The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-08-17
NOrridgewOck

Congregational church, Friday evening
of this week for the benefit Of the vi
lage improvement Society L is one Of
those side splitting performances that
will make you feel young all the re
mainder Of the year 10 witness. There
are some thirty Of the figures represent
| ing large number OF the celebrities
OF old and are probably the most eI
penslve collection on earth, ia fact
money cannot buy them Miss McGobb
has shown her collections In large cities
all over the country and receig we'd arge
enumeration That she kindly gives
her services on this occasion shows her
/ great interest IN this society and is
highly appreciated by them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Whiting returned,
last week, to their home in Brooklyn,
/ \ 7. after spendIng several weeks here
visiting.
Mrs. Ralph Whitney and daughter,
Miss Hazel, left, Tuesday morning, for
/ Holden, Maine 70 visit relatives.
Mrs G 5. Jewett and Miss Florence
Jewett left this week for Portland
where they Will remain for a while
visiting friends.
Mr.. Floyd Hole of Franklin, Mass. is
visiting at George Gilman's for short
time.
Mrs. Lloyd Powers of Gardiner is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and MIS-. War
rem Walton. Mr.. Powers was in town
and stopped over Sunday.
Mr.. F. W. Spauldng's family, who
have been spending a number of days 4
one OF the cottages at North pond, re-
turned home, Monday morning.
Mrs. Alice Whitman and daughter,
Gladys, of Massachusetts are visiting
relatives here.
Mr.. Charles Z. Tracey of Smithfield
and Miss Margaret j. Decker of Mercer
were united in marriage at the Baptist
parsonage at this place, sunday after
noon by Rev. F. g. Davis. The happy
couple left, Monday morning, for their
honeymoon and will return some time
in september when they will reside on
the farm which is owned by Mr.. Tracey
and his brother, both of whom are en-
terprising and enthusiastic farmers.
Mr.. Fred Barker and family of
Gloucester, Mass. are visiting Mr.. Bar.
ker's mother here for few days.
Mr. G. W. Watson of Boston arrived
last week, to spend few days with Nh
and Mrs II. Nj. Haywood.
Miss Ethel FAIR of Augusta was in
town over Sunday. She is soon to go 70
Bridgewater, III ass. where she has a po-
sition in high school
Miss Merle Turner has returned to
Brunswick after spending some time at
North pond. Mrs. Turner and heI
mother, MIS- Croker, have gone to
" arrsn to visit, while Mr. Turner,
Maud and carl remain at the pond for
another week.
Mr.. Joseph Smith returned, last week,
from an up river bIueberrying trip with
several bushels of berries. Pretty good
for young fellow in the eighties
Mr. Eugene Tarbox has gone to Ep-
ping, \. II. where he has secured a Pc
sition in box shop running a mailing
machine, with good pay.
Mr.. and Mrs, Edwin Deyereu1 have a
new seven and half pound girl, born on
Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. Chas. II. Tinkham Of De Smet, 5.
D. is the guest OF his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. o. W. Tinkham. Mr.. Tinkham
had not previously been east for twenty
five years.
TIE EATON And y. Il. S. ALUMNI
REUNION
Swelterng weather and yet the old
Eaton School graduates didn't notice II
last Thursday when their tenth annual
reunion was held ID this place For a
decade, once each year the streets OF
Norridgewock have been the center OF
the universe as far as Eaton scholars are
concerned and for number of days be-
| h.,
mence struggling into town making up
the time in visiting among old friends
here, and telling over old ST ries, and
by the way if Those stories haven
grown any in the past> forty years. the
Eaton school must haveN1een noted toi
the pranks of its pupils ~ It's day as
well as for the good sound, sensible
every day education il gave 10 them.
At go in the afternoon the business
session was called TO order in the sehoo
building, in the room formerly occupied
by the Eaton school by the president
MIR. Amos +. Eaton of Middleboro
Mass brother Of Ilamlin F. Eaton, the
prinpipal Of the old school. Frequent
were the words of regret that their dear.
ly beloved principal could not come
from his Dakota home to be with them
on this occasion.
The meeting was successfully carried
on even if the atmosphere was quite
highly charged with the pranks and
IgIggling Of the boys and girls who in
sisted in making things lively generally,
once an officer elected, there was no
possible way of resigunE except by
dropping dead on the spot, and as none
of them objected seriously enough for
that they were all elected upon first
ballot The officers elected we're
Frank L. Powers of Arson, Ne. presi-
dent; Charles b. Davis, Nateryie. l
\. Smith, Auburn, Miss Mabel Drake,
Norridgewoek, vice presidents Miss
Mary Lillian robey. NorrIdgeWutk sec
Rotary; Mrs Julia Haynes Couaut trea-
surer.
in the vestry Of the touEreLAtl aaa.
church by Landlord Fairbrother # tae
Norridgewoek at the usual suppe. hour
which was well patronzed cons. e1a5iy
over a hundred partaking.
~ ; 80 the president opened tlv tvtL-
ing exercises IN the church by iufad4c-
ing Rev. Albert u Smith of Nor,utaro,
Mass as speaker Of the eyen.ny. Nr
Smith is his younger days attended Che
school for two terms only and he e1u-
fessed 10 being extremely dlthdeut and
making few acqua. ntauees at the time,
but has come to know his classmates
better in later years as he Las heard
! from them at various times His
speech which lasted little over a aalf
hour, did not therefore deal - mach
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