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there by the illness of her sister.
Ezekiel Brown of Clinton has been
in town during the week owing to the
serious illness of his SON Warren r.
Brown.
John c. Oliver and family have
moved from Water ST to the tene-
ment on Madison Ave. vacated by A.
NJ Knight
Mrs. H. A. Storey and son Raymond
of Gardiner departed yesterday after
visit with Mr. and Mrs E. F. Haines
on Middle ST.
! Mrs. Salome Gilman, who had been
/ the guest of her mother, Mrs Chas.
Gammage returned to her home in
Southport, Friday.
j Drew r. Harthorn, principal Co
/ burn Classical Institute will preach
at the morning service at the First
Baptist Church next Sunday.
+ Mrs. N. N. Clifford, who has been
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Abbie
! X Wides, left Tuesday afternoon for
j Philadelphia, where she will pass the
winter.
Mrs. r. E. Atwood and Miss Ida
J. Towne have been in Wateville
during the present week owing to the
death of their aunt Miss Ann Judson
Marshall.
William J. Abbott of Montana ar
j rived Tuesday night to visit for
time with Mrs. Abbott, who is spend
ing the winter at the home of her
father, Hon. S j. Walton.
Miss Marion E Lord and Miss
Elizabeth Scott returned Monday to
Pennington to resume their studies
at Normal School, after a visit at
their respective homes in Skowhe-
/ gan,
Among the out-of-toWn guests dur
ing the past week at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. McNeelie were Archi-
bald Houston of Guilford together
with his son Robert and wife and
George Houston also of Guiford.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Tilton who
spent Thanksgiving week in Boston
with their daughter, Mrs. Izetta Small
were accompanied on their return by
Mrs Small's son, Master Everett, who
will enter the public schools here.
Santa Claus store room in John
McClellan's block will be open from
Dec II to %. From 11-1S opened
from 1-6 p. III. every afternoon, from
1922 from a. IN. TO p. m. Please
bring all contributions as early as
possible.
In next Mondays issue of the Bos-
ton American, December 9th, viii
commence the great serial story On
Trial written from the play of the
same name which is having phen-
ominal run at one of the Boston
Thcaters
Miss Louise Coburn and Mrs Geo.
Otis Smith left yesterday for Boston.
where they will remain for the pres
emit Today Miss Iva Jackins with
her little cousin, Louise Smith, start
ed for the winter home of the Smiths
in Washington, D. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ Knight have
purchased the b. B. Merrill house
on Main St and have moved from
the tenement over the Smith Music
Store to their new home. Mr.. and
Mrs. l. c. Trufant, who have occu-
pied the Merrill house for some time,
are now living in the Dugas house
also on Main St.
Henry X Steward of Marlboro.
Mass, came Monday to spend the
winter with his sister, Mrs. A. w.
Kincaid who resides at the lothian
Weston homestead Mr.. Steward,
who has lately become a widower.
formerly lived in the brick house
near Bloomfield cottage, his parents
having been Joseph and Hannah
Steward
The injuries sustained by Willard
c. Eaton, this forenoon were not seri-
Gus, although it was very narrow
escape He was struck in the face
by melted lead while at work at the
Briggs residence about IL o'clock.
The metal spattered over the entire
face and neck and small quantity
got into his ears and eyes, but it
seems certain that the sight will not
be injured.
Twenty cans of trout were liberated
in the waters Of Wesserunsett Lake
at Lakewood Tuesday. by G. +.
Ayore These were brought down by
Supt. Ralph {. Jackson from the
Mosquito hatchery and turned over
to Mr.. Ayore at the Madison station.
There Is talk of organizing fishing
association in the early future 40
make systematiC effort nj stock ing