The Somerset reporter., 1909-08-12
NORRiOGEWOCk,


more than anything else.
Mrs. NJ. F. Carr is spending a few
days with her daughter and family IN
Pennington Falls, Mr.. and Mrs. Al
vinza Whitcomb.
Mrs. Caroline Morse who has been
at Hancock Point for some time with
her niece, Mrs. Carrie Boardman, re-
ceived a several days visit from Mrs.
Maria Hilton Staples and Miss Clara
Staples of West Newton, Mass, which
was much enjoyed. Mrs. Boardman,
whose serious sickness we have noted
a number OF times during the past six
months, is now considerably better
and has joined her husband at the
Rangeley Lakes where he Is stopping
for time in his capacity OF civil en-
gineer. Mrs. Morse has returned to
her home in this village.
Mr.. Louis Whitney has just receiv-
ed carload OF potato diggers at his
storehouse which makes us remem-
Der that the autumn season is APP
preaching rapidly.
Mr.. Joseph Smith spent several
days of last week up on the great
plains, blueberrying. The location is
about two days. drive from here and
as Mr.. Smith is eighty five years of
age it looks like something of an
achievement. But we have known
for many years that Uncle Joe was
Zone of the boys" and so trip OF
seventy five or hundred miles from
home with team is just q lark for
him. Sorry to say that the blueber-
ries were not very plenty and so his
reward was small.
Mr.. Stephen Woodcock has been up
river blueberrying and reports the
berries to be very scarce
Mr.. Edward Lowe of Everett,
Mass, is In town spending his vaca-
ton. Mr.. Lowe was for many years
one of our influential citizens and
was in the practice of law here. He
was also chosen by the town as town
clerk for many years. Fourteen
years ago he moved to Everett and
opened a law office in Boston in con-
nection with the late William Baker
which arrangement only continued
for q short time when he opened up
business for himself and has met with
good degree of success Mr.. Lowe
has lived in the same house in Ever
EFT ever since he went from here
which is something of record where
everybody seems to move every May
day.
Mrs. William Ray has returned to
her home In Somerville, Mass, after
spending few days in town on her
vacation.
Mr.. Walter Crosby has been spend
ing a few days in Auburn and other
towns. In Auburn he visited rela-
tives and in the other sections he was
looking about with the idea of pur-
chasing farm for home.
DR.. ]. D. Ames had bad break
down with his automobile Monday
morning. The crank shaft of the en-
CINE broke and wedged In the crank
case In such way that practically the
entire engine was ruined. The acct
dent occurred on Main street only
short distance from the DOCTORS home
The play Of last week at Lakewood,
"The Lion and the Mouse" was at
tended by several different parties
from here who were highly pleased by
the excellent manner In which 1t was
played.
Mrs. Ida Sayer of Merrimac, Mass,
Is spending a short time In town Wis
iting relatives. She Is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. K. Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Young and friends of
North Arson were stranded in town
the latter part of last week by the
burning out of the boiler of their
steam car. After working over the
machine Cor several hours, Mr.. Young
concluded that it could not be made
to run back to North Arson and his
friends took the afternoon train while
he and his wife stopped over night at
Fred Kelley's. The next morning
Mr.. Hamlin Hale towed the machine
to Madison behind his Stanley steam
er.
Mrs. Olive Dunton, who makes her
home with her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Holley, will leave some time this
week for Bingham where she will
later will visit another son at Pleas
ant Pond.
The ownership of the cane which
was sent by the Boston Post for the
Oldest citizen Is somewhat In doubt.
II the Oldest citizen, means the old
est man, then Mr.. Roswell Baker Is
the man; should 1t mean the Oldest
lady, the cane would 60 to Mrs. Caro-
line Dole, who is ninety two. Mr..
Baker is eighty nine. The inscription
on the cane is as follows: Presented
by the Boston Post to the Oldest citi-
zen of Norridgewock, Me. (To be
transmitted The stick is Jet black
and the head upon which the inscrip-
ton is placed is Of very pleasing de-
sign and beautifully gold plated.
F. W. Spaulding's family have re-
turned from North Pond where they
have been spending their summer
vacation.
Mr.. Whittier was in town Sunday
visiting his mother and sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Barker of
Springfield, Mass. is in town visiting
Mr.. Barker's mother, Mrs. Clara Bar
ker of Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Vaughan spent
Monday in Portland.