The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-05-19
NorridgewOck.

| leave To-Day Tor the Rowe ponus III oom
pany with Mr.. E. s. Miller on fishing
trip.
There was very interesting meeting
of Somerset Grange, last thursday
evening The question OF building a
new hall was taken up and quite thor
oughly discussed after partial report
| made by the trustees who have been In
Vestigating the subject. 1t was decided
to let the trustees continue their lnves-
legations and find out the approximate
cost of the proposed building.
Mrs. Sarah Burgess Taylor died at her
home on Wade street last week, We'd.
nesday evening, after long illness at
the age of 10 years The funeral occur
red at her late residence, Saturday af-
ternoon. Mrs Taylor was an old resi-
dent, having spent the greater part of
her life In Norridgewock
Bracket & Russell received another
car load of heavy horses, Tuesday OF
this week. The demand for this class
of horses for farming purposes has been
exceedingly good this season.
The Village Improvement Society will
meet In their rooms tomorrow after
noon. The meeting is IN charge OF MRS.
Mary Spauldng and Mira Jeanette
Johnson. The subject is Booker Wash
ington. Ladies' are requested to have
quotations from the subject or from
current events.
1t is rather a lucky thing that the
Russians have big lot of land to ire
tire" upon. II they had been possessed
of only small islands like the Japs,
they would aow have TO be learning
| how to walk upon the waters OF the sea.
Mr.. B. f. Jones has returned from
California where he spent the winter
and Is stopping at present at the Nor
ridgewock.
The district meeting Of the l. o. o F..
/ lodges will occur at Madison tomorrow
evening The members of Qninnebasset
Lodge of this place will leave here on
| the regular train tomorrow afternoon
which goes at five O'Clock and after the
meeting will have a special home again.
1t is expected that this will be a very
interesting meeting ard large attend
ance Is expected.
Four candidates received the degree
in Somerset Rebekah Lodge last Friday
evening.
Landlord Fairbrother has taken the
stage route to Skowhegan and a stage
leaves the Norridgewock at about p.
m each day, going to okowhegan and
returning in time TO connect with the
afternoon train.
C.E Veasie made only short stay
In town before leaving for his return
trip to his home in La Junta, Col.
H. H. Cross and E Z. Barker are in
Portland, this week, attending the
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Gill of Madison
were in town over sunday, visiting rela,
tives.
DR.. and Mrs. Pickering of Gardiner
were in town, last week, visiting at
Frank Smiths
The new switchboard for the farmers
line has arrived and will soon be put
into place. The central office will be in
the upper story of the Ames building
in the room connecting with F. l.. Ames'
law office, which is being fitted up for
this purpose. The new board is made
for an ultimate capacity of fifty lines,
ten of which are installed ready to con-
meet with the wires outside as they are
put mp At presen; the number of
drops in the board will be sufficient but
at any time it is an easy matter to place
in another section of ten drops until the
capacity of the board is reached 1t is
a very neat piece of cabinet work.
Mrs Susan Sylvester, who was well
known here from having boarded with
several different families in town, died
at her boarding place in Mercer, sunday
evening, at the advanced age of 81 years
The funeral services occurred, yesterday
forenoon, at ten o'clock. Relatives
from Massachusetts we're present at the
funeral.
There will be an entertainment at the
Congregational church, this evening,
under the auspices of the V. | s., con
sisting OF the humorous drama, 1.-THE
Sweet Family" in which ma Sweet
and her talented daughters figure, and a
musicale. It is expected that there will
be cornet playing and that musicians
from out of town will be present and
assist in the programme.
Mr. w. III. Ward has just purchased a
new grist mill complete with a gasoline
engine, which he will install to do his
own and custom grinding. The pattern
of the mill is new and we believe 1t is
the first one to be installed in this state.
The engine will be OF sixteen horse
power.
We learn that Charles Preble has pur-
chased the James Haynes farm on the
Waterville road and will soon move his
family thereon. Mr.. Preble will still
continue his store on Main street
: There will be no services in the Con-
greg ational church next Sunday. One
week from Sunday it Is expected that
Rev Mr.. Crane of Yarmouth will occupy
the pulpit.
The ladies of the Baptist church had a
general cleaning up day, Thursday on
the interior of the church.
Mrs. Eunice Leighton is spending a
few days with her son, Charles Leigh
ton, of >kowhegan.
The high school Dramatic Club pre-
sented their drama New Hampshire
Gold" in Grange Hall Smitnfield on
Friday evening of last week, taking
about thirty dollars at the coor and
making about twenty-five net for their
treasury
Echo Lodge K. of P. is getting in
shape to greatly improve their work by
adding new pharaphernalia and expect
to be as up to date as the next one.
Mrs. Nina G.. Kimball and daughter
OF Pittsfield are visiting Mrs KimbslPf
mother, Mrs. A. NJ. Greenwood.
Charles Thomas was in town from
Oakland last week to attend the funeral
of his grandmother, Mrs. Taylor.
The entertainment given by the little
girls under the instruction of Miss Wells
at the sociable in the Congregational
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