The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-03
The News Of Somerset's Busy Towns

who are attending L. of NJ. spent
their Thanksgiving vacation in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcellus Irvine enter
tanned the Monday club Saturday even
ing at their home on Main st. Whist
was enjoyed and delightful refresh
ments ere served by the hostess.
~Kingsbury B. Piper of Fairfield, l.
S. collector or income tax, was in
town Friday.
All members of the Abigail Cham
berlain Whipple Chapter of the D. A.
r.. will please remember the change
of the date of the December meeting
which will be Friday afternoon Dec
ember 18th with Mrs. Emily Patter-
son.
Deputy Sheriff J. L. Foss has been
confined to the house with a severe
cold for the past few days.
John Pierce is on a hunting trip
at Lake Moxie.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Rogan, who have
been staying at their camps at Pleas
ant Pond through the summer and fall,
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Magoon Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week. They are ON their way
to the Bermuda Islands. where they
will spent the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oren Dean of Lewis
ton spent Thursday in town the guest
of Mrs. Deans mother Mrs. Hughes.
North Somerset Grange will have
their annual chicken pie supper Fri
day evening December 11th at the
Grange Hall. Supper will be served
from $50 to I to be followed in the
evening by an "Old Folks Bali. Good
music will be furnished and a general
good time is expected,
o. o. Vittum and son loaded a car
load of hogs for the city market n
day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Moses had as
guests a few days last week Mr.. and
Mrs. c. T. Moses Jr. and son and Til
son Moses of Corinna.
Miss Alta Gray was the guest of
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Gray
Thanksgiving day.
lndividualism, in the narrower
sense, has had its day. The world is
getting the larger vision. That So
ciety has claims upon the individual,
cannot, with impunity. be ignored.
Scion is determined not to be left
behind in this onward movement, She
is taking a step toward a better COM
munity life in the form of her Christ
mas festivities. The plan is this:
The two Sunday Schools, the Eastern
Star. Rebekahs, Royal N~eighbors, Wo-
mans Club, Grange and others who
may wish to join are uniting in get
ting up a concert of a high order and
a tree for the little folks. The tone
of the exercises, while religious, will
not be sectarian. In this matter the
help of all is needed and trust it will
be gladly given. All arrangements
are in the hands of competent COM
mittees composed of two members
from each society. We hope all will
heartily cooperate with them n
make their task an easy one. All
persons from the n%eighboring towns
who are in the habit of making this
village their center are cordially in
yited to enter into the arrangements
and give their children the benefit of
this Community Christmas tree, which
will be held publicly in Caratunk Hall.
Many Scion people will doubtlessly
be interested to learn from Miss Stella
NJ. Hill, now located in Chatham, N.
Y. something of her present environ
ments. Chatham which is practical
ly in the Hudson River Valley is III
miles from New York and 1870 miles
from Boston. 1t is the nucleus of a
prosperous pastoral territory, pict-
uresquely attractive and very health
full. 1t has a population of 300 and
is the trading center of a thickly set
tied section. Under date of Novem-
Der gath Miss Hill writes that there
is fine sleighing at Chatham, but for
five winters previous to the past win
ter there had not been any sleighing
there. Miss Hill was the secretary
and treasurer of the Scion High
School, IS.