The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-06-02
NORRIDGEY0CK

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We got a good look at the comet,
Many were disappointed in its appear
ance, having expected 1t to look much
larger and brighter but that didn't
seem to have any effect with the comet
which was saying ia, ia.
Roy Trueworthy WAS at home from
Bangor to spend Decoration. Mr.. True
worthy has an excellent position In a
wood working establishment of Morse
& Company.
MIR. and Mrs. Steyie Mills of Oak
land have been in town this week Wis
iting their parents.
Hanson Walker, who was recently
operated upon In Lewiston for appen-
dicitis. is getting along nicely.
d. f. Taylor has been on the SICK
list for the past two weeks, unable
to attend to his business.
William Abbott and nephew, Chas.
Abbott of Boston were in town over
Sunday looking up old land marks,
Mr.. Abbotts father was j. S. Abbott,
very prominent lawyer of the Som
erset bar way back in the sixties and
built the building on the north side
now used as the public library, and
used it as his law office. The resi-
dence was just few rods below the
house of ]. F. Frye and has been burn
ed although the evidences of its To-
cation still remain.
Lewis Wetherell is still on the sick
list.
Only little over a month to the
Fourth and big dArcus at Waterville
the fifth will make the boys hustle
for the pennies.
We learn that Calvin Pierce has
leased his farm to Mr.. Frost OF Oak
| land
Elmer Tobey is at home from Orono.
H. Wood will be in Norrdgewock
Thursday of each week.
L. r. Folsom still continues to
gain although still feeling far from
we'll.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached before the graduating class
III the Congregational church next
Sunday morning by Rev. Mr.. Bainton.
NJ. F. Carr has been critically III
during the past week but is consider
ed somewhat better at this writing.
He is under the care of trained
nurse. Among the relatives called to
town by his sickness are: Mrs. A. A.
Nickerson of Portland and Mr.. and
Mrs. Alvinza Whitcomb of Farming
ton Falls and their son, Floyd Whit
comb.
The annual meeting of the Village
Improvement Society will be held
the Congregational church on Friday
of this week. The ladies will furnish
. xxrbi nj q
musical and reading program will be
given.
The memorial sermon before the
members of Bates Post was delivered
by Rev. Wylie H. Smith in the Bap-
list >church Sunday morning. The text
was from Joshua 1-9, 5. A very large
congregation was present to appre-
ciate the excellent discourse.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Cheney of Port
land, who have been visiting Mrs.
Cheney's sister, Mrs. w. H. Smith
for a short time, returned home this
week. Misses Musa and Jennie Hale
returned from Massachusetts recent
ly, where they have been spending
the winter. Mrs. Grace Folsom is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Philena
Shorey of Mechanic street.
Miss Jeffreys and Miss Lancaster,
teachers, spent Saturday and Sunday
in Pennington visiting.
Wilder Ward and family of Lewis
ton, have been spending a few days
in town, returning home Tuesday.
Among those who were in town for
Decoration Day we're: Mr.. and Mrs.
Sidney knowlton End Forrest Knowl-
ton of Waterville. Henry Walker
Fred Davis. Miss Goldie Blaisdell and
Philip Carr
Rev. and Mrs. F. G. Davis, for sew
eral years residents of Norridgewock,
Mr.. Davis being the pastor of the
Baptist church, have arrived in Maine
from New Orleans where Mr.. Davis
is a professor in Leland University.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis will spend part of
their summer vacation in Norridge
wock and also In Portland with their
daughter, Miss Florence Davis.
ernest Sawyer and friend were in
town this week visiting Mr. Sawyers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rollison Saw
yer.
The call for a republican caucus
has been posted The date is at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon of this
week at Grange Hall.
DECORATION DAY OBSERVED