The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-05-06
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Sunday morning at the Congregation
al Church. In the morning he spoke
of his work and the present problems
which are before the American poo
pie at large and in the evening MS
subject was THE man who drove the
six horse team" Both addresses
were full of interest and delivered IN
such a pleasing manner as 10 hoIu
the attention of his audience uhtil
the last word. This Is the hrst time
for a great many years that a Natloh-
al representative of the association
has spoken here and the Church Is
very grateful to its pastor Rev. no
bert Sheaff for using his personal In
fIuence in securing the services OF
Mr.. Bailey.
Portland Press daily, one year, ".
Mrs. Harry Smith of Springfield
Me, has been visiting her friend MIS-
Lillian Hilton during the past week
Mrs Lou Bruce has returned from
a short visit In Woolwich.
James Giles has finished WORK lot
Fred Clark and Is now WORKING OH
the NJ c. r. Il. section.
Mrs. Mabel Wright has returned
from a short business trip 10 bos'oh'
Fred Spaulding spent lew Gays a'
home last week from Bates ooiiese'
Mrs. George Clark met with a pam
full accident last week at the shoe
factory by stitching a needle through
one of her fingers. The injured nm
ger was at once attended to by sur
peon and il is hoped that nothing ser
ious will result from the accident
Miss Alma Stewart is learning 10
be a central girl at the Farmers Ter
ephone Exchange. .
The men and boys Of the Baptist
parish are to meet SATURDAY aitel-
noon at the Church at TIL o'clock
and rake the lawns around the church
and vestry.
Elwood Wilbur of Sorrento Is again
in town working on the state ROAD
between this place and Madison.
r A. Whitney and F. w. Spauld-
inc wore Mt Lake Moxie recently ana
brought home all the trout the la"
allows. Mr.. Whitney caught TWEEN
ty-two inch salmon
Mrs. Carl Jones and daughter
have been quite SICK durlhe 'he p'''
week with bad colds.
Henry Heagan was called TO fros-
meet last Thursday by the SICKNESS
and death of his mother MRS. 1ulla
Gilman. Her death occurred on
Saturday. ona
Leone Jones, Roy Trueworthy ana
Frank Jewell were at Lake Moxle
few DAYS recently and came NOME
with fine catch of trout
Mrs. George II. Lunt reports that
her small flock of nine full oioodeo
barred plymouth rock pullets mace
a record last month of laying Z34
eggs. 1000, uo,ro
A dance was given by several young
men of the town in Grange hadi ias'
Friday evening but on account OF ohe
very hard rain storm was not MI
ancial success. o
The Norridgewock Dramatic 'lup
hold a reunion with Mr.. and MIS-
Charles Fuller at Fernside Buns allow
In honor of Mrs. Fuller's Dir hday
last Friday evening. AT about seven
o'clock a delicious chicken pie supper
was served with vegetables and the
usual fine pastry and cakes, etc, nj
teen members and guests sittihs d.
the table. After supper the IONS
table was cleared away and In spne
of the rain and darkness OUTSIDE all
was gay within doors until a late hour
when the guests left for home voting
the affair a great success.
Mrs Viola Merry Of New Portland
was in town last week the guest OF
Friends. go
Mrs. william Curtis is very i'll with
pneumonia.
Mrs Frances Bolan returned the
last OF the week from Boston Wnere
she has been spending the winter.
Mrs. Mary Spaulding has returned
from Madison where she has been
spending the winter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Earle Seavey who have been occupy
ing her house have moved into the
house with Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Jones
and will do light housekeeping this
summer.
The ever popular Price Weber Co.
have been in town during the past
week presenting three plays at the
Grange Hall before fair sized audi
ences In spite of the bad weather. Mr..
Weber and his wife have great
many friends in town as they. have
been here with a stock company near
ly every year for years and presented
clean plays.
L. II. White has purchased Fred
Keley's half share in the fish market
and bakery and will conduct the bust
ness himself from this time.
Four candidates received the third
and four degrees at Somerset Grange
last Thursday evening. A short lit
erary program was also given under
the direction of the lecturer. Re
freshments OF pop corn, homemade
candy, cookies and dOughnuts were
all,
The Thursday Club were guests of
Mrs. Charles Russell ut the Oxford at
dinner last Thursday In Skowhegan.
Rev. and Mrs. John Trites are re
cciving congratulations upon the
birth of daughter born last week nj
the Somerset Hospital at Skowhegan.
Both mother and child are getting
along very nicely
Miss Lulu Hun has gone To Rowe
Pond for the summer where she will
do table work,
The BOY Scouts recently raked the
Congregational Church lawn and
were served with n nice supper by q
few ladies of the church
Miss Nancy Savage has completed
her duties as bonkkcepor NJ the shoe
factory
Mrs Ann Wells returned last week
from Massachusetts, where she has
beer spending the winter with her
daughter Mrs Ralph ketehum
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