The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-02
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from Unity
The ladies' of the Y / 5. held their
first meeting according 10 the new
calendar for the year last Thursday
afternoon the program being prepar-
Cd by Mrs. Frances Bolan and Mrs.
Jane Hathaway and the subject Life
and Works of William NJ Thaekery'
\ very interesting program was civ
en- which consisted of a fine paper
written and read by Mrs. Mary
Woods on the subject for the after
noon and other articles read by yari-
ous members also a few musical selec-
tons were given.
Last Sunday morning the Congre-
eational Society observed Childrens
Day with appropriate exercises given
by the Sunday School. The church
was prettily decorated with daisies.
buttercups. Clovers. ferns and wild
roses. The following program was
everybody. Holy, Holy by the choir;
Sunbeams. by the school; Scripture
reading and prayer; anthem; recita
ton. Charles Dole Everett; vocal duet,
Hazel and Lila Proctor; recitation.
Margaret Sheaff; recitation, Louise
Jewell; Working Together. by a
tuOIub VI EllIS, ltNitdtiOut iiaH'i
Proctor and Edna Rogers; song,
Roses; song. Busy Bees; recitation.
Lila Proctor: song, Lessons from the
Flowers, a Flag exercise by the boy
Scouts; address by the pastor; hymn
by congregation and closed with the
benediction.
\ wedding of much interest TO the
Young people of Norrdgewock was
solemnized last Saturday evening at
the Congrcga tional parsonage by Rev
Robert Sheaff the contracting parties
being Alton Nichols and Louise Hol-
way. Both have friends in town and
are receiving congratulations upon
the happy event
Miss Mary Philpot has been in town
this week visiting relatives and Will
leave for JaCkman at once where she
has engaged to teach summer school.
James Fields of Brockton. Mass is
visiting his brother Hannaford Fields.
Mr.. and Mrs Edmund Taylor and
Verne Blaisdell are attending the Adj
vent Campmeeting at Camden THIS
week
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Durham and son
Jack arrived from SomerVllle THIS
week to spend the summer at FERN
side Bungalow
Among those who attended the Com
mandery Field Day at Popham Beach
last week were W. r. Whitney, l.. l..
Whitney, Harry Carr, John Bacon,
Charles Girdler, William Longley,
Charles Miller and Charles Farrand.
Eugene Everett who has been spend
ing several years in California arrlv-
ed home last week for a visit with
his mother Mrs. f. B. Everett.
A son was born last week to Mr..
and Mrs. Solomon Grove, also on the
Goth. a son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred L. Perry.
A strawberry and salad supper was
served last Friday evening by the Re-
bekah Lodge to their families, this be-
Ing the last supper for the summer
until September,
The remains of Selden Doyen for
merly of Smithfed but for the last
25 years of Ludden, North Dakota.
were brought to this place for burial
last Wednesday, His wife formerly
Miss Eta McIntire was unable to ac-
company the remains East on ac-
count of her poor health and their
only son was also unable to come. The
local lodge of Masons took charge of
the remains and read their impressive
services for the dead. The funeral
services were held from the Baptist
Church, Rev. John Trites officiating
and the burial was in the South Side
cemetery.
The annual meeting of the New
Sharon and Norridgewock Telephone
Company was held last Saturday in
Mercer and the following officers
elected for the coming year: A. c.
Greenleaf, Pennington. president; c.
II. Allen. Mercer, clerk; A b. Dunton
Mercer, treasurer; George Chandler
Norridgewock. Gen. Mgr; Cony Rus
sell, e. A. Hilton, l.. r. Folsom, Chas
Girdler and Charles Varney, directors
The various reports showed the COM
pany to be in the most flourishing con-
dition since its organization much OF
the credit being due to the careful
management and to the prompt ser
vice of the operators of the exchanges
whose genial services have made the
telephone business most efficient and
extended the patronage.
Frank Whittier of Portland has
been in town several days recently
visiting his sister Mrs. Edwin Burgess.
The old friends of Mrs. Caroline
Hilton are delighted to hear that Mr..
and Mrs Hilton have sold their farm
in Starks and will soon occupy their
home on Main st.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Caswell have re-
turned from a visit in Boston and vi
cinity.
Byron Trueworthy had the misfor-
tune to step on a rusty nail last week
which has confined him to the house
for several days.
The cutters at the shoe factory re-
sumed work last Monday after a two
weeks vacation The rest of the
help will resume work at once.
A report is current that the work
for the rebuilding of the road between
this town and Madison has been let
out to contractors and it is also re-
ported that an effort will be made to
straighten the road so that it will not
be necessary to cross the railroad
track so many times, an Improvement
which will be greatly appreciated by
the public as some of the crossings
are in very dangerous places
G. S. and +. f. Jewett attended the
meeting of the Maine Gamers Asso-
citation held at New Meadows Inn last
Friday.
H. c. Hussey and family and Mr.
Charles Hussey spent last week al
Lake Moxie.
DR.. w f. Brown attended the Maine
al .,ot Inn n