The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-08
The News of Somersets Busy Towns

Portland for few weeks visit this
week.
Mrs. sara Frederic entertained
party of neighbors and friends last
Thursday in honor of her mother,
Mrs Aliens birthday and also Mr..
Charles Lanes birthday. their ages
being enghty-one and eighty-seven
respectively. The evening was
pleasantly spent with music and con
versation and refreshments of assort-
ed cake and coffee were served by the
hostess and Miss Frances Jones.
Mrs. Lizzie Chandler is assisting al
the local New England exchange dur
ing the absence of Miss Barker
The marriages occurred in town
last Saturday evening both being
soemnized by Rev. John Trites, Miss
Gladys Teed of this town and Lester
Witham of Caratunk were married at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
knight at $50 The bride was beau
tifully gowned in white embroidered
chiffon over white silk and Mrs.
Knight who acted as maid OF honor
wore pink chiffon over pink silk. Mr..
and Mrs. Witham left Monday for
visit with relatives up river. On the
same evening occurred the marriage
of Bertha Maude Libby and Burton
Nghtengale, the bride being very be-
comingly dressed in a tan travelling
suit Mr.. and Mrs. Nightengale have
leased the Scott farm for a term of
years and went directly to their new
home which they have had thoroughly
renovated for them during the past
few weeks Both the couples have
the best wishes of their friends for
happy married life.
Miss Margaret Walsh of Van Buren,
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
]. p. Gillin for several weeks, re-
turned home Thursday.
Very impressive exercises were held
at both the churches last Sunday in
observance of Easter. Special music
and special Easter sermons being
given by both. In the evening the
choir of the Congregational Church
gave a very nice service assisted by
the children who gave few selec-
tons and recitations.
Fred Spaulding returned to Bates
last Saturday.
New Hupmobiles have arrived in
town for H. C. Hussey and E. II.
Vaughan.
The ladies of the Baptist Church
gave an Easter Sale and supper last
Thursday evening which was well pa
tronized and cleared the society about
forty-nine dollars.
Lockwood & Smith have installed a
new Clinton" refrigerator at their
new quarters near the old postoffice
This week they are very busy NOV
in hn ha1 IF if- Gfnpk from
the old store at the corner.
The decision of the Utilities Com
mission in the matter of the petition
of the Selectmen Of the town of Nor
ridgewock for the abolition of the
grade crossings known as Stenson
Hill and Bisbee's under the provision
of Chapter lat of the Laws of Maine,
A. d. 1913, has been favorably re-
ported and work will commence on
reconstruction in the near future.
Miss Nora Pugsley of Cornish ar
rived Saturday to resume her duties
in the Grammar school Monday morn
ing,
DR.. Clarke Blanc was in Oakland
Saturday on professional business.
Ivan Watson who has been spend
ing several months in New York was
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| Mrs. Fanny Karls of Canada Is
visiting her mother Mrs. Ida Ireland.
! Benjamin Gribbin of Portland was
in town last week visiting friends.
Mrs. Roy Trueworthy entertained
4 few friends at supper last Satur-
day evening.
About twenty-five of the lady
friends of Mrs. G. S. Jewett gave her
| surprise party last Monday after
,oon in honor Of her birthday. The
lffair was a complete surprise to Mrs.
Iewett and fully appreciated by her.
The afternoon was pleasantly spent
with music, guessing contests and a
humorous reading. One of the guess
ing contests being each guest brought
picture of herself taken either when
a very small child or good many
years ago, the pictures being num-
bered and guessed by the ladies, Mrs.
Jennie Whiting receiving the prize
for guessing the most correctly. Re-
freshments were served at small
tables by Miss Jewett assisted by
Mrs. Neva Jones, the refreshments
consisting of fruit salad. olives, sand
wiches, cake, cocoa and sailed nuts.
A feature of the afternoon being the