The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
Norridgewock.

The hay makers have mt been pros
periug very well since commencing,
nearly every afternoon furnishing from
one 70 two OF -four showers, wettng up
the hay they have taken the pains to
make. On this account many did not
begin last week to cut their grass
The attendance at the churches was
Eight sunday on account Of the rain
Mr. and Mrs Melvin sampson Of 70
Dakota were calling upon Mrs. samp
sons aunt, Mrs. NJ. y Watson on
Thursday of last week
Miss Margie Kicker Of New Portland
and Miss VOse II Madison we're ia town
Thursday of last week calling upon
aquaintances.
Old Home week will be observed in
Maine from August 10Th 70 18th On
the Sunday preceding" Home Week
it is expected that the clergymen Of
Maine will deliver appropriate sermons.
Portland will have special celebration
with speaking by famous sons of Maine
and by public exercises on Wednesday
August 18th.
MIR and Mrs. Fred Pierce and family
of Bangor are spending a week with ).
and c. II. Fuller's families on the
North side.
Dr. w. F. Brown is ie attendance upon
the Maine Dental Society meeting at Mt.
Kineo, Moosehead Lake this wees. His
dental Office will be closed during his
absence.
Prof L. A. Smith, who has been our
popular high school principal for the
past two years, has been rendered a
position by the school board of Auburn
to have charge of the grammer school
at that place. In this position he will
have number of assistants under him
and about five hundred pupils. We
shall regret very much to have Mr.. Smith
leave here as he is very popular in the
school and among our citizens.
The work of painting the interior of
the Congregational church has been
completed and the church thoroughly
cleaned 80 that one would now hardly
recognize the place.
Mr.. Irving Wells will return this week
to Massachusetts where be has a posit-
ion with the Sherwin Williams Pain
Company as travelling salesman for a
large part of the state. Mr.. Wells is a
progressive young man and the business
in his section has shown a substantial
increase during the past year
Mrs w. H. Ward has been visiting
friends in Skowhegan during the past
week, while Miss Ethel has been chef
for the mly
MI. Fred Jewett of Exeter, Me. has
been in town during the week visiting
his parents, Mr. and MIS-. G. S. Jewett.
There will be a special town meeting
in the town house next Monday evening
at 7 o'clock to see if the town will vote
to accept the Lindsey house on the
north side of the river from Miss Re-
becca Clarke for a Free Public Library
building. This is a very generous offer
of Miss Clarke and the building is well
adapted for that purpose.
Miss Minnie Waugh will be present
at the reunion of the Eaton school
Alumni Association Aug. 9Th.
Rev. Charles F. Dole will preach next
Sunday morning in the Congregational
church.
The Village Improvement Society will
not meet this week Oh account of the
death of Mr.. Tibbetts.
Ralph and George Carleton of Haver
hill, Mass, arrived Saturday night, to
pass their vacation with their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7. Rogers.
The district meeting of the Rebekahs
that was to have been held at Scion,
July 20, will not occur. For good rea-
sons it is deemed advisable to postpone
it.
The committee of arrangements are
now occupied with the coming Eaton
and A. H. s. Reunion which is to occur
Aug. s. Mr.. Amos H. Eaton's presence
is assured while it is hoped that Mr..
Hamlin Eaton may also be present. 1t
seems unnecessary to the committee to
mail circulars to members in town since
the local newspapers cannot fail to in
! form all. One complimentary ticket for
the evening entertainment will be al
lowed each member as usual These
may be obtained together with the mem
bership tickets, at any time on payment
of dues by applying to Mrs. Henrietta
Wood, Mrs. Brackley, or Miss Mary
Tobey, or of the secretary on reunion
day.