The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-14
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK

This week has been the finest kind of |
growing weather for all kinds of crops
and the weeds are also aya.iDg them !
selves of the same opportunity.
II. ;. Whiting, Z A. Tobey, K. A. |
Davis, NJ. A. arr, w. Wing and {. |
Z arren attended the county eongen.
ton at skowhegan on Tuesday.
The man with the gun says that the
time for procuring the license for your
dog has passed, but he has been lenient
1t is now coming To the place where
something must be done very soon so
watch out for the man with the gun.
Abner Sherry of Pennington, called
on relatives in town last week. His
health is very Door.
Z c. Doyen, our veteran constable,
has been appointed police officer by the
town fathers MI. Doyen's long expe.
ence as an Office will make his new
duties easy.
Mr. and Mrs Alonzo Norton of West
Mills, are visiting their daughters in
town
Fred Conant lost his valuable pacing
horse Monday. The driver had just
been driving him a quarter and was
slowing him down when he staggered
and fell dead 1t is most unfortunate as
the horse was working up in way that
showed him to be very valuable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Clark of Fair
/ field were in town Saturday to attend
the Advent meetings.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Record OF North
New Portland, are visiting at c. Z.
Veasie's this week.
The following are the members of the
grammar school class who will graduate
next Wednesday Lila Blanchard, Alton
Cleveland, Ethel Cooley, Eunice Emery,
Florence Hall, Eta Hodges, Marion Tay
lor, Nellie Wentworth, Edna Williamson.
The exercises will take place in the
Baptist church.
The annual meeting of the Y. |. 5,
including salad supper and the election
of officers for the ensuing year, took
place in the congregational vestry Mon
day afternoon and evening. The officers
elected were: Mrs. NJ. Hathaway,
president; Miss Sarah Clarke and Miss
Emily Danforth, vice Presidents; Mrs
Blanche Tobey Ward, secretary; Mrs.
arrie Ames, assistant secretary; Mrs
Electa P. Tobey, treasurer. A bounti
lui supper VI Sdidus, COIu Iuodte, DTcdu
cake, doughnuts, coffee, etc was served
to.nearly hundred guests and mem
bers Mrs. Isadore B. Wing in her
capacity as toastmistress did her work
in the most creditable manner. The
following toasts were responded to:
"Our schools, how can we help them?"
Prof L. R. Folsome; "tlub women as
home Makers Mrs ). X. Fuller; AR
Dor day and its importance from an ed
vocational standpoint and it's opportuni-
ties for women's clubs" Miss Mary To.
hey; GOOD as a moral and social agent"
Mrs. Henry Sawyer; Notable women
of our town." Miss Sarah Clarke /;
"Women's Rights" Mrs. Jennie Turner
The meeting was closed by the singing
of America Pleasing selections were
rendered by the quartet who responded
to the encore with very pretty bow.
A pretty solo was rendered by Miss
Jessie Miller. The guests were met at
the door at their arrival by a special
reception committee.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Norridgewock and New
sharon Telephone Co, at Blaisdef 5
hall in Mercer last Saturday afternoon
the following officers were elected for
Pennington, pres; Charles Allen of
Mercer sec A Dunton of Mercer,
Treas A. b Dunton of Mercer, O. F.
Hall, E A. Hilton, Cony Russell of Nor
ridgewock, and Charles Allen of Mercer,
we're chosen as a board of directors
The company declared a dividend of ten
per cent. some of the rates on tele.
phoning short distances were greatly
reduced. Altogether the company is in
prosperous condition.
Miss Belle Adams met with very
painful accident while at work in Waits
Monday afternoon. Her arm was acct
IDENTITY struck, pushing her fore finger
under the needle of the sewing machine
at which she was at work The needle
passed completely through her finger
below the nail and it was at first thought
that about quarter of an inch of the
needle which broke off still remained in
the finger. but the physician WIS unable
to find it and it probably broke off after
passing through and flew somewhere
where it could not be found.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs cele-
brated memorial day for departed broth
ers and sisters sunday. Rev. j.
Jones preached sermon in their hall
at 2 80 o'clock after which the graves
were decorated.
The annual State meeting of the sew.
enth Day Adyentists was held in their
church here commencing with Friday
evening of last week and continuing
until Monday evening of this week
The president of the conference, Elder
H. G. Barney, Elder Watt of Vermont,
Evangelist " A Rochambesu and wife
of the Open Door Mission of Portland,
Elder J b. Goodrich and Elder P. B.
Osborne were present. A good amount
of interest was manifested in the meet.
ings and the attendance was large.
At the regular meeting of Bates Post
G. A r. June the following resolutions
were passed: Resolved, that Bates Post
extend a vote of thanks to the ladies
who so kindly assisted in preparing the
wreathes and bouquets for Memorial
day. And the post voted to extend a
vote CT thanks to the members of Battery
b, ex-Spanish war veterans, who acted
as guard of honor in our Memorial day
! exercises. Steward Wing, Commander;
h. H Cross, Adjt