The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-08-19
NORRIDGEWOCK

Vile and two little daughters are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Wat
son.
Mrs. Charles Smith of Boston, Mr.
and Mrs. John Boone and little child
and Miss Effie Williams of Bangor
and Miss Gertrude Gray Of Caribou
have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. 5.
X. Boone recently.
A party of ladies consisting Of Mrs.
Florence Whiting. Mrs. Josie Haynes
whiting, Mrs. Lewis Robinson. Mrs.
Ben Smith, Mrs. Laura Lockwood,
Mrs. Lila Mitchell returned Saturday
from a two weeks outing at Ocean
Point.
Mrs. Alfred Kennison and daughter
of Waterville spent the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs Charles Pike.
Forrest Knowlton of Waterville
was In town recently visiting rela-
tives.
Page & Shaw and Foss chocolates
sent prepaid. Sampson & Avore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Pattee of Med
field. Mass. are visiting Mrs. Pattee's
mother, Mrs. Elmira Trench.
DR.. and Mrs. Piper of Dorchester,
Mass. called on old friends in town
last Thursday and Friday while on
an automobile trip through Maine.
Mrs. Piper was formerly Miss Alta
Jenkins of this town.
Rev. H. l.. Mccain returned to his
home In Woodfords last week after
spending a short vacation in town
and at Smithield. Mrs. Mccain and
daughter Miss Eugenia remained for
a longer visit with her mother and
sister.
Clarence Williamson of Dorchester,
Mass. was in town last week.
Miss Vesta and Miss Lou Bigelow
are visiting their sister Mrs. Eugene
Tarbox in Skowhegan.
Webster Bennett has been having a
very serious time with ulcers on his
face caused from a poison of some
kind II was thought.
Harold Pierce and Fred Spaulding
are camping at North Pond.
Leland Merrill Is enjoying two
weeks vacation from his duties at the
Bracket & Russell store.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Hussey and
daughter Miss Virginia went by auto
mobile to Cornish last Thursday to
attend a school reunion and also to
visit relatives for a few days.
Albert Lovejoy of Boston is visit
ing his sister Mrs. Allan Stanley.
Henry Newton and son Frank of
New York returned home Friday af-
ter spending about two weeks in
town and attending the Eaton school
reunion.
William Whiting returned to his
home in Hoboken, d. j. Friday.
Quite number of the parish of the
Baptist Church of this town attend
ed the afternoon service at Smith
field last Sunday.
Rev. Ernest Trites of Lowell, Mass.
has been visiting his cousin Rev.
John Trites and wife. Monday, Rev.
John Trites commenced his summer
vacation of three weeks and with
Mrs. Trites and infant daughter left
for short visit to Monmouth, where
Mrs. Trites and baby will remain
while Mr. Trites visits his mother at
Moncton, N. B.
There will be services as usual at
the Baptist Church during the abb
sence of the regular pastor, the first
two Sundays the pulpit will be sup
piled by out OF town clergymen while
the third Sunday Rev. F. G. Davis
will address the people. Next week
Tuesday will occur the annual picnic
of the Sunday School. Teams have
been engaged to carry the members
to North Pond for the day where a
basket picnic will be enjoyed.
Rev. and Mrs. r. l.. Sheaff have
returned from their vacation spent
with relatives in Maine and New
Hampshire.
Mrs. Scott Rogers is fast recover
ing from her recent surgical opera
ton and expects to go to her own
home soon.
Mrs. Vesta Miller was on the sick
list few days during the past week.
A party of nine ladies enjoyed
days outing at Lakewood last Satur-
day, where they enjoyed very mice
dinner served at the Lakewood Inn
and then attended the matinee.
Mrs. Levi Ham has been confined to
the house by sickness this week.
Gard Morrow Of Larone is helping
D. ]. Haynes with his haying.
An automobile party consisting of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamont Applebee Of
Pittsfeld. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Tar
box of Skowhegan, Hiram Bigelow
and family and Florin Yeaton of
Starks enjoyed a trip to Northport
last Sunday.
Every night this week has been
scene at the Grange Hall lot resemb-
ling a county fair and the chief at
traction has been a Merry-go-round
which has been unusually we'll pat
roniZed.
A surprise shower party was given
Miss Eula Watson at her home last
Saturday afternoon in honor of her
approaching marriage to Fred w.
Weston of Skowhegan. A little after
two over twenty friends gathered at
the Watson home and made merry for
the remainder of the afternoon and
among the gifts which they left were
a number Of pieces of old ivory china
several pieces of nice linen, silver
and fancy dishes. During the after
noon MIS-. Lillian Hilton sang a very
pretty solo. two readings were given
by Mrs. Lou Brown and Mrs. Alfred
Watson. Refreshments of ice cream,
cake and saltines were served by
Mrs. Watson and very nice time en-
joyed by all present.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilmington
started Monday for their home in
Chicago. They will visit friends
and relatives in several different
cities on their way home.
Mrs. Jeanne Hurley Weller OF
Skowhegan 10 visiting her aunt Mrs.
Fred Tobey.
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