The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-05-07
NOrridgeWOck.

The farmers are getting well along
with their springs work.
At the regular meeting of Somerset
Grange which will occur, this evening,
the matter of a new hall will be taken
up and discussed The reason that this
matter comes before the grange at the
| present time is from the fact that the
lease of their present quarters is nearing
the end and it will be necessary to either
renew or build. Every member should
be interested and give an expression OF
his or her views on the subject.
The next regular meeting of Cedar
Chapter, o. (. ). will be held on Friday
evening, May 18th. A good attendance
is desired. There will be degree work
on this occasion.
The ladies Of the Village Improve
ment Society gave their play, "Sunbon
nets" in the Congregational church on
Friday evening Of last week before a
good sized audience The play abound
ed with laughable features, literally, and
in some cases laughing ones. The ladies'
did themselves proud in the mimcry of
the jeaousies between the members of
rival village societies. Beautiful music
was furnished by our young ladies gift
be used in beautifying the town.
The date of the fair to be held by
Cedar Chapter, o. E. S, has been
changed to Thursday, May IS. There
will be a sale of useful and fancy articles
in the afternoon and in the evening the
side degree, Female Masonry, a La
Lease will be worked.
The regular meeting of the Village
Improvement Society will be held with
Mrs. William Brackett on Watervile
Ave tomorrow afternoon, and will be
in the care of Mrs. Pepper and Mrs.
Sawyer.
The lecture on "tcenic Maine" given
last Thursday evening in the Baptist
church by Mr.. Fred Lawrence of Skow-
hogan, under the auspices of the n. II.
5. was very interesting and the large
pictures thrown upon the screen were
exceedingly good. We are glad that Mr..
Lawrence has taken mp the work Of
showing up the beauties of our old state
to its citizens.
Mr.. M. f. Bartlett, special agent for
the Hamburg Bremen Fire Insurance
Company was in town, Thursday of last
week, to confer with Mr. Folsom, their
|
surance of Mrs. Lizzie Jones, which was
promptly made, the company paying the
claim in full. This is prompt work and
Mr.. l. r. Folsom, their agent here, in
forms us that this is their regular meth
cd of doing business, prompt payment
of claims without litigation.
At the special town meeting held on
| Monday afternoon to see about buying a
lot and erecting a new school house and
choosing tax collector to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Mr. A. o,
Frederic, Mr. f. l.. Ames was chosen
collector to serve under the same terms
that Mr.. Frederic had agreed to- The
matter of the school house was not view
ed by the town in general in the light
that it appears to those who are familiar
with the circumstances and the article
was passed over after considerable dis.
cusson and for the present at least we
shall be obliged to get along with a lack
of school facilities, which reflects sad y
upon the enterprise of our citizens.
Some talk was made in regard to fitting
up the old building ON the north side of
the river now used as storehouse by
the town for the purpose of relieving
the extremely crowded condition of the
schools and this will probably be ar
ranged for later While we realize as
much as any one that the taxes have
been extremely high for many years and
will be for some years to come, it seems
that the amount of money which will
have to be raised for the temporary re
pair of these old buildings would pay the
interest for some years upon the amount
required to build the new building dur
ing which time the children might be
enjoying privileges similar to those Civ
en- by other towns of this size.
Rev. Fl N Pringle Of PASSPORT spoke
in the Congregational church, sunday
morning, and gave a temperance lecture
! before "a union meeting in the Baptist
church, Sunday evening, upon the sub
| ject of temperance. Mr.. Pringle is field
worker for the Civic League OF Maine,
an organization which has done much
during its existence for the temperance
cause.
The New sharon and Norridgewock
Telephone Co. have purchased all of the
lines and fittings of the former Nor
rdgewock and Fairfield Telephone Com
pany as far as the Fairfield line and the
two services will be united in one
switchboard, which for the present will
be located in o. f. Halls store on Main
street. The new arrangement will be
appreciated by the subscribers of both
systems.
The funeral of E. W. Wing occurred
at the home of his parents on Main
street, sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
Rev. H. NJ Haywood, officiating. The
procession was escorted to the grave by
the members of Quinnebassett Lodge J..
0. 0. F., who performed the last sad
rites of the order before the open grave.
William Baker of Boston, who came
with his sister, Mrs. Z. ". Wing, to at
tend the funeral of Z ". Wing, return
ed to Boston, Sunday night.
Mrs. lisa Wing will visit friends in
this vicinity for few DAYS, after which
she will return to Boston and from there
will 60 to Denver again in few weeks.
She has a good position in Denver.
North Arson.