The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-22
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK

Mr.. and Mrs yrus Bean attended the
reunion Of the Bean family at North Jay,
last week
Mr.. +. w. spauidiug IS tAlng a
weeks vacation mp river fishing.
DR.. and Mrs. J. Curtis smythe return.
ed from the Rangeley region, last week.
A. the boat race, last week Friday,
Brackets boat, the Swallow won the
cup with the Rambler second, Noridge.
wog third and the Theda fourth. An
other race was sailed, Tuesday after
noon in which the Rambler won it back
again although the race was SO close
that the boats crossed the line With the
Rambler only SIX feet in the lead
The little folks of the congregational
Church gave pleasing concert In the
vestry on Monday evening, a collection
was taken to defray the expenses of the
treat which consisted OF apples and
candy.
Sumner Soule lost his team, last sat
urday night, by thieves entering his
stable and taking it without as much as
saying "by your leave Diligent in
quiry has been made and descriptions of
the team circulated but up to the pres
Miss Cora Baker has returned from a
week s visit TO relatives in Cornyille.
Mr.. Selden Doyen of Dakota, who has
been spending some days with friends in
this vicinity passed very pleasant day
with a party of friends at East pond,
dining at the East Pond House where
they had one of Mrs. Bricket's famous
chowders with all the fine fxings which
go with it The party was lucky in
getting a good supply of fish and lilies
Mir. and Mrs y. ii Savage have moved
to Madison.
The village schools will commence on
Monday, sept. 9th. Miss Mabel Wells
will teach in the primary department
and Miss Bigelow in the intermediate
Mr.. Isaac Smith of Phillips has been EN-
gagged as principal of the high school
and will move here with his family, hav.
ing rented the Tibbett's house on Mer-
Ger Ave.
Arrangements are being made for
another big ball game at the grounds on
saturday afternoon, the game to be
called at 4 o'clock. | his time it is the
stone cutters nine against the town nine
and from all accounts it looks as though
there would be a battle royal The pro
ceeds of the game will be used to estab-
llsh street light on the upper end of
Main st. in dark place where one has
been needed for long time,
The farmers are busy now getting in
their grain, of which there is good crops
and fine weather for gathering
DR.. w. +. Brown will have his dental
rooms ready for business, next week
1t seems that although Constable
Doyen dosen't have much to say he is
sometimes onto a thing or two. Last
Saturday evening a warrant was given
him to make search of the Norridge-
wock Hotel and the surrounding build.
ings leased by that concern and in doing
so he found something like 80 gallons of
whiskey concealed in stable belonging
to Russell Sawyer and located directly
across the road from the hotel stables
This was quite haul for little town
ana evidently there is more somewhere
by appearances on our streets. The sale
OF liquor cannot but be detrimental to a
place and as it is an outlawed traffic it
is something past comprehension why it
is allowed.
Miss Edna Morrow of Lawrence. Mass
is spending two weeks with relatives
and friends in, town.
Mrs. Charles B. Sawtelle and son Ches.
ter of Boston are in town for a few days.
Dr. Sawtelle of New York is visiting
his family here.
The work on making cans for this
years corn crop has been completed and
the crew is now busy getting the shop in
readiness for the canning season. W