The independent-reporter., 1909-12-30

Friday Oh business
kendali's orchestra played In Exc
ter last Friday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c. l.ongfellos
Of Augusta. were In town Christmas.
Carl withee. who Is working In
store in Portland, was home over
Sunday.
Rev. George ". Hinekley Of Good
VIII Farm. was in town on business
last Friday.
There is to be New Years dance
/ Friday night In Grange hall. under
local management
Mr.. and Mrs j. r. Larry of Hart
land are visiting their daughter. Mrs.
Leon Buker this week
Llnwood Savage Jr., celebrated his
aecond birthday last Saturday by
party ard Christmas tree
DR.. George Otis Smith returned to
Washington Monday after visit of
several days with his family.
George II. Morse, member OF the
school board of Waterville, was In
town last Friday on business.
Miss Flora Murphy left Tuesday
morning for Ormand, Fla where she
is to spend the remainder of the win
ter.
On account of the heavy snow
storm Sunday the Christmas concert
at the Congregational church was
postponed until next Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. Phillip A. Wood of
Bingham were the guests OF their
parents in town over Christmas, re-
turning home Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. F. w. Briggs of
Pittsfeld, passed Christmas and Sun
day In town with Mr.. and Mrs. Level
lyn Goodwin, their graz dparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jones with
their son, George, of Burnham. were
the guests of another son, d. w.
Jones, of this place over Sunday.
George R. Merriam, boys secretary
in the Portland Y. M. c. A., returned
to that city on the noon train last
Saturday, after brief visit at home.
Miss Marion Brainerd. stenograph-
er for Norman L. Bassett, Esq. of
Augusta, spent Christmas In town
with her mother. Mrs. Flora T. Brain
erd.
3, Miss Mabel Morse ,of Springfield,
Mass. arrived in town last Saturday
for q weeks visit at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Alonzo A. Smith on Madi-
son avenue.
Thornton Merriam, Junior In the
High school, was in Orono few days
last week, the guest of his brother,
Frank, who is a senior at the Univer-
sity of Maine.
The annual supper of the Congre-
gational Working league Is to b" held
at the vestries Wednesday evening.
Each member. of the league has 'te
privilege of an invitation.
H. B. Andrews of Boston was in
town last Thursday calling on T. G.
Lord of the firm Of Nutting & Lord.
Mr. Lord and Mr.. Andrews were
classmates at the University Of Maine.
William H. Paine arrived home Fri
day night from a trip to Greenville.
On his way he stopped at Monson and
several other places on business for
the A. o. U. w. He reports the snow
at Greenville to be a foot deep.
Miss Louise Kent, head bookkeep-
er In C. G.. Collins millinery store,
Bangor, was the guest Of Mr. and
Mrs. e. L. Savage, Christmas and
Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Jew
ell of Fairfield, also passed Christ
mas at their home.
The regular meeting of the Town
Improvement society will be held on
Friday afternoon, December 81, in
the Library parlors, at which time
Mrs. G. B. d. Pepper of Waterville
will give an address on "Tennyson."
The Woman's club and Sorosis are
invited to attend this meeting.
The following students who are at
tending school and college In this and
other states are passing their Christ
mas vacation in town: Maurice Mer-
rill, Harvard Law school; Enoch
Frank Merriam, Charles
Smith, Edward Snow, George Parker,
Leon Smiley, Walter Merrill, George
Young. Edward Clifford, Elroy Seekins
and Miss Miretta Bickford. University
of Maine; Ernest Green, Walter En-
mis-, John Dane, Carroll Goodwin, Rob-
ert Wildes, Henry Thomas, Miss Gail
Taggart and Miss Sadie Pennell, Col
by; from Bowdoin, Harold Rowell,
Folsom Merrill, Reginald Foss, Elmer
Nolin and John Lewis.
At the next meeting of the W, c. T.
u, which occurs Tuesday, January
IL, at o'clock p. m, In G. A. r. hall,