The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-06-19
News Of Somerset's Busy Towns
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she will pass the next few months
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Barker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe knight and
family AND Mrs. Addie Spaulding OF
Wateryile were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs George Hussey. Sunday.
There will Ne union service at the
Congregational Church next Sunday
morning and St. Johns Sunday will be
observed by Lebanon Lodge F. & Am.
The members of Cedar Chapter O. +.
S. will also attend in a body as guests
OF the Masonic Lodge.
Rev l.. p. Tibbetts was called to
Steep Falls. Monday TO attend the flu
neral service Of a former parishioner.
ON account OF the union service
Sunday there viii be no morning SER
vice AZ the Baptist Church but the
Sunday School will meet as usual.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Hussey and
daughter Miss virginia and DIR. and
Mrs. II. W Smith are occupying the
Jewell camp at Smithneld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Boone are
visiting in Massachusetts,.
fllery futile was in Belfast, Satur-
DAY TO carry his cousin Miss Beulah
Seekns home Miss Seekins was in
town to attend the High School Com
mencement exercises.
Miss Edna Thompson accompanied
BY several lady friends enjoyed trip
np river Sunday in Miss Thompson
new car.
Ar. and Mrs. Hcman Beane visited
in nallowell over Sunday
Mr. and Mrs II. l.. Pratt have NOV
cd 10 Massachusetts, Mr. Pratt has
had charge of a crew on the State
road between this town and Skowhe-
gan and while in town they have re-
sided IN the Welch house.
Mrs. George Carr. Mrs Lydia
Bongley and Mrs. Mary Longley are
attending tho meetings Of the Grand
Army Encampment in Portland this
week.
Mrs. Mildred Muheron is confined
To her home by illness.
George Fairfield has moved his fam
lily to bingham. Mr. Fairfield is in
the insurance business and his terri
tory Is Bingham and vicinity. Mrs.
Fairfield and children visited in town
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin II. Cooley of
Boston were guests Of Mr.. Cooleys
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Cooley
few4days last week.
William Longley has returned from
n several weeks visit with relatives in
the Aroostook county.
Mr.. and Mrs. ira Hilton gave
family dinner party for MIS-. u. I.
Staples and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry carr
Sunday.
Charles Harmon returned to Togus
Monday after passing a few weeks
with his daughter Mrs. John Neil, Mr..
bnnIth
Mrs. Winnifrcd Burgess was busl-
ness caller in Waterville, Monday.
The Boy Scouts are enjoying
week s camping trip to Smithfield this
week.
The Commencement exercises of
the Norridgewock High School were
held in the town hall on Thursday
,vening and as usual the hall was
crowded with friends and relatives of
Tho graduates. All the numbers were
given in a finished manner and with
much credit to the graduates and
those who had prepared them for the
exercises. The hall was very hand
somely decorated with pink and silver
grey, the class colors, the back of the
stage being filled with evergreen
trees. An orchestra from Waterville
had been engaged to furnish the mu-
sic but they had an automobile acct
dent which prevented their reaching
the town until the exercises were over
but in time to play for the dance
which followed. 1t was great dis
appnintment to the class not having
music during the exercises. The FOL
lowing program was given: lnyo-
cation; Salutatory. Lies True Aim,
PHYLLIS NJ. Stevens; essay, Character
vs. Reputation, Louise r. Worthley;
Class Grafton, Future Demands OF
American Manhood, J. Douglas Pre-
BILE; Class Prophecy, Geneva +. Holt;
essay, Friendship, Annette b. Worth
lev: Class History, Henry S. George;
essay. Importance of Decision, Francis
G. Dresser; essay, Child Labor, Wal
ter NJ. Horne; Presentation of GIFTS,
Eunice G. Tibbetts; Class VIII, Es-
fher II. futile: Valedictory. Shall the
Spirit of America stand? Virginia I.
Crosby: Presentation of Diplomas,
Supt. j.. A. Simoneau. There were
nineteen in the class, the others re-
ceiyine diplomas were Edna Cheviot,
Laura Carpenter, Evelyn Green, &.
Belle Owens, Floyd Nickerson, Elvet
Holmes. Elsie Dickinson and Kenneth
Blaisdell. This. class of nineteen,
was the largest class to be graduated
from the Norridgewock High School
in number OF years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hussey attend
Cd the Tooth anniversary OF Kent
Hill Seminary, Saturday
The members of the graduating
class of dhe high school are enjoying
y week at the Tibbetts cottage at Ola
orchard this week The party is
chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs. 0. c.
Woodman.
Mrs. f. G. Davis and little grand
daughter, Mary Carr. were recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Davis in Augusta.
THE members Of Lebanon Lodge f
and A. M. observed Past Masters
Night at special meeting held last
Friday night Several guests We're
present beside about 40 members OF
Canaan lodge. After the work
banquet was enjoyed.
Miss Mildred Belle and Miss Lucy
Huff were home from Pennington