The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-06-19
The Interesting News Of
Somerset's Busy Towns
EAST NEW PORTLAND

A meeting was held at II. e. Wal
ker's store on the evening of June
18th, and a Village Improvement So
ciety was formed. The officers were
elected as follows: President, II.
c. Walker; secretary, Belle S. Nye;
treasurer. l.. y. Brown. Plans were
formulated for a celebration and dedi-
cation of the new bridge on July 4th.
The following committees were APP
pointed. Advertising, Beulah Wal
ker. l.. y. Brown; speakers, W. S.
Parsons. c. b. Walke~e Erma Emery;
music, Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Adams, II.
p Jones, beans and coffee, Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Jones. Mr. and Mrs Geo.
Stafford, Mr. and Mrs. T.. f. Wills,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Emery; ice
cream, II. C. Walker. Robert Scott,
George Mckinney, Nora Holbrook,
Christine Adams; drinks, II. A. En-
cry. c. Il. Walker, Jennie Holbrook,
elsie Atwood; fruit Belle Nye. Erma
Emery, Albion Edwards, Harold
Adams; candy and cigars. Marta
Mercurio. Sadie Edwards, Maggie To-
zier, Frank Houghton; decoration,
Halle Jones, Eva Luce, w. s. Par
sons, Beulah Walker Nellie McKen-
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Emery l.. y. Brown, Beulah Walker,
Susie Adams; booths, r. A. Nye, Ber-
land CORY; parking cars, Fred Nc
Kenney, John Hall, Harold Atwood;
errand boy, Henry Mckinney The
speakers for the day will be Hon.
Frank H. Holley of North Arson. Mr..
Edwards, state engineer of Augusta,
DIR. e. ~ Pratt of North New Port
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Arson. Music by Skowhegan Band.
c. y. Mckinney has had an ulcer
ated tooth that has caused sore
on BIS face which has been very pain
fuKand has to be attended by a ply
sician daily.
Mrs. Emma Hutehins had the mis-
fortune to fall and hurt her hip 50
she is confined to her bed. Her
daughter. Miss Lucy Hutchins, who
was working at Fred Getchell's in
Embden, is caring for her.
The following officers were elected
In the Sunday school last Sundy:
Superintendent. Belle S. Nye; assis-
tant superintendent, Thurston Hutch
insa secretary and treasurer, Maria
Emery Sunday school will be held
each Sunday at p. m. Everybody
is cordially invited to attend.
Miss Mildred Fogg of Old Orchard
Is visiting for week at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs II. p. Jones.
Mrs. Julette Edwards Marshall
and Winston attended the graduation
of Madison high school Thursday
evening of last week.
At the rhetorical contest held in
connection with Central high school
graduation the following won prizes:
First and second were equally divid-
cd between Nora Holbrook and Joseph
fro Spencer as the contest was so
close that the Judges could not make
any choice third prize was won by
Stacy Pinkham. The judges were
Principal Williams OF North Arson
Academy. Rev. Leslie Grundy of No.
Arson and Mrs tunce Tuft of King
field.
Miss Nora FIolbrook Is working for
Mrs. NJ. w. Cook and Mrs. Jennie Hol-
brook for Mrs. c. B. Clark of West
New Portland.
Mrs. r. So Dolliff of Winslow was
In town Friday calling on friends.
Mrs l.. T.. Adams of Portland and
Miss Jessie Robinson of Webbs Mills
who have been visiting Andrew
Adams at d. ". I1mery's. returned
home Saturday. Mr.. Adams accom-
panied them and spent the week end
In Portland.
The pupils of the Pines school I'M
der the direction of their teacher, Miss
Hazel Judkins, gave an entertain
ment and box social last Friday even
ing. The program was as follows:
Reading. In Dime Museum, Carl
Bolster; A Notifying Mistake, Mary
Nye; Jack and Jill. Aletha Nye;
Sleepy Little School, Friedrich Saff-
ord; Little Barefoot, Beatrice Saff-
ord; The Boy That Laughed. Keith
Emery; When Papa Was a Little Boy,
Hollis Stafford; Aunt Alice, Ruth
Sprague AS Regular as a Clock,
Derward Bracket; Principle Put to
the Test, Dana Emery; Rover in
Church, Alma Edwards; The Old Man
In the Woods. Beatrice Bracket; My
Straw Hat Clarence Bolster; True
Source of Contentment, Helen Wills;
The Best Cow In Peril, Henry Nc
Kenncy; Who Was 1t, Ruth Sprague;
A Bows Pockets, Lyndon Atwood;
THE Ragged Little Boy, Merton Ed
wards; Guilty or Not Guilty, Mildred
Edwards; The Boyless Town, Porter
Wills; Popping Corn, Elma Edwards;
Whispering Bill. Alfredo Nollet. the
proceeds were SIS.