The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-15
South Norridgewock

by the ladies entitled "The Chaperone'
VIZ be given In the Congregational
church on Friday evening, May %.
Walter Taylor is rapidly recovering
from the operation which was perform
ed for appendicitis.
DR.. }. l.. Taylor arrived from Boston.
Monday night, on his annual fishing trip.
Apparently the Massachusetts air agrees
wei with him as be is looking hale and
hearty.
The ANIMAL Sunday school rally of the
Western District of the Upper kennebec
Valley Association will take place in the
Union Church at Mercer on y ednesday.
May Is. The state superintendent aud
other prominent officers Will be present.
Visitors are expected to provide them
selves with luncheons. Tea and coffee
will be furnished by the Mercer church.
j. NJ. and ". b. Pierce are getting
their sail boat ready for the summer out.
ings which they expect to take at North
pond The Improvements will consist
of an entirely new suit of sails and spars
and the partial decking of the hull.
George Harlow of Smithfeld has pur.
chased the house at Poets corner for
merly occupied by Mr.. Norrd's family,
and the store of c. L. Harlow and will
move here as soon as he can clos up his
business in Smithfield. Mr.. {. L. Har-
low will continue to reside in the house
he now occupies.
Eugene Frederic has moved his fam
lily to Starks where he will reside with
his father on the Frederic home farm.
Bylaws have been made by the select
men against congregating on the side
walks and riding bicycles thereon. The
walks prohibited to bicycles are from E.
A. Hilton's store to NJ. F. Cars black
smith shop on the south side of Main
street, and from Charles " ards hard
ware store to the soldiers monument on
the north side of Main street. These in
clude practically, all of the concrete
walk. There has been some feeling de-
veloped in the matter, and Tuesday af-
ternoon John Benson got himself ar
rested, apparently Intentionally, by rid
ing on the prohibited walk. The matter
was taken before Justice Haynes with F.
l.. Ames attorney for the town and L..
K. Folsom attorney for Mr.. Benson
Justice Haynes reserved his decision for
another day. The abuse of the priv.
lege of riding on the walks was so great
that the selectmen felt compelled to
make the regulations by the frequent
complaints which were entered with
them.
The Odd Fellows held rousing meet.
ing with Quinnebasset Lodge, No. 100,
on Monday evening. 1t was the com
bined meeting of districts No. % and
% and nearly 200 visiting members
were present, special train being
run over the Somerset r. r. and special
electric cars over the Skowhegan d
Norridgewock electric railway for their
accommodation. Members from % diff
ferent lodges were present. The initia-
tory degree was worked upon one candi-
date. Grand Master w. " Cutler of
Westbrook; Past G NJ, S. P. Felker, of
linton; d. D. 6 N, " 4. Bailey. and
L. 5. Merrill were present After the
exercises a bountiful collation. was
served by the kebekahs of the local
lodge.
There will be parsons job soon at
Dodlin, we hear. We will name the
parties later on.
Mrs. Fred Lawton, who has been in
very poor health. confined to her bed
for number of weeks with a stomach
disease, left, last week, for the Maine
Central Hospital at Lewiston for treat
ment.
The grange entertainment of Saturday
evening was all it was advertised TO be.
The applause was frequent and vigor-
Gus. After the entertainment a dance
was given in the dining hail.
The electric lights were out a couple
of nights of last week on account of the
breaking down of transformer on the
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Congregational vestry and several street
lights. 1t will be several days before
new one can be procured. The meters
have arrived at Skowhegan for the ser
vice here and will be placed in use as
soon as possible so that probably by the
early part of next mouth eyerybo will
be paying for just what they use Street
| lights which are supposed to burn all
night will not be placed upon meters.
Mrs. Winnie Burgess continues to i'm
prove in health.
Mrs. Cora Baker, who has been in Bos
ton and vicinity for couple of weeks,
returned home, Friday.
The V, l. S. had an interesting meet
ing with Mrs A. o. Frederic on Friday
afternoon of last week.
NJ. c. Foster, contractor for the Ban
gor court house, has made a settlement
with the local Stone Cutters Union 80
that he may use the stone which was cut
for that job and which the Union had
attached at the time of the Heagan Il
Groves failure. The amount paid by
MIR. Foster was $500. 1t is expec ed
that work will be commenced upon the
remainder of the stone for this lob in a
short time. The situation in other res