The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-09-10
NORRlDGEWOCk.


The corn and potato crops are be-
ing harvested. There is some danger
: vet that frost may come and do dam
age, but if it holds off week or so
longer the corn crop will be all in.
c. L. Carr & Son are building an ad :
dition to their blacksmith shop and
will put in a splitting saw and band
saving machine.
There will be a Republican rally in
the Grange hall on Wednesday even
ing which will be addressed by sam :
uel Gould of Skowhegan.
Next Monday will be State election
and arrangements have been made to
have a telephone put into the u. A
r. hall to receive returns over. 1t is
expected that there will be large
vote and that all voters will turn out
and show their colors.
The corn shop at North Fairfield
started up last week. Mr.. Jewett OF
this place has charge of it.
Will Wheeler has gone to Mon
mouth where he is at work in a can =
ming factory.
Mrs. George Sawyer has gone to
Boston where she will visit her son,
DR.. SAWYER, for a short time after
which she will visit other relatives
and friends in various parts of Massa-
chusetts and New Hampshire, before
returning home.
Quite a number of our citizens are
attending the meetings of the Madi-
son Spiritual Association who are
having d week of Campmeeting at
HAYDEN Lake. The meetings and Sc
ances are very interesting.
An auto party comprising several of
our town machines are planning a
trip to the Soldiers home at Togus,
next Sunday.
Mr.. c. II. Dempsey and family have
returned to their home in Boston at
ter spending the summer in their cot
tage at North Pond.
the fourth annual reunion of the
Ward family was held at the home OF
Mr.. Ed. Walton In East Mercer, We'd
nesday, September 2, 1908. At an
early hour descendants OF Ephriam
and Mary Derby Ward to the number
of forty, gathered at this hospltable
home where they were most cordially
welcomed by Mr.. and Mrs. Walton
and Mr.. Walton's mother, Mrs. Emily
Ward Walton. After a most bounti-
full dinner of all the good things that
the ladies of this family know so well
how to cook, the company was called
to order by Mr.. W:H. Ward of Nor
ridgewock, president of the associa-
ton, and the report of the Secretary
was read by Mrs. Charles A. Ward.
AS this was the first year report had
been given it included brief genoa
logical sketch Of this family from the
time their ancestor, William Ward
left England for Massachusetts up TO
the present, also the reports OF the
three preceding meetings of the So
ciety. Remarks were made by sever
al of the members after which the
following officers were CHI osen for the
coming year as follows: w. II.
Ward, president; M. s. Ward, vice
presidents; Mrs. Charles A. Ward,
secretary and treasurer; Miss Ethel
Ward, Mrs. Walter Robbins, Mrs. Ed
Walton, committee of arrangements.
AS the weather looked threatening
the meeting was adjourned at an
early hour to meet at the call OF the
secretary, in the year 1909 in Madi-
son. Among those present were Mr..
and Mrs. John o. Ward, Mrs. Angie
Ward Houghton, Mrs. Nellie Frost,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. 8. Ward, Mr.. and
Mrs. Forrest j. Ward, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Ward and two children, Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Walton and son, Mr..
Guy Savage of Madison; Mrs. Lloyd
Powers Of Hallowell; Mr.. and Mrs.
w. N. Ward; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter F.
Robbins, Arthur Ward Packard Of
Skowhegan: Mrs. Emily Walton, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Ed Walton, Ernest and
Burton Walton, Mercer; Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Ward, Miss Ethel
Ward, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilder Ward and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Walton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Ward, War
rem Ward, Cullen Ward, Maria Ward
of Norridgewock.
There was big attendance from
here to the Waterville fair last week
but so far this week there have been
very few tickets sold to the Maine
State Fair.
Miss Alice Wentworth of Rumford
Falls, formerly of Freedom. is clerk
ing at present for Miss Enid Hol-
brook.
The corn shop started up the Sec
ond line of machinery Tuesday morn
ing of this week which gives it ca
pacity of about sixty thousand cans
per day.
About one hundred and twenty five
attended the Socialist lecture at the
Grange hall on Saturday evening.
The speaker dwelt almost wholly up
on the policy of the party which he
represented.
Mrs. E. 8. Miller took a party con-
sisting of Rev. and Mrs. ]. H. Gould,
Mrs. Drake and Miss Mabel Drake to
Pennington on Friday and returned
by the way of Smithfeld, making a
very enjoyable trip.
Rev. and Mrs. F. G. Davis have va
Gated their rooms and are at present
stopping at @. H. Hussey's and tax
ing their meals with Mrs. Drake. In