The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
II The News of Somerset's Busy Towns *
NoRRlDGEWOCK.
)nly one coat shop left.

Mr.. r. d W dtIS nhb Do6n packing VI
the machinery of his coat shop which be
las run In the Odd Fellows building
for number of years, preparatory to
moving it To Maiden, Mass be will ship
this week. Mr. Watts has been in the
coat business here for great many
years at first having shop in the old
court house on the north side which was
later destroyed by fire and later he had
a shop in the Watts block from which
he moved to the Odd Fellows building,
where be has since remained. The
large amount of money which he has
paid to his help has done much good
here in the tims be has been here, an
honor which is shared by Mr. Hussey
also, these being the only two men of
late years who have employed consid-
cradle number of help continuously. For
several years past the problem OF getting
skilled help has been growing harder
and at times it appeared as If the shop
would have to be closed on this account
In his new place Mr.. Watts will have a
foe shop on the ground floor with a
good big boiler already in place and the
building piped for steam heat and we'll
lighted, as was his shop here and in
addition he expects that be will have
much less trouble in getting the neces-
sary skilled labor. We are sorry to have
Mr.. Watts leave town with his industry.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Devereux have a
little son which was born Sunday, the
2lst
The Farmers Institutes for Somerset
county will be held as follows: Grange
hall, Canaan, Monday, Nov. and
Grange hall, Norridgewock, Tuesday,
Nov. 8. at 10 80 a. M. and 80 p. m.
Prof. G. D. Smith of the Michigan Agri-
cultural College and DR.. Il. p. Miller of
Sunbury, Ohio, will attend these meet
ings, as well as noted speakers from our
own State. Subjects OF practical in
terests will be discussed and large at
tendance of the farmers in this section
of the State is desired.
A little son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Alton Horne, last week, Thursday. 1t
is needless to say that he will be a
hustler il he takes after his father or
grandfather and we shall expect to see
him running that gasoline engine before
many years elapse
DR.. j. d. Ames and Miss Florence
Davis were In Augusta last week, before
the State Board of Pharmacy to take
the examination and successfully passed
30 that they are each now full tiedged
pharmf els,
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist church
will meet with Mrs Lila Bracket at
her home on the Waterville hill road on
Thursday afternoon of this week.
Rev. Sumner Bangs of oakland will
occupy the pulpit in the Baptist church,
next sunday morning.
Mr. Hiram Gilman died suddenly last
Thursday morning from cerebral hem
orrhage at the age of 81 years Mr.. Gill
man had been sick for a number of days
from typhoid fever and was apparently
getting along very nicely, trained nurse
was in attendance and sometime Wed
nesday night something in the nature of
shock was observed which was repeated
again in the early hours of the morning
when he died The funeral was held
Saturday afternoon at Anson, prayer be-
ing offered here before the start for that
place. Mr.. Gilman had only been
citizen of Norridge wock for few
months, having bought the Gyms Bean
place here on Main street and moved
here last May. AS soon as he had got
fairly settled here he began to make i'm
provements on the buildings, putting
electric lights into the the house and en-
tirely remodeling the stable and had not
got the work entirely completed at the
time of his death Mr.. Gilman was
borp in Arson where he lived all
his life until his removal to this place,
being one of the successful big farmers
of that town and serving for number
of years its citizens In the capacity of
selectmap. A widow survives him but
no children although by their kind care
several children of other parentage have
reason to bless them. The funeral
which was held In the Baptist church in
Arson, was attended by large number
of his old neighbors and friends.
The work of putting on the iron CELL
ing and walls In the Grange hall 10 going
forward rapidly and will soon be com
peted. A dance has been advertised to
come off on Friday evening of this week
and good music Ia promised. A big ball
is scheduled for Thanksgiving evening
with minstrel show to start out with
and to be followed by big supper. The
grangers to hustle.
MIR. c. &. Wright is spending few
days at Mattawamkeag.
The Thmble Society of the Congrega-
tional church met on Tuesday afternoon
of this week with Mr.. and Mrs, Fred
Stevens on the north side of the river
Rev. r. G. Davis attended the Central
Maine Theological Society at Water
Vile, Monday of this week.
Dr.. F. G. Sawtelle was in town, last
week, to visit his sister. Mrs. Maria
Hopkins.
On Wednesday of next week the an
nual roll call meeting of the Congrega-
tional church will take place at the resi-
denoe of W, B. Longley. The meeting
ID called at p. M, after which supper
will be served.
Mrs. f. w. Spaulding will leave on
Thursday of this week for short visit
to her brother in New York. She will
be accompanied by her little daughter.
Mrs. Sarah Gould, who has been con-
fined to the house for some time by
sickness Is now considerably better.
MIR and Mrs. CHARLES Warren spent a
few days of last week visiting friends in
Pennington.
Mrs. Hannah Page had severe fall
one day, last week, and 10 now oLfined
to her bed
Ernest Boswell ia at home from Show.