The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-01
South Norridgewock

morning.
The road machine 10 getting in good
work with six horse team belonging to
Hiram Moore. The machine is run by
Barnes & Fulsom. The last of the week
Main street was smoothed up and nicely
graded and this week they have been at
work on the Skowhegan road.
Fred Wing of Skowhegan WAS in town,
Tuesday, with his motor cycle, having
made the trip from Skowhegan in twelve
minutes After visiting friends for a
short time he started on his return trip
AS he went out of sight his coat tails
were Tapping a vigorous protest against
such rapid mode of locomotion.
Miss Cora Baker left Monday morning
for Boston, where she will get the sum
mer styles and spend few days with
friends.
Plummer Butler is sffuering from a
severe carbuncle upon the back of bis
neck.
Mr.. Charles kennisnn of Phulip4 qss-
tied at MI. l. A. Smiths, this week.
Mr.. keDnison has accepted position as
agent for the Waterville business college.
Mrs. Charles Emmons, who has been
SICK with the grip is recovering.
Mrs. Nellie Hobart, v no has been Wis.
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Emmons, returned to her home in East
Madison, Thursday of last week
Mr.. NJ. c. Foster of Waterville, the
veteran contractor, was in town, Mon.
day.
The business at the 'Hill" is still
hung up. Mr.. Aver has been having a
little quarrying done for the railroad.
Mr.. E. II. Vaughn has purchased the
place of William Wheeler on Mechanic
street.
Rev. w. F. Berry, secretary of the
Civic League of Maine, was in town over
Sunday and preached in the Baptist
church, Sunday morning, the gist of his
theme being that the Christian people
should wake up and interest themselves
very much more in the affairs of state
and forcibly pointed out the evils which
have followed by their not doing so.
In the evening he gave a very interest.
ing and instructive temperance lecture.
There Is rapidly growing sentiment
that II the people wish the laws proper.
ly enforced in relation to prohibition
that there must be officers elected on
the non partisan basis and a number OF
the voters here have already signified
their intention of using their privilege
in this line when election comes around
Nine new members were added to the
state membership and 1t only awaits a
call to organize local branch. The
League WAS started in a small way only
| about three years ago and has already
done very much for the temperance
cause, though the places which are now
run on the "Bangor plan" are far too
| many by about nine hundred saloons
| within our borders
Mrs. Winnie Burgess, who had very
severe surgical operation performed, last
week, Ia getting along very nicely.
At the ball game, last week, Fast day
between the Eorridgewock and Madison
mines, one of the Madison boys had the
misfortune of getting his leg broken, by
being run into by one of the boys of oul
nine The affair was entirely accidental
| The break was bad one and took the
physician some lime to get the bones
properly set
| Misses Frances and Mabel Jones have
returned from Medfeld, Mass, where
they have been spending the winter anC
will begin teaching school next Monday
morning.
The work of making cans for this sea
sons corn crop is about half completed
at Burnham & Morrll's shop
C. Il Hussey is having repairs mad,
upon his house. Mr.. Bradley of Cor
nlsh is doing the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. q. Wood report
pleasant trip as far as Virginia The,
were enjoying the beauties of Norfolk a
the last writing.
We learn that Mr.. and Mrs. Amo
johnson expect to 60 to Madison to liv
sometime about the first of May. The,
have two sons there in business.
Rapid extensions are being made upol
the telephone lines in this section. Tn
Fairfield and Norridgewock Telephon
Co., which recently adopted the New
England Instruments, have completed
line up the river road on the south sid
as far as Augustus Gilman's aud hay
six instruments on it, They are ais
building line, this week, from Fred
cries corner up the Starks road, which
will connect with the Madison exchange
From Frederic's corner to this villag
the New Sharon and Norridgewock Tel
ephone Co. will unite with the othe
company and both companies will us
the same poles. dividing the expense
The work in North Fairfield is also 60
ing steadily on. The New Sharon an
Norridgewock Co. are also about t
duplicate their line to New Sharon 70
toll and through message business, A
arrangement is in view by which tn
subscribers using the New England In
struments are likely to get the use o
the Skowhegsn exchange free, or for
slight additional yearly expense. Tn
independent lines are also lookin
around for admittance into Skowhegan
The school in the Dodlin distric,
which was postponed on account of tn
illness of the teacher engaged Mrs
Winnie Burgess, will commence, Mon
day, May 5th, under the instruction .
Miss Annie Longley.
At a meeting of the trustees of th
free library at the residence of {. II
Hussey, Tuesday evening of last week
officers were chosen as follows: Rev.
q. Davis, chairman; Cony Russell
Treas. L.. r. Folsom, Sec. Lots wer,
drawn to determine the different length
of time which the trustees should serve
which resulted as follows; +. F. Davis
one year; Cony Russell, two years; |.
r. Folsom, three years; c. H. Hussey
four years; c. A. Warren, five years
A meeting of the committee was ap
pointed for Tuesday evening of thi
week to select list of books which will
be purchased at once. About $3.50 viii
| be- axnAndAd for this nnrnoae at fhi