The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-09
* The News of Somerset's Busy Towns *

went to Bath, Wednesday to a lunch
con given by Colonel Dummer Sew
all Chapter in honor of Mrs. j. a,
Morse. State Regent, and Mrs. Web
! Der. Chaplain.
Mrs. ID. X Williams and son, Supt
Guy T. Williams of Scion, were call
ing on friends in this village, Satur-
day.
MIR Marshall and family, who have
! been at Cyrus Walkers during the
past year, have moved to Strong.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Clark and
child of Madison were visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Clark, the
first of the week.
Freeman Williams, former resident
of this town was here, Monday. Mr.
! Williams now resides in Hayerhin
Mass, and he and Mrs. Williams were
called to the old home in Emblem by
the serious illness of Mrs. Williams
sister, Miss Esther Stevens.
Mrs. Niles, who lived on the Ken
nebec river road in Embden, died Sat
urday night, and the burial was Tues
day at ten o'clock. She is survived
| by a husband.
Rev Miss Illsley will supply for
Rev. c. w. Rogers until he is able to
occupy his pulpit again.
The meeting of Ruth Head Cragin
Chapter will be held. Friday after
noon, at the home of Miss Nellie Por-
ter.
Mr.. Sawyer and family from Madi-
son have moved into the Hutchins'
rent on upper Main street.
The Solons and North Arson Acad-
envy teams played a game OF ball on
the Scion grounds, Saturday after
noon, which resulted to in favor OF
the Solops.
At a special meeting of Emerald
Rebekah lodge, Thursday evening, the
initatory degree was conferred on one
candidate.
Miss Ina Hodgdon, who has been
spending the winter in Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island, has returned
to spend the summer at Lake Emb-
den.
w. C. Robinson has been looking af-
ter his orchard at his farm on New
Portland hill, this week, spraying and
setting 800 seions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robe Boston have
been i'll during the last week with the
grip. Mrs. Royal Boston of Portland
arrived, Monday, to assist in caring
for them.
Road Agent Pullen has been re-
building Fletcher bridge during the
past week. Before long an iron
bridge should take the place of a
wooden one at this place for there is
constant travel over this bridge from
the up river towns and the railroads,
and besides, an iron bridge would
give the town a much more up-to-date
appearance, and would not need re-
pairing every year.
NJ. l.. French is making further ad-
ditions to his recently remodelled
house by adding another bay window
on the west side that extends to the
second story, making another pleas
ant room on the second floor.
Roller skating is getting to be quite
the thing with old and young in this
village. Thirty-five years ago the
rink in Carrabassett Hall was very
popular, but after few years 1t was
given up and has not been resumed
here until recently.
Mrs. Albert w. Reed has been visit
ing in Fairfield during the past week.
Mrs. Charles Bartlett, who has been
at the home of Mrs. w, S. Jones for
a few weeks, has returned to her
home in New Portland.
Mrs. Carrie Hutchins of Waterville
was visiting her nieces, Misses Paul
enah and Carrie Simmons, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Mitchell of
Pennington were visiting here the
last of the week.
Long years before Arbor Day was
instituted, our fathers and grand
fathers planted trees that today are
ornaments to our village streets and
cast a grateful shade over the passer-
by. When the town was new, they
sought to combine the beautiful with
the useful, and. today, a new genera
ton takes up the work begun so lone
ago. The stately elms which adorr
our village streets were planted by
hands which long ago were dust, ant
those who played as little children IN