The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-02-21
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK
Another fire.

week reminds US Of spring, II the large
body of snow can 90 off with the rays Of
old ~ol spinning on it. II will be much
more pleasant than the fresheis Of five
years ago when rything was flooded
The Y |. ). will meet with Mrs A y.
Dyer, tomorrow afternoon, the subject
of the meeting is kettle drum and is IN
charge of Mrs. Dyer aud Mrs. Helen VI.
Pierce.
There will be a supper in the Rebekah
hall, tomorrow evening.
This is the week OF the Somerset
Musical fonyentlon's meeting iu the
Baptist church The days Of the meet.
ing are three, commencing Yesterday
morning A concert is advertised TO
come OF on the closing evening, tomor.
row night.
B b Wells, Il Il. Cross and II T..
Hale are attending the g. A X at Lew.
iston, this week.
It's whist all over the lot until it
| seems as though everybody had gone
crazy over it. There don't seem 10 be
any thing else going on to pass away the
long evenings of winter and all the old
whist players are living over old times
different whist parties during the past
week was party in the Odd Fellow :
dining rooms on ednesday evening Of
last week, at {. L. Veasie's and :. NJ
Tibbett's on Thursday evening, at Ed
Burgess's on Friday and saturday even.
ings, the ladies' whist club with Mrs G
=. Jewett on tuesday afternoon Of this
week, and another in the Odd Fellows
dining room, last evening We also
heard of a young peoples whist meeting
with Miss Mabel Wells last evening
On Saturday evening there will be a
party with Mr.. and Mrs l.. r Folsom
There was a special meeting of Leba
non Lodge. f. & A. NJ, on Saturday
evening, in which the degrees Of fellow
craft and master mason were conferred
upon candidate. After the degree
work the lodge enjoyed a fine oyster
supper.
The town fathers are busily engaged
| in getting the affairs of the town settled
up In readiness for the March meeting
| The warrant is also IN the process Of
construction aud will probably contain
about the usual number Of articles
among which are articles IN regard 70
establishing schools in the Frederic,
| Longley, Martin Stream and Haynes OF
Lancaster districts In some cases
there wouldn't be over four scholars 10
a school. This problem Of the outlying
school districts is continually occurring,
and it becomes a mooted question
whether it is better 10 convey the schol
airs, in some cases long distances, to
more populated districts or give them a
school of their own The advantages
gained by the pupil who attends the
larger school where more experienced
and higher priced teachers are employ
ed is great and in most cases the tx
pense of conveying is mich less than
the expense of running an inferior
school. On the other hand the parents
in many cases contend that IL is bard
ship to the children to be conveyed so
far in winter in particular. All the ex.
penses of the town have been kept well
within bounds with the exception Of the
cost of breaking roads, which from the
big crust storm of last spring and the
very heavy SNOW fall Of this winter has
been of very much more expense than
usual. With the best economy couss-
tent with any roads at an the bill for
show roads has run up 40 very nearly a
=, 500 figure and will leave a deficit 20
be provided for IN the coming meeting
such conditions as have prevailed. this
| winter, do not happen once IN score Of
years and We are thankful that they
don't. An article in the warrant will
also ask the town if they will elect their
school superintendent bv ballot instead
of leaving the choice with the commit
tee as a present, even Vt this should be
done it looks as though that MI Fol