The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-08-14
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Misses Hazel Bailey, Elsie Walker,
Fay Barker and Gladys Spaulding
have been spending a few days at
North Pond at the Spaulding cottage
with Miss Annette Spaulding as chap
eron
Lewis Miner has a fine new canoe
on the river.
George Harlow is making prepara-
lions to erect a saw mill on the Storer
farm on the Madison road.
Steward Wing left Monday for few
weeks visit with friends and relatives
in New Hampshire and Vermont.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Holt are the
proud parents of twelve pound boy
born on Monday morning.
Misses Esther and Avis Haines who
have been visiting their grandmother
Mrs. Abbie Haines for few days went
to Pennington Monday where they
will spend the remainder of their va
cation with relatives.
Misses Augusta and Hazel Smith of
Concord who have been guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Fred BurTifl
for week returned to their homes
Monday.
Rev. II. L. Mccain who has been
spending his vacation at his cottage
at North Pond with his family re-
turned to his home in Portland Tues
day. Mrs. Mccain and daughter
Eugenia, will remain in town for a
few days visit with Mrs Sarah Fred
erick.
The members of the Morning Glory
Club spent very pleasant day Sat
urday at the Bracket cottage at North
Pond
The old house occupied by Uncle
Joe Smith" on the Waterville road
which has long been a familiar land
mark and which was over one humid
red years of age has been torn down
and the foundations for a fine new
modern farm house erected on its site.
Russell Haines who has been quite
seriously i'll for some time is now
somewhat better.
Miss Alma Stewart went to Houlton
Saturday for few weeks visit with
relatives.
Mrs. Sarah Frederick spent a few
days of last week at Lakewood.
Henry Georges son and grandson
who have been his guests for few
days have returned to their home in
Vermont.
Mrs. Henry Atwood of Larone has
been visiting her sister Mrs. Steward
Wing for a week.
Henry Sawyer was guest at the
home of James Boardman in Bangor
for four days last week.
Mrs. Hiram Pattee who has been
visiting relatives in town for several
weeks returned to her home in Mas
sachusetts Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oben Allen are spend
ing few days in Lexington in order
that Mr.. Allen may attend to his hay
ing there.
Dr. Campbell and his mother and
daughter of Augusta were guests at
the home of DR.. and Mrs. Llewellyn
Brown on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Boone are Wis
iting friends and relatives in Little
town and vicinity.
Mrs. A. A. Cheviott and children are
visiting relatives in Caribou.
Roy Pratt spent Sunday at Old Or
ohard
The body OF Miss Abbie Nye who
died in Skowhegan on Tuesday morn
ing was brought to the home of her
uncle Fred Thompson for funeral SER
vices. Miss Nye was nineteen years
of age. The interrnent was at North
Arson. Rev, F. G. Davis OBLIGATED
at the funeral services.
Foundations are being laid this
week for the new house of L. r. Fol-
som, Esq, on Main street.
Miss Inez Miller who has suffered
from her eyes this summer. after sew
eral visits to Waterville for treat
ment, finds them so much improved
that she is able to use them again.
Rev Edwin Longley has been visit
ing in town at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Annie Burgess. Mr.. Long
ley is former Norridgewock boy and
is now pastor of Baptist Church at
South Lawrence, Mass.
Frank B. Ames and Miss Glenna
Lancaster were united In marriage at
the Congregational parsonage last
Thursday by Rev. F. G. Davis. They
formerly lived in Canaan, but will now
reside in Norridgewock on the Starks
road
The attendance at the meeting of
the Village improvement Society on
August 7th, made record for the
summer, about Atty being present The
subject was "Ethelbert Nevin and His
Music" and was in charge of Mrs
Florence Ames who was assisted by
Miss Annette Spaulding. The follow
ing program was given Piano num-
beR shepherds All and Maidens Fair,
OPP. 16 No. 2. Mrs. Florence Davis
Ames. Biographical Sketch Mrs.
Maud Carr; vocal number, Il Once
had Sweet Little Doll, Bears, Miss