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EAST ST. ALBANS

Clyde Corson who has been employ
ed as wireless operator at Bar Har
hor and who has been visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Cors on
during the past week left for Win
throp. Sunday, July 80. accompanied
by his mother, Mrs. Corson. 1t has
been announced that the marriage of
Clyde Corson to Margarine Arnold of
Winthrop will take place Tuesday,
Angus. |, at Winthrop.
Mr. and Mrs. II. b. Fisher went to
Suencer Mt. on a blueberrying trip
July 30.
Mrs. Nora Parker and George Win
ters of Boston are at present the
guests of Mrs. Parkor's mother, Mrs.
Flora Parkman
Nora Leo, who has been staying at
David Longley's. returned to her home
n Dexter. July 30.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Nutter Of ri is
field were in town July 80 calling at
w. w. Nutters and Edgar Crocker's
Mr.. and Mrs. Nutter will leave for
California in a week.
Mrs. w w. Nutter was the guest
of relatives at Camp Benson during
the past week.
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QTINNEBASSETT

MIS-. Sadie McDougal of Hartford,
Conn. who is visiting relatives here
had the misfortune to sprain her ank-
lie recently.
Mr. and Mrs Roy Merry who have
been camping near the residence of
Howard Noble left last week for Dow
er-FoXcroft. where they will visit re-
latiyes a few days before going to
Davenport. Iowa. where they will
both enter a Ghiropraetic school.
Fred Clark of Berlin n. H, ar
rived in town last Friday night. He
cane after three OF his children, Bar
bsra and Pauline who have been car
ed for by Mr. and Mrs H. S. Wi
thee for year and Freddie who has
been with his aunt, Mrs. John Pyne.
A Younger child Albert will remain
here till fall when he will ago go to
Boston.
Mrs Edna Batter and son Howard
of Portsmouth, y. II. has been a re-
cent guest Of her sister, Mrs. Joseph
in Woodsum.
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1 SkOWHEGAn MANS e.
PERlEhCE - =

Can ron doubt the evidence OF tia
Showhegan cittzen2
You can verify Rkowhsgan ~
dorsement
Read this:
J. A. Savage, prop. Of fruit tree
business. 40 Pleasant St., Skowhe-
gan, says: II havs taken Doans
Kidney Pills on two or three occas-
Ions when my kidneys were out OF
order and they did me a world OF
good. The main symptom WAS with
my kidnegs; my bladder would DO
painful when passing the kidney So
cretions and at times my back would
ache just over my kidneys. always
go to SIMPSONS Drug Store and get
q box Of Doan's Kidney Pills. use
them for few days and the all.
ments becoms corrected. recon.
mend Doan's Kidney Pills ia return
TOR the benefit they were to me-"
Price COO, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-ges
Doans Kidney ns-ths same that
Mr. Savage had. Foster-Milburn Co,
Mfrs. Buffalo, N. Y.
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Mrs George Tidd of Providence. r.
l., is spending few days with Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frazer Gee spent
Sunday at Togus.
Miss Mary Haskell OF Auburn is a
guest of Mrs Arthur Howe
MALB0N'S MILLS
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Whittemore,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Whittemore,
Mrs. Gertrude Gates and Thomas
Brigham, motored by way Of Har-
mony and st. Adams to Pittsfeld on
Sunday and called on friends.
Quite number of people from this
vicinity went to the BURBERRY re
gions on Sunday and report very
good picking Among those who
went were Mr.. and Mrs. W K. Sea
mans. Mr. and Mrs. Fl F., Salsbury
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Earle.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Walker and
children and Mrs. W. l.. Walker and
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Wiley spent
the day at Morrill, Pond while, Mrs
ID. Bradbury were guests of DR.. Jul
ia Nay kincaid at her cottage at
Lakewood.
Isaiah Crowell with his son Henry
Crowell and wife and Miss Susie Has
kell passed the week end at Mayfield
and picked some blueberries.
Mrs h. f. Crowell went with her
daughter Mrs +. 0. Furber and Mrs.
Furber to Canaan Sunday and made
several pleasant calls on old friends.
Representatives of the aluminium
cooking utensils held a demonstra-
ton at the home of Mrs William
Earle on Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Whittemore
and family from town were Sunday
callers at the home Of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Joseph Whittemore.
Carroll Whittemore has early pota-
toes which he has been selling in
town.
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He will move his family with him
and board his crew.
Friends are congratulating Mr.. and
Mrs. Kerth Dexter on the birth oil a
fine son.
Thomas Hogan is done haying.
Herbert Lovejoy from the Lower
road is on the Hill, haying.
Rev. and Mrs. Dolly of the north
village we're calling on Mrs. Harry
Jackson one day the last of the week.
Howard Libby is working for o. B..
Hutchins.
The oldest son of the late Chester
uutchins fell and broke his collar
bone. He is as comfortable as can
be expected.
Merle Merrill is quite sick with a
bowel trouble.
d. d. Pinkham and family were
supper guests of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. G. Atwood, Monday
night.
Earl Wing is building a concrete
we'll or water trough in his barnyard
New potatoes are being carried in
to market.
DefWOOu oduolu oPCh' -" ""y q
with his uncle Harry Jackson.
Ed Savage and Blaine Atwood made
a trip to Lewiston Friday on bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gould are
having in Lexington on the farm.
Chester Atwood, Forest Jackson
and NJ. G. Atwood took a trip thru
Lexington and lower Dead River the
first of the week.
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COKNXILLE

