The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-12-03
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NoRRlDoEWoCk.
Now look out for cold weather
November was very mild for the sea
son many days being balmy and
pleasant, quite like spring.
News has been received here of the
death of Miss Lila Sowerby, daugh-
ser of Rev. and Mrs. J. Fl. Sowerby
of Canton, Illinois and grand daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn Morrow
of this place. Eight years ago Miss
Sowerby was in town for number of
months and attended our schools and
was ali earnest student in the Sunday
school and won the esteem and friend
ship of all whom she came in contact
with and her bereaved parents and
grand parents have the sympathy OF
the community.
Mr.. George G. Clement and Miss
Vesta Kilgore of Smithfield we're
united in marriage at the Baptist par
sonage on Saturday evening of last
week.
The various schools in town re-
sumed their sessions Monday after a
vacation of one week for Thanksgiy-
ing.
The remains of w. H. B. Cole of
California were brought here for
burial last week Wednesday. MIR.
Cole was an older brother of Mr.. An
drew Cole of Smithfeld and was for
merly we'll known in this section.
Mr.. McQuillan of Skowhegan was
in town Sunday.
The Jones Brothers opened a cash
grocery in the Harlow store on Tues
| day of this week. These young men
are Norridgewock boys whose ster-
! ling worth are well known by our
citizens and we wish them success in
their undertaking.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Miller, Mr..
Fred Whiting, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Carr and Miss Lila Carr spent Satur-
day night and Sunday at the pond in
Mrs. Carr's cottage and had a very
enjoyable time.
Mrs. Thompson of Emblem is spend
ing the winter with her sister, Mrs.
Mary Spaulding.
| James Boardman was in town over
Sunday the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
A. Hilton. Mr.. Boardman has just
returned from hunting trip to Pleas
ant Ridge and brought along two very
fine deer, the result of his prowess
with the rife. He left Monday for
his home in Bangor.
Miss Nellie Hussey left Tueaday of
this week for West Upton, Mass,
where she will work in the straw shop
for the winter.
DR.. and Mrs. G. E. II. Beane re-
! turned last week from Hailowell
where they have been for some time
visiting Mr.. Beane's parents.
George Chandler, Harry Burgess
and Wallace Witham have recently
completed a private telegraph line
connecting their various homes and
are having considerable amusement
during these long evenings. They do
not at present exceed forty words
minute for fear of getting the line too
hot.
The sermon of Sunday in the Bap-
fist church had for it's theme "the
new citizens of Norridgewock" and
the pastor spoke in very fattering
tern of the many new corners and
their great aid to church work and
good citizenship. There were over
two hundred present in the audience.
Mr.. James Huntoon has been spend
ing few days up river hunting.
There was large attendance at the
Rebekah supper at their hall on Fri
/ day evening of last week and an In
teresting program was provided by
the committee. A committee has
been appointed to furnish program
| for the first meeting in this month
and they promise something we'll
worth coming out to see. AS the
last meeting of the month comes on
Christmas night it was decided not to
have supper on that occasion. AS
that is the night for the election of
officers it is desired however that the
attendance be good.
The first rank was conferred upon
two candidates in Echo Lodge X. of
P on Tuesday evening of last week.
Mr.. G. s. Jewett is in Scion this
week looking after the interest of a
new corn canning plant which will be
erected in that town during the COM
ing season.
Rumor has been busy and exagger-
ated conjectures have been formed in
regard to shoe shop to be located
here. The parties intSfested did not
desire much said in regard to the
matter until something definite could
be accomplished. This appears to
have been done. Mr.. G. o. Normandy
of Lynn met a committee of our citi-
zens one night last week and agreed
to put in the machinery for small
shop provided our citizens would raise
about one thousand dollars to defray
the expenses of getting here and pay
ling the rent ON the building for a year
and few other minor expenses. Our
business men considered the matter
too good an opportunity to let go and
have guaranteed the required sum
pending the calling of town meet
ing to see IL the town will vote to
raise it as they will probably do, as
everybody you meet seems to be ia
vorable to the plan. Mr.. Normandy
will start on small scale at first and
add to his equipment as necessity re-
quires. Added to the rumors of the
shoe shop have been rumors that the
Hussey shop was to be leased for a
shirt waist factory but this we are
sorry to say is incorrect so far. Mr.
Hussey has a thoroughly equipped
shop for some kind of clothing bust
ness that is now idle and we hope be-
fore long that it may be occupied by
some enterprising concern that can
give employment to number of
hands; this would help the business
interests of the town very much.
Mr.. William Bracket had the mis-
fortune to break the rear axle of his
automobile on Thanksgiving day.
The break was evidently from pre-
vious severe strain and the repair