The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-22
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK.

ing the NOfmal sCnOOl.
Chester Smith is expected home this
week, from Berlin Mi's. N. H., where he
has bet n attending school for the past
year
Mr. Carleton, one of our market gar
deners has peas that lock as though they'd
be ripe in week, and has lots of them.
1t looks as though he would capture the
market this year.
Chdren's Sunday will be observed in
the churches next Sunday. In the
Baptist church there vii be a sermon 10
the children at the usual time 10 30 a m
after which will follow Sunday school as
usual, in the evening there will be con
cert by the children
The sermon before the K of p and
the text Bear We one another's burdens
Gal Ga, S, and Ps 55:27. Cast thy
burden on the Lord" Ia his remarks
Mr. Turner brought out The thought of
mans weakness In trying to accomplish
anything unaided and the desirabilty of
united effort in good works, also thai the
burdens of men were more easily borne
by the help of The Christian religion and
the love OF God in the heart. The body
of the church was reserved for the lodges
and there was good attendance from the
local societies with a delega ion of the
the uniform rank from Skowhegan. after
the sermon the brothers and sisters
marched to the southside cemetery TO
decorate the graves of deceased members
George Diggles recently showed US
Hot hklSs six pound shell the same as Is
used in the navy and which his brother
in-law, Watson Nye has the job OF tenn
penng. The shell is accompanied with a
piece of the Harveyz d amor plate
which has been pierced by one of them
and they are tempered 50 nicely that. the
point is not duled any in passing through
the chilled plate 1t is necessary To have
them SO they will explode when they
strike the object at which they are direct
ed and IN order tor them to do this they
are made hollow and filled With smoke
less powder ard primer fixed inside
with brass hammer back of it 50 that
when the shell strikes and is retarded the
hammer keeps on going and comes in
contact with the primer causing the ex
ploslon. Mr.. Nye has tempered some of
them so hard that they exploded into 1870
pieces and the require menls OF the navy
is that shall explode into at least II
pieces. This interesting shell can be
seen in Halls window ard as Mr. Nye is
a ratve OF this town il will prove very in
teresung.
The graduating exercises were perhaps
the event of the week, the elimination OF
h. If 10 na
people concerned. The exercises were
interviewer with prize speaking contest
which added more interest to it than
usual, this contest was the result OF the
generously of Mr.. Cony Russell who is a
member OF the school committee and
thinking OF some way 10 increase the in
terest and give the s holars something to
work for. last year o. red four prizes. two
fists and two seconds respectively to the
boys and girls for the best showing in
elocutlon, The prizes TO be awarded this
spring at commencement The program
for the evening was as follows: Prayer,
Rev. A Jones; LaTour D'Auvergne.
Walter Emmons Taylor; The Women of
Mumble's Head, Ora Mabel Packard; Mr..
Wiggesworth and the ladder, Ralph l.
NlCNCldnl L liC [hIlSClS vi DuCld NlSld,
Edith NJ. Cooley; How Cushing Destroy
ed the Albemarle, Philip Osgood Carr;
Song, Neva Pearle Johnson; Echo and
Ferry, Julia Belle Hall; The Swan Song,
Maud Isabelle Turner; Experience with a
Refractory Cow, Edith Lowe Tobey; The
last Banquet, Rena Elmra Baker; A new
cure for Rheumatism, William Dimon
Taylor; The Famine, Hazel Leavitt; John
Burns of Gettysburg, Chester Jones;
piano solo, Mrs. Z. G.. Edwards. Sparta
Gus to the Gladiators, John Thomas Mat
son; Penelope's Christmas Dance, Annie
Laurie Longley; The Pilots Story,
Blanche Miriam Emory Brier Rose, Edna
Dele Taylor; The Death Bridge of the
Tay. Tina Maud Miller; presentation of
diplomas by the superintendent, Rev. B
F. Turner; benediction. AS the mum.
bers came along ii was evident that the
judges won d have to look sharp in order
to decide who were entitled to the prizes
First of the prizes for the girls, five
dollars, was awarded TO Blanche Miriam
Emory who told so beautifully the story
of handsome slave girl who had been
promised her freedom but the word of her
master was broken and she was sold to a
gambler and of her taking her life in
preference TO going with her master
The second of the girls prizes was
awarded TO Hazel Leavtt whose render
ing OF The Famine" was also beautifully
done. The first OF the boys prizes was
awarded John Thomas Matson and if the
original Spartacus did as well in his ad-
dress to the Gadiators he must have
stirred them up in good shape. The
second valued at two dollars and a half
was given to William Dimon Taylor for
his new cure for rheumatism The
Judges were Mr. Charles Hussey, Mrs
Charles Ward and Miss Sara Clarke.
1t is interesting to note that the judges
had to use considerable time to determine
where to place the prizes So good was the
work of all The church was pretlily
decorated with blue aud white bunting,
the class coors and the stage was decor
ated with potted plants while the class
motto "Work and Win was conspicu-
ously displayed on the wall back of the
pulpit. Much credit is deserved by the
teachers and the school officers for the
present efficiency of our schools.
Miss Myrtle Doyen died yesterday
morning of consumption al the home of
her father on the north side at the age
of fifteen years. The funeral will occur
tomorrow morning. 1t was only few
days ago that her sister passed away
from the same dread disease. making the
home doubly lonely. Miss Doyen was
very pleasant young lady and had lots
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