There will be a preaching. service
at the East Ridge Church. Cornyille
next Sunday afternoon at 80. con
Quoted by Rev. b. H. Johnson of
Athens. Everyone invited to attend.
Walter Bowman, Mrs Bernice
Camp. Mrs b +. Judltins and daugh-
ter Iildreth, left early Sunday morn
ing by auto for Boston.
Jeanette Holmes of South Brain
tree Mass is spending the summer
with her grandmother, Mrs. Jennie
Warren.
Otto Flewelling took a party of
friends to Mayfield and Kingsbury
Sunday blueberrying in his auto
truck
Mrs. Jennie Warren is entertain
ing her granddaughter and husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Bow of Maiden.
Mass. They arrived Monday night
by auto. They are on a trip to Que
bee
Charles Blatchford who has been
The guest of friends returned to Bos-
ton Monday.
jeanette Holmes passed the day,
Monday. with Agnes R. Moody.
Arthur Williams and crew of men
nave finished cuttings hay on the Ar
thur Morrill, farm.
NORTH CORNVILLE
Mss Ruby Tufts, who is employed
IN Washing on. D. c., in the Treas
ury department is having two
weeks vacation FROM her labors,
spending it with her parents. Mr..
anu MIS- + W. Tufts. Miss Tufts
position is very responsible one,
ne,ore gong to Washington. Miss
ultS was the North Cornville cor
respondent for the Independent Re-
porter.
Kay SpluIding and Fred Ellis are
cutting me grass on the farm, form@
eriy owned by c, NJ. Doutt.
Mrs Senith Robinson who was con-
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ST. ALBANS

