The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-04-11
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" mere lie spent lle winter viii HlS
son. has returned to his post as flag
man at the Maine Central crossing.
Mr. and Mrs. Almiron Moore who
spent the winter with their daughter.
have returned to their home, North
Side.
Mrs. Mary Bruce was in Waterville
on Wednesday.
Willie Taylor. who is attending a
dental school in Boston, and who has
been spending a vacation at home, re-
turned on Tuesday.
Adelbert Adams. who has moved in
to the Hussey Block over the Post
Office and Pastime-Theatre, is arrang-
ing to take boarders.
DR.. and Mrs. Ames passed few
days at Augusta the last of the week
Lila Carr and Mrs. Charles Far
rand were in Augusta on Thursday.
Mr.. Barton. father of Mrs. w. A.
Moore. who has been spending a few
weeks with his daughter. returned to
his home in Augusta on Monday.
At the Sunset Hill Springs SAM
tarium a boy was born to Mrs. Ed
ward Keirstead of Martin Stream on
Sunday morning.
fined to his home on account of ILL
ness, is somewhat improved at this
writing.
Gladys Teed has resigned her posi-
ton at the Sunset Hill Springs SAM
tarium and has gone to work in the
shoe shop.
Your correspondent had rather
unique privilege on Tuesday, April ,
when he called on Mrs. Lydia A.
Crosby. She was that day celebrat-
ing her eighty-first birthday. He was
received at the door by Mrs. Crosby
In person. During the day Mrs. Cros-
by had received a number of remem-
ORANGES in the form of gifts and pos
tails from absent members of the fam
lily and friends. The correspondence
and postals received were read by her
without the use of glasses. Mrs.
Crosby was born in Fairfield OF Hol-
way and Cordelia Bowman Allen. On
October the 28, 1856. she was married
to Hiram II. Crosby, who has been
dead for over twenty years. Her
children are George of Reno, Nevada;
Mrs. William Whiting of Hoboken, n.
j.; Herbert and Miss Eta Crosby of
INOTTIukeWOCh. IA Dii thudy thhC vas
made by Mrs Herbert Crosby.
Chester Jones the popular diver
of the grocery team of Bracket Y
Russell. who has been confined to his
home for a few days on account of
illness went on duty again on Mon
day.
Mrs. Fl. d. Burgess has been enter
tanning her aunt. Mrs. John Longley
and her daughter of Waterville. The
daughter returned on Monday and
Mrs. Longley returns on Wednesday,
soon after which they plan to move
to Portland. Oregon.
Mrs. Arthur Frederick (nee Miss
Alice Longley) has been engaged to
teach the school at the Atkinson
district
Mrs. William Leavitt of Wilton, who
has been passing the week with Mrs.
H. C. Leavitt, returned to her home
the first of the week.
Mrs. ]. F. Woodsum and daughter
Mabel, who have been spending few
weeks with another daughter, Mrs.
Allen of Rockland, returned to their
homes the last of the week.
Frederick Davis has gone with the
Colby Dramatic Club to present the
play Whats the Matter with Jones
through several towns in Aroostook
Glen Taylor, who has been living
in the Ames block for the winter, is
moving to Whitefield
Among those on the sick list is Mrs
| S. X. Fuller, who has the grippe
William Soule is making arrange
ments to move into part of the build
ing occupied by DR.. Merrow's Santa
rum.
Mrs. Susan Doloff, who has been
passing the winter with her daughter
at Rome, has returned to town and
will spend a few months with her
sister, Mrs. Henry George.
Instead of the regular service at
the Congregational church on Sunday
morning the Sunday School and choir
of the church united in a concert.
The programme was pleasing and en-
joyed by a goodly number
Many are looking forward to the
concert and ball to be given by the
Fireman on the first of May.
At both the Baptist and Congrega-
tional churches on Sunday morning
the decorations were potted plants
including Easter lilies.
housekeeping and repairing is the
order of the day. Among those max
ing the most extensive repairs Is e
10. Normandy, who is having consider
able work done on the interior of his
dwelling, Upper Main street. Dell
Bigelow and J w Rowe are the work
men.
There was work in the second de-
gree at the Quinnebasset Lodge, |. o.
o. F., Monday evening.
After brief illness of about one
week, Mrs. Joshua Bigelow passed
away on Monday afternoon. The de-
ceased was about fifty years of age
She leaves beside a Borrowing hus-
band, one sister. Mrs. Charles Love
10y of this town She was mem
Der of the Rebekah Lodge and of the
Somerset Grange. She was an esti-
mable woman and had made for
herself a large circle of friends who
sympathize with Mr.. Bigelow In SC
sudden and sad a bereavement.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish hereby to extend our
heartfelt thanks to our many friends
and neighbours by whose liberality
we have been enabled to purchase a
COW.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Adams.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to our neighbours and friends
who so kindly assisted us and SYM
pathiZed with us during our late be-