The Somerset reporter., 1904-04-14
NOrridgewOck.


One week from today has been APP
pointed as Fast Day by the governor.
E. II. Vaughn and j. T. Bigelow are
having electric lights put in their resi-
dences.
Jay NJ. Pierce has purchased Mr..
Lew Laughton's house on Railroad
street and will move in as soon as it is
vacated. Mr.. Laughton and family will
move to Watervlle, we learn.
William Mitchell has moved into the
house on Railroad street next to Mr..
Carleton's.
Mrs Annie Owens has moved into the
rent in Frank JEWELS house just va
Gated by William Mitchell. Mrs. Owens
and daughter have been spending the
winter with relatives in Brunswick.
Mrs. K. A. Hilton is confined to the
house this week with infamatory rheu-
matism.
Rudolph Roland returned from few
days visit in Yonkers, n. Y, Saturday.
f. C. Holt and Miss Lila Carr attend
ed the graud lodge, l. o. G. T, this
week.
The mill brook hunters are beginning
their crusade against the odorous musk
rat.
George Carr is having repairs done on
his house.
Charles Dole of Jamaica Plain, Mass,
was in town, last week.
Mrs. Rebecca Staples is visiting her
son at his home in Wsterville, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Barker returned to
their home In Gloucester, Mass, last
Saturday, after spending number Of
days with Mr.. Barker's father, Mr.. John
Barker, of this place, who has been
quite seriously i'll but is now on the
gaining hand.
Mrs. r. W. Spaulding left Tuesday for
Boston and vicinity whsre she will visit
friends.
Miss Alice Rogers has been at homo
from Skowhegan for a number of days
but expects soon to return to her work
in the REPORTER office.
Mrs. Annette Burgess and Miss Edith
Tompkins are improving after being con
fined to the house for several weeks by
sickness.
Mrs. Sarah Taylor still continues In a
critical condition.
Cyrus Bean, who suffered shock last
week, still remains confined to his bed
but is slowly improving He is being
cared for by Selden Adams.
Mrs. Francis Bolan is expected to ar
rive 10 town very soon and will occupy
the rent In the upper part of N. y.
Carr's house on Main street
Miss Ruth Healey of Wateryille 10
visiting with her aunt, Mrs George Dig
giles, on the Mountain View Farm.
Eugene Carr has been quite sick
during the past week but Ia now i'm
proving
DR.. Harry Niokerson OF Portland was
In town, last week, arriving Thursday
and returning Saturday.
Mr.. Glover, a native of New Zealand,
gave very interesting temperance leo
ture in the vestry of the Baptist church
on Monday evening of this week; he
works under the auspices of the Grand
Lodge !. o. G. L. of Maine and urged
the great importance of this organization
for the education of the young in tenn
perance ways.
A. D. Brackley was called to Phillips,
The funeral and interment occurred at
New Portland where Mrs. Brackley met
her husband on his return from Phillips
with the remains.
Mrs. A. f. Dyer is in Massachusetts,,
this week, on business.
Robert Forsythe has sold his place to
Frank Skillings.
There will be a meeting of the trust
ees of the Public Library on Saturday
evening of this week.
E c. Doyen Ia selling off his household
goods and will dispose of his place when
an opportunity offers.
Miss Mabel Wells returned from Bos-
ton, last week, where she has been
spending several weeks visiting her
brother, Mr.. Irving Wells and was
present at his wedding, which occurred
last week.
The primary and intermediate schools
commenced their spring terms on Mon
day of this week.
B. L. Frederic and wife of Boston
were in town, last week on their way to
Mercer, called there by the serious H.
ness of Mrs. Frederic's mother, Mrs.
Wood.
The constable gives warning that the
dog tax is over due and dogs that have
not been licensed may look for trouble
before many moons have passed.
Joe Vaughn is improving somewhat
and Is now able to get about with the
aid of cane.
Miss Eva Prebe will visit friends in
Bingham, this week.
The ice went out of the Kennebec at
this point, last week, without making
the least bit of disturbance. quite q
difference over what 1t does some years.
B. B. Wells has recovered 80 as to be
able to go to work again after sickness
of a couple of weeks.
j. F. Loring is our authority for
stating that small dividend has been
declared to the stockholders of the Nor
ridgewock Bridge Co. Mr.. Loring also
advises us that the charter of the present
company expires In October 1903