The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-09-07
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset towns.
NorridgpNOck.

The Misses clarke VINO nave been
spending short time in Portland re-
turned home last week.
Mrs. Winthrop Tappan and daughter
who have been spending a short time
IN town. rooming with Mrs. George
Carr. left last week to spend a few
weeks IN other places before returning
nome.
Mr.. Willard Drake is In town this
week visiting his mother and sister.
The members of the Christian En-
deayor society of the Congregational
church will give sociable on Friday
evening of this week in their vestry.
Each person Ia requested to bring a
bundle, the contents of which will be
worth at least five cents and so wrapped
up that the nature of 1t cannot be
eadily recognized. These bundles
Sil be disposed of later in some suit
able way and their purchasers will have
he pleasure of opening up the mys-
FERROUS packages. There will be many
surprises no doubt.
Mr.. and Mrs George Griggs OF
Newark New Jersey are spending the
summer with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry l.
Everett They will return to their
home this month. Mrs Griggs and
Mrs Everett are sisters and the sum.
mer days together have been very
pleasant.
The home of Miss Blanche Emory at
Oak Hill was the scene of very
pleasant reunion ON Thursday last when
Miss Emory entertained the members of
the class of '02 of the n. H. S. at tea
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were prettily decorated in red and white,
The class colors. Those present were
thauncy Smith, Dartmouth, OF;
Cleveland, Skowbegan; Misses Nina
Hussey and Edna Taylor of Norridge-
wock and Miss Blanche Emory, '07.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. K. Folsom, former
teachers, were also present,
The corn shop started up or Tuesday
of last week but owing to the cold nights
and cloudy weather. the corn crop is
ripening very slowly and as yet but
little has been canned 1t is expected
that rush of business will begin by the
last OF this week however and every
thing is in readiness for it, all of
the machinery having been wired for
electric lights 50 that evening work can
be done.
The village schools will begin next
Monday with the following teachers:
Thomas F. Taylor of Bangor, principal
of the High school; Miss Mabel Drake,
assistant; Miss Nina Hussey, grammar
grade; Miss Bernice Bartlett, of Cherry
field, intermediate; and Mrs. Alice
Folsom, primary grade.
Mrs. Il. W. Otis is on the sick list
this week.
Mrs. William Hobbs was quite severity
burned one day last week by some
liniment with which she was bathing
her arm, catching fire. Fortunately she
was able to extinguish the fire but not
before she was considerably burned.
Although Monday, labor day, was a
legal holiday, it was not observed here,
everything in the business line going on
"a usual.
We are informed by L. r. Folsom,
superintendent of schools, that there are
TO be some slight changes made in the
courses of the high in order to meet all
possible requirements for the entrance
10 any of the Maine Colleges. 1t is a
source of qualification to all those inter
Gated in our schools to know that the
standard maintained in our high and
graded schools is up to that in many
much larger towns.
MI. and Mrs. Clair Williamson return
ed to their home in Massachusetts Sat
urday after spending their summer va
cation with Mrs. Williamson's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Diggles
Miss Edith Tobey will leave next Mon
day morning for Lewiston, where she is
to enter Bates College.
Mrs. Grace Folsom of Exeter, N. II.
is visiting her mother, Mrs P. c.
Shorey. Mrs. Shoreys son, Mr.. Roscoe
Hurd of New York ia also in town visit
ing her
The V. l. S. will meet in their rooms
tomorrow, Friday afternoon. The meet
ing is in charge of Mrs. Marcia Watson,
Mrs. Lizzie Butler and Mrs. Dell Tib-
belts. Subject, Maine; quotations, mis-
celaneous.
Mr.. Chauncey Smith left last week for
Dartmouth College where he will con-
tinue his course.
Rev F. &c. Davis and wife and Mr..
Fred Davis are spending few days at
North Pond. On account of the absence
of Mr.. Davis there were no services at
the Baptist Church, Sunday morning.
Mrs. Fl. G. Durham and Mrs. Nellie
Beecher, who have been spending their
vacation in the Fernsde Bungalow, re-
turned to their home in Somerville,
Mass, Saturday.
Mr.. Louis DeLemos, who has been in
the Aroostook county during the sum-
mer, has returned home and will here
after devote himself to the business of
electro plating and photography here.
Ground was broken last week for the
new Grange hall on the Miller lot on
Main street. The lot was plowed and
the work of scraping out for cellar
commenced. 1t is proposed to put a
cellar under the building to be used for
the storage of wood and to contain a
large furnace for heating purposes.
The thirteen or fourteen french fam
lilies who occupy the new hotel on the
corn shop grounds have found it pretty
dull business during the past week wait
ing for the corn which did not show up,
but they have evidently been in cheerful
spirits from their laughter and songs
which in the evening have rather
cheerful sound coming from this
usually thinly populated section of the
town
Mrs S. X. Fuller returned Saturday
from a two weeks visit among friends
in Freedom, Maine.
Those burglars haven't been caught
yet but there are grave suspicious
against certain parties we are told.
Mr.. H. NJ. Turner and wife of Column
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