The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06
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visiting his parents Oh Mechanic
street
\ small boy, about six years of age
son OF John Halliday. vas caught III
the biting at Jewetts corn shop last
week Tuesday. and had narrow es7
cape from being seriously injured At
first it was thought his neck was
broken He was taken To Dr. Ames
office. where the boy was pronounced
to be all right He was more fright
ened than hurt
Mrs. Frank Jewett went to Water
Vile Thursday. shopping
Frank Berry OF Madison. was in
town last Wednesday on his way to
Mercer and New Sharon. taking or
ders for a patent mop wringer.
Fred Salley of Corinna, was in town
last Thursday. calling on old ae-
quaintanCes.
Everett Campbell. who has been
confined to his home on Mechanic
street. is reported gaining slowly,
Mrs. Henry George. who has been
quite sick for two or three weeks. Is
reported gaining
Geo. Rogers. who has been sick for
several months. is reported failing.
Watchers are kept in the room day
and night.
The Columbia Moving picture Com
pany closed up last Saturday night
after being in town a number of weeks
the last time and previous TO this
nearly six weeks.
Charles Harlow received Sl5S from
two acres of sweet corn.
The dwelling house occupied by
Amos johnson on the Skowhegan
road was broken into during the alb
senee of the family last week, Tues
day. September 81. The house was
thoroughly searched for yaluables;
drawers of bureaus. cupboards and
every available place were all up in
arms. When the family arrived home
several articles were missing. 1t was
probably the work of boys.
Any items of interest. such as acct
dents, fires, departure and arrival OF
friends, sickness and news that will
interest the readers of the lndepen-
dent Reporter, given to the proprietor
of Wright's store will be propmtly for
warded to the publishers OF this pa.
per.
Mrs Sophia Hall is visiting friends
in Franklin, Me.
Harold Bruce has been quite sick
with bad throat trouble.
Burnham & Morrill's corn shop will
close this week nearly a million cans
OF corn having been put up.
T. b. Steward of Lewiston, is visit
ing his brother, w. H. Stewart, Water
Vile road.
]. H. Wood jeweler and optician
will be in Norridgewock every Thurs
day. See ad.
The pullman train will be discon-
tinued October 10.
Stephen Mills of Oakland, is work
ing in Jewett's barber shop for brief
time.
George Porter will go to Boston and
Franklin, Mass, some time in October
to visit friends and attend the food fair
in Mechanics Building.
Mrs. H. n. Carr will have millin-
cry opening, Monday and Tuesday
October 10 and IL.
Last Sunday the wind blew a per
feet blizzard. Fences, trees ana one
or two barns were blown down. The
streets we're strewn with limbs from
trees; the dust was almost binding.
Mrs. E. Miller and Mrs. r, A. Hill
ton went to Madison last week to at
tend the d. A. r. meeting.
Mrs. S. c. Sawyer and Mrs. Thyng
of Waterville came one day last week
to visit Mrs Electa Tobey They were
greatly surprised to learn Mrs. Tobey
had moved to New York. They re-
turned to Wateryille by the next train.
Saturday and
the Sabbath with her son. Austie AL
len of No. AnsOn.
One end OF the Columbia Moving
Picture Co.'S tent was blown in last
Sabbath by the wind. In the after
noon the tent was taken down and
carried to Skowhegan to store for the
winter.
Miss Vickery, nillner of Fairfield,
was in town for a brief time last Sab
bath.
Postmaster Carr was in Augusta
three days this week to attend the
postmasters convention.
A pleasant automobile party from
New Hampshire and Lowell, Mass.
with Mrs Fred Heald of Waterville,
we're callers on Mrs. Nj. A. Watson
nd Mrs. Kate Brackley, Saturday,
september "a. Two young ladies,
twin daughters of the late Thomas
Heald of Waterville, were of the
party, together with Mrs. Bertha
Prince of Lowell, These twin sisters,
Abbie and Emma Heald. formerly
lived in Norridgewock and will be re-
membered by many.
Mr.. and Mrs Gardner Merrow OF
Larone, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lauriston Lowe last Sabbath.
w G.. Wood, who resides on the
burgess farm, went to South Chin.
last Sabbath for a brief stay with
friends
The Burnham & Morrill, corn shop
has reached the high water mark
this season. They have put up near
ly a million cans, the largest num-
ber for several years. The corn has
been large in ears and of good quail
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