The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset towns
Norridgewock.

able.
EOasting has been the pastime of the
foung people for the past week. The
hiDs have been In tue best Of condition
ior that purpose. At times during some
Of the days Of last week, WaterYliie hill
sepmed alive with children aid ak or
sight double runners aud single sleds
would be on the way down at one time.
Some Inconvenience was caused to the
teams but the drivers seemed t. take
tho matter philosophically and no com
plant was made for long time. finally
however one OF the smaller boys got
run over and quite badly injured and
The town fathers felt it their duty to
forbid further coasting on this hill. The
other hills have had their share since,
particularly the one leading 10 the toll
sxidge which is not 80 much Travelled
By teams and where the young people
COW revel
An excellent historical write up OF the
town was given in the saturday night
LEWISTON Journal of last week by their
special writer,.Mr l. c. Bateman. The
papers have had great sale at the
posIoffice. many buying them to send
away To their trends in other states.
The Thimble Society of the Gongre'
xstional church met with Mrs. Maud
Carr on Thursday of last week to com.
pis4o some work for which they had
sTdorb.
Mrs. G. L. Carr was called TO Port
lazd, Thursday Of last week, by the i'll
Ross of her nephew, Or. Harry Nicker-
sou.
Mr.. Frank Smith slipped On the ice
and got bad fall, one day last week
He has been confined to the house since,
unable to do any work.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the Baptist
church will meet with Mrs. George
Hu@ey on Thursday afternoon of this
Wo0k.
DR.. Smith left for Lewiston, Tuesday,
With Clyde futile who will be operated
apon for appendicitis.
Stereoptican views and lecture in the
Baptist church ON Wednesday evening
Of this week by Rev. II, n. Pringle of
Wateiville and Rev. MI. Luce of Old
Orchard. The subject is "Good Citizen
ship" No admission fee.
DIR. Ames left for Portland, Tuesday,
with patient for the Maine General
hospital who will be operated upon for
appendicitis.
Mr.. Elisha Kennison whose sickness
NO reported some time since, still con
Times to fail. Mrs. Kennison is also
great sufferer from rheumatism which
sho has had for number OF months.
The ladies OF the Village Improvement
society are working hard in preparation
for their fair which is to be held on the
sth of February. The proceeds will go
to finish paying for the furnace in the
library. This fair will deserve liberal
patronage from every person IN town
This association of ladies has accom-
plished much in identifying the town.
Among their present plans is one TO aid
in making the inside of the school
houses more attractive In this they
10 not intend to conflne their efforts to
The village rooms, but also TO do some
iAing for the rural schoolrooms.
Mrs Daniel Field Is reported on the
sick list this week.
Miss Harriet Longley spent Sunday in
Nosth Arson visiting relatives.
Misa Alice johnson is confined to the
house by sickness.
Phe installation of the officers of Echo
Lodge K. of p. occurred on Tuesday
evening of this week. The installing
ofiicer being d. d. G. g., f. K Barker of
this place. The list of officers for the
snsuing gear Ia as follows: Y G Davis,
&C; Grandyille Durrell, V c; l. r Fol
som, NJ of W II D Burgess, of r & 5
and M of r; G J Savage, NJ of e; g N
Al ut A I laf n
Hk Otis, l G.; e b Barker, o q. K. W.
Allen was elected trustee to serve for
three years.
II. III. Cross, whose sickness We report
cd, last week, has been fai ing and fears
arc entertained for his recovery. DR..
Dssoombe of Skowbegan was called in
consultation, Monday of this week.
The remains of Alfred Kelley arrived
hore, Saturday, from Virginia, MINI
i'm charge by his brother, Frank Kelley
Of smithfield. Mr.. Kelley went west
about twenty-five years ago when he was
about nineteen years of age, and has re-
mained there ever since, for the most
yast following the business of lumber
ing. For the past year or two his health
has not been of the beat and he had
been In the hospital part of the time.
Getting better, however, he started
again into the lumber section whore he
was again taken siok aud was on his way
TO the hospital when he died. He was
unmarried. The funeral ceremonies oc
Cured at the home of his brother In
SMithfeld. He leaves another brother
i'm California and sister In Mount Yer
son of this state.
Frank Fuller has been having some
trouble with his saw mill caused by the
pump freezing up and bursting. which
Supplied the cooling water to his gaso-
line engine. 1t created a demand for a
sew pump and several days work in
getting it into place.
Frederick Danforth of Gardiner was
in town, last week, to attend tho funeral
of his uncle, Calvin Danforth.
T. H Caswel, our genial station and
express agent has purchased the steam
automobile, which Mr.. Fairbrother had
last season and is getting ready To do
the state, az soon as wheeling comes.
Miss Gladys SpauldiDg was run into
and severely injured last Friday evening
while coastiDg on bridge hill, by double
runner She WAS on her way up the hill
when she saw the double runner coming
down. gancing back to her sled she
thought it wasn't quite far enough out
Of the road to clear the double runner
and stopped down to reach it with her
hands and pull it over. But she had
miscalculated the speed of the coming
slod and the collision occurred while she
was directly in the path Her head and
Ns,, no xpara aavaraly bruiaad apd IL ,yaa n