The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-01-15

\ very interesting meeting was
held last Thursday evening by Som
erset Grange. The committee in
charge of the program were five
young ladies who presented the FOL
lowing program after the regular
business meeting: Reading, Linnion
/ Brown. reading. Ina Quimby; read
/ ing. Fred Jewett; Music, Ladies Quar-
/ tet. Reading. Bertha Bates Reclta-
ton. Belle Haynes Refreshments OF
APPLES. corn balls candy and cookies
were served.
Mrs. Jennie Ellis is still in very
poor health
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Witham went to
j Skowhegan Sunday, where Mr.. With
am will be employed this winter.
Word was received Monday of the
serious illness of Mrs. w. H. Ward, a
former resident of this town.
Mrs. Mary Emery has been confined
to the house by illness this week
Ellis Tobey was in Skowhegan
Tuesday attending the Pomona
Grange.
The Poets Corner Whist Club COM
at Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Writings and
4 IDlS week Will ll6Gl Will LII anu WI D.
Smith at which time a picnic supper
will be served.
The carpenters are fast completing
the work on the H. N. Carr Co. S
store, Mr.. Trueworthy finishing work
Monday night The mirrors are in
place in the show windows and will
surely make very attractive show
windows to display the fine line of
millinery which the Cars carry.
Arthur Huff has purchased the lot
between the Frost lot and George
Lyons and will erect a house there
in the spring, the foundation being
partly on the spot at this time.
The o. E. S. Chapter will install
! their officers next Friday evening at
private installation and supper.
The committee in charge of the sup
per are, Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Carr, Mr..
and Mrs. H. N. Carr, Mrs. Lillian
Davis. Mrs. Florence Ames and D. J..
Haynes.
Henry and William Hilton returned
Saturday night from a weeks visit IN
Boston. while Mont Stanley who ac-
/ companied them to Boston, returned
Monday night.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs. Cole
Bennett has been very sick with
pneumonia, but is gaining.
Fred Lawton is doing quite an ex-
tensiye business on his quarry this
winter Two days last week ten
teams were landed each day, but ow-
! ing to the bad weather and travelling
fewer were loaded other days. He
has one base to quarry which will
contain IS feet.
A reception was given Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Witham at the home of the
groom's father, Daniel Witham, last
! Wednesday evening in honor of his
late marriage to Miss Nina Kenney.
| About one hundred guests were pres
ent who presented the happy couple
with many useful and costly gifts.
Refreshments of cake and coffee were
served.
Urban Emery of Fairfield, was in
| town last week. the guest of relatives.
Word was received from Ed. Cum
mings. (who will be remembered in
town as being employed by w. R
Whitney for long time), that he had
met with the misfortune to break his
I leg in five different places recently
while being employed in the woods at
Ludlow in the Aroostook County.
subscriptions are being taken to
raise money to buy baptismal fount
to be placed in the Baptist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Heald of
Madison. were guests of their aunt.
Mrs. Marcia Watson, last Saturday.
While moving large beam in a
mill. Solomon Grove met with a very
painful accident by hurting his head
( O. ha tbat catrara1 ctitphpC
necessary to close the wound. In
spite of the injury Mr.. Grove was on
duty next day.
Mrs. Fanny Karls of Ontario. Can
ada. arrived Friday for visit with
her mother. Mrs. Ida ireland. Her
! husband sailed Saturday from New
York for Russia, where he will be
| employed for six months in the paper
making business during which time
Mrs. Karl will visit relatives here.
L. +. Barker is in Boston on bust
ness and pleasure trip
Miss Mabel Packard, nurse at the
Somerset Hospital, is making Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Packard visit
Mrs. d. E. Taylor is quite sick with
the grip and tonsilitis.
A very quiet but pretty home we'd
ding was solemnized Saturday even
! ing at 6.45 when Bessie Marion White
became the wife of Roy Linwood
! Trueworthy. Only the immediate
/ family of the bride were present. The
bride was very becomingly gowned in
| a white messaline dress trimmed with
white fur and satin. Later in the
evening more guests were present and
/ refreshments served Both young
people are residents of this town and
have host of friends who wish them
much happiness, and extend congrat-
ulations
Eleven of the school friends gave
Lewis Miner a surprise party in hon
or of his birthday. AS Mr.. Miner had
expressed a wish for a pajama suit
the girls made one which must have
shrunk dreadfully for when the suit
was presented ii would not have fit
ted a very large doll and was made
of very brilliant red and yellow
striped material. The presentation
speech was in the form of a poem
written and delivered by Miss Elsie
Walker. Refreshments of cake, co
Goa, fruits, nuts, candies and POI
corn were served and games played
until late hour and as the girls eX-
pressed it they had a dandy time.
Those present were Gladys Spauld
ing Hazel Corliss. Hazel Bailey, Ell
sic Walker Fay Barker. Bessie Stew
ems. Harold Pierce, Wilmer Stevens
Frank Miner. Albert Parsons and Eu