The independent-reporter., 1910-09-22
NORRIDCENOCK.

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Mrs ! &Es Fletcher of Yanceboro
Who has%been visiting her daughter
Mrs Downs. returned to her home
TUESDAY
Mrs Mlle Southard went to Lew
iston last Saturday To visit her sister
and friends for brief time.
DR. Ames is in Portland on business
this week.
Eli Shorey was taken suddenly i'll
Sunday. but is much better up to this
time of writing.
Joshua Bigelow, who was on the
sick list last week, is able to attend
to business at the Jewett Corn shop
Mrs. Eliza Holway, who was on the
sick list last week, at her brothers
home on Depot street. has been taken
to her home on the farm of Ed Hol-
way. She is reported somewhat bet
ter this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hopkins OF
Providence, r. L.. are visiting Mr.
Hopkins mother
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hussey, accom-
panied by their daughter, were in
Portland last week.
c. S. Wright met with quite an ae-
cident last Saturday evening by fall
ing headlong down a flight of stairs
injuring himself quite badly. 1t was
lucky for him no bones were broken.
Miss Annie Smith and Miss Eliza
beth Hewett have returned to their
home in Freeport, n. Y, after spend
ing several weeks at the Hackett
mansion. upper Main street.
b. B. Wells who has been waiting
all summer to procure help to work
on his house, has commenced to do
the work alone, being unable to find
one single person to help him.
The Norridgewock band has gone
up for the present.
Chester. the son of George and
Alice Hussey, who has been quite sick
at his home in Wateryille, is reported
somewhat better this week. Mrs.
George Hussey has been with her son
several days caring for him.
Fred Everett has been chosen pres
ident of the Boys club of the Con-
gregationa Sabbath school Meetings
will be held Friday evenings. Rally
day will be observed the first Sun
day in October.
The Columbia Moving Picture Co
drew out packed house last Satur-
day evening. Many were obliged to
stand
Miss Griffin, who was one of the
boarders at Mrs. Dolf's boarding
house, Depot street, has changed her
residence to Mr. and Mrs. Enos Gill
mans on the Waterville road
j. H. Wood, jeweler and optician
will be in Norridgewock every Thurs
day. See ad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Harris are be-
ing congratulated over a new conner
at their home on the North Side, a
fine baby boy to keep them company
In the long winter months approach
ing.
Mr. and Mrs D. B. Rowe of New
Sharon, who have been visiting at
the Ora Packard farm, have returned
to their home in New Sharon.
Mrs. F. C. Holt and mother, Mrs.
Morse. have gone to Massachusetts
for the winter Mrs. Morse has
closed her house here until next
spring.
Misses Cora and Laura Baker, who
have been visiting friends in Lewis
ton, have returned home.
We learn the clearing of the title
of the BombaZee water power is in
progress before the courts in Angus
ta When this property was sold to
New York parties, a number of years
ago. 1t was especially specified in the
contract and deed that the develop
ment should be affected within a
reasonable time and, in case it was
not, that the property should come
back to the original owners. The
old company was composed of our
business men who have wasted ten
years and not move has been made
towards the development promised.
They thought it was a long time to
wait to be considered a reasonable
time and commenced action to re-
cover the power
Mrs. j. F. Frye, who met with an
accident several days ago, spraining
her ankle, is gaining right along and
will be on deck again soon, smart as
ever.
There was a good attendance from
here last week at the Skowhegan fair.
Nearly one hundred and fifty thou
sand cans of sweet corn have been
put up al the Jewett corn shop since
our report last week.
At the Burnham & Morrill, shop
about three hundred thousand cans
have been put up. For several days
the weather has been very uncom-
Portable for husking and the farmers
have been slow in hauling in the
corn.
j. F. Frye seems to meet with hard
luck recently. He lost one of his
horses which he raised from it's birth
and to which he was much attached.