The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-13
Mr.. Charles Miller has bought the

Mr.. Charles Miller has bought the
Wallace Taylor house on upper mair
street. Mr.. Miller will commence
i'm mediately to make necessary re-
pairs to put it in first class condition
Mr.. Hamlin Hale has been chosen
leader of the band. Mr.. Hale's Ions
experience in band work makes him
especially adapted TO the position
The boys will play here on Memorial
day this year.
The dramatic club of the Skowhe
gan Y. M. g. A. presented the comic
drama Cali Tangled Up" in Grange
Hall last Friday evening. A fair
sized audience attended. The parts
were well taken and we'll committed
and the acting was good. The great
est detraction was the lack of carry
ing capacity of the voices of the act
ors so that it was hard to keep the
thread of the play and to those in the
rear of the hall it was doubtless
doubly "tangled up" No doubt but
what great part of this trouble
was from the acoustics of the hall
which are bad. There were many
things that would make you smile.
Kneeling Plantum's plaintive longing
for his overcoat was one and Major
Halliday's pity of those who should
insult his wife and other instances
were numerous. The music was a
feature and was much enjoyed.
Mrs. Frances Bolan is expected
home this week to spend the summer.
Mr.. G. @. Normandy informs us that
Tuesday of each week will be
observed as ladies' day at the shoe
shop. Those Of the gentle sex who
wish to see the working of shoe
shop will be show around on that
day.
MRS. Geo. Boston and her daughter,
Mrs. Mary Woods. arrived from Mass,
last week where Mrs. Boston has been
spending the winter. 1t was Mrs.
Woods Intention to return this week
to her home but owing to a slight in
disposition, suffered by her mother,
she concluded to wait over a few
days.
Mr.. William Watson of Kingfield
has been in town this week visiting
his relatives here and returned home
Monday morning. He was accom-
panied by his mother, Mrs. Marcia
Watson, who will make a short visit
with him.
Ivan Watson, one of the students
of the high school got his hand slight
ly cut one day last week. At first he
thought nothing of it but it soon be-,
gan to swell and became very painful
so much so that he consulted physi-
clan. He was obliged to leave school
and the condition is not much better
at this writing.
The Spiritualst Ladies' Aid of Nor
ridgewock have engaged the services
OF Mrs. Kate Ham of Haverhill, Mass,
for Tuesday evening, May 18th, at 7.30
p. m. in the G. A. r. hall. Mrs. Ham
Is we'll known In the Spiritualists
ranks az fine message bearer. Her
work is especially reading by ballot
or slips of paper, different ones In the
audience writing on slips of paper the
names of the loved ones who have
passed out and in that way she comes
In touch with the spirit forces.
WON'T You PLEASE HELP Us?
To the friends of the Norrldgewock
Schools:
Music in the schools provides an in-
terest and an inspiration which can
be gained by no other means. Dur
ing the past year the pupils Of the
Grammar School have hired a piano
and paid for it by their own efforts.
The REPORTER contest offers us an
opportunity TO own an instrument,
will you not help us in the contest.
Send in your subscription or renewal
at once and get a certificate for one
or two hundred votes. Send these
to Grace McGowen, NorrIdgewock,
Maine. Your votes will be the ones
which will decide the contest.
Alice X. Folsom, Supt.