The Somerset reporter., 1905-09-28
NOrriCigeWOck.

There is a better demand for stoves
than there WAS few weeks ago. And
1t appears as though fuel was to be a
little higher this year.
MIR. Fl. d Burgess has been having
repairs done on his house.
Mr. Carol Staples has moved into his
new house on Matervlle hill and now
has a very pretty home.
Miss Cora Baker is visiting relatives
and friends in Scion.
! The French families on the corn shop
grounds have nearly all returned to
Waterville. The new buildings which
we're erected by the Durham Nor
rill company this season for their use,
proved to be very convenient for them,
especially during the long spell of rainy
weather which arrived in the midst of
The husking season.
X NJ. Baker Was one of the number
to take advantage of the excursion rates
of last Sunday, TO visit old friends in
Scion.
MIR and Mrs. George Hussey visited
in Watervlle last week and attended
the Central Maine Fair
Mr.. Horace Thomas injured the mus
Giles of one of his arms while scuffl ng
! last Monday at North Fairfield, where
he has been at work for the Self Heat
ing Can Company. The strain was
painful but not of such severe nature
as to lay him up for great length of
| time
Mr. Chester Hussey was at home last
Sunday
Mrs. A f. Dyer is in Boston this
week on business connected with the
store
Mr.. John Bradley returned to his
home in Cornish, Monday, after spend
ing a number of days visiting his daugh-
ter, Mrs Il. G. Hussey
Miss Neva johnson left Monday for
Boston where she will spend some time
visiting her brother.
The ladies of the Baptist church are
preparing to give harvest supper in
the Chapel of the church on Thursday
evening of this geek An earlier date
had been selected but it was postponed
on account of the fair at Starks, many
of the people from here attending.
Mr.. and Mrs John sawyer and son
left here Monday for their home in
Montana after spending few weeks
here visiting Mr.. Sawyer's father, Mr..
| Russell Sawyer This is the first trip
east that Mr. Sawyer has made for nine
teen years, and he found that very many
of the old residents with whom he was
acquainted had passed over the river.
Mr.. Edwin Longley of North Arson
was in town on Wednesday of last week
and led the Wednesday night prayer
meeting in the Baptist church. He
told in very pleasant way of his ex-
periences while at the Moony Institute
at Chicago during the past summer,
where he has been taking an extended
course in Bible study Mr. Longley
is very earnest aud persevering christian
olk-r.
| 1873 Martha Haynes is visiting friends
in L 'wston this week
| |. A smith is back to work az prin-
cipal of the " ebster street grammar
school in Auburn hr and Mrs. smith
spent the latter part of their vacation
visi ing relatives IN Fort Fairfield and
were intending to call on friends here
on their return but were unable TO dose
MIR. and Mrs. VIII Ward celebrated
the thiriy-second anniversary of their
marriage at their home ON Satur lay of
last week by entertaining the family
relations All of the arrangements were
made by Mr.. Wards sons and daughters
and they did the matter up brown Mr.
| Ward has been very successful in life
and has been most efficiently aided by
his helpmate. sturdy, comedy and up
right sons and daughters have come of
the union which is of far more worth
than mints of money, and in addlti IN a
goodly share of this or!d's goods have
| been added, II took two tables 10 &C
commodate the party at dinner and the
tables we're not of the stinted size either.
Miss Ethel Cooley and Mrs. George
Gilman went to Lewiston, last week, to
be operated upon for appendicitis
Mrs Gilman was accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. Blanche Hosie.
The w. Fl. Ward Co. have commenced
opeI atoms on Railroad street for build
ing storehouse which they will use to
store their fl our, grain and other bulky
articles in.
Mr.. Samuel Banton of Freedom is in
town, this week, visiting at the Fern
side Dairy Farm.
The corn shop closed the packing
season, this week, after successful
run although the seven hundred thou
sand cans packed would have probably
been nearer nine hundred thousand had
the weather during the past three weeks
been ideal for the corn business. In
stead of being ideal however 1t came as
near being "bum" as possible; cold all
of the time and wet a greater part OF
the time 80 that corn could not Hi and
making it extremely disagreeable to
pick and get to market.
I All of the stock from the fairs has got
home again and some blue ribbons are
distributed through the country.
The Rebekahs held their first monthly
supper for the fall season, last Friday
evening, there was very good attend =
snce and good supper. A fine pro-
gram of music, reading, etc. was furnish
ed after supper.
Mrs. Mary A. Otis, wife of Hexekiah
Otis of this place, died, Sunday morn
ing, at twenty minutes past five, of can
Ger of the bowels She was 55 years, Il
months and Is days of age. She had
bean confined to her bed for seven weeks
and suffered great deal Of pain. MRS.
Otis was born in the town of Brighton
At an early age her family moved to
Athens where she lived until she was
IS years of age, teaching in the local
schools In that town several terms. AT
the age of IS she was married to Mr..
Otis and they moved to Fairfield where
they remained for 10 years and then re-
moved to Norridgewock where they
have remained ever since. She was
good wife and faithful mother She
| leaves a family of husband, three sons