The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-09
NORRIDGEWoCK.
May flowers are in bloom.


the week.
Road commissioner Hale has been
putting in a new sidewalk on Rail
road street which will be a convent
ence. 1t would be nice to have a
walk OIL this street follow the line of
the electric road for the convenience
of the people who wish to get to the
depot. At present the track of the
railroad is used for that purpose and
while no accidents have occurred
from its use, it is hazardous pro-
ceeding.
The railroad men think that when
the new schedule comes on that a
the passenger train from Portland
will take this road at Oakland and
make a through trip to the lake for
the convenience of the summer travel
and local train will take the Fair
field and Skowhegan passengers to
those places.
Chas. Rowell who has been work
ing for some time in the Farmers Co
operative Telephone Telephone Com
pany. returned to his home in Scion
last week where he will be employed
in one of the grocery stores.
Jennie Hale returned from Med
field last week where she has been
employed during the past winter.
There are bon fires in every direc-
ton evenings burning up the accu-
malated rubbish.
James Watts returned to Boston
last week after spending few days
in town visiting his mother
f. E. Barker has purchased the shop
back of the Watts block which he has
rented for several years for his mar
BILE business.
VIM. Whitney has been having his
house wired for electric lights
The Library building is being shin
gled this week.
DR.. Moore, secretary of the Baptist
Wednesday of last week, the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Whiting.
Rev. and Mrs. J. II. Gould left town
on Monday for the annual state con-
ference of the Congregational church
es of Maine, which will meet at the
William church in Portland this week.
While in Portland Mr.. and Mrs.
Gould will be the guests of Mrs. NJ.
w. Clark on Vaughn street.
W. B. Longley, George Carr and
Henry Hussey left Monday, for Port
land, where they will attend the an
nual meeting of the Grand Lodge of
Masons.
Baccalaureate Sunday will be OBJ
served on June 9Th, in the Congrega-
tional church, by a union service of
both churches. The graduates will
be addressed by Rev. j. II. Gould.
The Hathaway property was for
mally transferred to VIM. Whitney on
Thursday of last week by l.. r. Fol
som acting as attorney for the Oak
land Savings Bank. Mr.. Whitney is
having the property put into perfect
condition, electric lights are being in
stalled, a telephone put in, the
grounds renovated and the plumbing
properly repaired. 1t is a source of
satisfaction that this property so long
neglected is now owned by parties
who will make it permanent home.
Edwin Joseph Lessore and Miss
Effie Norton were united in marriage
at the Congregational parsonage on
Wednesday evening" May LIST. They
Lessore, the groom's mother.
The annual meeting of the Somer-
set Educational Association will be
held in the Opera House, Fairfield,
Friday and Saturday, May "a and %,
with good speakers for the public
meeting on Friday evening. The
program will be announced later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Adams have
daughter which was born May End.
The funeral of the late Augustus
Wetherell was held at the residence
of his brother, l.. Wetherell of this
place on Wednesday afternoon of last
week, Rev. j. H. Gould officiating.
Mr.. Wetherell was a former resident,
but has been for number of years in
business in another state, where he
died.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Tibbetts ON the Goth of April.
Charles expects to make him grow
fast enough to be able to take charge
of the striking machine this fall
James Woodcock, son of Stephen
Woodcock of this place, lost one of
his hands while at work on the rail-
road near Kingfield, by getting it into
the cog gears of a hand car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barker left
last week for their new home in st.
Paul, MINI.
The boys have commenced playing
tennis.
DR.. C. E. H. Beane of this place and
Miss Elida Mabelle Osier of Bremen,
Me-, were united in marriage at the
house which will be their home on
Main street, Sunday noon, by the
Rev. J. H. Gould. The wedding was
quiet, only immediate relatives and
friends being present. They start life
in coy home and their many friends
extend congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sawyer, who
have been in poor health for some
time are somewhat better this week.
For the past week or two Mr.. Sawyer
has been very feeble.
Rev. H. r. Mitchell of Waterville
occupied the pulpit in the Baptist
church, Sunday.
Mrs Vesta Morse returned last
week from California, where she has
been spending the winter. She says
that she hasn't seen as much cold
weather during the whole winter in
California as she has experienced
since returning.
Miss Bell Adams is in town visiting
friends.
b. B. Wells, who has been confined
to his bed for a number of days by
sickness, is again able to be out.
The regular meetinp of the VILLAGE