The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-05-25
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK

1 nc long loOkeO Tor rain mdQe us dp-
pearance during the past week and made
all the farmers happy again
A crew commenced Tuesd ay on the
work OF digging up the Old two iheh pipe
which supplies Burnham & MofrIli's corn
shop with spring water ana which runs
along The north SIDE OF Man street.
They commenced at the bridge and
found the old pipe nearly ten feet below
the surface al this point with the ground
inclined 10 cave in on the smallest pro-
vocation. Ii is nearly seven hundred
feet from the bridge to the shop and il IS
all to be replaced with new pipe
A marriage was performed at the
baptist parsonage, last week, Tuesday
by Rev. b. +. Turner, the contracting
parties were Mr.. Walter A Ames OF
Chelsea. Me, aud Miss Jennie Mcclure
OF Watervllle.
All ladies who are interested in the
making OF wreaths for the decoration OF
the soldiers graves Memorial DAY are re
quested TO meet in q. A. K. Hall, Mon
DAY afternoon at p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harper Allen are visiting
AhNH hduSbtClf WIS II l. hLAdDQ Oh
; cray, for short time.
Mrs. Josie O'Brien returned TO her
home in St. John, N B., Tuesday, after
several weeks with her parents here, Mr..
and Mrs Z. B. Nickerson.
The meetings in the Baptist Church
have been attended by quite large mum
. Der OF our citizens but not as many as
could reasonably be expected, the inter
/ est has been good however and CONVEX
slons have been made. Remember that
, everybody is invited.
The road commissioner has received
the new road machine and it seems to be
very satisfactory, the whole machinery
nearly, is made of steel There seems to
, be very little about it likely to wear out il
. kept properly painted.
: Mrs S X Fuller, who has been visit.
ing friends in Massachusetts and Rhode
Island, for the past few months, returned
home last week, "Wednesday, a .compani-
, ed by Miss Ruthie Baxter of Pawtucket
K. l., who will spend the summer here
Mrs. Frank Brown is very sick, thi.
week
, The ministries who gave such a sue.
cessfuI entertainment here. last Wee nes-
3 day evening, will be at Bingham, tomor.
row evening and present their show there
Mrs James Hilton of Sharon. Mass.
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. J. Watts
p. S. Watts spent several days recently
in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, so
Letting work for MS picker stick mill anC
came back with good lot of orders.
, Phillip Carr is at work for the Invest
I ment Company of Madison.
. Mrs. Mary Carr and Mrs. Althea
Campbell spent Friday of last week in
/ Fairfield and Watervlle
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Hathaway have
moved back into the house on the north
side
The Quinnebassett is again open and
+ already the summer boarders have com
menced TO arrive. They contemplate Z
/ full house this season. The house is
beautifully located on the bank of the
, kennebec and is the ideal place for city
/ people to escape from the hot, close at
t mosphere OF the city streets and enjoy the
I cooi refreshing breezes of Maine and our
noble river.
!, Rev. J. A. Jones accompanied his
: daughter Maud, to Watervie. last Mon
: day, on her way back to Kents Hill. &c
her school from which she will graduate
this spring.
:. The usual Rebekah supper of the last
: meeting of the month will occur at then
hall, tomorrow evening, with the excep-
5 ton that this will be salad supper in
stead of the baked bean as usual
A Whitcomb, IT,. was called to Mercer
last week by the sickness OF his father
who has suffered from another shock
The Masons had supper at their hall
last Saturday evening and Work in The
{ degrees.
= We hear that Mr.. and Mrs SteI her
i Woodcock are meeting with good success
e with their boarding house in Madison
and have already got about fifteen boarders
Mrs. Annie Powers and her daughter
Agnes, are stopping at present with Mr.
and Mrs Henry Walker while they ait
getting their goods packed and business
, connected with the farm settled up.
Miss Dora Works is clerking in the
Post office.
L. A. Hilton is getting ready to put OF
' an addition 10 his shop fer convenience
? OF storing goods, etc
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Record are visit
ing their daughter, Mrs. c. Z. NeaSie
this week.
The Memorial sermon OF Sunday. Nav
rs, will be delivered in the Baptist church
at 80 p. m instead OF 1913 m. as an
! nounced last week
The V. |. 5. will meet with Mrs Lucy
Hussey tomorrow afternoon and the
sut iect The Queen Of Holland is alsc
in charge Of Mrs. Hussey.
Edwin Longley is al work in Madison
in sash and blind factory
Mr.. White, who has occupied G. $
, Jewett's farm for the past year or more,
has decided to purchase the farm.
Frank Smith has been moving to
: Waterville. the past two weeks. and VII
keep boarding house there.
Rev. Rufus Z. Gardiner was in town
Yesterday and today visiting at :. X
Fuller's
The game of base ball which was 10
have taken place on our grounds last
Saturday afternoon was prevented by
the rain aud il WAS To have been between
the home team and the Skowhegau's. il
fair it will take place next Saturday
afternoon.
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