The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-17
Norridgewock.


weather of this week is helping things
along and doubtless by the end of next
week the spring crops will be nearly all
in on the lands that are dry enough to
work.
Miss Alice Taylor has resigned her
school on account of the critical sick
ness of her father.
Mrs Richard Brown of Skowhegan
was in town on Monday evening to open
her millinery department in the rooms
of Mrs L. P. Holt.
Allie Prebe las been confined to the
house for number of days by severe
cold but is now much better.
Mr.. and Mrs Derne Green of Show
hogan we're in town Sunday visiting re-
latives.
Mrs. C. r. Williams celebrated her
S2nd birthday on Friday of last week.
She received several appropriate remem-
ORANGES from relatives and friends here
and out of town.
People who put their teams in the
Baptist horse sheds are cautioned to ba-
ware of sneak thieves, who have several
times stolen articles from teams there
during the past year. II the perpe-
traitors could serve a term at Skowhe-
gan the public would suffer less often.
The thermometer registered So degrees
in Boston sunday aud summer apparel
and colored parasols were in evidence
Up here we haven't got over feeling
chilly yet.
Mrs Fred Graves of WaterVille was in
town on Friday of last week to attend
the celebration of her mothers send
| birthday.
Mr. I. w Preble is putting in one of
the new floss candy machines for his
confectionery trade This machine
turns out candy by the bushel of deli
cious nature which looks for all the
world like great mass of fleecy cotton
Mrs. II. L. Maddocks left here Friday
to visit friends in Oakland and other
places.
MIR Fred Davis who was at bone
from Watervile over sunday did not re-
turn to his studies until Tuesday, being
confined to the house by sickness Mon
day.
The entertainment at the Baptist last
Thursday evening was a great success
Prof bennett always gives everyone
their moneys worth He was assisted
by our local musicians, Miss Davis, Miss
Nina Hussey and DIR WEIGH and by
Miss Neva johnson soloist, all of whom
did themselves credit
Memorial Sunday will be observed at
Norridge wock May 27th. comrades
will meet at G. A r. Hall at $50 and
march to the Baptist church where will
be delivered the memorial sermon by
Rev F. & Davis.
Mrs G Davis and Miss Florence at
tended the Chapman Festival concert at
Watervile last week
| Charles Warren has bought the place
on the north side of the river that is
/ now occupied by William Wheeler and
/ will move thereon during the summer;
at present he is stopping at the Rams
| dell place. Mr.. and Mrs Wheeler we
/ learn will move to Fairfield.
/ Carol " heller is at home at present.
1 We are sorry to miss the pleasant face
/ Of Arthur WEIGH, our talented young
/ cornetist, who has for number of times
recently given some fine solos at the
! Baptist chucrh, including several Of his
own composition. He returned to
| Blackstone. Mass on Monday of this
week to resume his position in the wool
en- mill, where he worked last winter.
The regular meeting of the Village
| Improvement Society will occur in their
rooms on Friday afternoon of next week.
| The meeting will be 10 charge of Miss
! Florence Jewett and will be almost en-
| tirely musical. This is the last meeting
of the season, the next one being the
annual meeting. The committee on
program was chosen at the last week i
session and doubtless are now busy pre-
| pairing interesting matter for the coming
! year.
John Adams has been moving into
Miss JEWELS house on Main street this
week.
/ Luther Morris. young man recently
of Wales, is to give a lecture, Wednes-
day evening, in the Baptist church on
the great WEIGH Revival which has at
tracted so much attention during the
past year. The lecture is free and MIR
Morris is said to lie a very interesting
speaker. A collection will be taken at
the close. Ii will be a union meeting,
the members of the Congregational
church attending. MIR. Morris is sent
out by the field secretary of the c. E
Society.
Mrs. Filena Boston returned home
from Massachusetts,, recently, TO spend
the summer
Mrs Frances Bolan arrived home from
the South on Saturday of last week after
spending very pleasant winter in that
more congenial climate.
Rev b. Merrill and wife of Show
hogan were in town on Monday of this
week calling on Rev. and Mrs. j. IL.
Gould.
Mrs c. II. Fuller has just made
hatch of 10 chickens from 100 eggs
which appears to be rather good in
cubator hatch for this year.
There will be rehearsal of the de-
gree staff of Somerset Rebekah Lodge
in their hail tomorrow night.
Memorial day will be observed at Nor
ridgewock, May 80 1905. under the aus
pieces of Bates Post No IS g. A. 4
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
The comrades are requested to meet
at G. A K Hall at p m The process