The Somerset reporter., 1905-12-28
NorridgeWOck.

Christmas has come and gone and now
"Happy New Year" is the next in order.
The election of officers in Quinnebas-
set Lodge, o o r. occurred Monday
evening as follows: Alfred 4 futile, \.
G O. f. Hall, V. G ; Charles \ Ward,
Sec; K. 5 Miller, Treas. The installa-
ton, which will occur the second Mon
day in January, will be private.
Miss Neva johnson, who has been
making several weeks visit To rela-
tives IN Boston, returned home Satur.
day of last week.
Grand Chancellor kimbdll was pre-
sent at the session of Echo Lodge, last
week, and witnessed the comforting of
two ranks. He complimented the work
very highly There was a good attend
ance, and after the meeting closed, an
oyster stew supper was served in the
dining hall followed by cigars and
smoke talk.
DR.. Charles Bean spent Christmas
with his parents in Gardiner.
Mr. +. c. Holt WAS at home over
Christmas.
The Christmas entertainment at the
Baptist Church was very pleasing af
fair The oantata Was all elaborate
duhI introducing ihiRo uuthpCi VI
characters and was we'll done. Santa
Claus had evidently been having his
whiskers trimmed recently, into the
! style of Andrew Carnegie. and we ex
pect that by next year the little folks
will be finding libraries in their stock
ings. The nations, as represented by
the boys in their cute costumes, was
very effective and were we'll applauded.
The church was very prettily decorated
and the tree was bountifully supplied
with gifts. All Of the seating room of
the church was occupied with quite
number back of the rear seats, standing.
new feature was the music by the
piano, an instrument jrst introduced
here by the church, having just pur-
chased one of very pleasing tone.
Much credit is due to the committee of
arrangements for the smooth manner in
which the program was carried out.
Mr. Joseph Webb received the news
last Saturday of the very critical illness
of his brother in Nova Scotia,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Traviss are
spending the holidays with relatives and
friends in Aroostook county.
The Christmas proceedings in the Con-
gregational church included an old fash.
toned Santa Claus and lots of presents
with full house and a general good
time.
! The Village Improvement Society met
in their rooms in the Library building,
| last Friday afternoon, and had very
pleasant session, although the atten-
dance was not az large as usual. Pop
corn and candy was passed sroand By
the committee. The meeting WAS in
charge of Mrs. Mary Whiting, Mrs.
Winnie Burgess and Mrs Lou Brown.
Chester and Ohauneey smith are
! speniing th, If vacation ut home with
their mother. hrs Cora Smith.
, At the Rebekah supper last Friday
evening, the committee arranged fine
Christmas tree with a present for every
member introducing the feature with an
| appropriate farce The presents were
"t varied character aud many of a kind
intended to provoke laugh, and they
were very successful in doing il. lnstru-
men al music was also TIC uded in the
! program
Mr and Mrs q S. Jewett and dauGh-
| ter. Florence, spent Christmas with Mr..
aud Mrs Ralph Whitney
viii Taylor, who has been at work in
Auburn for number of weeks, was
taken sick with appendicitis about two
weeks ago and was obliged to be oper.
ated upon Immediately. The operation
was very successful and he is getting
along nicely. His brother, Mr.. Walter
Taylor, although just recovering from
quite severe sickness himself, inlmedi
ately went to Auburn when he heard of
the operation, and stayed week.
Mr.. Carroll Wheeler, who has been at
Auburn at work, is at home, sick from a
stomach trouble but is gaining slowly.
William Lopgley left last Wednesday,
for Fort Fairfield, where he will spend
the remainder of the winter.
The finest kind of shedding, and now
that the Christmas business has been
looked after, there promises to be good
healthy business in the ordinary chan
nels.
Mrs. Charles Savage has been critical
ly i'll during the past week but is some
what better at this writing.
Miss Linnie Brown, who has been
confined to the house by sickness for
several weeks, is now considerably
better.
Quite a large number from Skowhe-
gan and Madison lodges of the Knights
of Pythias were present at the meeting
of Echo lodge, last week Tuesday even
ing.
The annual installation of the officers
of Somerset Grange will occur on Thurs.
day evening of next week
Mr.. Calvin Danforth is quite seriously
ill, this week, having been taken with a
chill a number of days since, and been
unable to get about since.
The third rank was conferred in Echo
lodge K. of p. on Tuesday evening of
this week.
North Fairfield.
Mrs. Ruth Jones of Lewiston is spend