The Somerset reporter., 1908-03-19
NORRIpGEWOCk.

No six weeks shedding for March
this time.
The tbaw of the first part of the
week has taken of the greater part
OF the snow and in great many
places the roads are in bad shape for
drawing loads over.
A few venturesome crows have
made their appearance, apparently
prospecting.
The tin for the corn shop can de-
partment has been delayed for long
time and the crew has been having a
vacation.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Burgess are in
town this week from Pennington.
DR.. II. w. Smith returned last week
from ten days visit among the hos
pitfalls in Massachusetts.
The twenty third anniversary of
the institution of Quinnebasset Lodge
No. 100 was very appropriately cele-
brated by It's members on Monday
evening of this week. BY a some
what strange coincidence the insti-
tuition twenty three years ago was on
Monday evening and the 18th of the
month, and AZ last Monday evening
was the 18th. 1t seemed even more
appropriate for the celebration than
had it occurred on some other date.
Quite number of the charter mem
bers are now with the lodge and have
its interests at heart, perhaps more
fully than many of the younger mem
bers. Supper was served In the h. OF
p. dining hall from g to 8 O'Clock to
about one hundred and seventy five
guests and members and was
thoroughly enjoyed. At eight O'Clock
the program was taken up In the main
hall and consisted of cornet music by
Mr.. Arthur Welch and Mr.. True
worthy, a short history of the lodge
by Mr.. William Longley, singing by
Mr.. Webster Reyes and violin solos
by Mr.. Fred North Miss Andrews OF
Augusta WAS present and gave num-
Der of her fine reading selections.
All of those who took part were
roundly enoored, Miss Andrews com
ing In for greater number than the
rest, and to which she very ably re-
sponded with some cute or serious Sc
lection. The affair was most pleasant
and successful thanks to the very
hustling and efficient committee who
had the matter In charge. Twenty
four quarts of beans all In one baking
dish was one of the provisions for the
supper and while the members of the
lodge gave the supper 1t was easy to
recognize the earmarks of Rebekah
cooking for which all of the brothers
extend thanks.
There will be social in the Baptist
vestry on Friday evening of this
week. The committee in charge have
arranged for an entertainment. The
Sunday school, members of the Home
Department., children of the cradle
roll and their parents are especially
invited as well AZ any one else who
wishes to spend n pleasant evening.
All free.
MIR. Eugene Watson OF this place
has quite an extensive apiary and has
made the culture of bees his study for
number of years He IL wintering
thirty eight colonies and last year
sold something over half ton of
honey while the year previous to that
he sold about fifteen hundred pounds.
We admire Mr.. Watson for his inter-
est in these little fellows and remem-
Der long time back that when "A
small boy and OF an inquisitive turn
of mind, he developed a keen inter-
est In these beautiful little birds,
after little judioious prodding or
rather injudicious prodding at the en-
trance of hive with a convenient
stick these busy little bees take hot
and lively interest IN us and our In
terest waned after IL got through
hurting). No more do we prod or
even pass the time of day with n bee
that is out on business. Therefore as
we said before, we admire MIR. Wat
sons sand.
One day last week Mr. Frank Moore
started to draw II load OF straw
across the Kennebeo up near the
Sandy river section. The Ice was so
frail that his horses broke through
the Ice and il was only by cutting the
harnesses away that they were saved
from being drowned.
The library is again open to the
public, having been opened for the
first time since the epidemic of fever,
last week Wednesday.
Miss Edith Tobey is spending few
days at home from her teaching in
Andover, Maine.
Talk about big times. The wedding
reception given by Mr.. and Mrs Ralph
Tuttle at the home of Mr.. Tuttle's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
futile on Wednesday was that kind
with IA big Il. In the barp and around
the yard 1t looked AZ though circus
had come to town for the barn was
full of horses and the yard WAS full of
vehicles. The house was full of the
Jolly friends of Mr.. and Mrs. futile
and later they were full of the candy,
nuts, ice cream and other good things
provided for the occasion. a pedler
came along and not realizing that
everything was full, wanted to stop
all night; he was accommodated but
you know what a lot of boys are when
there's anything that looks like fun