The Somerset reporter., 1902-04-10
SOUTH NoRRIDGEWOCK.

~ .'Ar' t4i44tF - l4I " IiEHEulEA
by the society II anyone wants to
enjoy good laugh they find their op-
poriunitg 10 tais axe and ice cream
will be on sale The proceeds vii be
used for the needed repairs on tue build
ings Of the society.
The Village Improvement Society will
meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs.
George 0. Carr The subject Of the
meeting will be "Our Northern Neigh
bor- and the Canadian dialect"
Miss Jennie Payne was in town. over
sunday, visiting her parents.
Nr and Mrs. I. A. smith returned
from Phillips, where they have been
spending their vacation, visiting rela-
tiyes and friends, last Friday.
The village schools commenced Mon
day morning, with the same teachers as
formerly employed. The rural schools
will begin next Monday.
Nearly every afternoon finds the boys
engaged in ball practice. 1t looks as
though there might be talent enough
here to be the making of good ball
team for the season.
Mr. b. &. True and daughter of
Clinton were in town last week, visit
ing relatives.
Mr.. F. {. Holt is in Watervile, this
week, attending the session Of the Grand
Lodge l. o. g. T. Mr.. Holt has been a
member Of this. organization for very
many years and it is seldom indeed that
he misses session. He has filled many
Offices within the gift Of the lodge. Miss
Annie Jones and Miss Lila arr are
also in attendance and are equally al
faithful embers.
There is a good prospect for a day
current on the electric light wires which
will be used for power purposes. Nego-
tations are in progress in this line among
the coat shop owners for the summer
season more particularly. BY this ar
rangement the irons Of the pressing
machines would be constantly hot with
no trouble about changing for hot
slug every few minutes, consequently
much more work could be accomplished
by each machine while the machinery
would be run by a moter which. after it
was started in the morning, would need
no other attention than an occasional
oiling, and last but not least, would be
the comfort of the help during the hot
summer months by dispensing with the
hot boiler in the shop.
Miss Aura Gilman, who has been sick
for a number of weeks with a fever
which proves TO be typhoid, and whose
life has for days been despared of, SEEM
ed to be somewhat easier Monday and
Monday night but seemed 70 be losing
ground again Tuesday,
The Norridgewock and Fairfield Tele-
phone Company received twenty miles
of wire and forty Instruments on Mon
day of this week, which they will use
i'll extending their lines. A repeating
coil will be placed in the Office at this
place for direct connection with the
long distance instrument of the New
England Telephone Company.
Leland Merrill has moved back onto
his farm for the summer, having spent
the winter in the village clerking for A.
o. Frederic.
George Diggles is about to move onto
h fam which he recently purchased in
Mercer.
The committee chosen by the town
for the purpose of selecting and pur-
chasing a new hearse have attended to
the business and placed their order with
very reliable Massachusetts, firm for a
new one suitable to the needs of our
town. The vehicle is to be delivered
sometime in June.
Mrs. Angie Murphy Is having two dor
mer windows placed in the roof of her
house at the upper end of Main street,
which will greatly improve it in both
beauty and utility.
There was fine temperance meeting
at the Baptist Yestry which, following in
the wake of couple OF evening meet
ngs in which prominent citizens ex-
pressed strong sentiments against the
lax enforcement Of the prohbitory laws,
looks as though the Christian people
We're at last waking up to the fact that
prohibition, properly observed, would
be good thing for us.
Miss Clara Gray died, Monday after
noon, at the residence OF her uncle. Mr..
orville Tinkham, Of la grippe, She was
So years old. Miss Gray was born in the
house in which she died, but has lived
IN several places, among which were
Arson, Ne, and the state Of Massaehu.
sets About SIX years ago she came to
live with Mr.. Tiukham and wife and has
been their main stay since that time,
they both being in poor health. Miss
Gray was good hristian woman and
member Of the state of Maine sunshine
Society. She leaves a brother. Alonzo
Gray, who resides n Evansville, Wis,
and who was unable 10 be present at the
funeral, which occurred Yesterday after
noon.
Mrs Arthur Rogers has been abe 10
ride out little this week.
The lawns are receiving their annual
spring cleaning. ard small bontires are
the order OF lie day and evening The