The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-27
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK.
Growing weather.

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A request has been made that the
stores close on the afternoon Of the 9TH.
| William Mills has been building a fine
stable which makes a great addition to
his set of buildings.
Mr.. Edward McIntire died Sunday
morning, after being in poor health for
long time. The funeral services occur
red at the home on Tuesday morning, at
ten o'clock.
Mrs. Caroline Hight will celebrate her
101st birthday on the 9Th of July. She
will be glad to receive her many friends
on that occasion. She has enjoyed very
nice health during the past year and is
looking forward with pleasant anticipa-
tions to the coming event
Reagan & Groves, who have leased
the Dodlin Granite quarry for the sea
son, have been very successful in getting
contracts and will employ about hun.
dred men at the "mill'' this summer.
They have secured the contracts for the
new Library at Lewiston; Court House
at Bangor; the extension to the Insane
Asylum at Augusta; Hackley Public
Library at Muskegon, Mich; School
building at Madison; Higgins Classical
Institute at Charleston, Maine. The
pay roll will amount to about 81 500 per
week when they get their full crew at
vi IT. A.
wock.
The cup which will be used for the
first prize IN the boat race of the 4th
has been on exhibition in Halls window
during the past week. The second prize
will be fine fly fishing rod
Messrs. Cony Russell and Calvin Dam
forth and ladies returned from Buffalo,
n. Y, last week, where they have been
attending the Pan American Exposition.
Mr.. Z 81. Caswell will soon leave to
visit the same place.
Miss Il. Washburn, who has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. William Tobey, re.
turned to her home in Lowell, last Fri.
day.
Cedar Chapter Order of the Eastern
Star entertained twenty-five visitors
from the Eastern Star lodge of North
Arson, last Friday evening The de
grees were conferred on two candidates.
A pleasing entertainment was listened
to and refreshments were served.
| Mr.. Charles Ward has moved from the
store on Mechanic street, to the Tobey
building above Frederic's store and now
he can't tell whether he is in the hard
ware business or gypsy fortune teller.
The fortune tellers worked up quite a
business and "Chick" is rather inclined
to reap the reward, SO if you are look
ing for anything in the hardware line or
the fortune telling line, just call
Mr.. and Mrs. J. +, Frye enjoyed the
pleasure of eating green peas of this
years growing on their farm, Sunday
last. We think they have rather got the
| lead of the rest of us
The annual meeting of the Village
Improvement Society in the vestry of the
Congregational church on Monday after
noon and evening was, as usual, the
finest kind of a time, over a hundred
members and invited guests we're pres.
emit. The club met at 4 O'Clock in the
afternoon for the business meeting, and
the following officers were chosen for
the ensuing year: Mrs. NJ. j. Hathaway,
president; Mrs Frances Bolan, LIST vice
president; Miss Emily Danforth, 2nd
vice president; Miss Mary Tobey, secre-
tary; Mrs. Mary Whiting, treasurer.
Among other business IS 90 was voted
to the piano fund of the high school.
After the business meeting the ladies
prepared one of those fine salad suppers
which they know so we'll how to do, for
the entertainment of their invited
gentlemen friends, and incidentally for
themselves The five tables were very
prettily decorated and presented a very
inviting appearance. Miss Mary Tobey
as toast mistress presented the following
toasts, which were well responded to by
the ladies to whom they were assigned
"Welcome" responded to by Mrs.
Frances Bolan with a charming and
witty little poem; song by Miss Jessie
Miller; "Club movements of our Coun-
try" by MIS-. Maude Carr; Woman s
work hundred years ago and today"
by Mrs, Philena Boston; song by Miss
Hazel Leavitt; "Ihe professional woman
and her position in the world" Mrs.
Carrie Ames; domestic problems" Mrs.
Ida Spaulding, in which she rehearsed
the various trials of the measles, a long
siege of five cases of which she had been
enjoying in her family, and touched up
on other domestic trials, and ended up
by saying that the greatest trial of all
was-man, the lord of creation; song by
Miss Wiley; "Children's rights" by
Mrs F. G Sawtelle; song by Rev j. A.
Jones; 1.-THE past and future of our
Club Mrs. Lila Hall; America by
all After the entertainment the mem
bers and guests enjoyed short time in
social talk before leaving for their
homes Attention has been drawn to
this club by the many good things which
it has accomplished, though beginning
in lowly way when The call was
made for the organization, only one OF
two of the ladies responded, and it was
not until the third attempt that enough
got together 10 organize; that was about
seven years ago; now the society mum
bers nearly hundred members and its
meetings always command a large at
tendance. They have used their finan
ces in identifying the town and talent
in mutual improvement, Their pro
gram each year in itself is course OF
study which sharpens the wits and
creates research The course this year
will take up places of interest in the
Pacific to the far East and back again
Among the many good things which
have been accomplished by them, has
been the placing of many street lights
which arc paid for out of their treasury
identifying unsightly spots, the raising
of money for the purchase of and the
erecting of the fine Soldiers Monument
which was dedicated here on Memorial
day.
Mrs. Benjamin and Miss Davis will be
at the Sawyer House, So. Norridgewock,
Monday, July /, with full line of up to
date millinery, that they will sell at
about half price.