The Somerset reporter., 1903-10-29
NOrridgewOck.
Double windows are in order.

Snow squall Monday morning, the
first of the season.
Mrs NJ A. Watson, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs II. NJ. Haywood,
for several monl his returned to her home
in Boston last Friday.
special town meeting has been call
ed for Wednesday, Nov 4th, at p. m
for revision of the list of jurors. This
| is the only business that will some be-
fore the meeting.
Gorham Bailey has gone into the
woods with his team for the winter.
There was union meeting in the
! Congregational church, last Sunday
evening, with bible reading by Rev F.
| G. Davis from the subject of "Redemp-
ton through Christ"
Nicholas Miller and wife visited rel.
atives in Oakland, last week.
The New sharon & Norrdgewock
Telephone Company are building a store
house on the lot opposite the Hale
block in which they will keep their sup
| plies
All of the repairing has been COM
| pleted in Masonic hall and the new
tapestry crrpet laid making now very
pretty hall for Lebanon Lodge and
Cedar hapter, O.. K. s.. During the
work we learn that several of the old
staid members of Lebanon Lodge had
considerable to say about "bug juice"
and we suppose they must have been re-
ferring to something used in connection
with the goat. They could not have
been referring to buffalo bugs as they
have been using every precaution to
keep these undesirable fellows out of
their lodge. In former times, however,
they have had good supply of them in
spite of a unanimous black ball vote
against them by all the other members
of the lodge.
The officers of Somerset county by
persevering efforts succeeded in housing
all of our burglars.
On Tuesday evening the many friends
of Rev. and Mrs w. l.. jennings met
with them to celebrate the first an.
niversary of their marriage, it was also
the birthday of Mrs. Jennings and like
wise the first monthly birthday of Mr.
Jennings, Jr. The evening was spent
very pleasantly.
MIR. Robinson of Wilton, who has been
engaged by The Somerset K. r. TO take
charge of the upper section of the road
at this place, is moving his family here
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near the Charles Sawyer place. Mr..
Robinson is an experienced man in this
line of work, having worked for a nun
Der of years tor the Maine Central K.
K. in a like position.
Mrs. Blanche Ward is visiting friends
in Boston and vicinity.
Mr.. Roys and Miss Blake of the high
school were in attendance, last Thurs
day and Friday, upon the state teachers
convention held at Augusta, and there
was therefore no sessions of the high
school on those days
Uncle Hardy" we'll known here
among the church goers, recently writes
from Santa Barbara, California, that he
is greatly enjoying the delightful
climate and vegetation of that region
There is an abundance of fine fruit and
grain and pumpkins so large as to Iced
two men to load them into cart. But
he thinks our Maine prayer meetings
are better than any he has been able to
find in that state.
The recently organized whist club met
for the first time with Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Whiting, last week.
Mrs Drake of Auburn has moved here
and will keep house with her daughter,
Miss Drake of the high school, in the
rent formerly occupied by Mrs. Abbie
Alexander.
Extensive repairs are being made up
on the Solon creamery company's plant
at this place. During the time when
this plant is out of commission the
cream will be sent to the Scion cream.
cry.
MIR. Cony Russell left, last Saturday,
for a trip through Ohio and other places.
He expected to be away about two
weeks During his absence Mrs Rus
sell is stopping with her uncle and aunt
Mr.. alvin and Miss Emily Danforth, on
the North side of the river.
Mr.. Alexander futile sold his home
farm and stock including five head of
cows and forty tons of hay to New
Hampshire man, last week
f. II. Caswell, station agent for the
Somerset railroad at this place, went to
Boston, saturday, returning Monday.
During his absence Mr. r. A. Whitney
filled bis place at the station very &C.
ceptably. Mr.. Whitney is an old rail
road man and used to such places as
this.
Mr.. Haffermahl has sold his farm to
Mr. Soros of the Aroostook and left
town with his goods, this week, for his
former home in the city. Mr.. Scrolls
has arrived and is getting things ready
for his family who are expected soon.
Mrs. Kennedy and Miss Moore of
Watervile visited at +. G. Hollis, Sun
day.
Mr.. C II. Fuller, who has been spend
ing few days N Massachusetts, return
ed home, Tuesday night.
George Lunt came home from Madi-
son, Monday, with we'll defined case
of dipthera The house has been quar-
antined. The physician hopes to con-
fine the disease here and thinks this is
not severe case. 1t Is very difficult to
get anyone to care for a case of this kind
and for the time being he was obliged to
be in the house alone and care for him
self
Mr. Munsey completed the work of
decorating the interior of the Odd Fel-
lows hall, Tuesday, and it is very fine
piece of work, With the new tapestry
carpet and new draperies the members
of Quinnebasset Lodge l. O. o. r. and
Somerset Rebekah Lodges may well feel
proud of their rooms. The expense is
sustained by both societies.
Mr.. Stephen Woodcock has been very
sick during the past week with a
stomach trouble. He is somewhat bet
ter at this writing
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