The County commissioners were in
town Monday to survey right of way
on land owned by c. j. Northen sold
to G.. A. Batchelder.
Miss Zana Prescott of Seattle
Wash, is guest of her aunt, Mrs,
IL. G. Prescott.
Glen Hanson and family are at
their cottage on Indian Pond for the
summer.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Patten,
July Goth, a son Ueon c.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Orin Parkman,
July 21st, son tMalcolm Fairfield).
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Patten visited
their daughter, Mrs. Jesse Boston,
Sunday.
Mrs. Bessie Prescott is visiting her
sister, Mrs. If. c. Prescott.
C.. ]. Worthen has sold his stand
in The village to Harry Hilton.
Mr.. aud Mrs. c. A. Batchelder re-
turned from Boston Saturday, where
they had been ON a business trip.
Dr. and Mrs. Jackson of Barre, W..
accompanied by Mrs. Ellen Given, ar
rived in town last week where they
will spend a few weeks at their cot
tage on Indian Pond.
MIR. and Mrs W. G Bailey of Car
mel were callers at Stephen Bragg 6
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Seekins OF
Skowhegan were among the callers In
town Monday.
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news that her brother passed away
Saturday evening.
The work on the State road which
was discontinued thru haying, Will be
resumed July 81.
A party of men representing the
Standard Oil Co., installed a new five
gallon gasoline pump for y. B. Whit
ney the past week. While in town
they were guests at Valley Inn.
Eli Stilson and wife of Berlin, New
Hampshire are guests of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stilson.
L. j. Adams of Guilford was in
town Sunday.
Rev. l. B. Mower of Waterville as
sisted with the church services Sun
day morning afterward going to Park
man Center where he conducted a
baptism.
Among the guests at Valley Inn the
past week were the Libby party of five
who drove from New London, Conn, a
distance of SIS miles in one day.
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NEW PORTLAND

Fred King was taken to the hospi-
tai at Skowhegan Monday for treat
inert.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thompson OF
Andover and n. S. Stowell were bust
ness callers in town the first of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Farley and lit
tie daughter Betty of Danvers, Mass
have returned home after visit with
Mrs. Farley's sister, Mrs. Arthur
D9Ggctt,
The baseball team will play with
Slratton at North Now Portland Sat
urday at $50 O'Clock.
NJ SIS Edna Mitchell of Watcrville is
visiting her father. VIM. Mitchell
Miss Esther Luce is visiting rela-
tiyos in Portland.
The Spool Makers of the N. S.
Stowell mill are having weeks va
cation.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Berry. Mr. d.
and Mrs Ross Berry and son. Philip
Palmer, all of Pleasant Ridge, were
guests at J. P Quimby's Sunday
Sewel Jones, who for many years
has been a resident of Stockton. Cal,
arrived in town last week with the
body of his wife for burial and at
present is visiting his brother, Grant,
at the old Jones homestead. Mr..
Jones was accompanied by his young
err brother. Albert and wife and
daughter. who for many months have
been at his home assisting in the care
of the deceased.
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KLONDIKE-HARM0NY

Violet. the little daughter of Will
fred Mcpherson, while at play in the
barn fell and broke her arm. DR..
Roland attended her.
The farmers in this vicinity are fin
lshing up their haying.
Mrs. Meluss Bonneau. who is in a
hospital in Lewiston for treatment, is
improving Her daughter, Dorelda.
who spent the winter in the Ursules
Convent at Standstead. p. O., is keep
ing house during her mothers alb
sence.
The Hon. Mr.. Pattangall made
calls in this neighborhood on Friday.
MAINSTREAM
Phehe Burdick and Hattie Chase
left town this morning for Dover
Camp Ground where they will spend
the week attending the Methodist
camp meeting.
Milo Huff's family will leave Tues
day for Cumberland Mills. where
they will make their home.
BENJAMIN Grants sister and daugh-
ter of Cambridge, Mass, are spending
few weeks at his farm.
Henry Stevens. Hattie Bachelor
and Hattie Dore have returned from
Mayfield. where they have been blue
berrying.
Blanche Stafford was taken serious
ly ill and was removed to the Show
hogan Hospital. where she was oper-
ated on for gall stones Her many
friends are anxious for her recovery
Mrs. Olive Bunker and son, Will.
visited the Skowhegan Hospital Sun
day.
Georgia and Alfred Fuller of Pitts
field were callers at Mabel Bane's
Saturday.
William Seekns and wife returned
Friday from a business trip In Pitts
field
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BANKRUPT'S PETITION I'd
CHARGE

