The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18
South Norridgewock

One Of the problems here is what we
are going to do for coal this winter.
Burnham d Morrill's corn shop at this
place started up Tuesday. Only little
corn was brought In and at present ouly
one line of machines will be run. The
frost OF sunday night which was quite
severe IN some sections ia this vicinity,
injured number of pieces. II the
farmers succeed in getting half a crop
they will feel thankful.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Bates have new
boy baby, born last week.
Miss Nega Gilbert of Livermore Falls
has been visiting for the past few days
at Ellis Tobey's
Mrs. Edwin Wilders mother, Mrs.
Bicktord, who lives with Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilder on Oak Hill, is critically i'll, her
other daughter, Miss Elizabeth Bickford
of New Haven, Conn is also with her.
Mrs. clarissa Rogers is very III this
week although somewhat more comfort
able than last week.
Mrs F. &. Davis will leave this week
for springyale where she will visit
friends for few days.
The Endeavor Societies of the Con
making arrangements to have a rally
day and at present think ii will be on
the afternoon and evening of the 18th
of October. The afternoon will be used
In social way with perhaps discussion
of some important matter afeer which
will come supper and in the evening a
speaker will be engaged to give lecture.
Bracket & Russell have just received
h. i
sales stable.
Miss Lila Carr and her aunt, Mrs A
A. Nickerson who has been spending a
number of days here, attended the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
meeting at Waterville Tuesday, after
which they proceeded to Portland, the
home of her aunt Miss Carr will re-
main in Portland for some time taking
lessons in the making and fitting of
ladies cloaks and jackets.
Mr.. B. L. Frederic who had been
spending couple of weeks in this vicin
ity visiting relatives, returned to his
home in Boston last Thursday. Mr..
Frederic is well known and has many
friends here, having for a number of
years worked for his brother, Mr. A. o.
Frederic of this place in his grocery
store
The electric light company placed
several new transformers into their ser
vice here last week, to take the place of
number which had been burned out
by lightning during the summer. The
new machines are doing good service
The company have also placed every
thing in the way of buildings upon meter
rates and issued a neat folder explain
ing the matter to their customers. The
new rates will in a number of cases run
higher than heretofore
The interest which the New England
Creamery Co. had in the Sparkling
Spring Creamery has been sold to the
Scion Creamery Co, and they have taken
possession of the plant. Mr.. Merrill of
the Scion Creamery Co. will have charge
of the plant. The new owners have a
pleasant reputation of paying bills
promptly and take pride in saying that
since they have been in business no bill
has ever become ten days old before it
was paid.
There will be special meeting of the
Village Improvement Society for the
transaction of business, at the residence
of Miss Danforth and Mrs. Wood to-
-
order of the president, Mrs. Rose M
Haywood.
S. K. Fuller is attending the session
of S. S. Court at Skowhegan as juryman.
Charles l.. Worthley is building a
granite shed at his place on railroad
street Mr.. Worthley has the contracts
for number of fine monuments, one of
which will be shipped to Rockland and
two others to New Portland When he
gets his buildings fitted up he will have
rather the cosiest place in town for his
special kind of business
Miss Nellie Hussey will attend the
Business College at Bangor this fall,
where she will take the course of ste
biography.
Mr.. Ed. Moore, Misses Florence and
Mary Moore, and Mrs Frank Moore of
Waterville were in town, sunday, calling
upon friends.
There was quite a large attendance
from here on the Spiritualst camp
meeting at Lakewood last week. W