The Somerset reporter., 1906-03-08
Norridgewock

will meet on Thursday afternoon of
this week with Mrs. c. II. Hussey.
The entertainment committee of Som
erset Grange are preparing to give
vaudeville show some time in the near
future. The proceeds are to go into
the hall fund.
The Womens Missionary Society of
the Baptist church met on Tuesday af
teruoou of this week at the Baptist par
sonage, the subject of the meeting was
Africa
F.C. Hol, is in Portland few days
of this week.
Mr. c. II Hussey ia contemplating
making some additions to the post office
building in the way of charging the
rooms and adding more conveniences
Hrzekiah Otis has relinquished his
rent of the Nngent house and will board
with his son instead of keeping house
Mr. McNeale is moving from the Lor-
ing house on the north side into the
Nngent house near the Somerset rail-
way
Mr. Wilbur Flanders has been confin-
ed to the house for short time by sick
ness.
Mr. Ansel Howay who puroh ased
farm on the Skowhegan road and NOV.
ed thereon last fall, thus becoming re-
sident here. was at town meeting, Mon
day Mr.. Holway reports that it has
been forty years since he has moved
away from here, which was his former
home, and the meeting of this week
was the first town meeting he had at
tended here since 1t is needless to
say that there were but few present of
those who were his former associates on
the voting list
The unique affair of Friday night IN
the Congregational vestry, the voluntary
sociabe, Was a very successful affair
from social point of view. The very
interesting program was made up en-.
tirely from volunteers and consisted OF
vocal and instrumental music, readings,
recitations etc A treat of candy was
served. Voluntary contributions to the
net amount of So so were received.
Mr.. Taylor, principal of the high
school, was called to Bangor, last week,
by the serious illness of his mother
Miss Drake, assistant, is also on the
sick list so the scholars are having
vacation of week.
The primary and intermediate schools
closed last Friday for vacation of four
weeks.
Mr.. Mason, of the Scion Creamery
Co. left last week for a few days vaca-
ton visiting friends in Providence X |
where his wife has been for several
weeks They will return home some
time the last of this week or the first
of next
Miss Alice johnson and Miss Bell
Adams are spending few days visiting
relatives and friends in Madison.
On account of the storm last Sunday
the communion service in the Congre-
gationa church was deferred until next
sunday.
Rev. j II. Gould attended the Kenne-
bee. Somerset and Waldo Ministerial AS
sGcation at Waterville on Tuesday of
this week
The grange have hired the upper story
of the Whiting & Taylor Coat Shop and
will fix it up to hold their vaudeville
show in. Mr.. Southland of the Norridge-
wock Hotel has kindly given them per
mission to use his piano for the occas-
sion
Mr.. William Hobbs who spent last
week in Boston on business, returned
homo, Saturday.
Mr. II. II. Cross is slowly improving
The remains of the blind boy, Frank
Butler, whose death in the Massachu-
sets General Hospital we announced
last week, from pneumonia, was inter-
red at Waterville the latter part of last
week. His parents and sister from this
place attended the funeral.
Mr.. Charles Bruce was called to Con
necticut, Monday, by a telephone mes
sage announcing the death of his father,
which occurred very unexpectedly.
The annual district meeting of the
o. o. F. will be held at Bingham on
Friday night of this week. For the
convenience of the members of Quinne
bassett Lodge. No. 100 of this place,
a special train will leave here at p. m.
and return after the meeting the fare
for the round trip has been reduced to
one dollar and twenty cents
Mrs. Cora Smith and son, Chester,
are planning to leave this week for a
sh ort stay in the Rangely Lake section for
the benefit of Mr.. Smiths health, which
is delicate from too close application to
his studies in his college work. We
trust that few weeks of the bracing
air of the Rangely section will place
him entirely upon his feet again.
We were surprised few days ago to
run across Sumner Totman on our
streets, just as handsome as ever Mr.,
Totman arrived from the Aroostook
quite few days ago and has been visit
ing relatives and friends In the surround
ing towns and will now stop for a short
time with relatives and friends here.
The annual townmeeting which oc
CURED on Monday afternoon of this
week was regular Sunday School af-
fair and the warrant containing twenty
four articles was rapidly disposed of.
The old board of town officers were reel
ected throughout, there was just enough
opposition to prevent things from get.
ting drowsy but everybody was good
natured The clerk o. F. Hall, read
the warrant at the appointed time and
l.. r Folsom was chosen moderator,
although DIR. Lancaster was close Sc
oond o. F. Hall was then chosen clerk
and the remaining town officers are as
follows: David q. Wood, II. s. Whiting,
Charles J. Savage, Selectmen, assessors
and overseers of the poor; Cony Rus
sell, treasurer; l.. II. Folsom, auditor /;
Cony Russell, school committee; Mich
olas Miller, collector; c. H. Hussey,
library trustee. With the usual amount
of constables and other minor officers.
The amounts raised for various purposes
were as follows: