The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-07
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset towns
y 0rridgewock.


1t takes just a trifle less than two
cords of wood per day for the average
family this weather.
Mrs II. :. Whiting is visiting friends
in Lewiston and Auburn, this week
Albert Gipson lost fine COW and cali
on Monday of last week
Mrs. John Fogler OF skowhegan has
been spending few DAYS with her uncle,
R NJ. Baker during the past week, ie-
turning horne, Monday.
There was work in the third degree
and a supper in the Masonic lodge on
Saturday evening of last week
The Misses Clark are spending few
DAYS in Portland, they expect to VISIT a
number of other places and stay until
warmer weather before returning home.
The afternoon freight WAS delayed
here several hours Monday on account
Of the clipping Of an eccentric on It's
shaft. The engine used on this train IA
new one Just received by the company
and has gwen considerable trouble SO
far in minor accidents.
The schools resumed again Monday
morning after vacation of two weeks,
Miss Josie Mills is on the sick list this
week and her place in the telephone
centeral il being filled by Miss Lucy
Judkins.
uiss Annia 1onolev of Arson twas in
,o,,n tbis ,yaak visitinp9.
The annual installation of officers In
Ouinne basset Lodge o o + occurred
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The recent RAISE IN tne rd'eS u, 'he
New sharon and NorfidRe""cK l9io
phone co. from $40 To SlZ per year has
stirred up Verltaple telnp VI " va
pot, Notwithstanding me COMPANY
frank statement OF tlle ciuse ah' luei'
Willingness TO snow the'f accounts ~
'ne'r Suo9oi ,p9l'. pu1iio ,t.a far,,'
was recon.ly nolu Ia no,oo' - ,o' oraot and
1'n2n "a ;,au,V t tha, P srn,ing commnn
m"'nt",i ''l'' r,taha1 a,ataroart ,hay
hope to do this alter the first expense OF
building ia figured out for about 81 reI
year per member Those who have
been In the telephone business claim
that when they get a goodly number oil
miles of line up and a respectable mum
Der of su bscribers thereon that they will
find this estimate far too small The
annual expenses of the New Sharon and
Norridgewock Company with its two
hundred instruments is a littlo oVel
$500 or about 50 per instrument. Oh
this about S1100 is taken up in switch
board service and expense of repair man
and team the company having found
it necessary to establish all these in or
der to give it's customers good service
The raise of 81 per instrument was caus
ed by recent contract with the Ne"
England Telephone co 10 use theiI
transmitters and receivers and is the ne'
price of the rental, the company paying
the frieghts and putting the new parts
on the instruments without any expense
to its subscribers.
Roscoe. Chester and Ghauncey smith
returned To New HAMPSHIRE. tuesday
after snendinp their vacation with theiI
mo,ber Mrs Cora Smith.
The annual business meeting OF lh'
Baptist Parish was heid at lhe rhaPe
on New ears evening, loilo"en ny ~, un'
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aooni ""a 9 10 va aot;,a vas called r.
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