The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-03-04
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appreciate this'
Mr.. e. A. Hilton who has been suf-
fering for number of days with Sc
we're cold Is now out again and able to
attend to his business.
The members of Quinnebassett
lodge /. o. o. F. met in their hall on
Wednesday evening of last week to
enjoy sociable evening. Refresh =
ments were served and the evening
was very pleasantly spent in telling
stories, and enjoying the cigars and
oranges.
On Tuesday evening the 10Th of this
month the meeting of the X. of L.
lodges of the 21st district, consisting
or Skowhegan, Madison, Oakland and
Norridgewock lodges will meet with
Echo Lodge OF this town in district
convention. The three ranks will be
conferred by the different lodges and
a banquet will be served for the visi-
tors by the home lodge. 1t is expect
ed that there will be number of the
officers of the grand lodge present to
witness the work.
The many friends of Mrs. Carrie
Boardman will be sorry to learn that
she has not been quite as well for a
number of days past. Encourage
ment Is given however that she will
improve.
The Bowdoin Glee Club gave an en-
tertaipment in the Grange Hall on
Tuesday evening of this week under
the auspices of the senior class OF the
Norridgewock High School which was
witnessed by large audience and
well appreciated. After the enter
tainment a social hop was enjoyed
until quite late hour.
Trueworthy & Son are putting in an
exhau.t fan to tske the shavings from
the planer in their mill and carry the nj
to pile out of doors.
The initiatory degree was conferred
in Quinne bassett Lodge |. 0. q: f. ON
Monday evening of this week. On
next Monday evening the first degree
will be conferred
DR.. Edgar Emerson of Manchester,
N. II. will speak to the public on the
subject of Spiritualism in the G. A. K.
hall on Tuesday evening March 9th.
The ladies of the Village Improve
ment Society will give supper to
the gentlemen on Friday evening,
March 10, in the Baptist vestry, in
celebration of their annual meeting.
The members OF the Colby Glee club
will entertain the company later in
the evening.
Miss Linnion Brown is convalescing
from an attack of typhoid fever.
DR.. II. W. Smith is spending a
couple of days in Hampton with his
sister who is suffering from severe
illness.
Mrs. jeanette Johnson and Miss
Neva are preparing for short visit
among relatives in Massachusetts,.
@. o. Normandy OF Lynn, was in
town this week making arrangements
to move his machinery here for the
manufacture of shoes. He expects to
get In here and in running order
sometime before the last of this
month. He has already booked quite
q number of orders which he will fill
from the shop here.
The gasoline saving machines are
busy about town saving up the wood
piles.
The schools were closed Monday
afternoon ON account Of the town
meeting. :.
Harry Webber has been promoted
to section foreman and been given a
section at Dead River.
Ashman Laid was in town Monday
calling upon friends. Mr.. Laid Is just
getting out after a long sickness
caused by getting wound in his foot
infected.
Henry Hussey has been in Portland
this week for couple OF days.
Frank York has sold his farm to Mr..
Rogers whom we learn came from the
state Of Texas.
The chicken pie supper given by
the mon of the Congregational parish
ON Friday evening of last week was
very successful affair and the ladies
are giving them unstinted praise for
the cooking and serving. The menu
was mashed potato, chicken pie, cake,
coffee, doughnuts and other good
things. About two hundred people
were served. Later in the evening
the Norridgewock Band gave an en-
tertainment in the church consisting
Of band selections, cornet duet, and
illustrated songs. The result Of the
supper was about $38 for the treasury
OF the church while the band was en-
riched to the amount Of about $15.
G.. 8. Jewett has purchased the
canning factory Of the Crosby Mer-
camille Company of North Fairfield.
This shop has a capacity of about
three hundred thousand cans per
season. Mr.. Jewett has already got
good number of signers among the
farmers for corn acreage. He will
also can beans and many other kinds
OF vegetables.
Clarence Carr is critically i'll at this
writing. Mr.. Carr has been in poor
health for several weeks but 1t was
thought that he would improve; he
however grew gradually worse. A
consultation of physicians was held
on Monday.
Miss Reta Everett is sick with the
measles.
The town had beautiful day on
which to transact their yearly town
business at tho town meeting held on
Monday afternoon. Another favor
able feature was that the meeting was
held in the big Grange hall and every
body had plenty OF room for their ell
bows. There was very little Of the
usual smoking and the floor looked
very clean after the meeting was