The Somerset reporter., 1903-08-27
NOrridge wOck.

NOrridgewOck.
Cold enough for fires the first Of the
week.
Another international yacht race next
Saturday This time it is between the
'Marjoriee owned by illiam Bracket
and the Rambler owned by George
Simonds and the race will occur Oh
North Pond where these boats hold
forth. Several yeara Since cup was
bought by the boating men of this town
to be held under certain restrictions by
the winner of the boat races which &c
cur In its behalf upon the pond and for
awhile competition was strong for its
possession until it finally was won by
the "Marjorie" and has since rested
quietly upon the shelf which Mr.. BTack
EFT made for that purpose Nh. 81
mods boa was not in the race at the
time it was captured and he has since
been thinking what pretty ornament
cup about this size would be in his
sleeping room as an object to rest his
eyes upon the fist thing in the morning
reminding him Of the gentle breeze Of
the pond before going to a hard days
work, const quently sometime since he
challenged Mr. Bracket to a race which
holds the date of next Saturday as be
fore stated. 1t is hoped that there will
be other boats in the race also, az there
are general good ones on the pond
Cedar Chapter o E 5. with friends
will hold picnic at the Pines, Friday
Sept. 4. Further particulars will be
given later.
Granville Durrell has returned from
his vacation with his relatives in Cam
den.
The Baptist Sunday School will hold
a picnic at the Pines to-day and invite
all who wish to join with them on this
occasion.
Mr.. George McIntire will work on the
job at Sandy river near Mr.. Leander
Buffers where the town of Madison are
building power house for an electric
light plant.
The heavy firing of the war manouv-
ers was distinctly heard here Monday
and Tuesday morning.
Rev. and Mrs F. G. Davis have been
spending week in a cottage at North
Pond, unfortunately Mr.. Davis was quite
seriously i'll during the time and there
fore could not enjoy his vacation as
much as he otherwise would have done.
We are glad to learn that he Is now on
the mending hand.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Holt returned from
their cottage at North Pond Monday of
this week after spending couple of
weeks enjoying the breezes.
Mr.. Clifford Cutter left Monday for
the Rangeleys where he will visit for
a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs George Jewett left last
week for Augusta where they will re-
main short time after which they will
go to New York and later sail for Eng
land again.
Mr. o. F. Hall and family are spend.
ing these days at their cottage at North
Pond.
On account of the very low water the
power of the electric road during the
past week has been very low at times
and part of the time they were also
furnishing power to the Madison road
thus making matters worse.
Miss Jennie Shorey returned to MARI
boro, Saturday afternoon and was
accompanied by Miss Musa Hale who
will spend few weeks visiting friends
in various parts of Massachusetts.
DR.. w F. Brown has just put IN a
high fusing porcelain outfit for doing
the new porcelain inlay and crown work
in bis dental Office
Miss Blanche Emory, class '02 n. H.
S. and Miss Belle Hall, class '03 Y. II.
s. will enter Colby this fall to take their
course this fall in that institution. Mr..
Chancey Smith, class '02 n. II 5. will
enter Bowdoin for the same puruose.
We are glad to see this enterprise mani
tested in the young people of our town.
Miss Nina Hussey, Miss Edith Tobey
and Miss Edna Taylor left, Monday, for
Pennington to attend the Normal
School.
| A. Smith and wife left here yester-
day for Auburn where Mr. Smith has
secured the position of the largest
grammar school in that city. We are
very sorry to have them leave town and
to the school committee and parents Mr.
Smith will leave vacancy which will
take good teacher to fill.
The work of painting the exterior of
the high school building is going on
nicely and the new hard wood floors
down stairs are going down with rush.
1t has been deemed advisable to put
off commencing the village schools one
week and the time now set for their
commencement is sept. IA.
Rev. J. A. Jones preached in the Con
gregational church sunday morning
from Matt :4S, to large audience.
The members of the Village Improve
ment Society enjoyed picnic at Lake
wood, Saturday of last week.
The members of the class '03 aud
friends enjoyed dance in X o! P. hall
ON Wednesday evening of last week.
The library committee request that
all books now out be returned to the
library before Saturday of this week.
Next week the library will be closed to
be reopened the week after in its new
quarters in the Lindsey building where
il will have ample room and an increase
in reading matter.
Nicholas Miller has been on the sick
list during the past week.
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