The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-31
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owen Wilson went TO Wateryille
Monday where he has employment
His family will move there soon.
Miss Nina Caswell. who has been
spending the summer with relatives
here. while her mother was visiting
iu the west. has returned 10 her home
iu Pennsylvania.
Wallace Parson was home for a few
days last week from Moore's Siding.
\ special meeting of Capt. Hutch
ms Circle, G. A. r.. will be held
Friday afternoon, when the Depart
ment President, Mrs. Mary TarboX
and the Department Inspecting Off
Ger. Mrs Hatch of Fryeburg will be
present. Dinner will be served the
members and inspecting officers at
the hall Il is hoped that all mem
bers viii make an extra effort TO be
there
John Getehell has been visiting his
daughter in Portland.
The heavy rain of Wednesday and
Friday raised the Carrabassett anC
Kennebee rivers higher than they
have been for long time, being uI
TO freshet pitch.
The two latest books received al
Foster library are The Winning oil
Barbara Worth" Wright, and The
Net" Rex Beach. The former was
given by Pres. j. NJ. Getchell.
The next meeting of Ruth Head
Cragin chapter will be held at the
home of Mrs. Almeda Cults, Friday
afternoon. Nov. s. Twelve dollars
was received at the recent dinner Civ
en- by the chapter,
Henry Gaswell died. Thursday, Oct
a. AT the age of 63 years. He had
! been sick with Bright's disease for
/ a long time but was able TO be about
until a few days previous to his
+ death The funeral took place, Sat
urday forenoon at the home of Mr.
/ and Mrs S. Gray, and the burial was
/ in Sunset cemetery.
/ Mr. aud Mrs Ross Qnint have beer
at Oakland during the past week
! Miss Carrie Robinson, student a
! kents Hill. came home, Saturday ant
remained over Sunday.
1 Mrs Betsey Savage, who has beer
! away several weeks, has returned
/ home.
! G. w. Spaulding has set up his cider
mill at Charles Moore's below the vii
! lage and began to make cider, Monday
Mrs. Alrueda Games has returned
| home from Taunton, Mass.
i MIR. and Mrs. Edward Parker o.
/ Fairfield were recent guests of Mr.
and Mrs. e. A. Brown.
S. S. Gould entertained at supper
i at the Somerset, Monday night, The
same family party which was at Mrs
/ Porters upon his golden wedding day
day.
Miss Josephine Moulton recently
visited relatives in Gardiner.
/ Mrs Lizzie Pullen has been sick bu
/ is now improving. Her son, Mark Pull
/ len who came for a few days, returned
! to Massachusetts, Monday.
Rev. c. w. Rogers has completed his
work here as pastor of the Congrega
tional church. For the present he viii
! supply until a pastor is settled
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Durgin returned
| from their visit up river, Monday. Mr.
Durgin had the good fortune to get :;
buck weighing $50 pounds and a do'
weighing 112. He also got five part
ridges.
| Wednesday, Oct. %, was the colder
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs
| Samuel S. Gould. 1t was quietly OBJ
! served at the home of his sister, Mrs
Emily Porter, when there were pres
ent at the supper, Mr.. and Mrs. S. S
| Gould, Mrs. Maria Emery, Mr.. and Mrs
! Wallace Emery, Mr.. and Mrs. Gould A
] II i IL ,t,.,.-
/ A pleasant surprise was given them
when Miss Porter read letters of con-
graduation from Mr. and Mrs. II. NJ.
| Gould of Portland and Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Wells and Mrs. w. S. Gould
of Des Moines, Iowa. When about to
go from Mrs. Porter's, another sur
prise was given them as a party of
Mosans and Eastern Stars came in
and presented Mr.. Gould with a Ma
sonic pin and Mrs. Gould with an
Eastern Star pin. Mr.. Gould has long
been connected with this order and
his brethren desired to express their
appreciation of his work by a farewell
gift as he removes to Portland soon.
Benz, Berry has sold about 700 bush
els of potatoes this fall which We're
shipped to Connecticut.
The meeting of the Sunsine society
was held in the Congregational vestry,
Tuesday afternoon, when a comforter
was tackled for one of the members.
There will be another meeting, Fri
day afternoon, as there are more COM
forters to be tackled.
S. N. Davis has been i'll during the
past week. His daughter, Mrs. Edie
Burgess of Rumford Falls is critically
i'll with typhoid fever.
Daniel Rogers has taken the con-
tract to get out lumber this winter
for Hume e Newhall and has moved
into Fred Pullen's house.
Alton Clark got good deer one day
recently.
Mrs. Viola Williams has recovered
somewhat from the injury to her foot