In the matter of Alfred |
formerly of Fairfield in The G
somerset now of Nateryill3
'ounty Of Kennebcc. bankr{
Bankruptcy.
To the Hon John 4. Peters
he District Court OF the United
for the District of Maine.
Alfred Marcus. formerly |
field. County OF Somerset, noT|
terville, in the County Of kl
and state of Maine, in said
respectfully represents that
18th day of November T
past. he was duly adJu1gel
rupt under the acts Of
relating to bankruptcy; that
duly surrendered all his props
rights Of property. and has I'D
piled with all the requirement.
,cts and of the orders of Y
touching his bankruptcy.
WHEREFORE HE PRAYS.
nay be decreed by the court
, full Discharge from all dehta
,gainst his estate under said
tcts, except such debts as are
by law from such disrhafge
Dated this eth day Of Jul
1922.
ALFRED Maroon
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CAMBRIDGE

Many of the farmers are done hay
ing and the bare fields make US think
the summer is fast going
Nearly every family has one or
more visitors at the present time
Miss Aldine Gilman is at home for
her summer vacation
Miss Alice Boardman is the guest of
her sister Mrs. Nellie Clark at the
Postofflce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen +. Dyer and
daughter Ruby were callers at Valley
Inn. Saturday afternoon.
Mss Marguerite Rollins OF Gull
ford who has spent the past two
weeks with her aunt, Mrs. MacCaus-
land. has returned to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boardman and daugh-
ter of New Jersey are guests of Mr.
Boardman's sister, Mrs, Nellie Clark
Mrs. Imogene Ring has returned
from two weeks vacation which SHE
spent in Newport. the guest of her
niece Mrs. JOAN Watson. Mrs Rims
in company with Mr.. and Mrs Wat
son mnde several trips to points o
interest.
Arthur Carleton of Dover-Foxcrof
is cutting Mrs. Julia Gould's hay fol
her.
Miss Stella Clark has gone tt
Greenyille. where she has employ
ment at Squaw Mt. Inn for the sum
mer.
Mrs. MacCausland received the SAT
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WEST BRIGHTON

Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Raymond and
two grandchildren, Ruth and Clifford
Davis, Of Skowhegan, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Wyman Sunday,
and also of Mr.. Raymond's mother,
Mrs. Albert Whitman.
Harry NJ Jones has a very sick
horse, and the neighbors turned out
from Bunker Hill. Athens and came
and put in four loads of hay for him
Sunday. Mr. Jones feels that he
has some very kind neighbors. Five
men and three horses came to work
win Durgin of Bingham was in this
vicinity several days last week.
Scott Rowe and son. Earl and The
ran, of Norridgew were callers at
Pcrlcy Wyman's Sunday.
Nlr and Mrs. Fred Profile and lit
tie son and Mrs. Edith Dinsmore of
bingham, motored to Brighton to call
on Mrs. Dinsmore, who Is cooking at
the Brasier Farm for the S. d. War
rem Co., Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs VIII Austin and
brother. Ruel Austin and sister, Mrs
sadie Harmon. of Canaan. were call
ers at Porley Wyman's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Thompson, Mr.,
and Mrs. Roy Sinclair and little son,
of Athens. were callers at Burt Cor
sons Sunday evening.
Sumner Williams and Ray Davis
were callers at Herbert Corson's re-
Gently, selling blueberries. Berries of
all kinds have been quite plentiful
this summer.
Winfield Goodrich and daughter,
Eva, passed through this vicinity Sun
day, calling at Perley Wyman's on
the way.
Mrs. Vernie Goodrich and daugh-
ter were guests at Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Berry's Sunday.
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LEXINGTON HEIGHTS

Justin Howard is home for a week
to do his having.
Fenfon nunphy was home from
Danylle Junction over Sunday.
Lloyd Nutting was home from Nor
ridgoWock over Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Fillebrown
of Madison were guests OF Mr.. o. s..
Al en- tho past week.
Nh and Mrs. Raymond Stafford and
daughter were visiting John Stafford
Adolbert l.. Stafford of Reading,
Mass. and his brother Russell SAT-
ford of Dead River were callers at
Ohcd Aliens July 81.
Mr.. and Mrs Ruskin Nutting and
Mrs Ola Webb were Sunday guests
of John Stafford.
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BROWN,s C0RNER-CANAAN

