The Somerset reporter., 1899-06-01
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK

The revival meetings are continued
through this week There Was so much
interest manifested that this step WAS de
cided upon last Sunday evening. All are
invited TO come. Mr.. Taylor will sing
and play the harp every evening
The members of the high school gave
an entertainment and refreshments, Mon
day evening There were over a hundred
present, and the entertainment consisted
OF Rotations, instrumental and vocal mu-
sic, and fairy dance, all OF which showed
careful preparation, and the spicy selec-
tions caused much merriment After the
entertainment ice cream and cake were
served with generous hand
The Somerset Conferences of the Con
gregational churches will meet with our
Congregational church, June 20 and 81.
The work of laying the pipe to the corn
shop is well along. and if they are not
obliged 10 take up the pipe that leads
from the bridge to the spring, they Will
hnish this week.
Miss Bell Adams. is visiting at her
home in North Jay. this week
Grand Chief Templar Game of the
Grand Lodge l O. O 7. of Maine is
expected to meet with Old Point lodge
this evening, and all members will en-
brace this opportunity to meet with him.
The temperance work of this town is not
all accomplished and We predict a red hot
time in the future for all violators.
c. (. Veasie * Co. have fine second
hand bicycle for gents use for sale cheap
for cash.
Don't mention caterpilars. We see
them on the shade trees, on the walks, on
the lawns, in the water, on the houses. in
the houses, on our necks, on our clothes
and in our shoes, up stairs, down cellar
and every where present until we feel like
saying with the poet of the Lewiston
Journal, "Durn CATERPILLAR but they
wont even be burned. they grow fat on il
and thrive on fire and water, paris green
soapsuds, London purple, bug death and
boot jacks until We have finally given up
discouraged and We are now looking on
in calm Indifference to see what they in
tend to do next.
The Memorial sermon by Rey. B. f.
Turner at the Baptist Church last Sun
day afternoon. was very able one and
highly enjoyed.
rhe revival meetings will close to-
morrow evening.
There will be a ball game Saturday
afternoon. between our boys and the
Skowhegans at the Skowhegan grounds.
In their game of last Saturday the Skow-
hegans carried off the honors with a
score of to 6.
Preparations are being made for the
graduation exercises of the high and
grammar schools with quite elaborate
programs selected from the talent of the
schools.
The Quinnehasset has been newly
touched up with paint aud put in first
class condition.
Mrs. Fernando Carr and Miss Lila
were at Pennington, saturday and sun
day, visiting Mrs. Carr's father, Mr..
Cover.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A Jones and Mr. and
Mrs Henry Hussey will attend the
graduating exercises ut kents Hill the
SLh OF June.
Miss Emily and Miss Eta Danforrh
attended the carnival at Gardiner, last
week.
Miss Agnes Powers is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Belle Spaulding at North
Anson this week.
The ball game of Tuesday forenoon
between the MadiSons and the Norridge-
WoCks was full of excitement and good
work on both sides The visitors did
not arrive until quite late in the morning
and went to the bat in the first innings
The Norridgewocks succeeded in getting
a white wash on them and consequently
were feeling fine when they came in for
their share of the batting, but the visitors
were on their mettle and shut our boys
out for three or four innings without a
score, and at the end of the fourth inning
the score stood 4 to in favor of the
Madisons Our boys thought they had
run up against a stump and commenced
to look around for powder to blow il out
with. They found ii in Otis's bat when
he hit two Dagger and brought Rogers
home from second base. Alter this it
was picnic for the home team. They
ran in ten scores while the visitors hardly
saw third base again Good work was
done on both sides and as usual there
was some jawing and the crowd was un-
doubtedly noisy, yet such is the way OF
base bali and no hard feelings are ever
laid up by anyone. Watts and Tibbetts
were the battery for the home team and
they made a record OF striking ou, ten
men in their battery work Those curves
OF Jims were too pulling for them.
Decoration day opened cloudy and the
clouds threatened rain in the morning,
but along about 9 O'Clock things com
menced to take on a brighter look and
by noon it was as fair as one could wish,
while the showers of the night before had
laid the dust, making the roads excellent
for marching. The time announced for
the members OF the Post and the school
children to assemble, was / O'Clock, but
there was a little delay in waiting for
some to arrive which made the marching
hour O'Clock instead of / The order
OF marching was formed at the G A X. hall
with Battery ID boys as escorts in the
lead then followed guard of honor of
four of the veterans, the Lewis Elliott
drum corps and the Post, of which there
were twenty-seven members in atten-
dance. The procession marched 10 the
beat of the drum up Main street, and at
the high school building they were Joined
by the school children. numbering a hun
dred or more, continuing on to the south
side cemetery, where the usua ceremo-
MES were performed and the salute fired
after which the veterans and the escort
broke ranks and decorated the graves of
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