The Somerset reporter., 1907-04-04
NORRiO6EWOCK.

confined to the house during the past
week, is again able TO attend to his
duties in the store.
Mr.. Newton Blaisdell has been sick
for the past two weeks with sclatlca
but is now able to be about again.
News has been received here re
Gently of the death of Charles Farms
worth in Nevada, July 81, 1905, also
of the death of his sister, Addle, VINO
Tdied the first of last month in Boston,
where she has resided for the past
few years They were the children
of George and Susan FarnsWorth,
who were old residents of this town,
living on the farm on the SkoWhegah
road now occupied by Charles Jones.
They moved west about thirty years
ago. The only remaining members
of the family are Fannie, who llVes
in East Jordan, Mich, and William,
better known in NorrldgeWock as
Billy who lives in Denver, colo.
We have Just received a paper from
Mr.. c. f. Veasie of La Junta, Col,
giving a glowing description of that
section of the country. Mr.. Veasiee
has now been in the west for several
wears and seems to have struck that
country on his feet and has been do
ing good business ever since.
Miss Neva Johnson will leave on
Thursday of this week for Boston for
her spring supply of millinery.
The assignment of parts for the
graduation in the high school are as
follows: Miss Mary Philpot, vale
tdictory; Herbert Stevens, salutatory;
Miss Alice Longley, LIST honor essay;
Miss Ivie Collins, I'd honbr essay E;
Miss Velam Briggs, prophecy; MISS
Gertrude Baker, history. Inc parts
were awarded according to the stand :
ing in the class with the exception OF
prophecy and history which were
awarded by vote of the class.
There will be an auction sale of
farming tools and household goods at
the Burgess farm on Saturday of this
week. Mr.. Fairbrother of Skowhe
gan is the auctioneer.
DR.. Strout of Garland has been in
town for few days, visiting at Kew,
f. G. Davis.
Mr.. Whitney of Embden has pur-
chased the Hathaway house on the
north side of the river and will soon
move into town. Mr.. Whitney is the
party who contemplated the building
of a starch factory here. We learn
that this season the probability is
THAT potato house will be erected
and the starch factory will be later
consideration.
DR.. and Mrs. j. n. Harris arrived
from New Brunswick, New Jersey,
last Saturday afternoon, and Will
henceforth make Norridgewock their
home. DR.. Harris has been prac :
ticing dentist for many years in that
city and has long looked forward to
the time when he could return home
to his native state to pass the remain
ing years of his life.
Easter services were observed in
the Baptist church, last Sunday
morning by having the church pref
tily decorated, Mr.. Goldey had
special talk for the occasion and the
children had very nice service of
speaking and music. In the evening
MIR. Cooley went to Skowhegan and
new members were added TO the
church by baptism.
Mrs. Cora Smith, who has been
spending the winter in New York and
Portland, returned to town, Friday of
last week.
Miss Nellie Wentworth was in town
over Sunday.
Mr.. Leland Merrill is still confined
to the house by sickness and MIR.
George Sawyer is also in very poor
health yet.
Miss Nina Hussey, who has been
spending a short vacation at home,
| ri a
where she is teacher in one of the
public schools.
Miss Enid Holbrook is in Boston,
this week, selecting goods for her
store.
Mrs. Almon Blaisdell is visiting rel
atives in Brooks.
Mr.. Fred Jewett was i'll Rumford
Falls last week, on business.
At the annual meeting of the Con :
gational parish the following officers
were chosen for the ensuing year:
Clerk, Mrs. Hattie Fields; treas, O.
IF. Hall; collector, w. B. Longley
parrish committee, Geo. o. Carr, d.
lG. Wood and Fred. Everett
Frank Vickere and Mr.. Wilson,
who were called here last week by
the sickness of Mr.. Vickere's wife,
returned to Cornwall on the Hudson,
In. Y, Monday. Mrs. Vickere will
join them there as soon as she is able.
At the Congregational church Sun
day morning, Rev. j. II. Gould re-
cited an original poem which was
highly commended. In the evening a
union concert was given by the Sun
day schools among the special fea-
lures of which were solo by Miss
Johnson and a cornet solo by Mr..
Hamlin E. Hale.
Rev. James A. Young and wife OF
New Sharon passed through town
Monday on their way to Oakland
where they will visit son and daugh
ter.
Mrs. Chas Whiting was in Oakland
Saturday to see her sister who is
seriously i'll with erysipelas.
Mrs. Esther Carr has returned from
Boston where she has been for some
time.
At the meeting of the Village I'm.
lprovement Society which occurred
in their rooms on Friday afternoon oil
last week, the committee furnished 6
fine musical program and the chatting
dish was brought into use to prepare
delicacies for the inner woman.
The second degree was conferred IN
lQuinne basset Lodge on Monday even.
ing of this week. Next Monday even.
ing the third degree will be conferred
ord ouDpar will he aeryad in the din