The Somerset reporter., 1908-10-01
NORRID6EWOCk,

be served both Thursday and Friday
and the afternoons will be devoted &c
the business of the fair. The differ
emit committees have large quantity
of articles to exhibit and sell and Me
different booths will present gala
appearance. Supper will be served
each evening and on Thursday even
ing musical program will be gwen
by out of town parties, while FRIDAY
evening will be devoted to a grand
ball. Everybody feels kindly dis
posed toward the Grange and many
are the favors received by US from
that society, especially in regard to
the use of their fine hall. Now will be
a good time to reciprocate and do It's
members good turn. Really, how =
eyer, we can't say that for it Is value
received that they will be giving, as
Pat would say.
Commencing with Oct. LIST, the post
age rate for letters mailed In the
United States addressed for delivery
at any place in the United Kingdom
of Great Briton and Ireland, will be
two cents an ounce. Letters unpaid
or short paid will be dispatched to
destination, but double the postage
calculated at said rate, shall be col
lected of the addressee upon delivery
of unpaid or short paid letters. A
provision has also recently been made
in regard to sending packages.
Judge Edward Spaulding of Balti-
more has been in town this week
visiting his cousin, II. w. Spaulding.
1t is not expected that there will be
any preaching in the Congregational
church for the next two weeks. Sun :
day school will be held as usual.
There was very large attendance at
the services last Sunday to listen to
the farewell sermon of Mr.. Gould,
who has been pastor of the church
for the past four years, and who only
severed his connection that he might
resume his studies for a time. The
feeling of regret at the parting is
universal.
j. NJ. Pierce Is having an addition
built on his house on Railroad street.
Adding to the convenience of the In
terior.j
There was a meeting OF the mem-
bers of the Congregational church on
Wednesday evening of this week TO
transact business of Importance.
Charles Russell has got to the bot
tom of his ice supply and for the pres :
emit is obliged to buy from out of town
parties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Powers of
Gardiner are spending few days
with Mrs. Powers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Walton.
Mrs. M. J. Hathaway is again in
town for a short time, the guest of
Miss Sarah Clarke.
Warren Ward left last week for
Boston, where he will spend a short
time seeing the sights.
Mrs. w. s. Tobey is visiting rela-
tives and friends in various parts of
Massachusetts.
E. H. Burgess, who has been at
work at North Fairfield during the
canning season, has returned home.
Miss Olney, who has been spending
the summer at Kineo as librarian of
the Kineo House, is in town, the guest
of Mrs. Frances Bolan.
Mrs Cora Smith, Miss Grace Paine
and Mrs. Harriet Field visited the
cottages at the Good Will Farm last
week Saturday and were very pleas
antly entertained by the matron and
her staff.
An interesting feature of the meet
ing of the Village Improvement So
ciety last Friday afternoon was the
reading of an original poem written
by Mrs. Caroline Dole. Mrs. Dole,
who is in her ninety second year,
composed this poem the day before
the meeting. Another poem was read
which was composed by Nathan Has
kell Dole, her son. These came in
very appropriately under the subject
of the meeting which was "Maine and
its Literature"
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sawyer have
moved from Skowhegan to Lowell,
Mass, where Mr.. Sawyer will follow
his trade of stone cutter.
The members of Quinne basset
Lodge l. o. o. F. will have an oyster
supper in their hall at $50 next Mon
day evening after which there will
be a rehearsal of the third degree staff
All of the members are cordially in
vited.
Things look cleaner now that rain
has at last arrived.
DR.. w. F. Brown offers his two cy
Under, sixteen horse power Rambler
automobile for sale cheap. This ma
chine Is fitted with Shebler carbur-
eter and Harz timer and is an excel
lent running machine.
Mr.. Howard Jenkins has been In
town for few days calling upon old
friends. Mr.. Jenkins is a Norridge-
wock boy who has met with success
In Massachusetts
The work of canning was finished
In the corn shop on Thursday of last
week and the labelling crew are now
putting on the labels and shipping.
98o, S0I cans were paced making 1t one
of the biggest packs ever made in the
State. Mr.. Fred Jewett remembers a
pack OF 100000 done number of
years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Weston Of Skow
hogan and daughter, Mrs. Fannie
Field of California were in town Sat
urday calling upon friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Caswell are re-
ceiving visit from Mr.. Oaswell's
brother from Harrison.
Mrs. Marcia Watson will leave for
Waterville this week to visit rela-
tives.
Miss Enid Holbrook and her mother
Mrs. Charles Holbrook are In Boston
for short time buying goods.
Mr.. E. E. Barker has just turned
out big granite shaft which he set
up in Mercer on Monday of this week.
Mrs. Cony Russell has been confin-
ed to the house for number OF days