The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-25
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Grass is looking fine although there
is conside rable portion OF the neids
we're 1t was winter killed. II the re-
mainder of June is fairly wet it will
make the hay crop heavy this season.
While a crew of several were at
work Telling a tree in Z. II. rulers
woods one day last week, young
crow flew from nest which was
located in one of the branches OF the
tree and sailed along over the heads
of the men until it came to Ed Rogers
who caught it by making flying leap
into the air. Ed thinks that this feat
should entitle him to a position on
the ball team.
Mrs. Annette Burgess is visiting at
Mr.. James Tompkins in Winthrop for
a short time Miss Edith Tompkins
is still improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Giddings arrived
Monday to occupy their cottage at
North pond for the season. They
purchased the DR.. Pooler cottage.
Fred Lawton was obliged to have a
valuable horse shot during the past
week after trying for a number Of
days to get it relieved from a bad
sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter b. Pierce ar
rived home from Haverhill last week
to spend their summer vacation with
/ Mr.. Pierce's mother, Mrs. Helen NJ.
Pierce of this place.
Miss B. F. Turner and son Carl ar
rived from Brunswick to spend the
summer season in their cottage at
North pond. Mr.. Turner and Miss
Merle will arrive later.
Miss Edna Jewell of Fitehburg,
Mass, is spending her vacation with
her uncle, Mr.. Frank Jewell of Main
street.
The second degree was conferred
in Quinnebasset Lodge |. o. o. F. on
Monday evening and the initiatory
will be given next Monday evening.
The ball game which was to occur
Saturday between the Norridgewock
nine and the East Madison nine did
not occur on account of the inability
of the visitors to come. At tao last
minute almost game was arranged
for between the Skowhegans and the
home team which resulted in defeat
of the visitors, score to %. The
work of our boys was consistently
and Tobey were the battery for this
game and are to be congratulated for
their work. The brightness of the
sun made it hard for the fielders of
both mines and a number of errors
were made from this cause. 1t has
been years since Norridgewock has
had so many good all around players
as they have this year and number
of scalps should result.
Misses Edith and Ethel Cooley are
at home for short vacations. Miss
Edith will later leave for Old Orchard (
where she will have the position of
table girl in the Old Orchard House
where she worked last season.
The members of Quinnebasset
Lodge |. 0. o. F. and Somerset Re-
bekah Lodge held decoration cere-
monies Sunday afternoon, marching
from their hall at about four O'Clock
up Main street to the cemetery where /
the ceremonies prescribed for these
occasions were held and the graves
decorated. After the return to the
hall the committee of the Somerset
Rebekah Lodge went to Sandy river
to decorate the grave of a deceased
member there.
Linn's Dog Show was in town last
week for three evenings beginning
with Thursday evening was well
patronized. The entertainment con-
sisted of musical and burlesque act,
moving pictures and illustrated songs
and the performance of the trained
dogs. Considerable time was used in
selling pop corn in the earlier part of
the evening and the character
sketch by Mr.. Linn was of the rough
Irish variety, but the work of the
CANNES was very nice, looping the
loop, the dancing act and the high
jump were particularly good.
The play "Just for fun" given by
the students of the High school in
the Grange hall on Thursday evening
of last week, was listened to by a
good sized audience and highly
appreciated. The parts were we'll
taken and the theme admirably
carried OUT The voices of the young
people were rather light for the big
hall and many of those in the back
part of the room were unable to hear
clearly but this could not be helped.
The acting would do credit to old
stagers.
There was an exceedingly large at
tendance at the baccalaureate SER
mon which was delivered before the
graduating class of the Norridge-
wock High School In the Congre-
gational church Sunday morning by
Rev. j. H. Gould. There were no
services in the Baptist church and
the members of the congregation and
parish OF this church joined in
listening to the sermon, which was
uncommonly good. The music was
also extremely pleasing, Mr.. Ken
nison of Waterville giving valuable
assistance.
The members of the graduating
class of the Grammar school took
tour Friday after their graduation of
Thursday afternoon which occurred
in the high school building. They
visited the National Home and the
State House under the guidance of
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Folsom, return
ing home at night after a busy,
bustling, happy day. Mr.. H. H.
Cross met them at the home and
showed them about. This is a new
way of celebrating and the graduates
rather think that they have outdone
any of the preceding classes.
The annual sermon before Lebanon
Lodge F. & A. M. will be delivered in
the Congregational church next Sun
day morning In the observance of
st. Johns day.
Mrs. Harry Packard of Water
town, Mass, with her two children
are visiting Mrs. Packard's sister,
Mrs. Harry Carr for few weeks.