The Somerset reporter., 1902-04-03
SOUTH NOKRIDGEWOCK

The village schools begin again next
Monday, the 7sb, with the same teachers.
The rural schools will commence on
Monday, the 18th, will tie following
teachers: Longley district, Mabel
Jones, Tobey district, Nina futile; bod
lin district. Wnnfred Burgess; Oak
hill district, Florence Davis; Gilman dis
trict Evelyn 3" orthley Frederic district
Grace Bartlett; at present there is a
vacancy in the Atkinson district.
George Diggles has purchased he
Seth Willard farm at East Mercer and
expects to move onto il as soon as tie
roads will admit.
Miss Aura Gilman still remains very
sick, new complications have developed
during the week.
The Baptist vestry was wired for cleo.
trio lights asst week; seven lights were
installed, three on each aide and one
over the pulpit.
Mrs. Arthur Rogers still remains very
sick; As soon as she gains strength
enough it is her intention TO 90 10 New
Sharon to stay with her parents until
she regains her health.
The citizens interested in the moral
and religious welfare of the town met at
the residence of c. A. Whiting on Thurs
day evening of last week and spent
several hours in earnest talk on the sub
ject. The sentiment was strongly in
favor of better enforcement of the laws
and more earnest religious work. 1t
seems that with the wave of enforcement
going through the state, that now is
good time to clean up our own door
yards and run things as they should be
run according to law. A meeting WAS
appointed for Thursday evening of this
week at the residence of F. c. Holt.
Rev. w. L. Jennings was in town over
Sunday and preached the Easter sermon
in the Congregational church, sunday
morning.
Miss Daisy BigeIow died Monday
morning, after an illness of only a week
Her sudden death comes as a shock to
the family. She was twenty-eight years
of age and young lady of fine character,
beloved by all who knew her. The
funeral occurred at the house yesterday
morning
We learn from the Lewiston Journal
that w. M. Murphy has been offered a
position as captain of volunteer COM
pany which they are about to send to
South Africa, thus showing their appre-
citation of his services during the time
which he served in their army last year
Though the honor is great we trust that
Mr.. Murphy will not accept but still stay
in the old state and stick to the
mundane things of life.
Mr.. Harry Boardman of Orono WAS in
town, last week and Monday of this
week.
The Congregational society presented
a play entitled 1.-THE Sweet Family in
their church on Tuesday evening. AL
though the evening gave appearances of
rain fair house turned out to see the
play, which was full of harmless fun and
enjoyed by all.
The V. |. S. will meet with Mrs.
Blanche Ward, tomorrow afternoon, at
her home. Quotations will be furnished
for the occasion.
Mrs. Annie Powers, who has been
spending number of weeks with
her brother, Henry Walker, expects to
leave in the course of ten days to live
with her daughter, Mrs. II. II. Bishop
of Paris, Maine.
We have received notice of the mar
riage of Mr.. Perley Veasie and Miss
Alice Smith of Albuquerque, New
Mexico, on sunday, March %, at SOcorro,
New Mexico Mr.. Veasie is a Maine
boy and one of our townsmen who has
been in Sacorro for the past two years
to regain his health, which it seems he
did together with wife. The happy
couple were the recipients of number
of useful and valuable presents from
their friends. Mr. and Mrs. Veasie will
go to Rocky Ford, Colo, where Mr..
Veasie will be employed.
The Easter concert at the Baptist
church, Sunday evening was a very
pleasant event. The church was fra.
grant with flowers and plants. Tie
program was as follows: Organ volun
tary; prayer by Rev W. l.. Jennings of
the Congregational church; song by the
choir; selection by seven girls, Easter;
selection, reading Miss Florence Wade
singing, choir; reading by Alice Taylor
remarks by Mr.. Bowden of Colby college
song by the children, Easter Lilies; re-
marks by Rev. W. L. Jennings; duet by
Davis and Carr; selection by the girls
song by the choir; remarks by +. q.
Davis; song by quartette; closing hymn.
The roads outside the village are in a
very discouraging condition. The sever
al rains during the winter washed them
badly and it will make a big hole in the
highway appropriation to get them into
shape again.
Devereux Il Harlow have been having
trouble with their boiler, for some time
past. They have noticed that took very
much more coal than usual to keep up
steam and investigation showed that
there was a leak in the boiler.
Spring house cleaning again. 1t is
about this time that the telephone lines
through the farming sections are most
appreciated as it is very handy about in
forming the neighbors how many front
chambers have already been cleaned ard
how many carpets are expected to be
taken up this week and how nicely the
baby slept during the night, only getting
its parents up four or five times, ard
various other bits of interesting intof-
nation in regard to the domestic ma
chinery. Truly the world do move
Dizzy spells Cured.
" II. Mcdonald Of East Seb8Eo. sas>.
"Besides Rheumatism, which yaur IL.