The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03
NORRIDGEYOCK.

The annual town meeting next
Monday afternoon at the Grange hall;
Considerable interest is being mani
tested this year and there is likeli-
hood of an interesting session.
At the regular Rebekah supper
which was held in their hall on Fri
day evening of last week. the COM
mittee prepared a very interesting
diversion during the entertainment of
letting the ladies see who could drive
the greatest number of nails int a
plank In a certain number of min
utes. Mrs. Roy Cunliff carried of
the honors.
We are sorry to learn that our
present road commissioner, C. J. Saw
age does not feel at present as
though he would like to have his name
used for reelection to the same office.
We feel sorry firstly because we like to
have a good substantial fellow to kick
at when we feel in a kicking mood
and we thought Mr.. Savage knew us
we'll enough to know that we didn I
mean nothin" when We did kick; but
contrary to the universal opinion that
road commissioners haven't any feel
ing and enjoy being kicked we are in
clined to think that an occasional
word of appreciation for the immense
amount of good substantial work they
do for us would be appreciated by
them. Mr. Savage did lots Of work on
the roads last season and we are free
to say that after considerable use OF
the roads in the various towns for the
radius of fifty miles We are glad to
confess that the condition of those in
our town was equal to any and better
than most of them and the highway
appropriation was not all used up at
the time the books were closed. We
trust that Mr.. Savage may reconsider
and let this name stand.
The Gentlemen night" entertain
ment given by the ladies of the VII
lage improvement Society in the Con-
gregational church last Friday even
ing was attended by the ladies of the
society and their guests to the num-
Der of about two hundred. A very
nice supper was served in the town
hall at a short time after six o'clock,
the young ladies of the N. H. S. acting
as waitrezses and ample justice was
done by the men. Later in the even
ing the company listened to very
lorn," which was given in the church.
The musical part of the program was
given by a number of our local tai
ent assisted by George Morse. Mr..
Edison also furnished voice for Bill
Iikens" whose chivalry was not vast
ed upon desert hearts. Leone Jones
as violinist and Chester Smith with
mandolin accompanied by Mrs. Ches-
ter Jones on the piano made very
pleasing orchestra. The play was SO
we'll received that 1t will be repro
duced in the Grange hall on Friday
evening of this week.
The committee upon the mems sup
per, for which the Congregal church
is justly famous, met this week and
decided to hold their annual supper in
the vestry of their church on Tues
day evening of next week and make
1t chicken pie.
Charles Wade, who has been stop
ping for some time with J. T. Welch,
Is now boarding with Mrs. Mary
Spaulding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Carr and Clar-
ence Carr, returned from Boston Fri
day night of last week. They brought
along a stock of dry goods which they
are arranging in their new store
which will be opened to the public la
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer E. Whiting took
up the occupation of hotel keeping in
the Norridgewock house on Tuesday
of this week. Mr.. Whiting will re-
tain his trucking business in connec-
ton with the house.
Mrs. Harry Burgess has been very
critically Ill for few days of the
past week, having been taken sudden
ly Saturday morning. Her father, Ed
Longley was summoned and has been
with her since. We are glad to learn
that she Is now very much better and