The Somerset reporter., 1903-05-28
N Orridgewock.

The baker and fruit carts are running
and ice is delivered every day h,
these indications we are led to believe
that 1t is warm weather, but otherwise
it would have been hard to tell il had
arrived, as the Thermometer during
much of the time during the past week
has failed to notice it.
The Village improvement Society will
meet with Mrs. Henry Hussey tomor-
row afternoon, The subject of the
meeting will be "German painters "
Quotations from current events
The high school will close on Wednes
day, June 10th, and the graduating ex
ercises will be held in The Congrega
tional church on the same evening, fol
lowed by banquet at the Norlidge
wock House Kendall's orchestra will
FURNISH music at the exercises at the
church and at the banquet
Miss Leavitt of New Vineyard has
been visiting Miss Blanche NTH for a
few days.
Memorial exercises will be observed
by Echo Lodge, No l03, K of p, sun.
day, June 18th The members of the
order will meet at K. of p. Hall at 10
O'Clock a. m, and march to the Baptist
church, where the memorial sermon
will be delivered by Rev. +. g. Davis,
commencing at the regular hour, 10 80
From the church the members will
march to the cemetery where the graves
of the departed brothers will be deco.
rated. The members of Madison Lodge
and Pythian Ssterhood, Skowhegau
Lodge, Uniform Rank and Pythian Sis-
terhood and Oosoola Lodge Pythian Sis
terhood are invited TO unite with Echo
Lodge on this occasion and assist them
in these memorial services.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached before the members of the
senior class N. II. S. in the Baptist
church, Sunday morning, June 7th, by
Rev. F. G. Davis.
The frosts of Saturday and Sunday
nights killed almost all of the hoeing
crops above ground and also the apple
and other blossoms, which is a great
pity when everything gave such promise
of bounteous harvest.
The local branch of the Garment Ma.
ker's Union are asking for rise in pay
IN the manufacturing of coats K. K.
Clarke of the firm of Rhodes, Ripley &
Co. of Boston, clothing manufacturers.
was in town, Monday, and had talk
with the local people. The increased
prices have been properly scheduled
and presented to the manufacturers
working under the Union.
MI. George Harlow is having a cellar
dug under his store for the purpose of
storing perishable goods.
The subject of the sermon in the Con-
gregational church next Sunday morn
ing, will be THE Home"
The third degree will be conferred
upon four candidates in Quinnebasset
Lodge, No. 100, l. o. O. F., next Mon
day evening. The ceremonies will be
followed by supper. A good attend.
ance is desired.
Inc regular union meeting of the
churches will occur in the Congrega-
tlonal church, next Sunday evening.
Rev. F. e. Davis will exchange pnlpits
with DR., Spencer of Skowhegan, Sunday
morning
On the Dist of June memorial services
will be observed by Lebanon Lodge, f.
and A. M.
The ladies of the O. f. S. will present
drama, this evening, in the Advent
church entitled "Female Masonry"
This afternoon will be used to hold a
fair and sale of fancy articles.
Children's night was observed bv
Somerset Grange on Saturday evening,
by special meeting, in which the chill
dren were the important factor. There
were large number present and fine
program was furnished by the little
ones. Refreshments of ice cream and
cake were served in the dining hall
There were over two hundred present.
The program for the Memorial ser.
vices, Saturday of this week, by the vet
Grams of the G. A. r., was printed in
last weeks issue. The Post met at G.
A. Rial, Sunday morning, and marched
to the Baptist church, where they lis
tened to an eloquent sermon by the pas
tor, Rev. f. G. Davis, who spoke feel
ingly of the soldiers of '61-'65. The
members of the Post have expressed
their appreciation of this sermon in the
highest manner.
Mrs. George Carr and Mrs. c. W. Far
rand attended the Grand Lodge, o. E.
5. at Lewiston, last week!
There was a rafting good ball game
at the grounds, Saturday, between the
Norridgewock and the Skowhegan
teams. The scores ran high, showing
that there was not such close work in
the teams as sometimes prevails They
have been very successful, this season.
defeating everything in sight. Saturday
morning they will go to Oakland to play
the Oakland boys. In this game they
expect defeat as there are several of the
regular team who will be unable to go.
At the regular meeting of Somerset
Grange the matter of building lot was
continued until another meeting.
Mrs. Ralph Whitney is visiting friends
at her former home in Holden, Maine
Mrs. S. K. Fuller is making a few
weeks visit among relatives and friends
in Freedom, Maine.