The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-18
The Interesting News Of
Sonerset's Busy Towns


The village schools opened Monday
for the fall term.
Mrs. Leda Webster spent several
days last week at Lakewood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melville Boone ae-
conpanied BY Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Campbell and daughter Marie OF vii
ton enjoyed a trip Sunday 10 Lake
Cobbosseecontee.
Miss Verna Blaisdell. head nurse at
the Kennebee Valley Hospital al
Skowhegan Is enjoying a INC weeks
vacation at the home of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. IT,. Blaisdell.
Mrs. Jessie Rogers has bought the
bungalow at the foot OF Msteryille
Hill formerly occupied by DR.. Ames.
Mrs. Rogers will occupy the rooms
which were the doctors Offices and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bufrill will occupy
the main part OF the house.
Mrs. William Soule was confined To
her home by illness last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ball of Paw
tucket, r.. I. have beer visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Rogers.
Maurice Trip. local representative
of the Central Maine Power Company,
has been enjoying a two weeks Yaca-
ton from his duties. and with Mrs.
Trip has been on an automobile trip
through northern Maine whore they
visited relatives.
There was a special meeting OF lie
banon Lodge F. q \. N. on Thursday
evening and the +. A. degree was con
ferred.
Carroll Wheeler Of Stoneham, Mass.
visited his father, William Wheeler
several days last week.
Mrs. Augusta Morrill, who has beer
a guest of Miss Coca Baker has re-
turned to her home in Manchester
The ladies of Marshall r Hale Cir
Gle enjoyed a picnic on Tuesday at
the home of one of their ~smembers,
Mrs. Grace Campbell in Larohe. There
were % present. A musical and lit
erary program was given. Picnic
dinner was served at noon on the
lawn. Another of these delightful.
picnics is to be held at the home OF
Major A. a. Nickerson on October Is
Mrs. A. S. Jewett suffered an il
turn Sunday night, but is GONZALES
cling at the present time.
Cards were received last week an
%nouncing the marriage OF Frederick
Henry Spaulding Of this place to Miss
Helen Margaret Mckay of R~oslindale
Mass. The ceremony took place al
the home of the bride in Roslindale
the double ring service being used
A reception followed and the happy
couple left Immediately for Boston
from where they sailed for Tampa,
Florida, where Mr.. Spaulding is to
fill the position of head of the Eng
lish department in the Tampa High
school. Miss. Mckay has taught in
several of the Massachusetts schools.
She has visited in Norridgewock dur
ing the summer months and won
many friends by her charming per-
sonaIity. Mr.. %Spaulding is the only
son Of Mr. and Mrs, Frank w. Spauld-
ing of this place. He is a graduate
of Norridgewock high school and OF
Bates College. il. -
The state highway between Nor
ridgewock and Skowhegan which has
been under construction during the
past two years, is SO far completed
that it is open for traffic. This is the
first piece of macadam road leading
out Of Norridgewock, and that it will
be much used is shown by the fact
that on Sunday between the hours OF
6 a. IN. and 6 p. m. 730 cars passed
over the road. The greatest num-
Der in a single hour was between >
and G p. m. when 1913 cars passed.
This count was kept by Clayton Tup-