The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-11-17
Norridgewock.
Sunday nights storm was hummer

Sunday nights storm WAS hummer.
The tangle of wires, Monday morning,
was a sight to behold. No electric
light, telephone or telegraph service,
Monday. number of poles of the
Electric Light Co. were broken off aud
two we're Frustrated. The poles about
town of both the New sharon and Nor
ridgewock and the Farmers line were
generally wrecked and good sized crew
of men have been at work repairing ever
since The electric light company were
the first to resume their service and had
tho lights running, Tuesday night
There was no particular damage other
wise except to the trees.
The Village Improvement Society
will meet in the library parlors tomor-
row afternoon. the subject Is Current
Events" and the meeting is in charge Of
Mrs. Lillian Hall and Mrs. E. Pepper.
Tho Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist
church will meet with Miss Martha
Haynes, this afternoon.
Miss Jennie Hale returned from Bos-
ton, last week Thursday, after spending
ten weeks in that vicinity
Work in the coat shops is quiet at pre-
ent as it lie the time of the change over
from the heavy to the light weight goods
and there 10 some delay at headquarters
in shipping the stock.
G. l.. Carr and sons, Harry and Phil
have been fitting up their blacksmith
shop in fine shape to do work, white
washing the interior and cleaning house
generally. For a number of years this
shop has been conducted by N. +. Carr
hn ah IA
again in the hands of G. L Carr and
sons as above stated. Mr.. Carr 10 =
blacksmith of many years experience
having occupied this shop before he
leased it to his brother. since that time
he has been at work at his trade in vari
Gus shops in Maine and Massachusetts
only returning to this state few months
ago.
Miss Bell Adams has been spending a
couple of weeks visiting her parents in
North Jay, Me.
Mrs. Frances Bolan has been spending
a couple of weeks visiting friends in
Augusta and Lewiston.
The Madison Rebekah lodge has been
invited to be present with Somerset Re-
bekah lodge of this place at their frat
meeting in December and confer the de-
gree
Mr.. and Mrs David Wood are expect
ed to start from LaJunta, col. on their
htmoward trip in about two weeks
They have boon having a very enjoyable
time visiting friends 10 Ohio and Colora-
do and on their way out spent number
of days visiting the 1T Louis fair.
Mrs. Amanda Morrow and family have
moved from the rent in Watts block to
Smithfiold.
children's chorus rendered sweet
music in the Baptist church last Sunday
morning A special sermon was deliver
ed to tho children by the pastor which
he illustrated by the common occur
RANGES of every day life and it was listen
ed to with great interest by the young
bearers
K S. Miller and Stevie Mills have been
up river on hunting trip.
Work in tho second and third ranks
was conferred In Echo Lodge K. of p.
on Tuesday evening.
The concert for the benefit of the
church choirs which was to have boon
given in tho Congregational church on
Monday evening of this week was post
ponsd until Monday evening Of next
week on account OF the poor condition
of the roads on the original date.
There was good skating on the mill
stream for several days of last week and
1t was enjoyed to it's fullest extent by
the skating fraternity OF this section.