The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-11-30
NorridgewOck

Down with the turkey.
F. J. Watts is in Boston, this week,
looking after business in connection
with his coat shop.
Mrs. Ed. Merrill and little daughters,
Vera and Thelma, have been spending
few days in Waterville visiting friends
The third rank WAS conferred in Echo
Lodge X. of p on Tuesday evening OF
this week.
Mrs Lydia A. Crosby and daughter
Miss Eta NJ, left last week for New
York, where they intend to spend the
winter with relatives
Mr.. Hutchins reports a good sale OF
apple barrels from his mill on the Mer'
Ger road and is now preparing to saw
out large lot of latbs; he has already
engaged several hundred cords of lum
Der for this purpose.
The winter apples are being held bach
in this section for a higher price.
The schools closed Friday for a vaca.
ton of week on account of Thanks
giving.
Principal Taylor of the high school ia
spending the week at his home in Ban
gor.
Miss Mabel Drake has been spending
ing several days out of town visiting
friends.
O. Hall has been confined to the
house during the past week by sickness.
The work on the grange hall has been
progressing In a very satisfactory man
ner during the past week and n good
g Ena % 10
boarding large number of the
grangers have made arrangements to
help on the boarding one day of this
week to further the matter.
The regular meeting of Somerset
Grange, last week Thursday evening.
was entertained by the ladies, it being
ladies' night.
Herbert George will move back into
his house ON Main street soon, having
been living on farm several miles out
of town during the past year. We I'M
derstand that his son, Perley, will carry
on the farm.
The regular Rebekah supper occurred
in their hall on Friday evening of last
week with u good attendance At their
next regular meeting there will be work
in the degree.
Miss Nellie Hussey has gone to West
Upton, Mass for the winter, where she
has position in the stiaw shop
Miss Nina Hussey is spending a few
days of this week in Wttervile visiting
her aunt, Mrs. James Spauldng.
Mrs Woodman Bradbury of Cam
bridge, Mass. is spending few days
Ill l. "A
husband is the pastor of the First Bap-
list church of Cambridge.
DR.. j. D. Ames has been having the
interior of his store thoroughly remodel
ed and painted, giving it very attrac-
tive appearance.
Mrs Arthur WEIGH left, Friday of last
week, to join her husband in Blackstone,
Mass where they have position for
the winter in one of the wooden mills.
| We learn that Dennie Haynes and
Hiram Tobey are among those who have
been fortunate enough this season to
shoot deer.
Leland Merrill has purchased the B.
l.. Frederic stand on Main street of G
II. Hussey and will move into it as soon
as it is vacated by Mr.. Gilman. Mr. and
Mrs. Gilman will go to Massac usetts to
live,
The rumor is current that the Nor
ridgewock hotel has been sold to Fred
Conant for the consideration of $1,000
WILDER Taylor has purchased the
house nearly opposite Nicholas Miller's,
which has been occupied for the past
two or three years by Dougal Mcdonald,
and has moved In. Mr. Mcdonald has
moved into the Eaton house on the north
side of the river.
Work of repairing the pipes of the
acqueduct on the north side of the river
has been In progress for the past week
or so. 1t was found necessary to replace
the old pipe with new for part of the
distance.
Fred Davis will be at home from
Waterville on his Thanksgiving vaca-
ton, this week
Frank Groves went up river, Monday,
with full crew of men to finish up his
job ON the abutting piers of the Bng-
ham and Concord bridge According
to his contract the work should be done
this week with a considerable forfeiture
If it was not Mr.. Groves thinks that
he will be able to turn it over to the
proper parties on the day specified in
the contract.
We hear that Mr.. Emmons has just
closed a contract wich will start up work
on Dodlin for couple of months or SO.
We are sorry to hear that Miss Re-
becca Clark is very poorly since her ar
rival at Baltimore.
K. n. Caswell returned, Monday, after
a weeks trip to Boston and vicinity.
Mr.. Proctor, superintendent of the
corn shop, is spending the holidays in
Portland.
All of the fellows are at home from
North Fairfield for the holiday season.
We have received q cheerful letter
from Miss Clara M. Bigelow, one Of our
teachers. who has been doing school
work in West Auburn for the past sew
eral years. She reports that on Halo.
we'en night her school gave ten cent
supper in engine hall followed by very
pleasing entertainment of thirty-three
numbers. An audience OF about hun
dred were present, among whom was
Mr.. Payson Smith, superintendent of
schools of Auburn, commended very
highly the efficient way In which the