The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29
N0rridgew0ek.

'hhbI Ahp inbb nuHAiC oiDuE nIfA AIb
prospect OF large hay crop is good.
Mr.. Ralph D Paine was IN town, last
week, for few days and left for New
York, Saturday Mrs. Paine Is here
stopping at the Staples cottage on the
north side of the river which they
have hired for the summer. A little
later Mr.. Paine will join her for his
summer vacation.
Mr.. Roscoe smith has been confined
to the house. this week and last, by
but is now better
You can buy an all wool, regulation
navy bunting flag, silk sewed, ak feet
wide and ten feet long for IS at Buck
mans, Skowhegah. He is selling fire.
works at cost
Miss Bell Adams spent Sunday in
Madison where she Is under the care of
a physician.
Mrs Cora Smith is spending a month
in New York visiting relatives.
Mrs. Durham and party are expected
to arrive from Massach usetts to occupy
their cottage on the north side of the
river the fifth of July
Mrs. G. b, True of linton visited at
DR.. W. F. Browns, this week.
Mr.. o. F, Hall and family are spend
ing few days among relatives in Ken
deaskeag, Ne. They intend to return
home, this week.
Mrs Emma Hobbs is here from her
home in Boston and is spending a few
days in needed rest at North Pond in
the Frederic cottage.
We are sorry to learn that Miss
Blanche Smith, who has been connected
with the grammar school for several
years as teacher, will not return here to
teach. She has just secured lucrative
position in her own city where she will
teach for the coming year. She leaves
many friends here who wish her sue
cess.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Folsom spent
Sunday in Skowhegsn.
Rev. Albert B. Smith will speak at
the reunion of the n. q. s. Alumni
association at their meeting of August
10th
Miss Annette Spaulding is spending a
few days in Boston with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph ketchum. Later she will visit
relatives in that section.
A couple of our ladies went to Water.
Vile, Friday. to do some shopping and
succeeded in just missing the train at
Oakland by coming across on the cleo.
tries. They were obliged to come to
Skowhegan on the evening train where
they were met and brought home.
Decision day will be observed in the
Congregational church, next Sunday
morning, and communion will also be
held
Mrs. Nicholas Miller who has been
confined to the house for number OF
days by rheumatism is now better and
able to be about.
The members of Quinnebasset Lodge
l. o. o. F. and Somerset Rebekah Lodge
met at their hall on Sunday afternoon TO
observe Memorial. Services were held
in their hall after which the line OF
march was taken up to the cemetery.
Music appropriate for the occasion was
furnished by the Norridgewock Cadet
band. Arriving at the cemetery the
graves of the deceased members were
decorated by beautiful wreaths and
services held, after which the return
march was made back to the hall.
Memorial services will be held by
Somerset grange on next Sunday.
st Johns day was observed BY
Lebanon Lodge F. & A. NJ, Sunday
morning, by attending the Baptist
church The members OF the 0. Z. :.
were also present and listened to the
excellent discourse by the pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Carr visited
Mrs. Carr's parents in okowhegan, Sun
day.
Mr.. Fred Rideout of Colby college
visited his aunts here, Miss Martha
Haynes and Mrs. Mitchell, over Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Ward returned from her
visit to Massac usetts, Saturday.
The regular meeting of the Village
Improvement Society, which is a must
Gale in charge of Mrs. Edwards, will be
in the Congregational church tomorrow
evening at o'clock. A very interesting
program has been arranged consisting
of cornet solos and duets, vocal solos
trios, etc. and piano solos by Mrs. Ed
wards and other pisnists The meeting
it open to the public and small admis.
sion fee will be charged which will &c
toward some good purpose for the bens
fit of every one. There will be 30
ciable after the entertainment with re-
freshments on sale.
The Sturgis Commission has beer
heard from. They've been saving WOOD
all the time.
Haying and the Glorious Fourth
reach town, this year, at about the same
date.
Part of our people are making ar
rangements to spend the Fourth a.
Smithfield, while many others will visit
Skowhegan to see the attractions there
The graduation exercises of the Nor
ridgewOck grammar school was hello
in the Baptist church, last Thursday
afternoon, and passed off most pleasant
ly. All Of the class work was of an ex
cellent character The room was beau
tifully decorated with crepe paper anc
potted plants. The program was inter
esting and pleasing throughout. The
names of the graduates are Annette
Bell Spaulding, Mont Earnest stanley
Elva Alberta Cunliff, Sadie Isabel Ben
son, Elizabeth Emma Russell, Eft
Maud Moore, Helen Bates White, Leonf
Alma Lowe, Clyde Ellsworth futile, Eyi
Maria Holway, Edwina Violet Yeaton
William Leigh williamson
DR.. j. d. Ames has his gasoline engine
set up for the purpose of pumpin!
water into the big reservoir located OF
his place. He is running two lines o
pipe to supply his customers, the lint
leading direct from the spring supplying
those on lower Main street and OF
Railroad street and the one from th,
reservoir supplying those farther up OF