The Somerset reporter., 1900-09-20
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK

Cold nights.
The work of putting up corn at the
shop is nearing the end.
Perley Veasie, who has been very sick
at Taunton, is somewhat better now and
is expected home, this week.
The regular meeting of Cedar hap
ter No. 81 o. Z. S. will occur in their
hall, tomorrow evening. All members
are requested to be present.
There was a good attendance at the
sociable held at the Baptist parsonage,
on Monday evening. Cake and ice
cream was served and the party enjoyed
the literary program presented.
Mrs. Laura s. Littlefied died at her
home, on the north side of the river,
saturday morning, at the age of So from
paralysis from which she has been a
sufferer for the past twelve years. The
funeral services we're held, Sunday, and
the remains were taken to Augusta,
Monday, for interment. Mrs. Little
field was a resident of Mercer until
about year ago when she bought the
house near the jail, which had been
occupied for number of years by E NJ.
Wyman. She leaves relatives in Smith
field and NJ Greer.
Daniel Field and wife, who have been
spending a couple of weeks with Mr..
Fields sister in Saratoga, N Y, are
expected home this week. In letters
written to friends they report having a
very nice time.
Mr. Fred Tobey and family have been
visiting friends over East, returning
home last week.
Mrs. W. Wing and son, Russell,
returned from the Aroostook county,
Monday, where they have been visiting
relatives MIR. Baker will remain there
short time longer.
Mr.. and Mis-. Derne Greene expect to
spend the winter in New Mexico
Mrs. S. K. Fuller is expected home
from Freedom, Sunday.
The Misses Clarke left Saturday. to
spend the winter in warmer climate.
MIS-. Lizzie B. Jones is visiting her
brother in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Pierce are moving
into Mrs. Marshal Hale's house, where
they will keep house.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Carr spent Sunday
in Pennington, returning Monday.
The village schools commenced Mon
day morning, with Mr. Nj. B. orliss of
Calais. principal of the high school and
Mrs l.. r. Folsom, assistant. Miss Eda
Willard of " est Freeman in the gram
mar; Miss Clara Bigelow of Norridge,
wock in the intermediate; Miss Alma
Warren in the primary All are teachers
of experience and well fitted for the
positions they occupy.
The regular monthly suppers of the
Rebekahs will be commenced again on
Friday evening the 2Sth of this month,
Rev. j A Jones will exchange pull
pits with Rev. Geo A. Merrill of New
Sharon.
Mis-. George Staples of Wes, Newton,
Mass, who has been visiting relatives
here for the past few weeks, will return
to her home, Friday.
Mrs. Marshal Hale and Mrs. Helen NJ.
Pierce who have been visiting in Massa-
chusetts, are expected home this week
Mr.. Harry Carr returned to Boston,
last Saturday, after spending his yaca
ton here.
The V. |, S. will meet at the Bap-
fist parsonage tomorrow afternoon, and
an entertaining debate is on the pro
gram and the members are expected To
prepare themselves with quotations
from current events.
The corn shop made a record, last
Friday, by putting up 66,301 cans, the
largest record heretofore was "a, 1874
from this shop.
Burglars made break or rather a
series of breaks here. last Wednesday
night. Breaking into a. O. Frederic
store by smashing a square of glass in
one of the doors and then reaching in
with some implement and breaking the
lock fastening, after getting in they
tried to blow the safe, stopping up the
crack around the door with hard soap
and then pouring in clear nitro glycer-
inc followed by black powder to explode
it. BY the time they had got this done,
however, the nitro glycerine had run
down to the bottom of the door and was
not exploded, and they gave up the at
tempt They got into Horace Leavitt's
barber shop by tearing the screen out of
the window and crawling through, they
took the penny machines out and car
rieG them into Mr.. Frederic's store and
left them. They only succeeded in get
ting a dollar and few pennies in both
places and at the railroad station they
did not take anything One of the
parties suspected is an old offender and
1t may be possible to connect him with
this affair. Everybody now is loaded
for burglars and any more attempts are
likely to meet with warm reception.
At the regular meeting of Lebanon
lodge No. 116 fine oyster supper was
served and the members of the fraternity
present enjoyed themselves highly.
The officers elect were installed by d. d.
G. NJ. Granville D. Perkins, assisted by
Geo. Carr as marshal as follows; f S.
Miller, w. M; E. w. Gilman, S. W; c.
R. Sawyer, j. w; Chas. A. Ward, Sec'y;