The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17
NORRIDGEWOCk.
Fine sleighing.

day of this week and collector Miller
has been after the delinquents.
The rain of last week searched out
the leaky roofs.
The Baptist fair and supper of last
week, Tuesday evening, was very
largely attended. Although the YES
try has been enlarged and spacious
dining room and convenient kitchen
are now available, yet the capacity
was taxed to the utmost and standing
room only was to be had and then you
mad to stand thin or be squeezed.
The many tables about the sides of
the room where articles were on sale
were literally patronized and helped
swell the Golfers of the society. The
roast chicken supper with all the good
things to go with it was the work of
the Aroostook citizens and they did
themselves proud. The receipts from
the supper alone was about fifty dol
lars. the total sum taken was about
$3.50.
Dr. Ames is fitting up rooms for the
water treatment of disease. The
principle being hot and cold shower
baths alternated and massage.
Mr.. D. E. Taylor will have his
house wired for electric lights this
week.
Mr.. Charles A. Ward has just com
pleted the setting up of furnace in
Madison.
Mrs. Seth Parlin is in poor health
this winter.
There will be Christmas exercises
in Smithfield on Christmas eve.
Insp ecting officer, Mrs. Fred Ma
COON of Bingham will visit Cedar
Chapter on Friday evening of this
week. The annual election of officers
will also take place at the same meet
ing. supper and enter; ainment has
been arranged for and a good time is
expected.
Our stores are taking on holiday
aspect with the new Christmas goods
which are being displayed.
A spiritualist circle was held in the
G. A. r. hall on Sunday Afternoon with
a good attendance. Mrs. Warren was
the medium.
The entertainment which was to
have been given in Somerset Rebekah
Lodge last Friday evening was post
poned on account of the snow storm;
it will be given some later date. At
the next meeting will occur the cleo
ton of officers.
Mr.. A. W. Merrill has just placed a
handsome sign over the entrance of
his store.
Bridge whist j. popular amuse-
ment for these long winter evenings
and various expert players are being
developed.
Mr.. FIR ank Jewell comes out with
very neat sign on the corner of his
barber shop.
Mr.. Arthur WEIGH has fine display
of mounted animals and birds i'll his
confectionery store, the work of Mrs.
Edwin Lowe of Smithfield.
Mrs. Almon Blaisdell is receiving a
visit from her parents.
The first car load of tin for can
making arrived at the corn shop this
week and the work on the new extern
sion of the sho. has progressed SO far
that the can making machinery is
being set up in it this week and the
work OF making cans will be com
menced soon. The addition will give
them storage room for about two
hundred thousand cans more than
they ever made before. A large
acreage of corn has been subscribed
for by the farmers and if the weather
proves good the next pack will be
record breaker.
We are sorry to hear that Ashman
Laid is still very sick, a severe cut in
his foot with "A complication of sciatic
rheumatism makes him almost unable
to move.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Sawyer are
moving to Frankfort, Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Crosby and
Mr. Forrest Whiting left last week for
Mr.. CrosbY's home in the west where
Mr.. Whiting will spend several
months.
The regular meeting of the V. d. S.
will be held in their rooms on Friday
afternoon, the subject will be " Yer
mont" Quotations from current
events.
Mr.. E. A. Hilton left Monday after
noon for Orono to see his daughter,
Mrs. Carrie Boardman who is not as
we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fairfield have
a baby girl born last week Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Watson re-
turned to Kingheld last week after a
visit at A. d. Brackley's.
Mr.. Bliss who bought the house
built by w. w. Huntoon near Burgess
corner, has sold again and will return
to his former home in the Aroostook
county.
Miss Clara Smith has closed her
home on Oak hill and moved into
rooms over Mr.. Merrill's store.
The Christmas entertainments in
both churches will be held on Christ
mas night. At the Congregational
church the young people will present
a cantata i'll addition to the Christmas
tree and at the Baptist church there
will be special music and an enter
tainment with the Christmas tree.
Rev. MIR. Harbutt conducted the
services in the Congregational church
Sunday. We learn that the society
has extended him call but that he
will not decide on its acceptance for
few days yet.
The schools close Friday for two
weeks holiday vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Owen of New
Brunswick, N. J. who have been visit
ing Mrs. Owens parents, DR.. and Mrs.
j. N. Harris, returned to their home
Monday of this week.
Mrs. Samuel Allen recently picked
some full blown pansies from her
pansy bed and only short time
before this last snow may flowers
were in bloom. The pussy willows
are almost inclined to think it is