The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-06
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK

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couple Of weeks If combined buslness
and pleasure.
Miss F. II. Bodurtha of Agawam.
Mas and Mrs. 4 V Watson Of Bos
ton are visiting AT Rev VI. Heywood's.
The V. 1. 5 met, Friday afternoon Of
last week, with Mrs. {. u Hussey.
The mem0s,fs .1i-tbe Rebekah I.aae,a
had their regular MONTH ,--
their hall, last Friday evening =
The members Of The OF J. L3dge
had a fine entertainment and dance AT
Their hall, on Thurtday evening.
Moving pictures and large graphic
phone were exhibited IN the X. II 2
bah on Friday evening The moving
picture machine Was an Edison and
gave better results than those which
have been here before
The rain and freshet Of Sunday and
the warm days preceding raised the
river about twelve feet here The ice
left the river at this point Monday after
noon.
The booth Of the long distance teIe-
phone was moved into Ame7' drug store
on the LIST Of March in accordance with
an agreement between the Eorridge.
wock and Fairfield Telephone %
whereby the New England instruments
will be used on their lines
Mrs. Della Bigelow left, Monday. for
Lewiston, where she will be treated at
the Central Hospital
II. E. Hale has engaged with the som.
erset railroad TO do stone work which
become necessary from the large amount
OF damage done IN the Decem Der freshet
Mrs. Leon Taylor is in very poor
health and it is expected that she will
have to take treatment at the hospital.
Good for the voters Of skowhegan.
BY their vote it hardly looks as if popu-
lar sentiment was for the sale Of liquors
in that place. 1t would be worth while
to know what the popular sentiment of
this town is on the subject.
Mrs. Arthur Rogers has been very
sick this week, having had several hem
orrhages and is now in a precarious CON
dition.
The electric cars again made their ap
pearance here, yesterday afternoon.
aud will be in good running order for
the travel caused by the session of the
court this month.
l.. A. Wilder and Fred A. Tobey were
drawn traverse jurors for this term.
There was an old folks concert and
dance at the hotel on Tuesday evening
James Weeks of Vassalboro visited at
j. F. Frye's, last week
The Pythian sisterhood will give a
supper and entertainment in their hall
tomorrow evening.
Prof, w. ;. Wright will close his
singing school Tuesday evening, March
IL, by giving a concert in the Baptist
Church and will be assisted by out of
town talent and with selections by Mr.
and Mrs. Lane and Kessel of this place
Peter Vigue is very sick. He has
been unable TO lie down for mum Der of
weeks.
The town meeting was a regular sun
day school concert played in the minor
scale, everything asked for was granted
and no questions asked. This came
about for two reasons: First, that the
voters had great confidence in the off
GERS and knew no appropriations would
be asked for that were not needed, and
second, that there was nothing in the
warrant out of common with the exeep.
ton of article seventeen, which related
TO selling the old hearse and purchasing
another. 1t was thought that this arti-
Gle would cause some contention, but il
was explained that the present hearse
had seen twenty nine years of service
and wasn't much of hearse in the first
place and it was voted to sell and buy
another without any discussion. The
amounts of money raised were as fol-
lows: Schools, 81 SO; free high school,
$3.50; summer roads and bridges, 81
| 800; snow roads, 500; town expenses
and support of the poor, $500; debt
and interest, 5000; fire department,
$50; repair of school buildings. 500;
text books and supplies, $3.50; superin
tendent of schools, $50; public library,
| $50; purchase of hearse 500; TO pay
| for injury received on road, so. Art.
Gle 10. To see if the town will accept
| from Rehecca ). Clarke, F. W. Spauld
ing and others the sum of one hundred
and fifty dollars and appropriate the
same for the purchase of books and
documents for the free public bra
ry was accepted and appro
priated for the purpose mentioned.
Pra 'tically the same board of officers
were reelected and the town officers
for the ensuing year are as follows: 0.
F. Hall, town clerk; f l.. Ames, Il.
S Whiting, <. H. Tobey, selectmen.
assessors and oyerseers of the poor
Cony Russell, treasurer; l.. K. Folsom,
auditor; }. +. Hoodsome. ). ). com
mittee; l.. X. Folsom, superintendent
of schools; A O Frederic, collector Of
taxes; F. Z. futile, H. H. Cross. truant
officers; {. " Farrand, II. II. Cross.
+. {. Holt, A. O. Frederic, constables:
Daniel Rogers, f. A. Davis, Joseph
Smith, fence viewers; Lyman Emmons,
Steward Wing, surveyors of lumber:
NJ. c, Holt, steward Wing, c. A. " hit
ing, II. X Sawyer. measurers OF wood
and bark; f. II. Burgess, pound keeper
Rev. +. u. Davis was elected a member
of the library committee and the Id
committee retained with the exception
of Rev. j. \. Jones who no longer
resides here. The committee nov
stands as follows: c, II. Hussey, Rev.
f. q Davis, {. Warren, Couy Russell,
l.. r. Folsom, Mrs Elizabeth SawteIie.
and Miss Henrietta Dauforth The
length of the terms of service VII be
determined by ballot. The taxes are
to be collected for /, per cent and the
collector is required To- settle with the
town on or before the lith of February
1908. \ committee was chosen II
purchase a hearse. f. \. Hilton, W. Is.
LonGley and Dr. l.. Brown. Il vas
voted To authorize the Seltctmen u
hire money Temporarily to meet run
ming expenses If necessary before the
new tax could be assessed and com