The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-02
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK

vacation.
Hartley Wells and family Of Rozbury.
Mass, and Mrs. j. ". Maddox, nephew
and niece of Mr. and Mrs Charles Bar
ker, have been spending their vacation
with them and returned To their homes
Tuesday morning. Mrs Almira Barker
accompanied them on their return and
will spend month visiting in Mass.
Edward Lowe and family arrived
Tuesday night from Everett Mass. to
spend their vacation with their many
friends here.
Charles Heaton of Franklin, Mass is
visiting at George Gilnans
Perley and Addie Vease and Miss
Mabel Wells spent sunday in New Port
| land.
Mrs. Mary Tobey of Andover, Mass
is visiting relatives herb.
There is a trot advertised TO take
place at the park Saturday with good
purses. a ball game has been arranged
for those who would rather favor this
kind Of sport.
william Bracket and family spent
several days last week at North pond.
P. S. Watts is in Boston this week.
F. j. Watts and wife are spending
their vacation at North pond.
Chester Hussey has place to work in
Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Hussey and Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. Turner are at the pond.
Mrs. Geo. Anterior, Horace Bradford
of Somerville, Mass and Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Digges and daughter of Au-
gusta, are visiting at George Diggles'.
David Staples is spending his vacation
with his mother, Mrs. Rebecca staples.
He will return next Monday to his work
on the Maine Central
Perley Veasie returns to Taunton.
Mass today after spending his vacation
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Boardman arrived
from Athens. Pa, Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Whiting and Fred
Whiting of New York, arrived in town
Saturday night.
Rev. B. F. Turner and ". B. Pierce
are spending the week roughing it at
| the pond.
The V. l. S. which was to have been
at the high school building last Friday
afternoon was omitted on account of the
death of Mr.. Hathaway.
There will be an excursion to Good
Will Farm tomorrow 1t is expected
that the scholars of the Sunday schools
and others who may wish to will
attend.
The next meeting of the V l. S. will
be picnic at the Pines Friday of next
week.
Mr.. and Mrs Clair Williamson return
to Somerville this week.
| Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Keene of Water
vile, spent Sunday at >. K. Fuller's.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Sibley of Bel
fast, were in town last week.
j. W. Hathaway died Thursday. He
had been in poor health for a long time
but was not considered in a dangerous
condition. At about noon Thursday he
was taken very i'll aud the end came at
about O'clock in the afternoon. The
funeral service occurred Sunday after
noon at $50, Rev j. A. Jones reading
| the Episcopal service and Offering
prayer. Several intimate friends from
out of town were present among them
being F. A. Wilson and wife and Judge
Peters of Bangor, and " illiam Brown of
| VI 'iahh' n piOluolOu VI llONtIS
adorned the room, the last gifts from
kind friends. The interment was in the
cemetery on the north side Mr.. Hath.
away had been resident here for many
years and well known by everyone.
Many friends mourn him.
The ball game last Saturday between
the coat shop nine and the townsmen
drew ont big crowd. The merchants
very accommodatingly closed their
store until o'clock SO that all could
attend. The game commenced at 80
p m. with the coat shoppers at the bat.
1t looked as though they were out for
| blood when they ran in three scores in
rapid succession with only one man out,
but their lucky star failed to stay by
| them and these were the only scores
made by their side during the game
The townsmen got coat of whitewash
in the first inning, going out in one,
two, three order, but after that had
things pretty much their own way, get
ting four scores in the second, three in
the third two in the fourth and one in
the fifth innings, and showing good field
work during their outs. The battery
for the coat shops was Watts, pitcher
and Tibbets, catcher. For the towns
men Eddie hitting pitcher, Alvin Otis,
catcher. A number of laughable errors
were made which the crowd thoroughly
enjoyed. The gate receipts were about
500 which will pay for a street light on
the corner of Main and Mechanic SITS
F. E. futile and others are entitled tC
the credit of the undertaking and the
successful manner in which il was car.
ried forward.
The fourth annual meeting of the
Eaton and n. H. 5. occurred here, yes
terdsy, under the most favorable cir.
cumstances. The day was all that could
be desired and the attendance was large
There were about seventy-tive al the
business meeting in the high school
building in the afternoon. The officers
elected for the ensuing year were: Ed
| ward Lowe OF Everett, Mass, president
Cony Russell of So. Norridgewock, Car
RE McFadden Hutchins of Wsterville
presidents; Mrs. Mary Hilton Carr, So.
Norridgewock, secretary and treasurer;
Isadore Baker Wing, asst. secretary; A.
Whitcomb, Jr., Conv Russell, Henrietta
f. Dsnforth, Blanche Tobey Ward 3,
Hattie kennison Fields of Nrrlilg,
wock, executive committee. The socit
ty finds itself in healthy financial con-
dition and has something like S35 in the
treasury. After spending some time at
the high school building chatting and
| renewing acqnaintances the members
adjourned to the Congregational church,
where they were photographed. A
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