The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-24
NORRIDGEwOCK


health.
Mrs. Ida, Twaddell has gone to
Skowhegan to be with Mrs. Lizzie
Hight during the remainder of the
winter.
- 1.-THE Marching Orders of the Chris
tian Church" will be the subject of
the sermon, at the Baptist Church
next Sunday morning. AT the even
ing service, the pastor will speak on
the question What Kind of People
Ought We to Be-"
Alton Boone has been clerking in
the Burgess & Henderson store this
week
Leslie Jones of Augusta was visit
ing his mother in town over night
recently.
Mrs. p. w. Smith, Mrs. jeanette
Johnson, Chester Jones, A. VI. Perez
val, Mrs. Eden Blaisdell and Mrs.
George Jewell have been on the sick
list with the grip.
Guy Emmons is clearing his ice
field on the Kennebec preparatory TO
cutting ice to fill his big Ice house
Frank Esteys and Clayton Albee have
also cleared a field on the Mill Stream
above the bridge where they will cut
for the farmers.
Horace Leavitt is somewhat better
after his illness.
A new furnace has been installed
in the Post Office block to be used for
heating just the Post Office. When
the block was built a large furnace
furnished the heat for the entire
block but this year different arrange
ments have been made. All the call
boxes at the Office are to be removed
and will be. replaced by lock boxes.
Robert Carr is i'll with the grippe.
Mrs Lydia Longley and Mrs. Mary
Longley are with their sister Mrs
Hannah Judkins this week.
Rev. F. G. Davis Is in poor health.
On Thursday evening at 8 O'Clock
wedding was solemnized at the home
of Rev. F. G. Davis uniting two popu-
lar young people of Norridgewock,
Lyndon Merle Emmons and Miss Avis
May Burrill. The single ring cere-
mony was used and the couple were
unattended. Mr.. and Mrs. Emmons
have host of friends in town who
wish them much happiness in their
married life
Verne Rushton has completed his
duties ON the M. c. r. r. and has re-
turned home and is at present work
ing In the shoe factory.
After a four weeks vacation on ac
count of SO much Illness in the school
Miss. Autice Cheviot commenced
teaching again last Monday.
William Soule and Percy Withee
were In North Arson Thursday even
ing and installed the officers of the
EncaInpment Lodge Of that place.
Henry Hussey returned Friday from
business trip to Boston and Hon, L..
r. Folsom returned Monday evening
w. B, Knapp visited In Leeds over
Sunday.
Fred E. Jewett accompanied by his
mother and father Mr.. and Mrs. g, s,
Jew0tt- !. left-.aSaturday- Buffalo
where they are attending the Nation
al Gamers Association meetings this
week.
Newton Blaisdell of Mercer is work.
ing for A. M. Percival in the mill
Lyndon Hale has finished work In
Madison and is home.
The many friends of Mrs. Annie
Mills will be sorry to learn that she
10 not as, we'll since she returned to
Portland.
Madeline Bickford of Smithheld
has taken room in Mrs. Winnifred
Burgess home and Is attending the
high school.
Mrs. Mary Wing is living with Mrs.
Alice Frost this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Blaisdell and
Miss Vena Blaisdell of Skowhegan
were visiting relatives in town Sun
day.
I Rev. L. d. Tibbetts obligated at the
funeral services of Mrs. Frank Kelley
In Mercer last Thursday.
Mrs. George Chandler took Miss
Maurita Stevens plass in the central
office of the New England Telephone
Office the first of the week while Miss
Stevens remained at home on account
of the critical Illness of her grand
father, Henry Stevens.
A special meeting of Lebanon
Lodge f. & A. NJ. was held last week
Tuesday evening to confer the e. A.
degree. =
Mrs. A. G. Longley delightfully."-
entertained the members Of the o. e.
C.. at her home on Tuesday of last
week. A delicious dinner of baked
chicken and all the good things that
60 with 1t was served at noon.
e. r. Barker and daughter<Miss Fay
of Waterville visited Milford Tibbetts.
Sunday.
Mrs. Alice Wade and daughter Mrs
Fred Gibbs have been very i'll with
the grippe.
The Village Improvement Society
will meet this week Thursday at the
library. DR.. H. w. Smith is to read
a, paper on Cancers" and the COM
mittee in charge have also prepared