The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-08-31
Norridgewock.

Norridgewock.
The trees are beginning to assume
the gaudy eolors of autumn.
Grain is nearly all in and the threshers
are getting busy The season has been
a good one for the crop.
Miss MoCoob lefs for Castlne Monday
where she will present her special fea-
ture, the farley Wax Figgers," which
she recently presented here.
Mr.. Henry Tappan of Waterville was
in town over sunday visiting relatives.
Rev. Albert Smith and wife who have
been visiting at Warren Walton's for a
short time, returned to their home IN
| Northboro, Mass. Sunday.
At the communion service which will
be held in the Congregational church
church next Sunday morning the "Page
Memorial Service will be used for the
| first time, the meeting will also be a me-
mortal to the late Miss Mary Page who
was one of its most valued and highly
respected members. The silver service
above alluded to is one just presented to
/ the church as a memorial of Miss Page
/ by her relatives and consists of a large
silver tray ard fifty small Individual sill
yer gobets of very pretty design The
tray is very appropriately inscribed
page Memorial with Miss Pages
name and the date of her birth and
death.
Miss Fiske attended the musicale at
Augusta, Monday evening.
Mr. Fred Stevens and family and Mr..
Frank Vickery were among the number
who attended the North Arson Camp
meeting Sunday.
Miss Nancy Savage has been visiting
for few days with friends and relatives
in North Arson.
Mr.. W. F. Brazier, who has been
spending his vacation at the Fernside
Bungalow, left, sunday afternoon, for
his home in Boston.
Miss Florence Davis arrived home,
Monday night, after three weeks visit
among relatives and friends in Spring
vale, Maine, and several towns in Massa
chusetts and New Hampshire.
Three degrees were conferred in
Quinnebassett Lodge, /. o. o. f. on
Monday evening with refreshments
afterwards. Twas the next day when
the fellows got home.
Somerset Grange, P. of H. are out for
blood this time, after talking hall for
decade of years, and several years ago
buying the Jones lot on Mechanic street
They have now purchased the lot on
Main street, known as the Miller lot
and formerly owned by w. E, Perkins
The price paid was $3.50 and the work
of bi eaking ground for the new hall is
expected to commence this week. The
building will be located in the corner
next to Mrs. Marcia Watson's house
and will have stables at the back sui
ficent to accommodate the members
who come with teams.
There will be no preaching in the Bap-
fist hurch, next Sunday morning, as the
pastor will be on his vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Barker who have
been spending few days visiting Mr..
Barkers mother here, returned to their
home in Springfield, Mass, Monday
morning.
Miss Gertrude Pickering returned to
her home in Gardiner, Monday, after
spending her vacation with Mr. and
Mrs. Frank smith.
The union Sunday school picnic at
North Pond on Wednesday of last week
was a most pleasant and successful af-
fair, the children were carried out in
big teams and on arriving there enjoyed
themselves hugely by wading and boat
ing and filled themselves with the pic.
mic dinner until they could hold no
more. They arrived home at about five
o'clock p, m. tired but happy.
The rural schools commenced this
week.
One of the old furnaces is being taken
out of the high school building and will
be replaced by new one of much larger
capacity, which will be used to heat the
lower rooms. The remaining furnace
will be used exclusively for the high
school room.
Miss Mabel Packard has returned to
the Pennington normal school to COM
plete her course. Miss Winnefred
Packard will also go to Pennington.
this fall, to teach one of the rural
schools.
Mrs. Carrie Tobey left, Monday, for
the Sisters hospital in Lewiston where
it is expected that she will be operated
upon.
Further work ON the state road is be.
ing done between Fred Fairield's and
Palmer's corner, Mr.. Charles Savage has
charge OF the crew.
Mrs. Frances Baxter, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. c. II. Fuller,
returned to her home in Pawtucket, r.
l., this week.
Miss Drake and her mother and some
friends are spending week at the
Frederic cottage at North pond.
Principal George S. Stephenson of the
Coburn Classical Institute WAS in town,
Sunday, visiting with Rev. F. g. Davis.
Mrs. Il. M. Haywood has returned