The Somerset reporter., 1903-11-19
NOrridgewock.

Smith of the grammar will spend their
Thanksgiving at their homes in Lewis.
ton and Auburn.
The quarantine has been removed
from the house where George Lunt was
recently confined with diphthelia, he
having fully recovered.
The New Sharon and Norridgewoek
Telephone co, have recently added a
team to their equipment, which they
found necessary to handle the repair
work of their quite extensive system Of
! phones They now have about 10
miles of poles set on which there is
probably 175 miles of wire. They are
getting their store house and repair
shop in good shape for business and will
keep all the instruments in good repair
Recently they have made contract
with the New England Telephone Co
and soon the instruments will be equip
! ped with the New England receivers and
trsnsmitters. This is 10 be done prin-
j cipally to get the exchange service with
that company as the receivers and trans.
mitters now in use give excellent salts
faction.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will give their annual sale and
fair in their vestry on the afternoon and
evening of Dec. 4th. There will be an
excellent display of fancy articles and
tables of refreshments.
The Cascade Savings Bank of Oak
land are making quite extensive repairs
upon the Eaton house on the north side
of the river with the view of letting the
| tenements.
The Village Improvement Society will
meet at their rooms in the library build
| ing tomorrow afternoon. ! he subject
of the meeting is current events, Venice,
| Verona After the exercises there will
be reception to meet Mrs. Bolar who
will be with the society on that after
noon. II is re quested that each men,
Der bring cup. saucer and spoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. A. Whitney enter.
tanned friends, last saturday evening,
with whist party. There were three
tables and the evening was passed very
pleasantly.
DR. and Mrs. H W. Smith are spend
ing few days of this week visiting
friends and relatives in Hamden, Maine.
The regular meeting of Cedar Chap
ter No 81 o. E. =. will be held in their
hall tomorrow evening. Mrs. Lila NJ.
Niles, ID. ID. @. is expected to be pres
ent. A good attendance is desired.
Mrs. II. L. Mccain of Gray, Me. is
spending few weeks with her sister,
Mrs. sadie Frederick.
The regular meeting of Somerset
Rebekah Lodge occurred in their hall
on Friday evening of last week.
Mr.. Il. S. Whiting went to Boston,
Monday, with large load of nice beet
cattle for that market he expects TO
return home today.
Mr.. John F. Frye was In town few
days of last week from Massachusetts,
returning Monday afternoon.
The repairs in the Scion Creamery
Co.'S. plant at this place have been nearly
completed and they commenced running
again this week. The crew that had
charge of putting up the smoke stack
found quite a difficult job of it and ii
took them several days.
The whist club will meet with Mr..
and Mrs. D. G. God, this evening.
Although the weather was not at all
favorable, Tuesday, for the business in
hand, the Baptist fair turned out to be
a pretty good success with good at
tendance and good sales.
Mrs. William Moore injured her
ankle quite severely, one day last week.
The funeral of Mrs. William Burgess
occurred on Thursday afternoon of last
week and there was large attendance
of her many friends. The service OF
the Pythian SisteIhood was given by
Oosola Assembly OF which she was an
bonored member, the sisters attending
III body. The sermon was by Rev +
G Davis of the Baptist church The
floral decorations were very beautiful
and appropriate.
The trustees of the library have ar.
ranged to have it closed from 80 until
6 o'clock on Saturday afternoons in or
der to give the librarian an opportunity
to take her lunch. The library has re-
Gently received from Rev. Charles f
Dole of Jamaica Plain, Mass, a com.
plete set of hamber's Encyclopedia OF
the latest issue, together with quite a
number of other good books which will
make valuable addition to the equip
ment.
There was a special temperance meet
ing in the congregational church, Sun
day evening, of exceptional interest.
Vaccination has been the order of the
day for the past few weeks and sore
arms are the common thing.
Mr.. G. s. Harlow, for some years one
of our popular merchants and more re-
Gently combining himself to the running
of the coat shop on Mechanic street, ha,
just purchased good commission bust
ness in Boston and will soon go there to
manage it At present he will close his
coat shop here but expects to reopen il
again some time in the future unless he
disposes of il.
Lois Burgess is at Scion for a few
days with her sister, Mrs Garland
Miss Florence Davis has a beautiful
new piano.
Miss Nina Hussey is expected home
from Pennington tomorrow night to
spend week at home during the
Thanksgiving vacation.
Miss Jessie Miller is still on the sick
list, confined to her bed.
f :. Miller and Milford Tibbetts are
spending few days at Pleasant Pond,
hunting.
Mr. and Mrs c. Il. Hussey were in
/ Portland and Boston, last week, return
! ing home saturday night
Mr.. Lyle owen and wife of Merce
have moved into one of the tenements
over the Watt block Mr.. Owen is a
barber by trade and will work in Mr.
! Frank Jewell's shop.
Walter Pierce arrived home from
/ Massachusetts,. Monday night, for a