The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-06-28
NOR RIDG EWoCK.


ing the past week aud plenty of water
i for the crops.
/ Mr.J. Frye has the lumber on the
i spot to build new barn. Il will be 10
! Gated upon the opposite side of the road
/ from the one which was burned a few
weeks ago
] Bys change OF time in the train ser
t vice the morning train leaves here at
/ ! 81 going south and the up train arrives
/ at 9.5l m. The temporary bridge has
i been completed at Madison and the reg
ular service was resumed there on Mon
/ day of this week. We understand that
a new steel bridge will be built there as
soon as possible.
Mrs Arthur Weloh arrived home from
St John, Monday, where she has been
for a number of weeks caring for her
sister and family who have been serious
ly i'll with typhoid fever
The pupils of the schools of Miss
Hazel Leavitt and Miss Goldie Blaisdell
united in a straw ride to the pond. Un-
fortunately a severe shower came up in
the afternoon making 1t not 30 pleasant
returning as it was going.
Miss Georgia Morrow was at home
from Good Will Farm to visit her sis
ters who are spending few weeks at
home
You'll enjoy the Fourth and celebrate
In the proper manner II you get your
Fourth of July Goods at Fogg's Drug
store, Skowhegau.
A party of eleven of the young people
of the Methodist Epworth League Of
Skowheqau were in town Wednesday
l. att AAd hn
regular PRAYER meeting of the Baptist
church Mr. Irving Tibbetts was the
leader of the meeting on that occasion
This seems to be pleasant way for the
young people OF these societies to pass
an evening in visiting neigh boring
churches and cannot fail to have a good
effect.
Mr.. Charles Rogers has been very
seriously i'll during the past few days
from heart disease and complications
at this writing he is very little better
Miss Alice Taylor expects to leave
this week for Clinton, where she will
make her home with her uncle. Mr.
Frank Blasdell We learn that the
Taylor home is for sale.
Mrs. Drake, Miss Mabel Drake and
friend Miss Merrill, who has been visit
ing them here for few Gays, leave
Wednesday of this week for Auburn,
where they will attend the Bates COM
mence ment They will remain in Au-
burn for number of weeks visiting
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Field, who have
been visiting relatives in Saratoga, N,
Y for several weeks expect to arrive
home, Friday of this week The wealth
er conditions there during their visit
were such that MI Fields health was
not benefited very much and he wrote
recently that he would be glad to get
back to Norrid gewock.
This is the year they celebrate 10 Skow-
hogan with balloon ascensious, forenoon
and afiernoon, and everything else that
can be crowded into one days program,
including parades, motor vehicle contests
and trotlng races at Faifview Park IN the
afternoon.
st. Johns sunday was observed by
the members of Lebanon Lodge, F. & A
NJ and Cedar Chapter o. K ,. last sun
day by attending the Baptist church.
where they listened to very interesting
sermon on 1.-THE Masonic Trinity, a
discourse on the symbols of Masonry and
their application to present day condi-
lions. There were about thirty mem
bers of Lebanon Lodge and twenty OF
the Eastern Star present in spite of the
Indictment weather.
Rev. r. G. Davis and family attended
the Commencement exercises OF the
Coburn Classical Institute at Waterville
| last week, where their son, Mr.. Fred
| Davis received his diploma.
Miss Maria Carr is expected to arrive
home next week, Monday, accompanied
by her friend Miss Greenbank for their
annual summer vacation, which they
will take for the greater part OF the time
at the pond
Skowhegan Is to have another mon
ster celebration this year. Their pro
gram commences at 8 o'clock a. m. and
every minute Is busy until the close oil
the races at Fairview Park in the after.
noon. The entire forenoon program ID
free and the entrance to the park In
the afternoon is but 25 cents
Mr.. Fred Davis left Tuesday of this
week to attend the Commencement ex
ercises at Colby, this week.
Mr.. Jay M. Pierce has let his cottage
for a month of this season to Masssc b u
sets and New York parties, two weeks
to each. His cottage is very prettily
located and is In good demand.
Mr.. John Adams had a bad fall one
day, last week, from a loaded team
striking his back in such way that II
is feared that he may be internally in
jured.
Mr.. Albert Heald who has been stop
ping for a number of weeks with his
brother, Frank is quite poorly from a
trouble of the nerves
MI Durkee has again moved his
steam saw mill, this time from the
Madison road over into the Longley
neigh borhood in the vicinity of the
Charles Warren farm
AT the Republican caucus held In
Carr's hall, Saturday afternoon, there
was the largest attendance that there
has been for years there being over
eighty present, although it was raining
great guns outside. The occasion of all
this was that 1t was Norridgewock' 8
turn to send the representative and
there were two aspirants for the posi-
don. Mr.. Ellis Tobey and Mr.. l.. X
Folsom. The meeting was called to or
der by II. s. Whiting of the town commit
tee who was chosen chairman. Mr..
Folsom was the choice of caucus on the
first vote. AS there was no other bust
ness the meeting was adjourned, occupy
ing less than half an hour in all.