The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
NORRIDGEWOCk.


Year.
January thaw came In December this
year. Twenty eight degrees below zero
on Thursday morning of last week and
forty two above with good snowstorm
on Friday morning, Now its winter
again,
Mics Cora Baker spent few days Of
last week visiting friends In Scion
Mr.. Ed Burgess has been moving his
goods into the house he recently pur
chased from Mrs. Hiram Gilman, on
Main street.
Mrs Marcia Watson is confined to her
bed by pneumonia.
Miss Mnrle Turner left Saturday for
her home in Brunswick to spend her
Christmas vacation.
The Christmas tree and entertainment
In the Baptist church was given Tuesday
evening. A good program had been
provided.
The Christmas tree and old fashioned
entertainment in the Congregational YES
try was given Monday evening with a
good attendance.
Mrs. Esther Fuller who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Frances Baxter
In Pawtncket r L., Ia expected home
again this week.
Miss Efie Cleveland is still cofned to
her room by rheumatism, her many
friends will doubtless remember her on
this Christmas occasion.
Friday evening of this week is the re-
gular supper night for Somerset keoekah
lodge.
Miss Nina Hussey arrived home from
Massachusetts Saturday to spend her
holiday vacation.
The Christmas trade in the stores has
been very good during the past week
or two.
Rev. r G. Davis expects to leave here
for New Orleans sometime within few
days whore he will teach in the Leland
University for the winter term The
pulpit of the Baptist church will be sup
piled by someone from out of town, the
arrangements not being completed as
yet
Master Harry Furber and dog, "Ruby'
of Fairfield recently spent few days
with his aunt, Mary Spsuding.
The Baptist Pair which was held In
their vestry on Thursday afternoon and
evening of last week was an unqualified
success. There were lots OF articles on
sale and everything was sold out clean.
The vestry was crowded and everybody
was In every body's way but that brought
them nearer together as 1t were and
made them more sociable. The receipts
we're about one hundred and thirty dol
lars.
DR.. ]. d. Ames had the misfortune
recently to have the pump of his water
supply system, freeze up and burst and
as 1t would cost something like fifty dol
lars to replace 1t he act about devising
means to repair II. He succeeded very
nicely and 1t is now doing good service
again.
The friends of Mrs. E V s. Webster
so long an inhabitant of this town will
be Interested In a short sketch of her
life taken from an article in the Somer-
Vile Journal Mrs. Webster (nee Steph-
enson) was born in Lancaster, N. H..
August II, 1922. In 1888 she married
John II. Webster a lawyer, of Hartland,
Vermont. Their first home was In New
Portland, Me. Later they moved to
Arson then TO Norridgewock where
they lived forty years and where Mr..
| ebster met his death In an accident.
Of their I've children, Mary and Eliza
beth are left The three sons became
lawyers, and two of them served IN the
army. Mrs. Webster removed to Som
erville In 1888, and about that time was
| incapaotated for active participation in
the affairs of life through fall. Ever
since then she has been keenly alive to
current events and highly appreoiative
of all that was best in life. Her faculties
we're preserved in a remarkable degl ee,
and through intercourse and ministry
she made her Influence felt among a
wide circle of friends Mrs. Webster
united with the church in early woman
hood, and ever since has lived such
a consistent, loyal and helpful christian
life as to honor her profession in a
marked degree. Her death was as trust
full as her life. The last words she
80, Ike and heard as she passed from this
life were words of Christian song and
prayer She entered her heavenly home
December s, 1909
Miss Dora Farrand has been at home
for few days called here from Boston
by the sickness of her mother.