The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
NORRlDGEW0Ck.

They left here on the afternoon train
for Madison and took the electric
car from that point to Lakewood.
picnic supper was enjoyed in the
celebrated Lakewood Grove and the
fine play in the Lakewood theatre
made the evening pass away rapidly
and pleasantly. Returning to Madi-
son on the late car after the play
short wait was not very uresome
where so many were together TO
pass the time in discussing the events
OF the day.
The Columbia Moving Picture show
is still stopping with us and meeting
with good custom. Last week they
introduced a new feature by having
a sleight of hand performer on FRI
day and Saturday evenings.
Miss Maymie Ames expects to
spend few days of this week visit
ing friends in Vassalboro. During
her absence the drug store will be
looked after by Miss Merle Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hobbs have
hired a cottage at North Pond where
they will spend a short vacation. Mr.
Hobbs took his new motor boat along
and intends to enjoy life while he
stays.
Miss Nellie Hadley and Miss Ida
Worthley have been employed by the
moving picture company as pianists
during their stay here. A number
of very pretty illustrated songs have
been given.
Miss Louise Carr arrived home last
week from Massachusetts for her
summer vacation. Miss Carr is one
of the Maine girls who have taken
M W
services are much appreciated by the
Massachusetts school boards. Her
work for the past few years has been
at Wellesley Hills and Wellesley, hav-
ing taught continuously at Wellesley
Hills until new school was built in
Wellesley when she WAS promoted to
the more modern building Miss
Carrs friend, Miss Ethel Sampson
of Newtonyille, Mass, has also ar
rived in town to spend her summer
vacation and another friend, Miss
Greenbank, is expected at a little lat
er date who will also add life TO the
party at the Carr cottage at North
Pond.
The quarterly report of The Som
erset Farmers Cooperative Tele-
phone Company, which will be mailed
the company to be in a sound finan-
cial condition and with an ever in
creasing list of subscribers The num-
ber at present is nine hundred and
fifty.
The Gilmore automobile which Will
liam Bracket used last year and sold
to Mr.. Tinkham of Anson got some
thing of a scorching in the fire of
last Friday which destroyed Mr..
TinAhams buildings.
NJ. f. Goodrich of Newark, N. j.,
and DR.. Lynn Goodrich of Auburn
afe spending their vacation at the
Goodrich farm on East pond, and en-
joying the fishing as they did in their
boyhood days They are accompanied
by their families. Last week Thurs
day they had very pleasant call
witn their uncle, l.. c. Stevens of
Larone.
Bernard Carr is at home from the
state of Kansas where he has been
spending the past three years and a
hall.
The second and third degree was
conferred upon two candidates in
Qunnebasset lodge, |. o. 0. F., on
Monday evening of last week. This
will probably complete the work for
the summer months. Refreshments
consisting of ice cream and cake
were served by the committee on re-
freshments. This has been a very
prosperous year for the lodge so far
and when the cooler months of fall
c1c..ne around there seems to be a
prosp 7ot of still more gain in tho
membership.
Mrs. e. II. 2"rker and daughter,
Miss Fay, left last week for couple
weeks outing at Ocean Point.
Mrs. Edwin Whiting of New York
Is expected this week for her sum
mer vacation. Mr.. Whiting will not
arrive until little later, but will be
here in time to attend the annual re-
union of the Eaton and N. H. S. which
will occur August 3.
Mrs. H. G. Dunham is expected
this week from Somerville, Mass, for
the summer months which she spends
here in her cottage on the banks of
the beautiful Kennebec. John McGin-
mis- and Mrs. and Miss Sullivan who
have been occupying the cottage for
the past two weeks will leave on
Wednesday of this week for their
homes in Somervlle
Forrest Whiting, who has been
oPChuiH6 thC Pdot ytdi VI lWO III Iuc
west, is expected In town sometime in
the near future to spend his vaca-
ton
George Hussey and family have
gone to their cottage at North Pond
to spend the summer
A short trip through Smithfeld and
Mercer this week showed some fine
farms in a good state of cultivation
apparently the hay crop will weigh
up considerably better than it has
for several years but the prospect of
the apple crop in this section of fine
orchards does not at present look any
too encouraging.
j. H. Wood, optician, is in Norridge-
wock every Thursday. See ad, page 2.
All of the furniture has been cleaned
out of the G. A. R. hall and sold, to
get this room for the rapid growth
Of the shoe shop. Mr. Normandy
thinks that by the first of January
the shop will have increased to such
an extent in its business that they
will need the entire building in which
to do their work. If the suggestions
OF our citizens could be carried out
and the Bombazee Rips water power