The Somerset reporter., 1903-06-04
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Dut sliI The crops seem - grow when
'he ifost VIII let them alone
MS VI. J Hathaway arrived lere TO
spend the summer, last weak She will
Doafd with Mrs NJ :. Hopkins Miss
anna Tappau a.so arrived from Bound
bI""k, y. j, tuesday afternoon. TO
.Le1d the summer with Mrs. Hopkius.
Dir. Charles sawyer ia in town for
r l.
The third degree was conferred upon
l"ur candidates ID Qainuebasset Lodge
y y r. al their meeting. Monday
evening Pas Grand Master Felker Of
hntou Vas present ard a number of
'l5iuht brothers from skowheean and
p'her lodges ia tbs section came up
rom Nko" hegan 70 witness the work.
I'eIiehhnents wefe served after tue
exercises were Concluded
schools clo-e mex. week. TIE bac-
calaureaie sermon before the senior
CLASS viii toe given il the Baptist church
next sunday morning by the pastor.
Kew +. q. Davis The graduating
exercises Of the high school viii take
place IN the Congregational church on
ednesday evening, June 10, followed
Dy banquet in the Norridgewock
hotel The graduating exercises of the
grammar school will take place in the
Baptist church on Thursday evening.
June 11th The class parts of the high
school have been given out and the
members are perfecting themselves iB
them.
Memorial Day was very pleasant and
the services 0serYed by Bates Post at
y. a. K hall at Is p. n marching to
the south Side cemetery, where the
graves OF the departed boys in blue were
decorated; from here they marched to
the Soldiers Monument, where appro-
PIRATE services were held. the monu-
ment decorated and the last salute fired.
The march was then continued to the
| Congregational church. where the ad.
dress of the day was delivered by Rev.
Daniel Onstott of Skowhegan, who
spoke in an eloquent and impressive
manner of the boys of 81 s. and what
their service had done for our great
country He held the close attention
OF the Post and audience throughout
his address. A feature of the exercises
was the singing by the large class of the
children from the primary and inter
mediate schools under the direction of
Miss Mabel Wells of the primary school,
OF patriotic selection Fine selections
were rendered by the Quinnebasset
! quartet both before and after the ad-
dress.
Miss Ethel Ward is at home for a few
weeks visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. H. Ward
Miss Gertrude Z. Frye of Augusta
was in town Sunday and gave a talk in
the congregational church Sunday even
ing in the interests of the Children's
| home at Augusta. She remained in
town until " ednesday soliciting sub
scriptions for the use of this worthy
institution
Mrs. C. L Carr returned home from
NJ massachusetts, this week, where she has
been caring for friend for some time.
The entertainment given by the men,
beTs OF the o. E. ). at the Advent
church on Thursday of last week was
well patronized. The afternoon was
devoted to fair and sale of fancy arti.
cies and the evening WAS taken up with
a demonstration of the workings of
female Masonry and made a very unique
entertainment The goat was very con
I spicuous by his presence and devoted
/ his time to eating the sacred cloth from
!
/ Ward was discovered in the act of
| listening at the inner door of the temple
aud was obliged to be initiated and be-
come female mason in order to save
his neck from getting tear in it from
the big knives of the energetic sisters.
Chick took his dose like a hero. The
net receipts we're about seventy dollars
The thanks of Bates Post are hereby
rendered to the ladies of Norridgewock
for their hearty cooperation in prepar-
] ing wreaths and flowers and carving
into effect the observance of Memorial
! day, to the SOMERSET REroRrER and
/ DR.. w. F Brown for their notices and
reports OF the exercises. to Rev. F. G.
/ Davis for his thoughtful and appropriate
sermon on Memorial sunday, TO Chas
Ward who SO kindly volunteered his
, services as drummer on this occasion,
and especially do we extend our thanks
to Miss Mabel Wells for the part which
she and her class of scholars from the
| primary and Intermediate schools took
in our service by singing the beautiful
| piece which was so appropriate and ac.
ceptable for the occasion, to Rev
! Daniel Onstott of Skowhegan for his
eloquent, timely and patriotic address,
TO the town of Norridgewock for their
appropriation of money to defray the
expenses of the day, and to all those
who in any way contributed to the sue
cessful observance of the day.
Howard WING. Com.
HANNIBAL Il. ROSS, Adjt