The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-09
South Norridgewock

Mrs. b. L. Frederic returned 10 her
home IN Boston Tuesday after spending
several weeks in this vicinity visiting
relatives and friends
/ Z. l. Carr and Miss Florence arrived
Wednesday night from Wellesley Hills.
Mass where they have been living for
the past three years. Mr. Carr will
return few weeks later after he has
finished up on the work he has on hand
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P Laid and
daughter Irene of Pennington were in
town, Sunday
Miss Nina Hussey was home from the
Harrington normal school, Sunday. and
reports herself very pleasantly situated
at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gilman have
broken up housekeeping for the present
and are boarding at the Norridge wock
hotel. Before they left the house on
upper Main street which they occupied
for two years Mrs. Gilman gave a nice
tea party to her immediate neighbors.
There we're about twenty present and
the afternoon was very pleasantly spent.
Before leaving the ladies presented Mrs
Gilman with a gold inlad silver olive
spoon as mark of their affection.
Miss Florence Davis is clerkiug in DR..
Ames' drug store after vacation of a
few months. Mrs. Clara Merrill, who
has been clerking there for number of
weeks is at work in Hussey's coat shop
at present.
The Woman's Aid Society of the Bap
fist church will meet in business meet
ing with Mrs. I. A. Whiting this after
noon.
10 al Rnta
Larone, was quite severely burned Mon
day afternoon of this week by an explo-
sion of powder which she threw into
the stove through mistaken idea that
1t was some ola onion seed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Perkins of Ham
den, are visiting their daughter, Mrs
ii. w. Smith, this week.
The Village Improvement Society
whose meeting was to have been with
Mrs. q. W. Smith this week Friday has
J been postponed.
Mrs. 81. M. Haywood was called away
last week by the death of her father.
The corn shop closes this week with
much lighter pack than usual and
during the whole pack there was only
one day in which the shop was run for
the ten hours and then only one line Of
machines was run.
The price of wood has advanced some
what in this vicinity with a prospect of
still higher price unless the coal strike
is broken soon.
Mrs Charles Knowlton left Saturday
for New Sharon where she will spend
the winter. III the spring she contem-
plates going to Massachusetts, to live.
A ui1fan n Ill
new furnaces placed in their houses in
anticipation of the cold winter days.
Mrs. Martha Bickford, whose critical
illness at the residence of her daughter
Mrs. Edwin Wilder, we have noticed in
recent issues, died Thursday of last
week. The remains were taken to Pier
mont, n. H., Saturday, accompanied BY
her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Bickford.
Mrs. Charles Ward is quite lame from
fall which she received last week.
The annual installation and supper in
Lebanon lodge, F. d A. NJ, occurred in
their hall, Friday evening of last week
Music was furnished during the installa-
ton ceremonies by Lees Orchestra.
The officers for the ensuing year are
E. w. Gilman, W. M; H. c. Hussey, S.
W.; G. p. Gilman, j. W.; c. Il. Hussey,
Treas. ; C. A. Ward, Sec; C. R. Miller,
5. D.; L. S. Lowe, j. D.; F. a. Tobey,
S. s.; Il. d. Burgess, j. So a. Whit
ing, Chap; c. W. Farrand, marshal; S.
, Wing, tyler. After the installation a
fine baked bean supper was served.
: There were about two hundred present.
Miss Blanche Gilman is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. F. 2. Ladd of Pennington.
this week.
Mrs. Cyrus Bean, who has been on
the sick list, is getting better this week.
Mrs. Annie Mills, who has been work
ing in flower store with her brother.
f H. Cooley, this summer, returned
home this week
E. II. Cooley intends to leave today
for Brookline, Mass, where he has been
at work for several years.
c. w. Preble has moved into the house
on upper Main street which he recently
purchased,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Welch returned
from Pittsfeld last week Friday. MIR.
WEIGH rather expects to remain in Nor
ridgewock for the winter, working in
the worsted mill in Skowhegan.
Mrs. Newton Blaisdell is on the sick
list this week
Mrs. Bundy left the Quinnebassett
last week on her way to California. She
, will stop along the way to visit friends
Mrs. NJ. c. Lindsey, who has been
spending a number of weeks with her
sisters, the Misses Clarke. left Monday
morning for Portland where she will
remain a few days, after which she will
, go to Boston and visit friends for a
short time and then go to her home in
: California. Mrs. Bundy will accompany
her.
The hunting parties who were up
river last week returned home Saturday
and sunday and all report a good time
and brought home deer to prove it.
Mrs. W. f. Brown and daughter Lin
Mon returned from Clinton, where they
had been visiting for few days, last
> Sunday.
Sir Thomas Upton has again issued a
challenge for contest for the American