The independent-reporter., 1910-09-29
NORRIDEEMOCk.

TINS week from Boston Nn|fe Sne HAS
been buying fall and winter millin-
cry for her store.
The Rebekahs held their first har-
vest supper Friday evening. There
was a good attendance and fine sup
per WAS served.
Two hundred and fifty thousand
cans of sweet corn have been put up
at the Jewett corn factory up TO Mon
day night last. Several days last
week extra huskers were employed.
The machines did not do work enough
for part of the help to work
Repairs have been made on the
Spohia Hall house recently damaged
by fire and the Insurance adjusted.
Mrs. Hall is now all o. *.
George Harlow recently received a
car load of horses from the West for
his own use Mr.. Harlow expects to
do a large lumber business the com
ing Winter-more than overland
give employment to about 80 hands.
George Rogers is reported very Ill
at his home on Depot street.
Mrs. Albert Blaisdell and children
returned home last Sabbath from
Oakland where she has been visiting
friends for few days.
II. w. Otis went to Dead river Sun
day to visit his son. who is section
master.
Lee Collins and wife of Pittsfi Id,
Me. we're in town over the Sabbath.
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Holway.
Mrs. Mary Hall is reported very
sick woman
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lockwood are
employed in the Jewett corn shop.
They expect to go into the woods
next month for the winter, as usual.
Byron Lambert was summoned to
Skowhegan in a court trial last Sat
urday.
Mrs Jason Morse was summoned
to Togus one day last week by the
death of her husband who died at the
Togus home. The funeral was held
last Saturday morning and the inter
ment was with military honors, in the
Soldiers cemetery. Mr.. Morse was
seventy-two years and six months
old, and served during the war of
1875. Besides his wife, Mrs. Melissa
Morse, he leaves daughter, Mrs. Ber-
tha Mcdonald and both reside in
Norridgewock.
Charles Stackpole of Gardiner was
in town Monday calling on our mer-
chants for orders of stationery and
wrapping paper. Mr.. Stackpole has
been on the road for forty years and
yet is young as many of the boys of
sixteen summers.
The annual roll call of the Congre-
gational church was held in the YES
try, Wednesday, September 28. A sup
per was served for members only.
Mr.. Butler of Chelsea. Mass, has
been visiting his uncle, Plummer
Butler, Monument square.
Samuel Hopkins of Providence, R.
l., returned to his home last week,
after a pleasant visit with his mother
on the North side.
Donnell the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Everett met with an al
most fatal accident last week. While
riding with his father on the jigger
the little fellow lost his balance, fall
ing into the spokes of the rear wheel.
His head and neck received a bad
shaking up. 1t was narrow es-
cape. Soon as his cries were heard,
the horses were stopped and the child
taken from the wheel
Corander Taylor went to Aroos-
took last Saturday to work in the po-
tato fields for the next month.
Fourteen members of the Congrega-
tonalist Sabbath school gave one of
their class, Miss Alma Stewart, a
very pleasant surprise party Tuesday,
the goth, it being Alma's fourteenth
birthday. She was presented with
several pretty and useful gifts. The
evenings entertainment consisted of
games and amusements which made
the occasion very enjoyable. The par
ty was conveyed by Fred Stevens in
his express team.
Mrs. Hayward, mother of Mrs.
James Porter, passed away last Fri
day night at her daughters home on
Waterville hill Funeral services
were held Tuesday noon, conducted
by the M. E. clergyman from Skowhe-
gan, assisted by Rev. Mr. Bainton of
this place. The remains were taken
to Aroostook for burial.
Mrs. Abraham Merrill is reported a
very sick woman, at her home on the
Smithfield road.
The song and praise service in the
Baptist church Sunday evening last
was largely attended. Briggs orches-
ira, six pieces, furnished music. Mrs.
Smith and Miss Johnson each sang
solos that made the service very in
teresting.
Mrs. Eliza Holway is reported as
gaining little this week, although
her age is telling on her.
w. F. Brown and Hamlin Hale went
to Jackman last Monday to bring
back DR.. Smiths automobile which
met with an accident while the doc
tor was on his way home from a
pleasure drive to Quebec and Canada,
recently.
Harry Taylor, who resides on the
Waterville road has among the stock
six skunks which he Is educating for
some museum in New York. Harry
has them in yard built for their
use and is in hopes to get almost
fortune for them in the near future.
Last week one of Joseph Berry's sons
was reported as having four skunks,
tame as kittens. Next week we ex
pect to hear from others who are in
the skunk business.
A Mr.. Cook of Starks, who Is en-
ployed by the Meader Blacking Co.
of Solon. lost his horse while on a
trip to Bucksport last week.
Nearly four hundred thousand cans
of sweet corn have been put up at
the Burnham & Morrill, shop since
last week. One week more will prob
ably finish. Jack Frost has been
very kind and kept away. We all re-
turn thanks.