The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-22

eral of the rooms will have TO be
thoroughly renovated from The effects
Of the heat aud smoke.
Norridgewock has had her share Of
forest fires during the past dry season
for only recently, occurred the bad
fire in the woods at HoNie's Siding
and this pas week before the rain
n fire started from some unknown
origin in the wood lot belonging TO
Horace Frost. The fire rapidly spread
ing into the adjoining wood lots be-
longing TO Mrs Burleigh Everett and
George Nosher 1t was estimated
thai about fifty acres were burned
oyer causing a great deal of damage
and completely running the young
trees
Byron Trueworthy has completed
moving his house 10 the lot on Mercer
street and also the large stable to the
front of the old lot on Upper Main
street. At present a crew of men
are digging a cellar for the stable
which Mr.. Trueworthy will have re-
built into a modern two tenement
house.
Mrs. H. w. Smith is visiting at her
old home in Hampden. Me.
W. A. Libby was taken very sudden
" sick with appendicitis Monday.
Charles Luce of Skowhegan was in
town calling on friends Monday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs Walter Perkins and
Miss Beatrice Stevens spent Sunday
at Smithfeld.
william Wood of Fairfield Center
was in town last week calling ON old
friends.
Mrs. Roy TrueNorthy vas in OAK
land last week.
Mrs. Frank Jewell and little daugh-
ter Louise have returned from WISH
with relatives in Massachusetts.
i Miss Florence Jewett visited TRENDS
in Skowhegan last week
/ Miss Nettie Everett of Pressure Isle
i is in town visiting relatives. being
called here by the death of Miss Reta
Everett.
c. J. Foster and Paul Roselle of
Sagaponack. L. l., New York, were IN
/ town Saturday on business.
Frank Miner was in Wateryille Wis
| iting friends last week.
Miss Alice Longley spent few days
recently visiting relatives in New
Sharon.
Carl Groves of Freeport spent Sat
urday and Sunday in town visiting
! relatives.
George Elliot of Laconia. \. II. was
business caller in town Monday.
! Mrs. Essie Moody of Rumford Falls
arrived Saturday for a visit with rela-
tiyes in town.
Mr.. and Mrs Philip Williamson
| 10 or rt-ooty vic in
Waterville.
Mrs. Stewart Webb of Freeport is
in town visiting relatives.
George Chandler returned last week
from a business trip to Boston.
Mrs. W G.. Everett is very ILL.,
II is reported that Amos Holt has
sold his farm to out of town parties.
Bernard Carr and Ezra Kelley are
enjoying a weeks hunting trip at
Smithfeld.
William Bracket has disposed of his
old automobile and purchased a Hud-
son-SiX.
NJ. E. Holt arrived from Belfast Sun
day
Ernest Kelley commenced his duties
as brakeman on the regular passenger
train between Oakland and Kineo this
week
On account of the bad storm Monday
the High School held one session.
Last week Sunday at Bingham oc-
Cured the marriage of Bernard Otis
of this town and Miss Florence Otis
of North Arson. the ceremony being
performed by Rev. T. B. HIATT.
Miss Nora Pugsley visited her friend
/ \ 1 i
Sunday.
i Mrs. Melissa Morse is still very i'll.
Mrs. E. H. Vaughan and brother Mr..
Burbank returned last week from Bos-
ton.
Walter Collins of Los Angeles. Cal,
is visiting Ira Hilton and family.