The independent-reporter., 1910-10-13
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few days with Mrs. Wards pareh1S'
MIR and Mrs. c. l.. Worthley. have re-
turned home. They are very pleas
antly located in Auburn very near TO
the residence OF Henry Ward. Mr'
Wards father.
I'd Rogers and Nelson wentworth
went to Dead river last week on
few days hunting trip. Mr.. Rogers
has an uncle there.
considerable change has been maoe
in the wiring of the Postal Telegraph
co in their office here, the wiring De-
ing put in more direct manner from
the poles and the instruments ralseo
from the desk to she'll ABOVE H.
making much more room LOT the
handling OF papers on the desk. lhe
very large switch which has done ser
vice ever since the loop was put III
that ran to Skowhegan but whlch
has not been used since the Skowhe-
gan service was discontinued, mas
been taken out and one more suited
to the needs OF the two line service
has been installed 1t is expected Iha'
about the twentieth of the month MT
Bell, who has had the ONCE al hiheo
this summer. will arrive here 10 take
charge of this station. Our Shippers
are satisfied with the service that
they are receiving from r. A. WHIT
ney and we understand that an enort
will be made by some OF the patrons
of the road here for his permanent
appointment. s
G. S. Jewett was in town from
Hamden recently. He has been meet
ing with good success operating a
corn shop in that town, for the for'
Stanwix Canning Co.
Rev. w. H. Smith spent few days
last week in Augusta attending the
Maine Conference of Baptists. Inc
meetings continued for three days,
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday.
Charles Bruce has been spending
a few days up river looking after the
interest of his granite business. MT.
Bruce Is an excellent workman and
turns out a good amount of work dur
ing the year from his shop on Main
street
]. H. Wood, jeweler and optician
will be In Norridgewock every Thurs-
day See ad.
The graduating class of the n. n. s.
have ordered some very pretty class
rings: oval bands with I'll" in raised
fancy figures and each ring has its
owners's initials engraved inside.
They are made up in solid fourteen
karat gold
Fred Haynes is spending a few
weeks in New Sharon, visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. Elmer Dyer.
w. w. Huntoon, who has been
spending "a number of days in Bos-
ton, selecting goods for the winter
trade, has returned home.
For several trips past, George
Morse of Waterville, travelling sales
man, has been making his run by
auto coming here first and then TAX
| ing Mercer Smithfield. Rome Corner,
and home by the way of Belgrade. On
his trip of last week, his sister, Mrs.
Lizzie B. Jones of this place, accom-
panied him the remainder of the way
from here to his home, having very
pleasant trip.
William Wood of Mercer was in
town Monday with load of winter
apples for shipment to Providence
s2.9O per barrel is the price paid, de-
livered here at the railway station.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Emmons enter
tanned Mrs. Emmons brother. William
Webber and family of China, Me-, last
week.
/ Mrs. s. F. Packard spent last Sat
urday with her niece, Mrs Charles
Emmons. Mrs. Packard, although 80
years of age, enjoyed the three-mile
ride and days visit as much as many
young women.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Hobart of East
Madison. spent last Sabbath with
Mrs Hobart's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Emmons, Depot street.
Elmer Whiting has taken the con-
tract to transport the Sunday papers
from Skowhegan until next spring,
commencing with last Sabbath, Oc-
tober 9.
Merritt Holt spent Sunday in Bing-
ham.
Frank w Witham, formerly Of La
rome, was in town last Saturday call
ing on friends. Mr.. Witham is over
84 years old and Is considered quite
smart for one of his age. Several
years ago he lost his wife and since
then has made his home in Fairfield
village.
Kind neighbors and friends of Mrs.
Grace Bigelow harvested two hun
dred and fifty bushels of potatoes
from four acres Of the late Roy Bige-
lows farm last week, brought them
to the potato house, sold them and
returned to the farm with the cash
for her. There were twenty men in
the party. A picnic dinner was
served
George Pater and Merritt Holt went
to Boston Thursday to see the sights
and visit the Food Fair Mechanics 8
building.
Mrs. H. B. Creation of Stark, was
the guest of Mrs. John Smith Mon
day.
C. o. Normandy of the Norridge-
wock shoe factory who has been in
the West for a few weeks taking or
ders for shoes, returned last Friday
night. Mr.. Normandy reports busi-
ness good and was very successful in
taking orders.
s. G. Jewett informs us that his
factory in Hampden canned about
three hundred thousand cans of sweet
corn.
1t is reported from Lewiston that
Frank Tuttle Is confined to the house
by sickness. Mr.. Tuttle is Norridge-