The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-03-26
The News of Somerset's Busy Towns

audience were kept in roar of laugh
ter from beginning To the end of the
play and thoroughly appreciated the
work the gentlemen had put into the
evenings entertainment and supper
The next meeting will be Ladies
Night with Miss Florence JeWett as
chairman and We think as the slang
phrase goes that the ladies will have
TO go some if they do as we'll as the
gentlemen did.
Mrs. Sara Frederic closed a very
successful term of school in the
loneley district last Friday after
noon and with her mother Mrs Allen
returned to their home in town after
spending the winter with the Woodsum
family. Friday afternoon very nice
entertainment was given by Mrs. Frt
derie's pupils at the school house and
was witnessed by number OF the pa
rents and friends of the scholars. Two
of the pupils Florence 1lbbetts and
Mahlon Rogers were not absent during
the entire fourteen weeks of school
Mr. and Mrs. Newton Blaisdell. Mrs.
Wilbur Taylor and Albert and Almond
Blaisdell were called to Belgrade the
first of the week by the death of their
aunt Mrs. Ruth Blaisdell
Miss Mary Garland is suffering from
a badly bruised arm and shoulder
which was caused by 4 fall several
days ago.
1t has been reported that Dr. Ames
has moved 10 Oakland.
The jolly Glee Club were entertain
ed by Mr. and Mrs Herbert Gilman
at the Grange dining room last Friday
evening about eighty members beng
present 4 baked bean supper was
served and d fine program given atter
which young and old joined IN play
ing games until late hour and all
reported one of the incest times OF
the season.
Wallace Emery OF North Arson was
a business caller in town Monday.
Miss Anna Boynton of Hinckley spent
Monday and Tuesday with Miss Hazel
Corliss
Miss Hazel Holt is assisting Mrs
Chas. Holbrook with the housework as
Mr.. and Mrs Holbrook have been hay
ing la grippe.
Douglass Thorpe of Portland and
George Fairfield of Augusta are spend
ing a few days in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Boone have
moved into the Chas. Warren house
and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bamford form
erly of Clinton into Mrs. Julia Holts
house on the North side of the river
Miss Lillian Whitney of Oak Grove
Seminary and Miss Dorothy Folsom OF
Coburn are spending their vacations at
home.
Mr. and Mrs. H. c. Hussey and Miss
Virginia returned from week Visit
in Boston Friday
Charles Otis returned from WISH
in Oldtown. Monday.
At the last meeting of the BOY
Scouts it was voted to serve public
supper in the near future and give
their drills. etc, for an entertainment
ON the same night with small fee as
an admission fee including both sup
per and entertainment.
The Misses Iva and Beatrice san
borne and Edith Head OF Skowhegan
called on friends in town recently.
Mr.. and Mrs Urban Parkman OF
Skowhegan returned home the first OF
the week after spending the winter
with Mrs Parkman' S aunt, Mrs. Mary
Spaulding.
Miss Nancy Savage spent several
! days last week visiting friends in
Larone.
Miss Glenys Stanley spent few
DAYS last week with friends in Show
hogan
The Abanakis Club met with Miss
Hazel Whitney last Saturday after
noon. Refreshments of jellO and
cake were served.
Rev. John Trites is taking four
weeks vacation from his duties as
pastor of the Baptist church.
Last week Mrs. Susie Dolloif reeeiV-
ed crate of oranges from her daugh-
ter Miss Margarete Whitehouse who is
successful teacher in California.
Morris Moore and Ernest Kelley
have both been home on enforced va
cations caused by sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Spaulding visit
ed friends in Wateryille several days
recently
Mr.. and Mrs Bert kidder are NOV
ing into the Plummer Butler rent after
boarding with Mrs. Mary Spaulding
during the winter.
Mrs. Mahala McIntire has returned
from a week S visit With Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Rogers.
Mr. and Mrs Leland Merrill gave a
st Patricks day party to twelve of
their friends last week and most
delightful time was reported by all
present. Fayors of appropriate de-
signs were given for several contests
and partners chosen for auction bridge
by means of small green cooked hats.
Later in the evening all tried to feed
the pig" which was a huge pigs head
with an open mouth into which each
tried to throw marbles. G. S. Jewett
being the lucky one to receive the first
prize Refreshments of sandwiches,
coffee and cake were served and as
sorted candies in fancy green decorat-
ed boxes
Another all star performance was
given by the Senior Glass of the High
School last Monday evening when they
gave valley Farm" before a large and
onproaiat{vp audience II would he