The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09
NORRIDGEWOCK.

Starks, spent Tuesday with Mrs. l.. II.
White and Thursday visited the Wa
terville fair. Mrs. Moody will be re- |
membered by many people as Miss
Alice Webb.
The Village Improvement Society
will hold its annual Field day on
Friday, September 10. They will have
picnic at D. E. Taylor's farm on the
Smithfield road. Mrs. Anna Harris,
Mrs. Lizzie Reed, Mrs. Annie Mills,
Mrs. Rose Taylor and Mrs. Floyilla
Cooley are the committee.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will have their fourth Food sale at
the Vestry on Saturday afternoon,
September Il.
Miss Irma Smith, who has been
spending the most of the summer
with relatives in Hampden, has re-
turned home to attend school.
Louis Whitney made a brief visit
to Boston last week, leaving Friday
on the midnight train and returning
! Monday afteronon.
Frank Fuller is combining business
with pleasure in trip to Lewiston
where he met his brother Fred of
Boston, and joined him in a Labor
day trip. He returned home Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luce of Strong, who
have been visiting at Jay Pierce's, re-
turned home Sunday.
Elmer Davis of Portland, was in
town Saturday calling on old &C
quaintances.
Miss Helen White spent Saturday
in Oakland the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. C. Mills.
Thursday, Sept. g. will be the next
regular meeting of Somerset Grange
and there will be supper before the
meeting from six-thirty to eight.
Miss Gladys Sweat, who has been
visiting relatives in town for the past
few weeks, returned to her home in
Waltham Tuesday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Longley of Wa
terville, are visiting Mr.. Longley's
sister, Mrs. Fred Tibbetts.
The young people of the Congrega-
tioanl church will give an entertain
ment in the Vestry Saturday evening,
Sept. II, for which they Will charge
a small admission.
Mrs. VIM. Tobey returned from
two weeks stay at North Pond at
w. H. Tuftss cottage Monday after
noon Mrs. Tobey brought home a
pickerel which measured just Il inch
es, which Mr. Tufts was fortunate
enough to catch and which was said
to be the largest of the season.
Miss Gladys Parlin began teaching
in the Dodlin district this week
Somerset Grange has secured Mrs.
Ida Jenness Moulton to give an en-
tertainment for their benefit on
Thursday Sept. 16 Posters will be
up later and tickets can be secured at
the usual places. Mrs. Moulton is
| ,oo5o, a,J nf M email
skill and needs no introduction to
Norridgewock people.
Joseph Vaughan will leave for Lew
iston Friday where he will re-enter
Bates college.
At the last stated meeting of Le-
banon lodge, F. and A NJ, No. 116,
the annual election took place and
other business pertaining to the COM
mencement of new year was trans
acted. The installation will be pri-
vate next Friday evening, Septem-
j. Der 10. , ,ou r,,o.sov
Aug. 7, with FTTcsff J. r.. Parlin as prin-
cipal and Miss Florence Cnassee o'a =
assistant Several of the scholars
who have been out of school for the
past term by reason of sickness, are
back again, among them being Miss
Edwina Yeaton, Miss Edythe Morrow,
and Miss Nancy Savage
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cunliff have re-
turned from a vacation trip to Smith
field.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. F Hall have closed
their cottage at North Pond and re-
turned to Norridgewock.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. II. Tobey, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. p. Holway and Mr.. and Mrs.
viii Marcia, all members of Somer-
set Grange, Norridgewock, visited
Victor Grange of Fairfield Center last
Saturday evening. They enjoyed
fine Harvest supper and saw the Ca
naan. degree team, who were also
guests of the evening, work the
third and fourth degree.
Mr.. and Mrs II. l.. Ames of Corin-
ma are in Norridgewock visiting Mrs
Ames' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. W.
Huntoon, Mechanic street. They are
accompanied by their three children.
Alfred futile and a friend from Au-
burn, made brief calls on old ac-
quaintances last Sunday, returning on
! the 4.30 train.
Eben Doyen, formerly of this town,
Is making his annual visits to old
| friends. He contemplates spending
| the winter in southern California,
leaving the east about the last of
October.
Llewellyn Morrow is somewhat in
disposed and Mrs. Morrow has been
very lame. Their daughter, Miss Abb
bic, who has been spending the
summer with them returned to her
teaching in Berea college, Kentucky
last Thursday afternoon. Miss Geor-
gia, another daughter, will return to
the Good viii school Monday.
Miss Minnie Curtis of Concord, ~
H., is spending few weeks with her
cousin, Mrs. Sophia Hall, Mechanic |
street.
Elmer Dyer of New Sharon, was in
town Wednesday.
Many of our Norridgewock people |
attended the Waterville fair last |
week They report big fair and
bigger crowd.
Mrs. Lizzie Chandler spent last
week in Oakland at the home of her
uncle.
Mrs. ]. F. Woodman and Miss Clair
returned Saturday from weeks visit