The Somerset reporter., 1900-10-25
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK

oOiDt VI lub Dubbl KIM OF weather
during the past week.
g. S. Jewett has received the checks
to pay for the corn packed, this season,
and has been distributing them among
the farmers during the past week. II
was bad year on account of the drouth
but better luck next time.
Mrs. Lucy Hartford, wife OF Jerry
Hartford of Ward street, died, Tuesday
morning. She has been in poor health
for nearly two years and has been
gradually faiIing for several weeks
The funeral occurs today.
Z. W. Wing and Perley Yeasie win
leave some time the first of November
for Colorado, where they will spend the
winter.
The V. 1. S. met with Mrs, o. F. Hall,
Tuesday afternoon.
F. G. Danforth. o. F Hall, F.. J.
Watts, VIM. Hobbs, Frank Trench and
Mrs. A. F. Dyer went to Boston, Mon
Gay morning on the excursion.
Miss Cora Baker commenced her fall
work of dressmaking, this week.
Old Point lodge l. o. G. T met in
Danforth It Browns rooms, Thursday
night, with good attendance There
will be another meeting in the same
place, this evening, to make final ar.
rangements for the regular meetings.
The Baptist society voted, Sunday, to
accept Rev b. F. Turner's resignation
which takes effect next Sunday
Mr.. c. L. Carr and family left, last
Saturday, for their new home in Welles-
ley, Mass. Mr.. E. B. Nickerson will
rent their house on Main street, for the
present.
DR.. and Mrs. P. Edwards left, Mon.
day morning, for their home in Pennsyl
vania, after making few days visit
with relatives in this section.
The ladies of the Baptist society have
been very busy getting ready for
bazaar, large part of the articles have
been finished and things are progressing
swimmingly. They will hold it sometime
next month.
The roll call in the Baptist church oc-
Cured last evening, there was large
attendance and the event passed off very
pleasantly.
Miss Bell Adams and Miss Alice John.
son have been spending few days in
Wilton.
Mr., and Mrs. Ed. Longley leave this
week. Mr.. Longley has a position to
work and Mrs. Longley will go to the
hospital for treatment. Miss Annie will
board with Mrs. Charles Morse and con.
tinue her studies at the high school.
Mrs. Dennison Haynes returned from
Canada, Tuesday where she has been
visiting relatives.
There is trouble here between the
Burnham & Morrill, Co. and their farmer
patrons, which was caused largely by
the extremely dry season, this year.
which cut down the crop very severely
In many cases to one half what it should
have been in good season This made
the seasons work appear to be very
small and consequently when the agent
started around to get the acreage, he
found that quite number had entered
into an agreement not to plant unless
they were guaranteed &c per pound for
their crop next fall instead of lie, the
present price The situation looks ex-
tremely grave for the continuance of
the business here, for the present price
is as much as is paid by any company in
any section of the state and there are
lots of farmers in other sections willing
to guarantee the company an acreage of
500 acres per year If they will establish
a shop in their section. The manage
ment of the company say they are I'M
able to pay more on account of the brisk
competition which they meet in the
markets. The matter is Que not to be
considered lightly and good advice to
follow is the old adage, Make haste
slowly" This shop distributes in this
section from ZOO to $25, 600 per year,
four fifths of which goes directly into
the pockets of the farmers, and which
would be greatly missed if the supply
was cut off. The matter should be very
carefully weighed before the goose" is
killed and every farmer should feel sure
that his time and land could be used for
something else which would leave the
land in as good shape as corn and bring
in as much cash for the amount of work
and have just as good a pay master at
the end of the string. That the matter
cannot enter into the nature of a strike,
which will compel the company to adj
vance the price in this particular shop,
is self evident, when this shop alone is
involved and plenty of farmers in other
sections are wishing for just this kind of
an institution in location where they
could get at it and willing to offer in
modern shop, which we have here to
locate with them. Better get commit
tee together and have a good candid
talk with the company, it will do no
harm and may do lots of good.