The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-23
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George Sawyer spent from saturday
until Monday with relatives in Madl-
son and WAS accompanied home by
Miss Florence Porter.
Charles Savage ard Horace Jones
made business trip to Lewiston last
week and Mr.. Jones purchased very
nice horse
Mrs Calyate Prineipate aud two
children OF Oakland have been In town
recently visiting Mrs. PARTICIPATES
aunt. Mrs Nellie Taylor.
Mrs. Belle Webb of Munroe has been
visiting her daughter Mrs Almon
Blaisdel
Mrs. Earl Dudley of Oakland recent
~ visited her sister Mrs. Albert Blais-
dell
Roswell Baker an old resident of
this town has been in town recently
calling on old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Staples have
been visiting relatives in Hallowell.
Patriots Day was observed as a hol-
day by all the schools in town.
James Hilton returned from a bust
ness trip to Boston Saturday night.
Mrs. Mahala McIntire has just re.
ceiyed a visit from her son Lewis and
friend Miss Nellie Mahoney of Lewis
ton and also from her son Allie Nc
Intire OF Belgrade.
Percy Kenney of Waterville. repre-
senting the Pittsburg Plate Glass Co.,
was in town a few days last week.
Odd Fellows Sunday will be observ-
ed by the local lodge of l, o. o. f.
and Rebekahs by attending the morn
/ ing service at the Baptist Church. The
Congregational Church accepted tie
invitation to make this service a union
meeting, so there will not be a morn
! ing service at the Congregational
Church but Sabbath School will meet
at the usual hour.
Mrs. w. A. Libby and daughter Miss
Bertha left for a visit in Lewiston
last Thursday.
Mrs. Wilmot Gentle of Monticello,
who has been visiting friends III toWI
for the past few days, returned home
! Tuesday.
Mrs. Esther Carr was in Waterville
Thursday.
Mrs. Ellen Blaisdell continues to im-
prove in health
Leo Briggs has returned to his home
in Skowhegan and will be employed
in a local meat market this summer
William Watson of kingfield spent a
few days recently with his mother Mrs.
Marcia Watson.
Ira Seekins of Belfast is in town to
assist Alex futile in laying the found
alton for buildings on the Martin
Gould farm.
William Hilton is on business trip
to Boston
The Y. p. S. c. f. Society of the Bap-
fist Church will hold a social this
week Thursday at the vestry.
| Harry Staples was in Boston few
days last week.
Miss Cora Witham has been on the
/ sick list with tonsiltis but is now
much better
Charles Luce has been on the sick
{ list and was getting about some when
t he had the misfortune to cut his foot
quite badly while chopping wood.
Mrs. Newton Blasdell and nepheW
Master Kenneth were in Oakland last
week calling on relatives.
J The @. E. c. Club met with Mrs.
Lulu Bruce last Tuesday.
Elmer Whiting has purchased new
horse to take the place of the one he
lost recently which he had used on
the trucking team.
Mrs. Jane Skillings returned Friday
from Larone where she had been car
ing for her sons wife Mrs. Fred Nc
Farland and who is yet very sick with
pneumonia.
Brock Good made a business trip to
Auburn and Portland last week and
purchased a nice horse.
A number of the friends of Ben
Witham at Mrs Williams invitation
give him surprise party on his birth
day last Wednesday. The evening
was very pleasantly passed in guess
ing contests, playing games, etc. Re-
freshments of nut jello, cookies and
fruit were served
Everett Goodrich and family have
moved into the William Soule rent,
near the hotel
Amos Johnson and family will re-
turn to town in the near future and
occupy the Johnson house on the
north side of the river while Mrs.
! Della Johnson and Miss Alice will
| live in the Ben Smith rent.
! Thursday Somerset Grange will OBJ
serve its 10th anniversary by holding
an all day meeting. Last week, Tues
day Somerset Pomona Grange were
visitors of the local Grange. Many
members attended from the district
and helped to make the program a
most enjoyable one.
Mrs. Lee Williamson and two chill
dren have been visiting in Larone.
The eightieth birthday of Mrs. Mar
cha Watson was observed by relatives
and friends on Saturday. April 18th. A
nephew, Postmaster Perham S. Head
and daughter Mrs. Fred Heald of Wa
terville were present also her own son
w. F. Watson of Kingheld. Friends
called during the day. Her daughter
Mrs. Katie Brackley with whom she
resides furnished entertainment. 1t
was a surprise that so many absent
friends and relatives remembered the
occasion with tokens, cards and letters
of good will and congratulations. Flo
wers were presented by Miss Gertrude
Weston of Skowhegan, Mrs. Fred
Head and a niece Mrs. Increase Rob
inson of Waterville, a nephew Mr..
Bert Greenwood of Bellerica, Mass,
and by twin nieces of Alstead, n. r..
Confectionery from Esther and Mar
guerite Robinson of Waterville. Mrs.
Watson is the youngest of family OF
ten children of Ephraim and Katie
Houghton Head, all of whom reached
| the age of eighty and upwards with
one exception AZel Head. late of Mad
! ison, who lived to be nearly 10 The