The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-10-15
NOrridgt wock
are quite prevalent.

lady who arrived last week.
The work of labelling and shipping
has commenced In Tire corn shop The
pack this season was about 3o4 600
The northern lights were very bright
and pretty Tuesday evening, if az the
older people say, they denote change
in the weather, there ought 10 be big
change.
On account Of repairs being done at
the power house the electric cars did
not run Monday.
r. NJ. Baker has been rather poorly
during the past week.
Whiting Brothers have been shipping
quite large quantity Of live stock from
this station so far this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliot Trull of Woburn,
Mass, are visiting nj. and Mrs George
| Diggles at the Mountain View farm Tor
a few weeks.
Samples of the rev cushions have ar
rived and may be seen at the Baptist
parsonage any time this week by those
interested. Mr.. Davis especially desires
| hat all may see them and express their
preference before the order is placed
with the manufacturers.
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist church
win meet with Mrs. Carrie Ames this
afternoon.
Miss Myrtle Garvin and Miss Fernice
Taylor of Springvale, Me, were in town
over Sunday, visiting their friend, Miss
| Florence Davis. They came in company
with Miss/Nna Hussey from the FARM
| ington Normal school where they are
taking the course.
| b. F. Jones set a fine monument in
memory of his sister, Mrs. Abby Alexan-
der and her son Morris Alexander,
whose deaths occurred few months
ago, on their lot in Belgrade
The Village Improvement Society
have arranged with John Jay Lewis to
give a couple of illustrated lectures in
the Baptist church on Monday and
Tuesday evening of next week. The
lecture of Monday evening will be en-
titled "Saunterings among the Canadian
Rockies" and that of Tuesday evening
will be 1.-THE Story of the Passion Pay
of Oberammergau.n The lectures will
be illustrated by moving and colored
pictures.
Mrs. Fiske and daughter and Miss
Olney have left town and expect to
spend the winter in some of the southern
states.
Mrs. NJ. j. Hathaway has gone to
Bangor to spend the winter.
Ralph Cleveland has returned to work
for the Skowhegan Electric Light COM
pany after spending several months at
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur WEIGH are at
home from Skowhegan on few weeks
vacation. Arthur is putting in his time
hunting when the weather is suitable.
Bracket & Russell had car load of
horses arrive last week.
George Harlow has been loading car
with apples this week for shipment.
Mrs. Eta Wood and Mrs. Electa
Tobey attended the Federation of Won
ems Clubs of Maine, at Portland last
week
Joe Vaughn is on the sick list this
week with mild form of typhoid fever.
r. L. Palmer of Mercer had severe
shock of paralysis Saturday morning,
while in Mr.. Preble's store on Main
street. He was taken to the Office of
Dr. Ames where he remained un il after
dinner when a team was procured to
carry him home. At the present writing
he still remains in rather critical con
dition not showing any improvement,
Considerable excitement was caused
on Main street, sunday morning by the
burning out of one of the chimneys in
John Spauldings house. At one time
the draft carried the smoke in such a
direction that the whole house appeared
to be on fire and there came near being
a general alarm given, fortunately the
danger was not great and the extent OF
the trouble was soon discovered. The
fire qnickly burned itself out
f. A. Hilton is erecting small build
ing near his stable to keep the hearse in.
The Baptist society is contemplating
the painting of the church this fall.
The library is we'll patronized in its
new quarters, especially Saturday. The
ladies say that the rooms are very
pretty and cozy, the open fire adding
UGH to the cheerfulness.
E. S Randall has been engaged by the
New Sharon and Norridgewock Tele-
phone Company as electrician. The
company now has over 200 instruments
and it will require nearly all of one
mans time to look after all these, the
lines and putting in new instruments
for which there is constant demand.
Rev. W. L. Jennings attended the
meeting of Congregational ministers at
Waterville, Monday.
Mr.. Aunsey has returned from Salem,
Mass, to commence the decorating of
lOdd Fellows hall. 1t looks as though
the Rebekah and Odd Fellow lodges
would be unable to meet for several
weeks during the repairing season.
Eddie Whiting was at home from
Skowhegan over Sunday.
Mrs. Della Tibbetts and daughter
Rena spent Sunday with relatives in
Skowhegan.
Z. Fl. Cooley was in town over Sunday
visiting his parents, leaving for Boston
Monday morning where he will take his
Examination this week for the practice
of law. Mr.. Cooley has for the past
four rears been at work for florist who
has stores in Brookline, Mass and Bar
Harbor, spending his winters in Brook
line and his summers in Bar Harbor
During this time he has employed his
leisure attending law school from which
he recently graduated, 1t is his intent
to remain in the store for a while longer
before commencing the practice Of law.
Mrs. Campbell and Mrs s f Hall of
Waterville have been visiting Laforest
| Brown for a few days.
Larone.
| Notwithstanding the extremely hard
season for sweet corn and for u long