The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25
NnRRIDGEMOCk.


The grammar primary and inter-
mediate schools are closed this week
for the Thanksgiving season, two of
the teachers. Miss Lancaster and Miss
Jefferies left Saturday morning for
their homes to enjoy the festivities of
Thanksgiving day.
Lots of new work is being done by
the A. o. U. w. lodge here. Last
Wednesday evening quite delegation
from the Skowhegan lodge were pres
ent and degree work occupied the ey-
ening. On Wednesday evening of this
week there will also be work and
supper will be served.
A minstrel show has been in town
this week giving entertainments in
the Grange hall. The catchy name
under which it did business was Bill
Bailey's Minstrels"
The work of labelling at the corn
shop is practically completed and all
of the corn will be shipped at once.
There is but little more to ship as 1t
has been loaded on the cars as fast
as the labelling was completed
C. A. Whiting, who has been sick
for some time with pneumonia, is now
able to be about again attending to
his business.
K. S. Miller and wife have been
spending a two weeks vacation on
hunting trip to Pleasant Ridge. Game
proved to be rather scarce in that
section During the absence of Mr..
Miller, MIR. William Bracket attended
to the running of the grist mill.
Since repairing the dam at the saw
obi n IA
all of his saving by water power in
stead of having to run his gasoline
engine as formerly.
The second rank was conferred in
Echo lodge, X. of P. on Tuesday ev-
ening. During the summer months
but little work Is done In the lodges
here but as the long evenings of The
winter season approach the interest
increases and all of the societies get
busy. Three of our mems orders have
over one hundred members each and
two of the ladies' orders can also
boast of as many which Is not at all
bad for a small town.
Three new stores, or really four,
for there are two stores in one of tie
new buildings, is the record for This
season. The more torres. the greater
distance people will come to trode on
account of the increased variety to
select from Gnd the competition of
trade business ought to look more
alive in the advertising line also.
About next year full page mark down
sales and special bargains will be in
order.
N. H. S. ENTERTAINMENT.
The entertainment and dance given
by the Senior class of the N. H. S., in
Grange hall last Friday evening was
a great success. The seating capacity
of the hall was taxed to seat the au-
dience. The program was as follows:
Music, Towne's orchestra; duet, Miss
Cora Witham and Miss Mamie Bige-
low; recitation, Miss Linnion Brown;
song, Miss Mabel White; farce, 1.-TWO
Ghosts in White" Cast of characters:
Miss Praxis, principal of young la
dies boarding school, Miss Cora
Wtham; Mrs. Gushover, visitor,
Miss Eva Sawtelle; Miss Sourtop, ma
iron, Miss Hazel Knowlen; school
,girls, Belle, Miss Hildred Parlin;
Julia, Miss Zetella Fairfield Annie,
Miss Edwina Yeaton; Nettie, Miss
Mamie Bigelow; Bridget chamber
maid, Miss Linnion Brown. Mando
lin solo, Fred Spaulding. After the
entertainment the program of dance
was taken up and enjoyed until
late hour. Supper was served by the
class in the dining hall. The re-
ceipts were $5l20 net.
The regular Rebekah supper comes
on Friday evening of this week.
The Spiritualist Ladies' Aid society
gave public supper in their hall
Saturday evening which was well pa
tronized.
Mrs. Hannah Page received show
er of postal cards Saturday contain
ing words of good cheer and best
wishes. The occasion was her nine
ty-second birthday.
We need a quick lunch counter. We
have lots of places where confec-
tionery, cigars or tobacco may be had
but no place where a light lunch may
be had on short notice. Many of the
patrons Of the Norridgewock stores
come from out of town and in many
cases from some distances; cup of
coffee, eggs, doughnuts and pie would
be acceptable and are easily made
ready-who is going to do it?
The man with several aliases who
visited Skowhegan a couple of weeks
ago with a scheme for starting a
glove factory, was here later and
made very much the same talk. He
did not find many interested and soon
left town.