The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-20
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roe, Me. :,
Merritt Holt is filling the place OF
Leon Jones in the store OF Jones
Bros, while the latter has a vacation
In a cottage at North Pond.
Harry Mcfarland has gone to Els
worth for a few weeks visit.
Roy Trueworthy who lately opened
up a jewelry business in the stand
formerly occupied by Mr.. Hall. re-
ports very encouraging beginning.
Belle Randall, who has been pass
ing a few weeks with Mrs. Chester
Jones, coming here from her gradua-
ton at Pennington Normal school,
has gone to her home in Pembroke,
Me.
On Friday, Mrs. Wylie II. Smith,
with Evelyn and Harriet, returned
from Portland.
Henry Bates of Oakland called on
his sister, Mrs. c. A. Whiting Sun
day.
Percy Watts of Boston, after few
DAYS visit to this town and fishing up |
river, returned home on Tuesday.
E. c. Irish OF the Irish LUMBER
Co., of Hartland, Me, was in town on
business Monday
Fred Davis and Roy Kelley have
moved into their Lonesome Pine
cottage which they have just had built
on Sunset Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Greenleaf Blaisdell,
drove to Madison Sunday 10 s1si'
Ernest Emerson, brother Oh M.s
Blaisdell, who is slowly recovering
from a very critical operation.
Rena and Roland Barker are al tue
home of their parents. Mr.. ana Mrs'
e. r. Barker for their midsummer
vacation.
Mrs. Clara Barker is having visit
from her son, Irving and family
Mr.. and Mrs. George Carr are
spending the week at North Pond.
GLADYS Parlin is back in the post
Office after a two weeks vacation.
Mrs. Josie Whiting remains while
Mr.. Carr is at the pond.
Maud Moore spent Sunday at the
home Nof her parents, Mr.. and MIS-
W. A Moore.
The Cunliff Bros. have added sec
ond boat to North Pond, Roy having
completed one and sent 1t out Satur-
day.
Irving and Chauncy Tibbetts have
launched their 26-foot boat. 1t Is the
largest on the pond with a l5-horse
power which makes it the speediest.
The V. I. S. field day committee
have decided to go to Lakewood Fri
day. July %. Shore dinners will be
served for soc plate. Those VINO DO
not care to go to the Inn can take
basket picnic. The fare on the rail-
road will be 35c the round trip. Those
who wish to take dinner at the Inn
please notify the committee so ar
rangements can be made.
A lawn party will be held on Bap-
fist church lawn Tuesday evening,
July 20, from to s. Ice cream, auto
rides, 5 and 10 cents.
Mrs. (Rev) Herbert Mccain and
daughter of Deering, Portland, have
paid a short visit to her mother and
sister, going Monday evening to join
her husband in cottage at North
Pond.
1t is expected that the Eaton and
Norridgewock High School Alumni
association will hold one of the larg-
est reunions on August that has
been held for several years. 1t will
be held at the High school building
in Norridgewock at $50 p. m. At
$50 supper will be served in th
Congregational vestry. The evening
entertainment will commence at Z
o'clock and will consist Of an adj
dress by Rev. Costello Weston Of
Readfield, vocal and instrumental
selections, and music by TONNES or
chestra. The officers of the associa
ton are: President George A. Rus
sell of Readfield; vice president
Clarence A. Weston. Portland; secre-
tary and treasurer, Hattie A. Long
ley, Norridgewock executive COM
mittee, Miss Cora Baker, Miss Flor
ence Jewett, Fred A. Stevens, Nor
ridgewock; Mrs. Minnie Parlin Man
ter, Skowhegan and Orlando Walker,
Madison.
ALMIRON MOORE, SECOND OLD
EST MAN IN NORRIDGEWOCK
Almiron Moore, the second Oldest
man in the town of Norridgewock,
was born at Sidney. October 1, 1926.
His parents were Stephen and Nancy
Moore, When quite young his parents
moved to Mercer where they remained
until moving to Norridgewock in
1S41. Before his married life and
during the first few years of the
same he made several trips to the
West. He lived for nine months in
Wisconsin. He spent a few months
at different times In the California
gold fields of which he now has inter-
esting accounts of crossing the 18TH
mus on mules. He was married Sept.
l, 1854 to Mary Ann French from
which union there is one child Rose
Swift, of East Livermore. He went
to Haverhill, Mass, in 1863 where he
lived for about four years, coming
back to Norridgewock and living on
North Side in 1872, moving on the site
or his present home. He worked at
the carpenter trade for number of
years, having had hand in the build
ing of the old Tapley and Hathaway
houses on the North Side and the
Hussey and Pierce blocks on the
South side He helped in the con-
struction of both the bridges built
across the Kennebec at Norridgewock
During the period between the de-
struction of the first bridge and the
completion of the second, Mr.. Moore
acted as ferryman. He has been a
man with a very rugged constitution.
having had very little sickness. At
present he is slowly recovering from
the effects of a slight shock which he !
says has kept him in bed about as |
long as ever he was in his life. He
mas been rather conservative man |
rather faithfully to his own
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