The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-01
NORRIDGEW0CK


occur the Junior Prize Speaking con
test for the Alice K Folsom Memoir.
ial prize of S. each to the winning
boy and girl. The entertainment
will be in the Town Hall and everyone
is cordially invited, The judges will
be Basil Ames, Mrs. II. w. Smith and
Mrs. Walter Crosby.
The new flag has arrived at the
intermediate school and a flag pole
has been erected The children
earned the flag by selling pencils.
Amos Holt Jr. has entered the
State Agricultural College at Amherst
for a special course.
Frank Oliver and family Of Madison
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs
George jewell.
There will be a Maybasket social al
the regular meeting of Somerset
Grange this week, Thursday evening
Every lady is requested to bring g
May basket with food enough for two
people.
The F. C. degree will be conferred
at the regular meeting Of Lebanon
Lodge +. & A. NJ this week Friday
evening.
Services will be resumed at the
Congregational Church Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. G. II. Blaisdell returned Mon
day from a visit with her son and
daughter in Augusta and Woodfords
Alan Hoar and Raymond Carter
were home Sunday from their duties
on the repair crew of the Kineo
Branch of the NJ. G. r. Il.
Gordon Bennett the youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Bennett is very
i'll.
On Saturday evening of this week
the Town Hall Picture Company will
present the pleasing photo-play 1.-THE
Impossible Mrs. Bellew." While this
picture is a wonderful exponant of
Mother Love, yet it does not have the
usual sordid surroundings of a story
of that nature but is cast among the
splendors of the rich. with wonderful
dresses and gay surroundings OF
Monte Carlo and exclusive watering
places. The show will be opened as
usual with an interesting news reel
followed by two reel Sennett com
edy. The season for their mid month
specials will be opened on Wednes-
day night, May ID with the big Tom
Meighan special "Manslaughter" re-
served seats for this special will be
placed on sale at Spauldings Drug
Store Saturday morning.
Mrs. Clayton Upper was called to
West Mills Friday by the serious ILL
ness of her mother, Mrs. Kennedy. Mr..
Topper went Sunday and carried Mrs.
Small of Mercer to care for Mrs. Ken
nedy.
Harold Pierce was home from Ban
gor Friday night. He was accom-
panied by Albion Blake of Oakland.
Frank Keene, our road commis-
sioner, has been on the sick list with
Quinsy sore throat.
Leland Merrill is to have two
months vacation from his duties at
the Bracket & Russell Co. store
commencing the first of May. The
old firm of Bracket &c Russell have
sold a part of their business to the
Paris FIGURING Co. of Portland and
the business is to be done under the
name of the Bracket &c Russell Co.
Newton Blaisdell and wife and Mil
lard Blaisdell and wife have moved
from Mercer to the Lizzie Jones house
on WEIGH street.
& Mr.. and Mrs. Cony Russell and Mrs
Henrietta Wood were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Greenwood in Skowhegan
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. Whiting were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. e. p. Whiting
in Skowhegan Sunday.
Tuesday of last week was one OF
the most disagreeable days of the
season, for during the afternoon all
- thunder lch0W
ers to hail and snow storms occurred
yet enough people braved the storm
to make the annual spring sale and
supper at the Congregational church
a success. During the afternoon,
aprons, ice cream, candy and hand
kerchiefs were sold from prettily
decorated booths and at supper time
the tables in the dining hall were
filed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levitt Newman of Ber-
lin, N. II. returned home Friday af-
ter passing a week in town. Mrs
Newmans mother, Mrs. F. w. Spauld-
ing returned home with them for a
visit.
John Neil and family have moved
from the Russell house to the Orrin
Jones farm so called on the Skowhe-
gan road.
There is to be a food sale at the
Baptist vestry this week Saturday az
ternoon, May 3rd, for the benefit oil
the Friendship Glass.
Mrs. Florence Maloon has returned
from visit with her daughter IN
Portland.
Mrs. Hannah Judkins is slowly
gaining from her recent Illness.