plank.
ing the part where the road crosses.
This work has been needed for some time
as the old planking was very rotten and
made the bridge dangerous should a team
happen 10 drive over that side.
Mrs. c. A Harrington and daughter,
Miss Pauline, leave this week for their
new home in Massachusetts. Their many
/ friends feel sorry that they have decided
to leave our pleasant village.
Mrs. A. b, Bailey and son Ralph, have
moved to Waterville, to live.
Miss Louise Twaddle of Wateryille,
has been in town during the past week.
The work of labelling and wrapping,
j putting the cans into the cases and ship
ping the cases goes merrily on at the corn
/ shop but there is still a big pile waiting
the operation.
Repairs have been made on the plat
form at the Somerset X. X. station, this
week
Chas. Sawyer OF Providence. r. l., is
spending his vacation in town He is a
former Norridgewock boy.
F. J. Watts has been having repairs
done on his house.
The high school is reported to be get.
ting along finely as well as the other
schools in town.
That new piece of sidewalk is a dandy,
all the trouble there is to be found with il
is that we wish there were more Of il
about town.
The New England Telephone Co, are
soon to extead their metallic circuit to
this place, the booth will be in o. F
i Halls iewelry store. Work will be COM
menced on their line within week or so,
this will give us a direct long distance
connection with all the leading places in
New England.