The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-23
The News of Somersets Busy Towns

Frank Holt is in town visiting rela-
tiyes and renewing old acquaintance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Vaughan are
spending the Xmas holidays at home
The schools in town all closed for
the holidays last Friday afternoon
and in nearly all the lower grades
the children enjoyed Xmas exercises
with the customary trees
Mrs Frances Bolan has left town
for the winter and after visiting
friends in this State for few days
will spend the winter in Boston
Marion Kiborn is sick with the
chicken pox.
DR.. Elton Blaisdell and sister Angie
of Lynn, Mass. are visiting relatives
and friends in town.
Last Thursday Mrs. Belinda Groves
returned from Melrose. Mass, where
she had gone for the winter and was
accompanied home by her daughter
Miss Cora who is very sick at their
home.
Mrs. Violet Downes and Dorothea
are visiting in Dexter and Bangor,
and then will visit in the Aroostook
County before returning home.
Mrs. Esther Furber of Fairfield and
Miss Lizzie Witham of Madison visit
ed Mrs. Mary Spaulding last week.
Mrs. Alfred Watson is visiting in
Portland and the last of the week
| will be joined by Mr.. Watson and they
will go to Boston and visit a daugh-
ter
Walter Taylor has been in China
for several days on business
At the last meeting of Somerset
Grange the following officers were
elected for the coming year: Horace
Jones, master; Charles Savage. over
seer; steward. Alfred Watson; treas
urer, Fred Jewett; secretary. Her
bert Gilman; Asst steward, Walter
Head; Mrs Levi Ham, Chaplain;
Walter Jones, guard; Mrs. Olive
Jones, Ceres; Mrs. Lou Savage, Po-
mona; Mrs. Susie Tobey, Flora; Miss
Belle Haynes, lady assistant steward.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Crosby visit
ed relatives in Oakland and Water
vile last Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Julia Holt of Scion visited her
daughter Mrs. George Lunt recently
Mrs. Lauriston Lowe entertained
the b. b. Club last Friday afternoon
and very nice time was reported
Delicious refreshments were served.
AT the last meeting of Cedar Chap
ter o. e. S. the officers were elected
as follows for the coming year w
NJ, Mrs. Harriet Blaisdell; w p,
Fred Jewett; A NJ, Miss Belle
Haynes; treasurer, Miss Florence
Jewett; secretary. Mrs Annie Bur-
CESS; Cond., Mrs. Edith Jones; A.
Cond., Mrs. Kate Smith; finance com
mittee, Mrs, Addie Jewett, Mrs Esth-
er Carr and G.. 0. Carr At $50 a
very nice picnic supper was served
after which the committee consisting
of the Cars and Fred Lawton had
prepared Christmas tree from
which each member received a pres
ent valued at five cents and also
little cheese cloth man" found its
way home with most all the members
very jolly time was enjoyed. A
special meeting for the purpose of
initiation was appointed for Dec. 31st.
Mrs. Eta Abbott of Augusta is Wis
iting her sister Mrs. William Moore.
The death of Mrs. Rebecca Emily
Staples occurred at the home of her
son Carroll at little after six o'clock
last Sunday morning after long Ill
| ness from generous diseases Of the
stomach from which she has suffered
greatly for the past two months. Mrs
Staples was born In West Mills 70
years ago and has spent nearly all of
her life in this town since her mar
riage to David Staples, who died
about AZ years ago They lived for
short time in Mercer. She is sur
viyed by two sons, Carroll M. of this
town and David II. of Waterville and
one brother George Emery of, Halo
well and two sisters Mrs. Ella Cooper
OF Washington, d. c. and another sis
ter In the West All of the near rel
atiyes came to the funeral excepting
the one In the West, who was unable
to be present. The funeral services
were held from her late home con-
Quoted by Rev. r. L. Sheaff at 1890
Tuesday morning and the burial made
in the family lot In the North Gene
terry. Mrs. Staples was member of
the Congregational Church and al
ways interested In its welfare as well
as in everything that was for the good
of humanity. She was always
most devoted mother and loved and
respected by the whole community.
Mrs. Frederick Pierce who Is en-
ployed at the Fernside Dairy Farm.
was taken to Somerset Hospital in
Skowhegan Monday night where she
was operated upon for appendicitis by
DR.. Smith.