The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-10
~ The News of Somersets Busy Towns -

Rev w. Aitchinson. Thorndike, filled
the pulpit at the congregational
Church Sunday morning.
{. r. Oliver of Skowhegan was in
town Monday on business.
Mrs. Curtis Grant of Fairfield is Wis
iting Mrs. Chas. Grant.
Mrs Charles Whiting was in Water
vile Monday.
Mr. and Mrs W. F. Brown went to
Belfast and Morrill,, Sunday.
Y. e Hobart of Skowhegan vas in
own Friday
Miss Linnon Brown. Miss Lillian
Whitney, Louis Whitney and Roy True
worthy went to Togus, Sunday.
Dan Mcneil was unfortunate in get
ting a cinder in one of his eyes last
week and was Obliged to go to Water
vile and have treatment of DR.. Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs +. II. Vaughan and Mr..
and Mrs. J. NJ. Pierce went to West
Mills. Sunday.
Miss Mira Hopkins who has been
quite i'll is steadily improving.
Charles Warren is on the sick list.
Mrs W F. Brown and Mrs. S. X.
Frye went TO Wateryille. Monday.
Miss Mamie Goldberg went to Ban
cor Monday to spend a week.
Mrs. B. e. Trueworthy went to Au-
gusta Monday fora visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barker. daughter Rena
and Charles Barker were in Hartland
Sunday the guests of r. J. Goodrich
and family.
Mrs Edmund Taylor was in Augusta
last week visiting her sister, Mrs.
Walter Kayton.
Rev. W. H. Smith of IIallowell was
in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Tarbox of
Skowhegan spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Hiram Bigelow.
MIR. and Mrs. George Chandler were
in New Sharon Sunday visiting Mr..
and Mrs Abel Chandler.
Nelson and Chester Jones are NOV
ing their families into the J. T. WEIGH
house.
! Mrs Harold Bruce has gone to Port
land to visit her brother.
Phillip Pooler OF New Bedford, Mass.
i who is working for Daniel Flanders
met with bad accident while I'M
loading hay at the station Monday
noon. In letting go of the fork that
held the bale of hay, it slipped and
the hay fell on his head and knocked
him down. Or. Ames WIS called and
upon examination. the socket OF his
left shoulder was found to be broken.
He vas removed to the hospital
VIM Preble had a stand at the
Starks cattle show Tuesday.
Frank Trench is putting new show
cases into his store which arc very
attractive.
Mrs. Frank Jewell. Mrs. Harry Carr.
Miss Lizzie Russell and Mr.. White
were in WaterYille. Monday.
Mrs. Caroline Williams WHO has
been visiting in Wateryille and Halo
well for three weeks returned Mon
day.
The Villaie Improvement met in
their rooms in the Library building,
Thursday afternoon with an unusually
large attendance. The meeting was
in charge of Mrs. Addie Jewett, Mrs.
Florence Ames and Miss Florence
Jewett, the subject being Musicale.
The entertainment was a story entitled
Romance OF the Civil War" told in
music and was nicely given. Re-
freshments of fancy crackers and CO.
Goa were served.
clyde Whittier who has been visit
ing Mr.. End Mrs Edwin Burgess went
10 Wateryille, Monday.
The body OF Sumner Totman of Fort
Fairfield was brought here Monday
services were held Tuesday afternoon
at 2.30 at the home of William Long
ley, Rev. f. H. Means officiating. Burial
was on the south side under the aus
pices OF Lebanon, Lodge. f. and A NJ
Mr.. Totman was Ga years of age,
native of Norridgewock where he car
ried on a blacksmith trade for some
years before moving to Fort Fairfield
about eight years ago. A widow and
five brothers and sisters survive him
Mr.. Totman died Saturday last after
a short illness of pneumonia. He was
a member of the G. A. t., Odd Fellows
aid Masons. The floral offerings were
many and beautiful
Miss Marion Estabrooke, teacher of
Domestic Science WAS in town Satur-
day for brief stay
Miss Ethel Cook who has been stop
pingNwith Mrs. Carolyn Morse recoY-
cred from her Illness so as to be
able to return to her home in Boston
last week