The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-16
NOrridgeWOck.


A dance at the Norridgewock hotel,
this evening, with music by KendalPs
orchestra.
Lagrippe is the busiest fellow about
town, nearly every family has had some
member sick with II during the past few
weeks.
Miss Clara Blgelow returned home
from Auburn, last Saturday, for two
weeks vacation from her school. She
has been teaching In that city for long
time in the grammar grade and Is giving
the school board excellent satisfaction.
Last week the pupils of her school gave
an exhibition from which they realized
the sum of Sill, which will go toward
the school library supplies
An illustrated lecture on the yellow
stone Park was given In the bapuat
church on Monday evening with fair
attendance.
The students of the y. II S. went to
Smithfleld, Friday evening, and gave
their play Down In Maine before a
good sized house. Unfortunately their
expenses were rather high and they
were unable to clear anything for their
treasury.
Fred Davis is on the sick list, this
week
Mr.. A. D Brackley has purchased the
A. O. Frederic house on main street of
Mrs. Frederic and will move In as
soon as Mrs. Frederic can get her
goods out This Is one of the best resi-
dences in town and Mr. Braekley is to
be congratulated on securing it,
Mi. and Mrs Leland Merrill are break
ing up housekeeping and will board
with Mrs. Porter, roomiug with Mr.
Brackley
There will be a eobweb sociable in the
congregational church, this evening
Mrs. Mary Spaulding has returned
home after spending the winter in Msdi
son. Mr.. Spaulding is also expected 10
arrive within few days from the woods
where he has been employed, this
winter
The regular meeting of Somerset
grange will occur, this evening, with a
harvest supper. Ii is expected that State
Master Gardner of Rockland will be
present. The third and fourth degrees
will be conferred.
A petition is being circulated and al.
ready has large number of names on
it, to call special town meeting to
again take up the bridge question. Miss
Emily Danforth has handed us some
usefal information taken from Aliens
History of Norridgewock in regard to
the number of bridges which have been
built across the kennebec at this point.
The first bridge was built in 18l0-the
second in 1811-the third in 1S27-the
fourth in 35-the fifth in 1889. We
quote from the history The loss to the
proprietors by tho second bridge, was
six thousand dollars; by the third bridge,
$1,000; making the whole loss eleven
thousand dollars above the tolls receiv-
ed" rhe history was published in l849
Since then two bridges have been built,
one of which is still standing
The regular Rebekah meeting, last
week, witnessed some of the incest work
in the degree ever done here, it being
the first time the team, which has been
reheareing GU new work, has worked the
degree in this manner upon candidate.
The members of Echo Lodge and their
families had a supper and entertainme
in their hall, last Saturday evening, and
enjoyed it very much. a pair of real
live knights were exhibited much TO the
amusement of the ladies'
Mr. Rudolf Rowland is home from
Massac husetts whera he recently had to
undergo surgical operation for ap-
pendicts,
Keep your eyes out for the nests of
the brown tail moth and when you find
one be sure to destroy it. They are bad
citizens
The streets are getting muddy in
places and it will soon be hard getting
around with sleds.
AT the Baptist Church, Sunday morn
ing there will be given by the pastor a
sermon by Rev. A. j. Dawson of Lon
don, the noted English Evangelist now
in this country The topic of the even
ing service will be, Fannie Crosby, the
Blind Poetess,"