Herbert Ober of Sebec Station was
in town Saturday night and Sunday
calling on friends.
Mrs. Sarah Nevins was in this place
recently. Her many friends are glad
to know that she has come to reside
in the home of Roscoe Hart in the
village.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hayhurst re-
turned to their home in Waterville,
Monday after week end visit in the
home of Ivory Burrill
Mrs. Henry Hayden returned to her
home in Old Town last Sunday after
a ten days visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Milford Withee
Last week Mrs. May Fitzgerald en-
tertained Mrs. B. H. Fitzgerald of
Burnham and the present week she
has as guest. Mrs. Linnie Parker
of Wakefield, Mass.
Katherine McGrath of New York
who has been in the home of her sis
ter Mrs. Ivan Padham for two weeks,
returned home Saturday
Little Miss Nathe Foster who has
been boarding in the home of Will
futile went to the home of her moth
err Mrs. Lemuel Lancaster, who lives
on the River road, Skowhegan.
Ivan Padham and family and C. b..
Chase and son Carroll and party went
to Mayteld Thursday. bluebcrrying,
when they brought home nice guam
tity CT berries They went again
Sunday but found few berries
Burton Day is a sufferer from the
effects of mercury poison, at this
writing he is confined to the house.
Mrs Mamie Hoar of Massachusetts,,
Mrs. Vesta Holt and Miss Lucy Bur
rll of Canaan passed a day recently
with their aunt, Mr.. Carolyn Bailey.
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Card OF Thanks

We wish to thank our tr..,l
neighbors for their kindn Aiea1
the sickness and death oi o
We especially thank Mrs. y NJ.
IT'S Tor the tender care qis1
through all his suffering s"'
nam Lodge 1873 for Tho S sAI
shown, also for the man, =
floral offerings. y
Leamon Z. Pierce
and family
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Farla,
and family
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c Ei,.
The Forks, Me. July Is laes
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BIGELOW HILL

Mrs. E. A. Merchant has a col
lection of hydrangeas that are more
than beautiful and are well worth 60
ing long way to view them. There
are five of them and none having less
than fifty blossoms, and one of the
plants is really sight not soon to be
forgotten. 1t is fifteen years old and
has over one hundred and fifty buds
and blossoms upon it
Miss Bertha Trembly is spending
few days with her sister, Mrs. Geo.
Rowe who recently returned from the
Augusta hospital, where she under
went an operation.
Mrs. Lizzie Holloway of Norridge-
wock was caller at the home of. Mrs.
Orie Mitchell last Thursday.
Mrs. Susie Porter who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. c.
Luce for the past month has gone to
Houlton to visit some time before re-
turning to her home in Fort Fair
field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Packard and
son Blynn of Skowhegan visited at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cyril Vio-
lette Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isiah Crowell of Nal
IONS Mills were callers at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Bailey last
week.
Earl Sheppard of Norridgewock is
having for Mrs. Horn this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Purrier were
in Norridgewock on business last
Tuesday.
The foxes have been making their
presence felt in this section the last
few nights by visiting the hen houses
and carrying away the fowls in large
number. They seemed to particular
ly like the ones at the home of Mr.
md Mrs Clinton Luce for they have
carried away fifteen large chickens,
and four hens within a few nights.
The weather man is helping great
y this week in haying by giving us
some pleasant weather.
Mr. and Mrs 0mefine Bouchard
and son Levite were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Cyril Violette, Sunday.
Mrs. Stella Trumball who is visit
ing with her sister. Mrs. Milton Rowe
for some time, spent a few days last
week in Norridgewock. Mrs.
rrumball recently came from Califor-
Ala
The potato bugs still seem quite
sontented in this section but will soon
lepart for other lands by the treat
mtnt being given them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Yiolette of
SEowhegan spent three days last week
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cyril
Violette Mr. Violette worked on
the road for his father in his section.
J Franklin Harris and wife OF
Richmond motored to the home of
Mrs. Harris brother and wife, Mr..
md Mrs. L, A. Merchant and spent
he week end with them.
Miss Sarah Swan of Rhode Island
IS visiting at the home of her uncle
md his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Jewett.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM Rodgers and
family and Mr. and Mrs Fred Bur-
ill enjoyed a motor trip to Flagstaff,
sunday.
Mrs. Charles DeVoll who is recup-
erating from recent operation, at
The Somerset hospital, is getting along
n cely. and expects to be able to re-
turn home within a few days.
Linwood Durell, son of assistant
postmaster, Howard Durell. spent a
few days recently with Tobey Robin
son. who is staying with his aunt and
uncle Mr. and Mrs. T.. A Merchant
for the summer. also Robert Chapman
of Boston was a guest at the Mer-
chant home last week.
Avis Burrill has accepted a posi-
ton at the alden Farm at East
Pond for the summer.
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SHARKS

Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus upper of
Boothbay TIarbor came last Saturday
for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Rose
Dudley.
Mrs. Olive Grant WHO Is employed
at Bingham hotel. was the weekend
guests of relatives here.
Several from this place went up
river blueberrying last Saturday.
Miss Margaret Innes and Miss lsa-
bel Daugherty of New York have re-
turned home after weeks visit with
their aunt. Mrs. William Locke.
Donnie Horton and Ben Soule went
TO Monmouth last week to work for a
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schmitz have
returned to Massachusetts,
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fitch and
daughter recently visited his mother
at Pennington.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Fogg took an
automobile trip to Winthrop few
days ago.
SANDY RIVER VALLEY
Mrs. John Quimby is in very poor
health.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Ladd and
son of Waterville are guests of Mr..
and Mrs, Warren Ladd.
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EAST SKOWHEGAN

The schoolhouse on the river road
is undergoing repairs. and will be
heightened eight feet which is very
gratifying to the community.
Frank q Pooler who has been i'll
OF late is improving.
Wilbur Mitchell and wife of Fair
field accompanied by his father Fifeld
Mitchell were callers at r.. j. Nit
chell's Saturday.
Haying is in order and farmers are
improving the good hay weather. A
goodly crop is reported.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kicker OF
Portland. passed several days last
week with his brother Raymond Rick
er and family.
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is better. y" Gays Lad
Clarence Tufts who !. /
Athens for Bert Gins Is WofH
over Sunday. vas
. Edith and katherine ~,
have scarlet fever Arc e hellq
could be expected. e0nil0rtl
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradburv =
Athens were guests =, '1 ~, Bal
Sunday afternoon. leu Y
Mrs. Percy Renter and h..
of Madison were caII. ra iaay
Thursday afternoon, On
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Card OF Thanks

We wish to thank all VIA
way assisted us during the ssdI
our husband and fathers Don,
would especially thank Rev NJ
Tor the very appropriate and
remarks and the Changers n
services and tribute, and to Al
who sent flowers.
Mrs. Alice Bigelow
II. Walter Bigelow
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Ap1
Miss Vesta Bigelow
Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. I'd
Norridgewock, Me, Aug. 3. M
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PIGn CORNER-MADISON

A. p. Clark and ]. l.. Spaulding
have recently bought an ensilage cut
ter of the Bracket Shaw and Lunt
Company
Mr.. and Mrs l.. +. Corson and
daughter Muriel OF Braintree, Mass,
who have been spending summer
vacation with their sister Mrs. Louise
c, Spaulding, returned home Tuesday
noon
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News Of Somerset's Busy Towns

Rev, and Mrs. George Merrill of
Taunton. Mass, have been recent
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry George.
Eben Miller and family recently en-
ioyed an automobile trip to Salem and
they returned home with nearly a
bushel of splendid blueberies.