The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24

DIDN'T that Al you2
Disagreeble travelling

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{. II Hussey is 10 Boston this week
looking after work for bis coat shop
The shop was shut down few days the
first Of the week waiting f9r work MI
Watts shop was also closed
1t Ia now the season Of the wood cav
ing machines and they make quick work
Of the wood piles The buck saw Is iess
In evidence each succeeding season.
Mr.. Sumner Judkins il critically ii At
bis home on Mechanic street at this
writing,
E. W. Farrand has been appointed az
one of the constables By the selectmen
and has qualified.
The supper and dance held by the
junior class of the \. II :. u the K Of
r. hall last Thursday evening WAS well
patronizod and the affair Melted about
thirteen dollars 10 the class
Mr.. j. F. Frye who az 10 town last
week returned to Massachusetts " ed
nesday.
Rev. W L Jennings preached his
farewell sermon 10 the Congregational
church last Sunday morning and will
leave very soon for his new charge in
Lunenburg, Vermont. His goods have
been packed and gone forward 70 that
place.
We had one of the most severe shocks
of earthquake here Monday morning Of
this week ever experienced in this sec
ton, or rather two shocts in succession,
the second one of lesser degree. The
first one occurred at about four minutes
past one in the morning. In some
houses plasteIing was loosened and
window glass cracked. At one place
bricks were shaken from the chimney
and at another doors were opened
George Harlow thought it vas another
gang of burglars aud started out with
his revolver to surround the varmints
hsrles ard didn't wake up but dream
ed that the Russians bad run into an
other drifting mine and the moon
hung right for boils.
Steward Wing returned from the
woods Monday after spending a number
OF months surveying. Mr.. Wing is vet
eran in the business.
Mr.. Stephen Cleveland still remains
very i'll and Mrs. Cleveland is nearly
helpless from rheumatism.
The sermon Sunday morning in the
Baptist church was on the uses Of the
Bible
Rebekahs will have their regular
monthly supper in their hall tomorrow
| evening
The regular meeting of the Village
Improvement Society will be at their
parlors in the library tomorrow after
noon the meeting will be in charge Of
K hi
C. A. Fairbrother is arranging for
the summer season for the Norridge-
wock and will make special arrange
ments for entertaining summer boarders.
Mr.. R. A, Whitney is at home from
Oakland at present.
A carload of tinplate arrived Monday
for the Burnham & Morrill, factory
which will be made up into cans for use
the coming season There were quite
a number of the cans made last season
left over on account of the crop II 10
| hoped that this will not be a REPETITION
OF last year as far as having a cold sum-
| mer.
| Roscoe Smith is at home for a few
days with his mother, Mrs. Cora Smith
He has been spending the winter as
clerk in one of the logging camps of the
Berlin Mills Lumber Company of Berlin,
n II. and came out to take up his stud
les again in Dartmouth College where
he is taking his course.
The topic for next Sunday morning in
| Baptist church will be ~ hat great men
have said about the Bible"
Miss Martha Haynes, who has been in
| poor health for several months, under
went a surgical operation at the Maine
| General hospital 10 Portland last Satur-
day which was apparently very success
full and she is now doing well
Mrs Sarah Taylor Is seriously Ill at
her home on Wade street
The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist
church will meet with Mrs. G. L. Ames
this afternoon.
Ray Longley returned from the woods
last week.
There will be an auction of the farm
ing and household goods at the resi-
dence of the late Sumner Robinson this
afternoon F. {. Holt is the aucuoneer.
The gath of April has been set apart
as the anniversary Sunday of the Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs.
a company mas Oeen ORGANIZED IN the
state of Ohio for the manufac ure of
the Jewett Self Heating Can, of which
Mr.. G. 5. Jewett of this place is the pat
entee
A benefit supper was given in the
Congregational church on Tuesday
evening the proceeds to go to Rev ".
l. jennings About twenty-five dollars
was realized from the supper and also
quite sum of money was given
Charles T. Garfield died in Norridge-
wock, March I'd, aged 66 years, , months
and Is days The funeral was from his late
home, Friday, March All, Rev. F. Il.
Davis of Norrdgewock officiating In
terment was in the village cemetery
Mr.. Garfield was a life long resident Of
Norrldgewook; he had been in poor
health from serious heart trouble for
about three years but was able TO be
about and 60 out in pleasant weather up
To the day of his death, which was very
sudden and unexpected as he had APP
peared to be more comfortable for sew
eral days. He war of mild pleasant dis.
position, kind hearted, mindful of Others
onJ on honaot man His su66ap dat h