The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-03-19
The News Of Somerset's Busy Towns

Charles Warren we're sold at auction
last Saturday while the old family
heirlooms were sent 10 relatives i'll
the west
Mrs Bessie TrueWorthy who han
been suffering from appendicitis for
several weeks vas carried TO the Cen
trail Maine Hospital at Lewiston last
Thursday and operated upon. She
stood the operation very nicely and
was able in a few days 10 write note
10 her family saying that SHE was get
ting along finely. Mrs. TrueWorthy 5
husband and mother accompanied her
To the hospital ana stayed until after
the operation WAS performed.
Mrs. Mahala McIntire is spending Il
lev DAYS with Mr.. aud Mrs. Clarence
Rogers.
The friends of Miss Mary Wood
received word the first of the week of
her marriage last week to Mr..
Hughes of Clinton. Mrs. Hughes has
many friends in town who extend con-
gratulations and best wishes to the
. happy couple.
Mrs Ida Ireland is recovering from
an attack of the grippe.
Miss Nancy Savage is recovering
j from pneumonia and is now able to
take short rides about town
j Mrs. w A. Moore visited friends in
Augusta last week.
Augustus Tobey who has suffered
from several strokes still remains very
weak and fails slowly.
Mrs. Helen Barker returned Thurs
day from Boston where She went TO
care for her daughter Miss Rena who
/ is very sick and who she hoped to
bring home with her but could not,
/ though if nothing happens to prevent
Miss Barker will come home within a
few days.
Frank Jewell is making extensive
repairs on his house which he recent
ly bought. The front of the house
which will be changed entirely will
make a great Improvement to the
street and the inside of the house will
be thoroughly renovated which will
make il very convenient and pretty
for his family to live in.
Mrs Roy L. Bamford and little son
of Clinton were in town visiting rela
tives a few days the last of the week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bamford expect to move
to this town in the near future. Mrs.
Bamford will perhaps be better re-
membered in town as Alice Taylor,
Mrs. Eben S. Miller recently made
visit with relatives in Auburn and
carried little Willard Drake her neph-
ew to his home after a visit with her
since last fall While in Auburn Mrs.
Miller also received treatment by
specialist for a trouble which she has
been having with her ears.
Allen Stanley, Alfred Everett, VIM.
Stewart and Charles Fuller made en-
tries in the Skowhegan Horse Show
and brought back prizes as souvenirs
for the occasion and in appreciation of
their fine horses.
Mrs. F. w Spaulding recently re-
ceiyed a box from her father Rev. p.
G. Bell. who is spending the winter in
! Florida. The box contained many
kinds of vegetables and fruits which
were grown in Mr.. Bells garden and
were all in fine condition when they
reached here. Mrs. Spaulding has
been in poor health this winter but
seems to be gaining slowly.
The families of Henry Whiting, Jay
Pierce and E. c. Whiting gave Herbert
Hale a birthday party in honor of his
6Sth birthday, Monday evening
f:cnic sutLer was served and a birth
day cake cut and served then cards
were enjoyed during the evening and
Mr. Hale served fruits, nuts and as
sorted candies as refreshments during
the games.
Charles Russell has sold the Mercer
stage route to True Dunton who has
driven the stage for a long time.
most enjoyable afternoon was
spent by the ladies' of the V. |. S. last
Thursday afternoon at their regular
meeting held at the Library Parlors.
Mrs. jeanette Johnson and Mrs. Leone
Jones as hostesses The subject of
the meeting was The Old Song and |
the New" or a musical The read
ings were all extracts relating to eth |
err old or modern music and its COM |
posers and were very entertaining.
The following is the program which .
was given: Business meeting; roll |
call; reading. Mrs. Johnson; song,
chorus; reading, Mrs. Wood; song,
Neva Jones' reading. Mrs. Elizabeth
Russell; song, chorus; paper on "Old |
and New Music" and an example of !
modern music by Mrs. Neya Jones;
reading, Mrs. Lou Brown; music,
Hazel Whitney; song, chorus; music,
Florence Davis music, Annette |
Spaulding; song, chorus; musical /
story was the last on the program
accompanied by Mrs. Jones at the
piano
Last Monday evening the members
of the Norridgewock Dramatic Club |
gave Wilbur Taylor a genuine surprise |
party in honor of his birthday. Mrs. |
Taylor, a member of the Club knew |
that the company were coming so was
in readiness for them but Mr.. Taylor |
did not mistrust that he was to have |
a party until in answer to a rap on the |
door and hearing the Club password !
knew what was coming. A jolly even
ing was spent playing games and re-
of maple parfait, assorted !
cakes and waters were served.
A crew of men are busy putting a
new steel roof on the covered bridge. |
A course of five free cooking lee
lures has been advertised for next
week in the X. of p. Hall under the
direction of Mr.. Nation.
FAIRFIELD CENTER
Joseph Doe returned few days ago