The Somerset reporter., 1907-07-11
NORRlDGEWOGK.

NORhiO
Not much having is being done yet.
Tie season seems TO be at least two
weeks later than usual.
Miss Florence BRUCE has arrived
from Bath to make her home AT pres
ent with her brother, Charles Bruce.
Tie glorious Fourth arrived in Nor
ridgeWock on schedule time IN spite
Of ali predictions TO the contrary and
the instant the clock struck twelve
midnight-the celebration was com
menced by the boys OF the all night
order This was. however, side
issue and not provided tor by the Gel
ebration committee. At about IA
quarter of nine in the morning, the
procession OF the horrlbles formed
upon Waterville hill and marched
through the principal streets of the
town to the amusement OF the large
concourse of people who had gath
cred to see the show. The floats in
this procession represented all sorts
OF things and displayed much lnge-
nuity. The first prize for the OK
team was award d TO Mr.. Oscar Lock
wood, his float containing large
boat in which were the members OF
the kennebec Log Driving crew To-
Gated here, dressed up in startling
manner and rowing and polling their
boat along in an energetic manner.
The oxen were under the personal
supervision Of Mr.. Sumner Soule,
who did a very good job of steering
them i'm spite of the nervousness
which they displayed at the Ire
crackers and automobiles. Among
the horse teams the float represent
ing the Dodlin Granite Company, III
charge of Groves and Bruce, received
the second prize, the float containing
the Norridgewock Minstrels coming
in for the first. Briggs and Blackwell
were the managers OF this hOati Dut
it was Lneus White and his stage
compa Mons that did the minstrel act,
dancing about upon the hoat III =
entertaining manner during the
whole distance of the parade. The
third prize went to Ben Smith and
Dina futile, whose presentation OF
the ..scoot" train found favor in the
eyes of the committee. Dina very
religiously footed at every crossing
and most all of the time between
crossings. +. II. Burgess got first
prize on bicycles by riding one OF the
old high wheels and being dressed as
Rip Van Wrinkle. Charles Fuller re-
ceived second prize as the bicycle
lady from way back. All of the
prizes were promptly settled by Mr..
Charles Miller of the Citizens Com
mittee. At little past ten, Mr.. l..
r. Folsom delivered the Grafton OF
the day from the band stand, and
patriotic songs were sung by large
chorus; both features were excellent.
The Cadet Band now occupied con-
siderable time in playing patriotic
airs in harmony with the occasion,
and the foot and wheelbarrow races
filled up the interval until the noon
hour had passed. Harry Weber won
first prize in the foot race and Harry
Staples first in the wheelbarroW
races. The afternoon was spent at
the park in watching the races ana
ball game; here also the band did It's
quota of good work. The races were
interesting, the events being won by
horses belonging to Fred Southland
and Ben Everett. The ball game be-
tween the Norridgewock and the
Skowhegan teams was one OF the best
that we have witnessed for long
time, the score standing three to five
in favor of the Norridgewocks. In
the evening good display of fire
works was set off from Watervllle
hill and big ball at the Norridge-
wock House completed the day. The
committee were pleased at the hearty
corporation which was given them
by everybody to make the occasion a
big one for Norridgewock.
We regret that there was some
damage done to property on the
night before the Fourth, some of it
apparently maliciously. We have
too many things to be thankful for i'll
this great free country of ours to har-
Dor small resentments and do things
10 our fellow men under the cover of
darkness that we wouldn't do to his
face. Let us all grow big and strong
in our fellowship for all and cut out
all of these things next year.
One of the most frightful thunder
storms for years passed over this
place, Monday afternoon. The light
ming was very severe and struck in
many places in this vicinity. The
very high wind and rain played havoc
with the shade trees, breaking many
of them down, they in turn putting
the electric light, telephone and tele-
graph wires out of commission 80
that there was no electric service for
some time. On the north side of the
river in particular the shade trees
were very severely damaged. Dur