The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-12

Cole Bennett, who has been very sick
with pneumonia. is much better.
Iva Rowe of Skowhegan, spent
Sunday at her home in town.
Mrs Irene Tucker passed away
Thursday morning at the home of
Mrs. Ann Wells with whom she was
making her home on Upper Main
Street The funeral services were
held Saturday morning, Rev John
Trites officiating and the burial was
in the Mercer Cemetery beside her
two children. Mrs. Tucker was born
in Norridgewock, the daughter of
Cynthia and Israel Wells on March
TO- 1884. In 1856 she married Josiah
w Tucker in Lewiston. who died
twenty-five years ago in California
Much of Mrs. fuckers life was spent
in California. she having made seven
trips to that State since her marriage.
Mrs. Tucker has suffered five years
with tubercular trouble three years
of the time being spent with Mrs.
Wells in this town.
Somerset Grange have started
campaign to raise money by obtain
ing new subscribers to the Indepen
dent Reporter so probably all their
friends will have a call to help them
out
Mrs. Leona Moore of Bridgewater,
Mass, spent a few days last week at
her home in town.
Mrs. Lois Moore and little son,
Harry of Portland, and father, Will
liam Burgess of Livermore Falls. are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Burgess.
Mrs. Elmer Baker and. Marion
Whipple of Bingham, were recent Wis
itors in town.
Mrs H. N. Carr is in Boston on
business connected with the H. n
Carr Co. store.
Mrs. Charles Miller entertained
few ladies last Saturday afternoon
with a SO" party.
Walter Taylor spent few days
this week with his brother in Me-
chauic Falls and also attended the
Auto Show i'll Portland.
MAYFIELD
G. E. Flanders is running his mill.
saving wood.
Ezra Brown is visiting his sister,
Elsie Jewett, in Athens.
Maude A Campbell and daughter,
Vina, have returned home.
X l.. Campbell was in North Arson
Tuesday.
Will Bickford is working for Everett
and Stanhope in Brighton.
JACKMAN
Mrs Fred Henderson and brother,
Thomas Hughey, went to Brownville
junction on Wednesday of last week
to see their mother, Mrs. VIM. Hugh
ey, who is spendine ting winter with
Mrs. Richard Jones of West Schools.
Stilwells motion pictures held in
Jackman Hall Saturday was well at
tended and the pictures were very
good. Two reels were THE Land of
of the Lion" After the show social
dance was held. music furnished by
Mills Orchestra, assisted by Mr.. Har-
vey of Greenville Junction.
The cold wave seems to have a per-
petual grip on this vicinity for the
thermometer has scarcely left the zero
mark for the past week. On account
of the severe weather the attendance
at church has been very small, but
in spite of the coolest of the tempera-
ture outside. the Rev Mr.. Beaumont
delivered a very able sermon Sunday
morn on the Race of Life"
Miss Helen Newton, telephone oper-
ator. has been confined to her bed for
the past few days with a slight at
tack of appendicitis. During her ill
ness, Chas. Sawyer. the manager of
the company in this locality, was the
Hello Girl"
E. A. Williams who has been scaling
for Forest Colby finished his winters
work and at present is at home.
II. l.. Colby, road agent. went
through to the West Forks. Thursday
of last week with four horses break
ing out the roads.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Bean of Spencer
Lake Camps, We're week end visitors
in town. They were on their way
home from Bangor where they spent
several days.
Mrs. Forest Newton spent several
das of last week visitin Mrs. A. j.
Moore at Tarratine, Maine.