The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-10-02
NEW PORTLAND

NEW PORTLAND
A quiet but very pretty wedding oc-
CURED on Wednesday evening. Sept
"a. at the home Of Mrs. Annie H..
strickland. when her youngest daugh-
ter. Blanche Hopkins, was united in
marriage to Ruel Sanborn Moshef cl
Belgrade The ceremony was per
formed beneath beautiful bridal
arch of autumn leaves, late Wild now
ers and evergreen. with Rev. Arthur
Hamilton of the Kingfeld Evangelical
church officiating The service was
simple, but impressive. the single
ring service being used. The bride
was charmingly gowned In white
georgette crepe and wore n long
bridal veil fastened by wreath Of
tiny white rosebuds. She also car
ried a bouquet OF white roses, Pray
er was Offered by Rev Clarence Smith
nastor of the West New Portland
Union church. Nineteen of the i'm
mediate relatives were in attendance,
Among the out-of-town guests were
the two sisters OF the bride, the
Misses Mary and Lena Strickland,
both of Dexter, also Mrs. Manrie
Strickland of Oakland. The bride
has always made her home in New
Portland where she has many friends,
She Is sIaau"'e u 49, 20 49, Ia -
Institute Oh liie eia7S VI ia Io,o nv
Farmlhg'oh norma 'ocnooi, 49,, i'i ',a1
groom Is Wen anu l"yoi NY N na,,
both In ms nome to",' anu IA o""
lana, "hefe ne has poeH '-'p, s,9,oI
Tor some tlile' nc 'o,.p'o ~
many Deaaliiul una u9el"' -, 3ass' 49,
Guiding presents Oh men 9l''ol CIV
disiles. i'eil o'''''ie''' a,.a sarvod
aud assorted car He'e ae' 'eu,
shortly ai1ef 'ne .ei ''i ~, o, w., Cor fnr
" NoShef depafleu ny 49,
pHfi# unknown lnt> o. No.,
ioihe dt'ei :"
rect, Oakland
The Gould brothers hive gust com
pleted the buildms OF a new Sllo.
Al noyt is having an aqueduct dug
Of his lone i'm town.
Rev Clarenc" Smith WAS III Free
man, Friday evening.
Nj Mauric strickland returned 10
Stanley Perkins, Sullivan Wllliall-
son and daughter, Mrs Arthur haihil-
ton and George Williamson were
among those attending harrington
fail on Wednesday
A r. Churchill hauled an uhuSuai-
" fine load of corn to the corn shop
one day last week. II was WelRheu
by the foreman William Wheeler VINO
found that great many OF the ears
weighed "A pound each. II hafd.y
seems after that that anyone eouIu
say that we can't raise corn III Ne"
Portland.
War Davis who mas beeh III poor
health, is improving
John Mitchell and Eugene 9tflch-
land were in Pennington on luesaaE
Of last week.
On Monday, Sept -, MISS '"d
Rolle of North At&on ana Leon Love
10y Of North New Portland were UNI
ed in marriage. Both me so"lF
people have large clrcle Oh lrleh"S
in their own ana surrounding 'o"l'S'
The reception was held on THURSDAY
evening sept. %.
MI = "ii'oh '"Hh 49,
last week, but Is gaming now
+. o. Taylor Missionary Oh llie
Maine Bible Soe'ety' mas peen III
town Tor seVerai aaYS' hl'Nlue 'a,'o
in the interests OF his work Mr.
Taylor planned to be present AT tue
Union church on Sunday he mas a
warm interest in all the niue loikS'
There was an unusually large at
tendance at the lar al Norln Nc"
Portland ON Saturday, Sept. ~ me
grounds were lined with cars ana
many from surrounding ana distant
towns were in evidence ne fancy
work, vegetables and fruit eXhlblts
were on their usual fine scale. the
hauling contests and cattle exhibit
drew the attention of large crowd.
There were two ball games in the
afternoon, the first between North
New Portland and Bingham in which
game the latter team won by score
of Z to g. The second game was be-
tween Kingfield and North Arson.
There was no Grange meeting on
Saturday evening owing to the fair.
On Monday evening. October 3,
with the Carrabassett Grange Of
kingheld' A general eoou t.ile -
expected DS lne members VI poVh