The Somerset reporter., 1909-03-18
NORRIDGEWOCk.

Lots OF snow yet here. One of the
Boston papers said we were getting
ready for rubber boots but evidently
they had not been here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay NJ. Pierce were in
West Mills last week at the death of
Mrs. Pierce's mother, Mrs. Deborah
Norton, widow of the late Alonzo
Norton of that place. Mrs. Norton
was 6s years of age. The funeral was
held on Sunday and the remains were
taken to Madison for burial.
Miss Maria Carr, who was called
home by the illness of her father, Mr..
G. l.. Carr, returned to Massachusetts
Monday, Mr.. Carr being mich i'm
proved.
The second degree was conferred in
Quinnebasset Lodge l. o. o. f. on
Monday evening.
The ladies' of the Village Improve
ment Society gave their gentlemen
friends fine salad supper in the Bap-
list vestry on Friday evening OF last
week. After the supper the company
adjourned to the Grange Hall where
they were entertained by the Colby
Dramatic Club with the play "College
Chums." which was pleasingly given
although the absence of ladies in the
cast where ladies were called for, de-
tracted somewhat from the produc-
ton.
Mr.. Walter Murphy of Bath, one of
our Norridgewock boys, intends to
leave soon for British Columbia where
he will remain for some time to prove
up soCo6Un of land which he was a.
warded Tor his meritorious work
while With the British army in South
Mrs. Blackwell of Madison is visit
ing with her daughter, Mrs. Althea
Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Merrill are
spending a number of days in Boston
and New York ON business.
Mrs. Annie Mills was at home from
Portland on a few days visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cooley, this
week.
Mrs. Annie Merrill has been con-
fined to the house and very sick this
week. She is better at this writing
but has little strength.
Mrs. Carolyn Morse who has been
spending the winter in Orono with
returned home Saturday of last week.
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her sister Mrs. @. l.. Carr, during Mr..
Carr's sickness.
Mrs. Sarah Frederic is at home hav-
ing two weeks vacation from her
school.
Arthur WEIGH is again out after a
sickness Of number of days.
Mrs. Leslie Jones is suffering from
the measles.
A number OF the machines for the
new shoe shop have been shipped
from Massachusetts,. Mr.. Whitney of
the Skowhegan Electric Company has
( received part of the electrical equip
ment and Mr.. Normandy will soon be
here 80 there appears to be something
doing In the shoe shop line.
Mr.. E. W. York of Scion was in
town Saturday on business.
A whist party Of Ave tables was Civ
on last week Wednesday evening by
MIR. and Mrs. Leslie Jones.
Mr.. William Hobbs has bought the
call boat on North pond known as the
ssRambler," and will move it to his
shop here and equip 1t with a double
cylinder gasoline engine. North pond
will sound like bunch of fire crack
era the coming season apparently If
the motor boats keep multiplying.
Miss Gladys Parlin is suffering from
bronchitis.
Mr.. Byron Johnson was in town
over Sunday from Madison.
There was a spiritualist meeting in
the G. A. R. hall on Sunday afternoon.
The first part of the meeting was tax
en- up by a paper on the subject OF
Spiritualism read by Mr.. William
Z Haynes after which tests were given
by Mrs. Albina Warren. There was
a good attendance.
Brackett & Russell are putting i'll
ten carloads Of grain and feed this
week.
I. Mr.. @. A. Whiting has shipped a.
bout fifty carloads of potatoes this
searon, loading one this week which
contained something like l400 bushels,
Mrs. Charles Bruce went to New
Sharon Sunday to see her husband
who Is sick from an operation for ap-
pendicitis which he was obliged to
have performed while visiting there.
Mr.. Bruce is getting along finely and
expects that In the course Of couple
of weeks to be able to get back home.
The members OF the Congregational
parish have decided to make the par
1sh self supporting this year. For