The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-17
~ The News of Somersets Busy Towns II

and Hovey's beautiful birthday cake
made by his aunt Mrs Edna Thorne.
Miss Lois Baker Of Bingham was
the guest Of Miss Emily Savage from
Friday to Monday
Arthur Andrews and Ralph Crane
are enjoying themselves very much
this sumner since Ralph came from
bis Vermont home 70 yist and they
are sleeping In q tent These be.s
have been chufls every aince they
were very small
John NJ Getchel1 visited be dauEhz
ter Mrs Bertha Paine q Portland
over SUNDAY
Laurence BesIs has eooe % work IN
the railway service ~ he Maine
Central
Miss MARY saeaee OF Madison is
visiting hsT brother ONFH savage
and family
The trustees of stewart Public II
bfary met - the aee library and de-
clded upon me changes necessary n
the building and enrk sII - besap
soon Miss AarH Porter Has been
appointed curator - tho library.
fadgf simmons eas sf Bangor -
da9 on business
Wallace Emery has purchased TIE
fIen#s Barron farm n Emhaen
AIRS Betsy Rogers of North Arson
Is very proud 0f being gfeai. great
grandmother She IS now $ years old
and has had her honor six weeks MS
Rogers though one 81 the oldest No
men az her town. H4es alone and does
her work without assistance She vas
born iu Arson and married Cyrus
Rogers OF gornsiile She has haf
four children Two Of whom are llK-
Ing. Mrs Laura Fish OF SHOW hegan.
and Daniel Rogers of Skowhegan. She
has one slstef. Mrs Susan Hooper OF
Lewiston, who is IS years old, and
twin brothers. Chas. and Silas Pullen
of Arson The second Oldest OF the
fve-generation family is Malora Fish,
wife of Daniel S. Fish of Skowhegan.
She is sc years old and was grand
mother at Al. She was born in An
son and married Daniel Fish, who is
A veteran of the Civil War she has
had eight children, seven OF whom are
living. Mrs. Albion Perkins, Roland
Fish. Perley Fish, Mrs. Wilbur hap
good. Mrs. VIM. Stevens, Anon t1sn,
and Lester Fish. Mr.. and Mrs. FISH
have lived in Skowhegan Il years.
Mrs Rosa Perkins, wife OF Albion
Perkins. is the third member OF this
family She lives in Pennington
where her husband is horse trainer
She is Al years of age. Lydla lll'oh,
wife of George Tilton, a farmer OF
Sidney is the fourth member put 'ne
pride of the whole family Is Lewis
Triton. who is six weeks ola anu
seems to appreciate the pride OF the
family that is extended to him.
Mrs Helen Stevens of Oakland was
bera Monday to attend the funeral OF
her grandmother, Mrs. Susan fle'ch-
er.
Mrs Ella Hapgood arrived mere
from Portland on the afternoon tram
FRIDAY. to attend the d. A. X. meeting
and went to Madison with her daugh-
ter Mrs. Nellie Houghton, after the
meeting. ,, 1.
visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. u
Emery. o.
Ruth Head Cragin Chapter met
Friday afternoon at the home OF MIS-.
A Simmons. Over thirty members
were present. The guests were Mrs.
Winnifred Bodfish of Palmer Mass
Miss Wing of Waterville and Mrs.
Hannigan of Margaret Cote Moore
Chapter. The meeting was opened
with america" with Miss wing at the
niano The routine business Delhs
disnosed of. discussion followed upon
cleaning I'D and improving the village
streets. and the Regent appointed as
committee for this work, Mrs. wal
lace Emery, Mrs. A. Simmons, Mrs.
Sara parlin and Mrs. Ellen kno@l-
ton Miss Kate Robinson read Ihe
Arnold Trail" Miss Marguerite
Wing gave several beautiful piano
selections. The chapter members
were pleased to have remarks by MISS
Mabel Steward of New York, one OF
the members who joined few years
ago hut only twice has had opportu-
nifty to meet with the chapter. p
licious refreshments were served ny
the hostesses, Mrs. Simmons MIS-
Crane and Mrs. Barnaby.
Charles Steward arrived from tne
South Tuesday evening to JOIN MS
family who are guests or MI anu
Mrs Wallace Emery during the sum-
mer. For years Mr.. stewart hao
in Idaho and will be remem.
bered by all of the older citizens OF
the town.
MRS. SUSAN FLETCHER
Mrs. Susan S. (Mantor) Fletcher
died Friday night, about ten O'CLOCK
of old age. She had been In ner
usual health until within 1e"
months. Mrs. Fletcher was born Ill
this town, Dec. 20, 1923, the daughter
of James and Susanna (Sawyer) Man
tor. and has lived all of her life in this
village. She was united in marriage
with George A. Fletcher, Dec. 6, lS43,
and a son and daughter were born TO
them, George Henry and Helen "A.
Hilton. both of whom survive her.
With the latter Mrs. Fletcher passed
her old age and received all the low
ing care a mother could. Aside from
being quite deaf, Mrs. Fletcher mas
been in very good health for one 80
aged. The funeral was held Mon
day afternoon, Rev. C. w. Rogers Of
ficiating, and the burial was IN the
family lot at Sunset cemetery.
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