The Somerset reporter., 1901-06-20
SOUTH NoRRIDGEWOCK

We are authorized to announce that
the annual meeting of the Eaton and y
II. >. will take place here on the 31st
day of July and also that Mr.. and Mrs.
Eaton will both be present, which will
assure the largest meeting yet held by
this association.
Mr.. Watson and family Of Boston have
arrived for their summer vacation and
are stopping with Rev and Mrs. II. NJ.
Haywood.
Preparations are being made to build
telephone line to Larone from this
place, which will be a much needed
convenience.
Arthur WEIGH was home a few DAYS
the first of the week, returning 10 Pitts.
field, Tuesday afternoon.
o. +. Hall and DR.. Pooler have put
their new boats into the pond ready for
the race of the 4th of July. The parties
owning boats are to put up a nice silver
cup to race for and there will also be a
second prize. The winner of the cup
will be subject to challenge 30 it will be
continual source of contention on the
same principle of Americas cup
The drama "The Blue or the GRAY.
was played in the Congregational church
on Tuesday evening to a big house.
The parts were well taken and the close
attention of the audience was held
throughout the play. The Norridge-
wock Cadet band furnished music for
the occasion.
The District Sunday School rally of
the schools in the towns of Starks,
Mercer, Smithfeld and Norridge
will take place In the Baptist church on
the afternoon and evening of June q
1t will be picnic dinner and coffee will
be furnished by the local societies
The annual meeting for the election
of officers and the finishing up of the
yearly business of the V. |. S. is billed
for next Monday afternoon and evening.
The graduating exercises of the gram
mar school will take place in the Baptist
church this afternoon at 80 o'clock.
A very pleasing program has been pre-
pared for the occasion.
Examinations this week, and every
body will be glad when 1t is over,
H. S. Whiting claims to have shipped
the champion sheep of this section. 1t
dressed 100 pounds and was raised BY
Sumner Soule on the river road to Madi-
son. Mr.. Whiting says that this beats
the big sheep of Scion by 81 pounds.
And now who comes next with a bigger?
The sidewalk from Cars blacksmith
shop to the railroad crossing has been
taken up and foundation of gravel is
being put in preparatory to putting on
concrete. When this is done it will
make complete the walk started two or
three years ago from Monument Square
and seems to be one of the few perma.
ment things that mortals are able to
accomplish. The old crossing in front
of Carr's shop which had settled down
into the mud until it was impossible to
tell where it was, has been taken up and
relaid. A little done every year and we
soon shall not have to make any repairs
to speak of on our walks. 1t seems a
pity that something as permanent could
not be done on the highways and we
trust that in few years the town will
feel chat they can do something in this
line
Miss Edith Paine will have a weeks
vacation among relatives in No. Arson
The palmsts have located their place
of business in the Tobey building above
Watts block and give some readings
which certainly are in the main very
correct.
Decoration services were observed BY
Somerset Lodge Of Rebekahs and Quin-
nebasset Lodge of Odd Fellows on Mon
day evening. The procession formed at
the hall at a little past seven o'clock
headed by the Norridgewock { adet
band and marched to the South Side
cemetery, where the beautiful and i'm.
pressive decorative exercises of the
orders were performed.
Somerset Grange, No, Is held regu
lar meeting, June Is A class of eight
received the first and second degrees
Piano solo by Carrie Tobey; song by NJ.
F. Carr and Athea Campbell Thomas
Holway and wife from Pittsfield grange
were present also Mr.. Hayden from
Abbott Grange. This grange has some
very fine singers. which makes our de
gree work more interesting A petition
was presented for those who wish to
take the sixth degree to sign. Quite
number of the members signed. Chas
T Merrill and G. H. Blasdell were re
ported as sick, Quite number of Som
erset grange intend to visit Skowhegan
grange, June 20, as their program of
that date reads. Perhaps it may turn
out a song. Perhaps turn out a sermon.
Somerset Grange invited. Literary CON
test. SEC,