The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-08-16

Miss Pauline Harrington arrived
from Boston, Tuesday night to spend
her vacation with friends here.
The several people here who own
cottages at North Pond have very many
applications for them and they are al
most constantly leased TO parties during
the hot weather The young people in
particular have fine times boating, fish
ing and bathing, and the pleasant oppor-
tunity to just sit down and do nothing
but listen to the pleasant swish of the
little wavelets proves a temptation to
tear ones self from business and enjoy
the novelty, almost to great to be re-
sisted by even the most prosac.
We are glad to learn that Mrs. Il. L.
Mct ann, who has been spending several
weeks at Princes Point is rapidly gain
ing in health. Mrs. A. O. Frederic,
who has been with her, is expected
home this week.
Mr.. G. 4. Veasie and daughter are
spending few days visiting friends in
Harmony, this week.
{. II. Hussey Il Co. shut down their
coat shop, saturday night, for short
vacation.
Mr.. John Bradley, who has been in
charge in the building of G. II. Hussey's
house on Main St, left for home, last
Friday, and will in a few days commence
upon large contract in another part of
the State
W. F. Brown has just received one of
the celebrated "Zeiss' lenses for photo
graphic work They are the finest
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work. He will keep constantly on hand
negatives and interesting views of Nor.
ridgewock appropriately mounted and
suitable for souvenirs
Mrs. Hattie Field has been visiting
her brothers Alpha and George Kenni-
son at Naterville, during the past week.
o F. Hall and family are spending a
week in Frederie's cottage at North
! Pond.
Miss Josie Mills is clerking in the post
office
Mrs. George Cover and daughter of
Pennington are visiting at NJ. F. Cars,
this week.
Mrs. Winslow of Manchester, Me- is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Emily Perkins,
whose health is gradually failing.
Mrs. f. A. Hilton and daughter, Mrs.
Carrie Boardman are spending a few
days at Hancock Point rusticating.
The boys in the can making depart
ment of the corn snop expect to finish
their years job there, this week. They
have been almost continually occupied
in making up the cans for this years
crop ever since last packing time.
The sociable at the Congregational
church, last Thursday evening. was a
social and financial success. The society
netted from the sale of ice cream $40 40.
Mr.. c. l.. Carr and son Philip left
| Tuesday morning for Berlin, y. a.,
where they have a job with the Berlin
Sulphite Fibre Co.
Mr.. Elbridge G. Hale of Brockton,
Mass. is visiting his sister, Mrs. Jonas
Hilton, and other relatives here for a
few weeks.
While there was no special movement
here for the celebration of "Old Home
Week there were large number of
people here from away who lay claim to
Norridgewock as their old home.
The various pieces of concrete walk
about town have been completed and
now it will take two or three weeks for
them to get good and hard, it is hoped
that the people will be considerate
enough to keep off from them until they
are hard enoug not to be married by foot
prints.
There were about thirty.tive attended
the picnic of the Y. |. ;. at the pines
last Friday afternoon and had very
enjoyable time.
Rev. b. F. Turner's little son Car got
severely shaken up and hurt, Monday,
by being run into by a bicyClist A bad
cut was made on his forhead some two
or three inches long and extending up
on to the scalp. The wound was SO
filled with dirt and grit that it took the
physician nearly an hour to dress it.
There is talk of a bicycle and carriage
trip to Great Pond, next Sunday. full
particulars can be had by inquiring Of j.
NJ, Pierce,
The members of the Somerset Rebekah
Lodge will have picnic at the Pines,
Tuesday. All are invited TO attend
Eddie Hight, who has been in the EN-.
ploy of the X. l. y, Co. for the last
three years as time keeper has obtained
a position with the Great Northern Pa
per Co as time keeper for their lumber
! ing operations
We learn of the death of Henry Field
at Saratoga, \. Y, a brother of Daniel
Field of this place. The news was a
shock TO his relatives here for though
they knew he had been in poor health
during the past year it was not known
that his condition was critical. The