The Somerset reporter., 1899-12-14
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK.

Mrs Ed Hall is suffering from gastric
fever
w b. Pierce is sick with typhoid fever.
Several members of the Baptist society
attended the quarterly meeting at Oak
land, Tuesday and Wednesday
There will be public installation and
refreshments served at the Quinnebassett
Lodge, /. o. o. F :, on Monday evening,
Jan. 8. Music by KendalI's orchestra
has been arranged for and the State
Grand is expected to be present to install
the officers. Invitations will be issued
later A fine time is expected.
Surveyors have been on during the
past week. ruoning the line between this
town and the town Of Starks. AT the
time the original line was run the parties
were not very particular over a lew rods
OF land, more or less, for they had more
land than anything else, and again the
instruments not being so nicely made as
at the present time, were more likely to
let an error creep in.
Considerable excitement was caused
one day last week, by two small boys
breaking through the ice on the mill pond
above the railroad bridge and il was some
minutes before they could be taken out
Their names were Bernard OTIS and Ar
thur Adams Apparently no serious
damage was done them by the welting,
but it reminds US that the youngsters are
liable to take too many chances with the
thin ice.
Our local stock holders of the New
Sharon and Nouidgewock Telephone Co.
went to Smith6tld, Saturday, to see
abou; getting a permit to extend their
lines to So. Smithheld, which right was
granted them.
Charles Fuller, Herbert Gilman and
E. P. Tinkham went to the dairy associa-
ton at Lewiston. this week.
Dave Staples was with the engineer
who was SO severely burned at Brunswick
recently. and has been firing for him for
some weeks. The accident was caused
| by the lamp in the headlight becoming
overheated and filling the metal box full
of gas, when the engineer went out on
the running board 10 FIX it, it exploded as
he opened the door, covering him with
the burning oil. Dave ran out to him
and tolo him to jump into the pit which
was fifteen feet below as he appeared
dazed and was covered by a mass OF
fame. He jumped into the pit and Dave
imme diately followed where he succeeded
in putting out the fire by rolling the un-
fortunate engineer around over the bot
tom of the pit, but the burns were fright
ful, and the smoke and fire inhaled by the
unfortunate man placed him in a critical
condition.
Sidney Knowlton has returned from
Lawrence, Mass. and is at present at
work for c. S. Harlow in his grocery
store.
AS we mentioned in a recent issue
those ladies of the Congregational society
didn't get together and say nothing all
for nothing, and we feel our importance
as prophet when we announce that their
fair which came off. last Friday afternoon
and evening, was the bigges, kind of a
success from every point of view. The
rooms of the vestry and the town hall
were PRETTY arranged, ard booths, tables
and other things that 60 to make up the
paraphernala Of first class air. while
loads of fancy articles, aprons, books,
flowers. ETC., were on sale. Refreshments
of cake, ice cream and doughnuts were
served at reasonable prices and if fellow
had fairly long pocket book there was
no reason for him to 60 hungry. Well
the long and short of it was they had a
fine time, sold lots of goods and made a
net profit of about sos for the society.
We mentioned the great dinner, last
week, in which all the Bankers partici-
pated and said it was with John Barker
NH md alu
willing to correct our mistakes when we
find them out. The fact that they had a
great diuner is all right, but this year it
was with Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Barker and
everybody had nice time.
DIR. Edwards has been confined to the
house for several days with muscular
rheumatism. but is gaining at the present
time.
Our stores are taking on holiday APP
pearance and the stocks put in by the
different ones are very much larger than
mis- store again for the holidays and ir-
forms us that he has let his Livermore
stores and will not run them after March
of next year.
The electrics got to running again, Sat
urday afternoon, after nearly weeks va
cation caused by bent shaft.
Somerset Pomona Grange met here,
Tuesday. There were about one hundred
and fifty present and a nice dinner was
served. Although on account Of the in
cemency of the weather there were only
two of the Pomona officers present, the
meeting proved to be very interesting just
the same.
Mrs. c. +, Veasie, whose critical i'll
ness with consumption we have noted
for the past few weeks, passed away,
Monday evening, AT haif.paSt seven, Mt
the age of 40 years, months ana %
days. Her maiden name WAS Leila
Record, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
! Record of No. New Portland. She was
married in 1873, ard for eight years Mr.
and Mrs. Neasie lived in the town of
/ Harmony after which they moved to
/ this place. The union was blessed with
TWO children, PeTley Neasie, who now
! lives ia Taunton, Mass, but was AT home
nj the time of her death. and Miss Addie,
who mas been her mothers constant at.
tendant in her sickness Mrs. Neasie
was "a pleasant and helpful wife. good
mother aud kind friend and neighbor,
She had been in poor health for several
years and has known for some time that
! the end WAS not far off. but made no
complaint. Her immediate relatives are
her husband, son, daughter, father and