The independent-reporter., 1910-01-06
NORRIDGEMOCK.


Miss Nellie Farmer of Pennington
Is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Harriet
Field.
Mr.. Kenney and daughter OF Michi-
gan. are visiting for short time at
w. r. Whitney's.
Mrs. Lewis Robinson has been re-
ceiving a visit from her brother. Mr..
Edwards of Danville Junction, who
returned to his home Saturday.
The installation of the officers OF
Norridgewock lodge, No. 81. A. o. I.
w, will take place In their hall on
Wednesday evening, Jan. IL. The fol-
lowing are the officers who have been
elected: NJ. w. George j. Chandler;
F., Thos. Hamilton; o., o. l.. Jones; !;
G., Geo. F. Lyons; recorder, r. A.
Whitney; receiver, F. H. Tobey; Fin,
F. w. Spaulding; |. w, E. w. Ever
EFT; o. W.. d. l.. Jones; trustee for
two years, A. j. Robinson; for three
years, w. G. Everett. Thirty new
members have been added in the past
six weeks and the work of their de-
gree team Is so we'll appreciated by
the officers of the Grand lodge that
they have been invited to work the
degrees before that body at their reg
ular session in Augusta in few
weeks.
w. R. Whitney is at his farm in
Embden this week putting up his ice
for summer use.
C. E. Warren has been confined to
his bed for a number OF days by a
quite serious Illness.
A very pleasant time was the sup
per and dance given by the members
of Echo lodge No. 103, X. of p, to
their families and friends last Fri
day evening. A very pleasing liter
airy program was also provided by
the committee in charge.
C. o. Normandy is making a busi-
ness trip to Boston this week.
Mrs. Alvinza Whitcomb and son of
Pennington Falls, were In town last
week visiting Mrs. Whitcomb's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Carr.
Miss Lillian Whitney spent several
days of last week visiting her friend,
Miss Lila Traviss, in Vassalboro.
Somerset Grange held an all-day
SESSION in their hall on Saturday of
last week and the occasion was used
for good time and the installation of
the officers who will occupy the chairs
for the coming year. Wilmont Whit
tier of Skowhegan, was the installing
officer. The officers installed we're !:
Herbert Gilman. NJ; Delbert Adams,
o.; Ellis Tobey. Lee; Mrs. Henry
George, Chap; Mrs. Lizzie Holway,
Sec; Mrs. Lydia Longley, Treas; E.
H. Burgess, steward; Vosta Bigelow
l.. A. s.; Crowell Wade, G. X; Miss
Lila Carr, Ceres; Mrs. Trueworthy
Pomona; Miss Flora Lander. Flora.
On Saturday evening of this week
will be the first meeting of the dane
ing school which will be given by
Elmer Towne of Madison. Over thir-
ty couple have joined the school.
Mrs. II. w. Smith returned Monday
from Hamden and vicinity where she
has been visiting for a few days.
The young people held a social and
supper In X. of P. hall on Wednesday
evening of last week. Turkey and
goose figured In the supper and the
dance following was very enjoy
able affair.
The schools commenced again Mon
day after the holiday vacation.
Main street Is a pretty, quiet and
dignified section of our village. The
ministers live on this street; two
churches and lots of church people
have property and reside along its
pleasing course and unseemly acts of
it's native citizens are unkn0wn-yet
Sunday witnessed this placid thor
oughfare being used for race course
and unseemly sounds more suited to
the Roman Hippodrome, issued from
the throats of the contestants. Please
be as good as you can Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Grant is keeping house
for C. H. Hussey.
This will be a special week Of pray
er under the direction of Rev. MIR.
Bainton of the Congregational church
and Rev. Mr.. Cochrane of the Baptist
society. Meetings will be held on
Monday and Tuesday evenings in the
Congregational church and on Thurs
day and Saturday evenings in the
Baptist church.
The V. l. s. will present the Union
Depot" in Grange hall on Friday ev-
ening. There will be from fifty to
seventy-five members in the play and
1t looks as though this section would
have to be raked with a fine tooth
comb to find an audience big enough
to do justice to the occasion.
F. A. Tobey and Everett William
son are serving on the traverse jury
at Skowhegan.
The families of l.. W. Trafton and
Geo. Pray. living on the old road over
Burrill hill to Skowhegan, have sew
iberia.
Estimates being prepared by the
bridge company find the toll bridge
to be much more valuable than at
first supposed.
WEST ATHENS