The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-11-13
South N0rridgewock

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The mill pond froze over, Monday
night, for the first time, this fall #
cold increases It looks as though We
should have skating, Thanksgiving
There was very large attendance at
the harvest supper ia the congregational
yestry, Friday evening Of last week.
over two hunnred took supper. The
large turnout was pleasant surprise 70
the ladies Of the society. The receipts
were thirty dollars. The ladies' had not
planned on having so many present and
30 came very near running out Of food.
IL Is the first time, however, that they
ever were caught in that way, usually
having large surplus left over after
feeding the multi.udes.
The schools close next week for
short vacation of three weeks They
will probably close Thursday, instead Of
Friday, so the teachers may have a
chance to attend the teachers conven.
ton which is to be held on Friday
W. B. Longley left last week for Fort
Fairfield whore he will spend the winter.
Miss Hattie will spend the winter with
her aunt, Mrs. T. :. Totman Of this
place.
Bracketts& Russell are having their
store painted, improving its appearance
very much.
Mr.. Farrand says he expects to get
some coal next month and hopes by that
time the price will be nearly down to
the usual rate.
The young ladies' are getting up a
dance and whist party which will
come off at the Norridgewock hotel on
the evening of Nov 10.
Rev. w. L. Jennings and wife are ex
pected home Friday and regular services
will be commenced again in the Congre.
gational church next sunday.
All the corn packed this year at the
corn shop has been shipped and now the
superintendent is busy making up the
| book for next year.
! AT the last meeting of the Village I'm.
provement Society they voted to give
the Somerset quartet a sum of money
as token of their appreciation Of the
| many favors which the quartet has
+ shown them The quartet also express
ed their appreciation for this kindness
of the society.
Mrs Charles Doyen and daughter of
! Rumford Falls are visiting at Mrs sal
mons.
The Thimble Society of the Congre.
gational church met in an all DAYS SEES
sion with Mrs. {. l. carr. Tuesday of
! this week. A picnic dinner was enjJyed
The society is very busy now getting
things ready for their annual sale IN
December.
Miss French of CornviHe has been
visiting at F. l.. Commits the past week
F. L. Conant has moved into the Lind
sey house at the north end of the toll
bridge for the winter.
Mrs. Lydia {. Crosby accompanied her
daughter to Brunswick last week where
she will spend the winter.
The Somerset Quartette will sing in
the Congregational church next Sunday
morning and in the Baptist church, one
week later.
Mrs ?. {. Shorey who intended to go
to Marlboro, Mass. last week to spend the
winter, was delayed on account of Ill
health; she will 60 as soon as her health
permits.
Miss Edith Tomkins is spending few
days with her aunt in Lowell, Mass. She
will visit number of friends ia various
parts of Massachusetts before her return
home.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist
church will meet with Mrs. II. h Hey
wood, tomorrow afternoon and carry a
picnic supper to which the gentlemen are
invited. The young people are also in
vited to come in the evening.
Bracket and Russell are in Boston
this week buying a load of horses for
their sales stable.
Charles sawyer has completed his lob
in Bangor and moved home for the pres
ent.
Mrs. A. Fl. Davis of Pepperell, Mass,
is visiting her son, F. q. Davis of this
place.
The meeting Saturday afternoon of the
| Village Improvement Society was mu
steal one gotten up by Mrs Jennie Whit
! ing and Mrs Lou Brown and was held in
the high school building. The subject
was Beethoven The roll call was an.
swered by musical quotations and was
followed by biographical sketch of
| Beethoven by Nathan Haskell Dole and
read by Mrs. Whiting; song by Cora
Smith; Numerous reading, Mrs Annette
Burgess; song by Miss Gladys Spaulding;
song. Althea Campbell; reading, Mrs.
Brown; quartette, Neva Johnson. Jessie
Miller, Mabel Wells, Althea Campbell;
song, Neva Johnson; recitation. Blanche
Emory; Beethoven's last composition.
instrumental, Katie Brackley; Poor Old
Maids, costume song by five ladies; Sc.
lections on the photograph; America.
H. H. Cross makes the following
weather report for six months ending
with October, viz: May, clear days 6,
partly clear 16 rain Il times, inches,
highest temperature IS. lowest 30, aver
age As. June, ? clear days, IL partly
clear, rain Is days, / inches highest
tempt 30, lowest IS, average so July,
clear, Is partly clear, rain 8, Is inches,
highest temp. 9S, lowest AZ, average -.
August, clear. % partly, rain 10 days,
inches, highest temp. l02, lowest s..
average 20 September, clear days, 10
partly, rain 5 days, 1 inches, highest
temp. 9S lowest 81, average Ga Octo
Der clear, Is partly rain, inches,
| highest temp. 90, lowest 20, average 30.
Card of Thanks