The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-02-07
NORRIDGEWOCK


is reported that part of two ribs
were removed.
Mrs. Alma Lowe, Mrs. Althier Has
kell. Mrs. w. w. Huntoon, Mrs. Guy
Boone, Mrs. Addie Niekerson and
Fred Jewett have been on the sick
list during the past week with the
grippe.
Mrs. Gladys Mallios of Somers-
worth. N. II. is visiting her mother,
Mrs Cassie Mclaughlin.
Ned Rushton is very i'll with asth-
ma.
= Lawson Rushton and son Ernest Of
Oakland were the over Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. David Rushton.
There will be a special meeting of
Lebanon Lodge, F. G. A. VI. on Fri
day evening of this week for the pur-
pose of comforting the A. f. and the
r. c. degrees.
Mrs. Alex futile is gaining from
her recent very critical illness.
The oldest child Of Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon Clement is very i'll.
The high school have set the date
OF Feb. 22nd for their annual sale,
supper, play and dance. Rehearsals
are being held regularly for their play
Forest Acres"
Three tractors and four horses com
pleted the moving OF the house pur-
chased by George Harlow from the
Sterry lot on the Mercer road to the
lot west of Mrs Alma loves resi-
dence on Welch street last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Moody have
~ In
to Rumford. They plan to move
there in the spring.
Mrs. Eugene Brown and daughter
Evelyn Goldie returned to their
home in Friendship Saturday after
being called here by the death of
Mrs. Browns mother, Mrs. James
Webb. They were accompanied home
by Winona Moody who will pass the
remainder of the winter with them.
Ansel Nickerson had the misfor-
tune to break his leg while working
In the numbering camps up river and
is now a patient in the hospital at
Waterville
The knights of Pythias conferred
the third degree at their last meeting
on Tuesday evening of last week and
served refreshments.
Charles Carpenter is landing logs
to be sawed into timber and moved
next spring to Smithfield where he
plans to enlarge his dancing pavilion
and also build lunch room.
Mrs. Clarence Groves and little
daughter of Madison were the over
Sunday guests of Frank Groves and
his mother.
The sad news of the death of Ruth
Miller was reported Sunday. Ruth
was the thirteen year old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Miller and only
last week attended the high school
where she was member of the
Freshman class. She was taken sud-
denly i'll with double pneumonia and
only lived few days and her death
is great shock to both parents and
friends. She had suffered with
pneumonia twice before. The FAM
lily have the sympathy Of all in their
great sorrow
Cards have been received in town
Greenleaf Fairfield to Miss Alvada
Halnanovitch at Shanghai, China, ON
December %. 1923. Mr.. Fairfield is
a Norridgewock boy and for a num-
Der of years has been connected with
banking company in China. Mr.
and Mrs. Fairfield plan to visit here
this summer.
Next Sunday morning at the Bap-
fist Church the pastor will use for
his subject "a Vision of Cod The
evening service will be held as usual
at seven o'clock
A committee was chosen last Sum
day evening at the Baptist Church
consisting Of Henry Hussey, Mrs.
Harry Burgess and Mrs. Eta Blais-
dell to confer with a committee re-
Gently appointed by the Congregation
al Society in regard to a Federation
of the churches.
Mrs. Alice Frost has closed her
home and left the first of the week
for Auburn where she will remain
with her sister for time.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fairfield were
in town from Portland 10 attend the
funeral Of Mrs. Chauncey Holt.
Mrs. Jessie Rogers visited her
niece Mrs. Iris Carver in Waterville
one day last week and Mrs. Carver
was the week end guest of Mrs. Rog-
ers.
Mrs. Ralph Tuttle and Miss, Esther
Tuttle visited relatives in Waterville
Saturday.
Carl Green and Clarence Carpenter
were in Madison over Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Miller Is visiting rela-
tives in Skowhegan.
Mrs. Samuel Albee has been very
seriously ill and her daughter, Mrs.
Stevens, has been caring for her. Mrs.
Stevens returned to hey home In
Unity Saturday.
Miss Frances Jones is Ill with the
grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Moore and
little son Thornton were over Sun
day guests of Mr.. Moore's parents in
Madison.
The remains of Mrs. Ellen Eldridge
OF Waterville but for many years
resident of this town were brought to
this town for burial in the family lot
Saturday. Mrs. Eldridge was about
seyenty-one years old and was the
daughter of James and Lucinda Tay-
lor of this town and was the widow