Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-16
N0RRIDCEWOCK

The next meeting of the Village
Improvement Society will be held at
the Library Parlors Feb. 10, with
Mrs. Alice Hale, Mrs. Alice Wade
and Mrs Florence Gibbs in charge.
This is making a slight change in
the calendar, and the Valentine Tea
at the home of Mrs. Maude Carr has
been postponed to later date.
Men sent from the Bankers Pro-
lection Association in Boston. have
been here to install the electric
vault alarm at the Norridgewock
Branch of the Skowhegan Trust
Company. THE work IS completed
and the alarm in place up over the
front of the bank building. The
large bell with accompanying APP
paratus weighs in the vicinity of $50
pounds and it was found to be quite
q proposition to lift this to it's posi-
ton. During the process rope was
placed about the chimney on the
block, and the strain was so great
that the entire chimney down to the
roof was pulled down. \ temporary
chimney of sheet iron has been put
up.
A carload of cattle numbering %
head was shipped from the Nor
/ iuseWoo < station on Monday after
noon. These were cattle from three
of the best herds in town which had
recently been tested and found to be
infected with tuberculosis. The con-
demned cattle were shipped to an
Auburn firm for slaughter
+ Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Pierce have
purchased tie Nicholas Miller place
and plan TO move there III the early
spring. They will sell their home on
Depot Street. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller's
plans are as yet unsettled. 1t is
probable that they will go TO Massa-
chusetts for a time and visit their
niece and perhaps later Ego on to
California.-Tne Senior Class of the
Norridgewock High School have be-
gun to work on q play. IF | Only
Had Million" and the parts have
been assigned. 1t is planned to give
this in the early spring and the
Annual High School Fair will be
held at the same time.-The Ken
nebec Girls Club enjoyed a meeting
Saturday afternoon at Che home of
| Miss Ruth Longley. The afternoon
was spent in sewing and refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
The next meeting will be held Feb.
2lst at the home of the Club Leader,
Mrs. Maude Carr.-Somerset Grange
SCSeI ven IdSL master HlSnC at tnelf
| regular meeting on Thursday night
At the next meeting supper will be
served at six o'clock.-Mrs. Julia
Charles of Smithfield is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Wallace Blaisuell.-
.".eu everett has been serving on
the jury at Skowhegan during the
, term of Supreme Court just closed.
Clyde Blackwell of Skowhegan
was in town Wednesday evening to
| attend the meeting of Old Point En-
campmert and was a guest of Will
liam Soule. The Wednesday Whist
Club met this week with Mrs. Jane
Whiting.-Miss Phyllis Stevens is
confined to her home being ill with
! tonsilitis.-Carl Hut; went to Lewis
ton Wednesday to enter a Hospital
| for surgical treatment on his face
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ansel Clark and
| Coleman Clark have recently re-
| turned from the Dead River region
where they have been engaged dur
hg the winter in numbering opera
| tions.-AIr. and Mrs. Fred Lawton
| have gone to Portland for a short
| time.-Mrs. Naomi Hartford is in
| poor health.-Rev. +. G.. Davis is
| convalescing after a serious illness
Guy Rogers, who is working in
North New Portland, has been at
the home of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. f.. Rogers for few days.