The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08
south NorTidgeWock

Inc caves are starting and the grass
Il o"lng green, our village vii soon
De IN It's surnmer gala attire
May baskets are taking I'D the atten-
ton Of the younger element Of society
THESE pleasant EVENING"
Z. ". Farrand and charles NJ
attending the session Vf the Gr4defLodge
/, .. Q. +. at Portland. eaIss-~ek
The granite workers problem il stu a
knotty one although II bids fair 10 be
solved as far az one contractor is con-
cerned ar Nr. NJ. {. Poster il negotiat-
ing With the local branch Of the granite
cntter.s union for terms 70 complete the
cutting Of the stone 70 finish his con-
tracts
The ladies' are talking about establish
ing drinking fountain AT the end of
the toll bridge on the north side Of the
rlFer 10 front Of the Quinnebasset house
Tor the convenience Of horse kind
Ar. Fred Jewett of Exeter was in
town over sunday, visiting his parents,
Ar and Mrs. q. ;. Jewett. He return
ed Monday afternoon.
Walter Taylor who was operated upon
last Thursday for appendicitis. is getting
was performed by DIs. Palmer of Farm
lngton, Edwards and Ames of this place.
The evening cars were well patronized
by our people last week during the plays
winch were given in Skowhegnn.
Miss Cora Baker has completed her
business in Boston and is expected home
today.
The graduating exercises of the n. q.
,. will occur in June, the class are very
busy getting everything ready for that
occasion.
Miss Florence Davis is on the sick list
this week and was unable to teach her
school on Oak Hill.
Mr.. Nicholas Miller had his hand
hurt quite severely ast week, while
loading hay at the railroad station.
The political pot is beginning to SIM
mer and will doubtless come to a boil
before long.
Mr.. E. Il. Vaughn is getting ready to
move into his newly acquired property on
Mechanic street. William Wheeler from
whom he purchased the house, is
moving his goods into the house on the
north side OF the river which has been
occupied for number Of years by Geo.
Diggles.
Kew. W. l.. Jennings preached his first
sermon as pastor of the Congregational
church last sunday. His text was from
Galatians, 8: ,. bear We one another's
burdens He spoke TO some length of
the practical ways in which the spirit of
the text could be carried out and in con-
cluson said that ii was his intention to
4 Cal l.
here, and be of all the assistance pos
sible to them.
The post Office on the Norridgewock
side of the river will be discontinued
after the fifteenth Of this month. 1t
would now be proper to circulate
petition to have south dropped from
our post office for the saving of ink
which it would effect. The cause of
disseminating the Office was the rural
free delivery systems which handle all
the mail on that side of the river.
Il. 5. Whiting has been having his
house newly shingled.
The Y. l. ;. will meet with Mrs. A.
O. Frederic tomorrow afternoon. The
subject of the meeting is "By-ways and
corners of Mexico"
We present the weather report for the
past six months and also summary of
the amount of snow fall for the past
seven years which we have through the
kindness of Nh q H. Cross who keeps
an accurate record on the doings of the
weather man.
Weather report for . months ending
April 80, 1902:
November, clear days, 8; partly clear,
/ l. ~.
perature, IS, lowest , above; average A.
above.
December, clear, 8 partly, ,; rain
times, 10 inches; snow 4 times, % in
ches; lowest temperature, 16 below !;
highest 80 above, average. 20 above;
below zero times. In the great storm,
Dec Is to Is the water rose IS feet in
he Kenne bee making one of the greatest
freshets on record.
January, 1902, clear days. 10; partly,
49, rain time, , inches; snow. times,
II inches; highest temperature, A; low
est 10 below; at zero y times; average,
10 above.
February, clear days, {; partly, Z;
rain, time, inch; snow, I, 20 inches;
highest temperature in sun, so; lowest,
IA below; average, - above; below zero
s times.
March, clear days, 4, partly, "A; rain,
6 times, y inches; snow, times. Il
inches; highest temperature 50; lowest
10 above; average. Is above.
April, clear days, 4 partly. IA; rain,
10 times, 4 inches; snow. Tine, L in
ches; highest temperature, s.; lowest Is,
average, So.
Snow storms for past : years: 1895,