The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-10-13
NOrridgeWock.

K. g Edwards at La Junta, Colorado
The officers of Cedar Chapter, No. 81
| o. z 8. are requested to meet at their
hall on Monday evening of next week al
| 80 for the purpose of rehearsing
The annual church fair of the Con
gregational society will be given some
time during the arst week In Decem-
Der.
The fire which destroyed the CULVER
cottage at North pond last Sunday even
Ing could be plainly soon from thia
village.
Mrs. Annie Merrill has been confined
to the houe for the past two weeks
with a severe cold.
G. L Harlow was in town last week
packing up his goods and shipping them
to Boston where he will make his home
in tho future. Mr.. Harlow returned
the latter part of tho week and will soon
be followed by his family.
Mr. and Mrs. John ketohlf of North
New Portland have been In town several
days of this week visiting Mrs. ketcalf's
sister, Mrs. o. F. Hall They came
down Sunday with their Stanley auto
mobile, making the trip In about two
hours,
There will be 3 social dance In Nor
ridgewock hotel tomorrow evening.
The Village Improvement Hooiety held
their regular meeting In their rooms on
Friday afternoon of last week. The
subject was Russia" and the meeting
was In charge of Mrs. Ralph whitney and
Nrs. G. W. Farrand.
Mr.. Arthur Rogers is up river on q
couple OF weeks hunting trip.
There will BIO q harvest supper In the
chapel Of the Baptist church next Tues
day evening.
Rev. Mr.. Morse of North Arson who
expected to be in town last Sunday and
occupy the pulpit of the Baptist church
was unable to do 80 on account of . Sc.
we're cold. 1t 10 expected that he will
be present next eunday.
Eight members OF the Baptist church
attended tho Baptist State Convention
at watervills last week.
Mr.. McLeary. . olassmate OF Miss
Mabel Drake is spending a few days
here visiting with her,
Rev. b f. Turner, formerly of this
place and who recently resigned his
charge At Rumford Falls, has accepted
call from Brunswick, Ne, where his
field will consist of the Brunswick aud
Topsham churches.
Mrs. Charles Norton and daughter.
Stella, have returned home from the
Rowe pond sporting camps, where they
have beon at work during the summer
season.
Mrs p. II. Boston will leave soon for
Winchester, Mass, where she will spend
tho winter.
Mr. Charles Preble is moving his fam.
lily into the Wing house at the foot of
Sunset Hill.
The dedicatory exercises of the Moore
monument occurred here yesterday. Hon.
Albert Moore Spear of Gardiner, great
great grandson of Major Moore will de.
liver the address. Major John Moore,
whose last resting place Is marked by
this monument was y man who in his
time saw good share of hard fighting
having been captain in tho French and
Indian war in 1854 To SO and was again
Captain in Gen. Starks regiment at the
battle of Bunker Hill where he showed
conspicuous bravery ani was promoted
to the rank of Major. He fought vigor-
ously throughout the war, and after
| peace was again declared, he came to
! this town and soon afterWard was made
Colonel in the Maine Militia AS a
citizen he was honest aud upright and
did much toward the development of
| the resources of the place. HIS death
occurred in 1908 at the age of II years
Some time ago at the suggestion of the
local chapter, ID A. X of North Arson,
his descendants set about to provide "A
monument which should be suitable to
mark whore lay the remains of this
sturdy patriot. The base is a large
piece Of white granite about five feet
| square and foot or mere In thickness.
| This is surmounted by massive die of
| Quincy granite forming roughly a cube
of about three foot square faces. The
base and die are set cornerwise with
the lot which allows two sides and the
top OF the cube to be viewed by one
standing in front The top has engraved
upon its polished surface the sin .le
word of the surname, Moore" while
the sunken polished panels on the two
sides visible contain the inscriptions
| giving an account of his deeds, date of
birth and death. and date of the death
| OF his wife which occurred q short time
after the battle of Bunker Hill. A
special feature of the exercises was
the presence of the sword which Major
Moore carried at that battle.
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Mrs. J. Fl. Swain left, Monday, for
Concord, Mass, where she will visit her
husband, who is teaching In the Con-
i nord Lob Il