The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-18
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spending their vacation from the shoe
shop at their cottage at North Pond
Mrs. Jennie Shorey Furber return
cd to her home in Bath Friday after
spending two weeks In town visiting
friends.
Roland Barker OF Boston is visiting
his parents for d short time.
Milford Tibbetts accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. Carpenter and little child
took an auto trip To one of the up
river ponds last week and tried their
luck al trout fishing.
The pupils of the Grammar School
held "a very Jolly social Al the High
school building last Thursday evening
IN honor of the graduating class Ice
cream VAS served.
Ticnics seemed to be the order of
fhr day last Friday as the schools Of
tht various grades each enjoyed them
selves out of doors for the day Mrs.
Fredcric's grade. the Intermediate.
and Mrs Burgess the Primary, spent
the day in the Pines back of the Cyrus
Albee house. while the members of
the Grammar School with the eXcep-
ton of the 9th grade spent the day
in the grove on Sunset Hill.
Saturday the Boy Scouts took a hike
to the"Pinesa on the bank of the Ken
nebec and cooked their Own dinner.
After dinner games of all descriptions
were INDUCED in before the return
trip home was made. All report that
it was one of the best times OF their
lives.
Grasshoppers are destroying the
crops in some sections OF the town.
The Eastern star will hold regu-
lar meeting III their hall this week,
Friday evening
The Baeealaureate sermon was
preached by Rev. John Trites before
the members of The graduating class
of the Eaton High School at the Bap-
fist Church last Sunday morning. The
class left Monday morning for trip
To Boston and vicinity instead OF hay
ing the usual graduating exercises.
Mrs Fred Webster accompanied them.
Last Sunday evening twelve people
were baptsed in the new fount in the
Baptist Church. The church was
filled to its fullest capacity and all
listened to a most able sermon by the
pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs, Richard Goodrich. Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Goodrich and Elijah
Barker of Hartland spent Sunday with
f. f. Barker and family
Fred Barker of Gloucester, Mass,
returned to his home Monday morn
ing after spending several days visit
ing his mother Mrs. Clara Barker
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hussey spent a
few days this week visiting their son
and his wife in Skowhegan.
Mrs Minnie Emery of Good Will.
Hinckley. and one of the boys of her
cottage arrived Monday night en- route
to North Pond for a few days at Mrs.
Emerys cottage.
The Somerset Veterans Association
met in this town last week Thursday
and dinner was served by the ladies
Of the Marshall T. Hale Circle After
the business meeting a very nice en-
tertainment was given which was as
follows: Reading Mrs. Lizzie Wat
son of Mercer; reading, Comrade Y.
\. Withee; reading Mrs. Lou Brown {;
singing, Columbia the Gem of the
Ocean, by a chorus; reading. S. f.
Emerson; singing, The Star Spangled
Banner; solo, Mrs Donna; SOLO Col.
Gould of Arson; duet Mrs. Donna and
Mrs. Pierpont; speaking, George En-
erson About one hundred members
were present. The association ac-
cepted the kind invitation of Mrs.
Renter to meet with her to celebrate
their Field Day at Lakewood in Au-
gust.
b. G. True of Clinton has been Wis
iting his cousin DR., w. F. Brown for
few days recently,
The change of time on the railway
i for the summer commences Monday
morning.
Mrs. Sara Frederic closed a very
successful term of school last Friday
and reports the following pupils who
made an excellent record as to atten-
dance. Pupils present every day,
/ Carroll Austin, Charlie Blaisdell,
! Kenneth Dickinson, Dorothy Downs.
Fred Gilman. INA DeyereuX, Lila
| Proctor Hazel Proctor Those alb
sent only one-half day, Olive Bigelow,
| Bessie Dow, Glenwood Gray, Gladys
and Bessie Leayitt Absent one day,
j Millard Blaisdell, Milton Knowlen, Lee
roy and Gerald DeyereuX
Mr.. and Mrs. L. R. Folsom were in
Waterville this week to attend the
Commencement exercises at Coburn
Institute as their daughter Miss Dor
othy graduates this year