The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-04-14
NORRIDGEW0Ck.

The C. L. Worthley Marble and
Granite Works are rushing. filling Or
ders for Memorial Day They have
some very fine monuments to erect
this spring.
Mrs. w. A. Moore has been spend
ing a few days in. Augusta visiting
her daughter, Miss Maud Moore.
Miss Louise Hurley of Skowhegan
has been spending few days In
town visiting her uncles and aunts.
Miss Estelle Ward is teaching school
in the Ward Hill neighborhood.
On Tuesday evening OF last week
Mrs. Katie Ham spoke in the G. A.
r. hall on the subject of spiritualism.
Miss Gladys Parlin is clerking in
the post office In the position oecu-
pied for a long time by Miss Estelle
Ward
Mrs. William Steward has been
spending a couple of weeks at her
old home in the Aroostook where she
was called by the severe illness of her
mother.
Quite extensive repairs are being
made in the box arrangement OF the
postoffice which, when completed, Will
be much improvement over the old
plan.
The Thimble society of the Congre-
gational church met with Mrs. George
Carr on Tuesday of this week and oc-
cupied themselves in making the
large number of costumes which Will
be used In the Entertainment Shop
which the Congregational society are
getting up to present in the Grange
hall on the 10Th. There will be over
forty characters in the production
WEIGHS orchestra furnished music
on the three evenings that the Bos-
ton Comedy company were here.
Mrs. E. A. Hilton expects to join the
party of the ID. A. R. of Madison of
which she Is member. on an excur-
sion to Washington. The party leave
about the fifteenth of this month
The carpenters are very busy fin
fishing off the upper part of E. II.
Vaughan's store which will be used
by the A. o. U. w. for lodge rooms.
A. d. Brackley has received his ap-
pointment as census enumerator and
will begin his work on the fifteenth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Almon Blaisdell are
the parents of baby girl which ar
rived last Friday.
Daniel McNeale has purchased the
Leonard Payne house near Cunliff's
blacksmith shop and will move in at
once
Miss Velma Briggs is at home from
Waterville, having recently been grad
uated from the business college at
that place.
Mrs. Alton Horne and children
have been visiting Mrs. Hornes par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller, this
week.
L. H. White has started in the bak-
cry business, commencing on Mon
day of this week. Mr.. White will get
his goods from Skowhegan at present
but will later build a place in which
to do business. 1t takes quite while
to build the necessary ovens and get
them dried out ready for use.
The regular meeting of the Village
Improvement Society was held in their
rooms on Friday afternoon of last
week. 1t was In charge of Mrs. War
rem Walton and Mrs. w. F. Brown
On account of the rain which occurred
at about the time the meeting was
called the attendance was rather
small
1 E. E. Barker celebrated his fftieth
birthday Fridayiby having jolly
five of his friends were present and
the evening was very pleasantly spent
In playing bridge whist. Refresh
ments were served.
Mrs. G. A. Whiting visited her broth
er In Scion last week for short time.
Rev. Mr. Smith has moved his fam
fly from Portland and is now busy
getting settled.
Drfo
three nights the first of the week and
had full house every night. Mr..
Weber first commenced to make
stops here thirty years ago and has
been here many times since. Although
Mr.. and Mrs. Weber are getting along
in years, yet the full houses make 1t
to see him.
E. w. Everett was at home from
Augusta over Sunday. He made the
return trip to Augusta in his automo-
bile.
Miss Lillian Whitney has been on
the sick list for a few days.
Charles Barker returned home from
Florida Monday night after an alb
sence from town of several years dur
ing which time Mrs. Barker has pass
ed to the other side.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Everett have
returned home after spending the
winter In California.
Word received from Mr.. and Mrs.
Cony Russell and Mrs. Wood is that
they are having fine time in Cali
fornia.
have a flock of 80 Rhode Island
Red Hens which have laid 800 eggs
through the month of February and
7S8 eggs through the month of March.
Next. William c. Young, Norridge-
WOck.
: DEATH OF AMOS EATON.
We are sorry to chronicle the death