The Somerset reporter., 1904-03-17
NOrridge YOck.

March is over half gone and we have
had samples OF both the lion and lamb
Many people think that the continued
cold weather during this month indi-
Gates a better farming season than last
year 1t will be appreciated
Miss Flossie Wade was operated upon
last Saturday, at tbe Central Maine
Hospital in Lewistou for appendicitis
and Is doing well at the present writing
DR.. II. w. smith was with her as her
attending physician.
Three candidates received the degree
in Somerset Rebekah Lodge on Friday
evening of last week.
The next regular meeting of Somerset
grange will occur on Thursday evening,
March 81 1t is three weeks between
meetings this time.
The young people enjoyed the good
skating on the river and mill stream,
Monday morning.
Charles Russell has packed about
seven hundred and fifty tons of ice in
his ice house for summer delivery. On
several occasions he h as been obliged to
enlarge his storage capacity and still the
business Is increasing. Mr.. Russell says
that he intends to put up all the ice that
is needed to supply his customers if he
has land enough to set the buildings and
as he has number of acres, that means
that we will have good summer supply
for some years to come.
Mr.. Amos johnson Jr. is in poor
health having caught cold short time
since. Mr.. Johnson has been confined
to the house for number of months
with a sore on his leg, which has been
healed but there seems to be little pros
pect of improvement enough for him to
resume his work for months to come.
Last year he went to California with his
family with the hope that the climate
here might be of benefit to him Con-
trary to his expectations it made him
much worse and he was obliged to re-
turn TO Maine. Since his return here
he has been stopping with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs Amos johnson on the
North side of the river.
Mr.. Nicholas Miller who has been con-
fined to the house for a number of days
by sickness Ia wly-gaining and is now
able to be out pal TT of the time.
The regular meetinglof the Village I'm
provement Society was held in their
rooms in the Library building last Fri
day afternoon. The topics were of
Italian subjects and the meeting was In
charge of Mrs. Jennie Whiting and Mrs
Lou Brown, A treat of pop corn balls
and home made candy was furnished by
The ladies having the meeting In charge
Mr.. John Spaulding returned from the
woods last week, where he had been en-
ployed during the winter.
The high and grammar schools will
close next week and have a week of va
cation before the spring term commence
es.
VIII Soule expects to return to the
woods next week to work antil the crew
comes out.
We are commencing to sniff for good
sap molasses and expect some a ong be-
fore many days. Spring may have many
disagreesble features and lots of mud
and slosh but sap molasses compensates
for quite lot of the mean things of the
season
Mr.. John F. Frye is in town this week
from Hawthorne, Mass. looking after
business matters.
Miss Nina Hussey left Monday for
Farmington she will spend short time
in Waterville on the way.
Mr. and Mrs Bert Ames Of East Fair
field have been spending few days
visiting Mrs. Ames' parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. w. Huntoon
Mr.. Joseph Carleton was taken criti-
oally Ill last week and continued so for
some days; at present he appears to be
gaining somewhat. His som Mr.. Donas
carlton of Bradford Mass. is with him
lntA Lao - l..
week
There was a baked bean supper
Tuesday evening in the Congregational