The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-06
The News of Somerset's Busy Towns

New Portland for the remainder of
the winter.
! Miss Sarah Clarke closed her home
on the North side of the river Tues
day for the remainder of the winter
and will visit in Portland and Miss
Mildred Normandy will visit relatives
in Massachusetts.
Mrs. William Bracket is recover
ing from her recent accident.
f. L. Ames of Wateryille was in
! town on business several days recent
ly.
The Peace Lecture. under the aus
pieces of the Mems League will be
given this week, Thursday evening.
Mrs. Sophia Hall is gaining slowly
from her recent illness
Mrs. Mary Spaulding and Mrs.
Jane Mills have both been confined to
their homes during the past week
with the grip.
Mrs. Jay Pierce and Mrs. Carrie
| Tobey visited their sister in Madison
last Wednesday.
A number of the local Masons at
! tended the Chapter meeting at Show
hogan Friday evening
About fifty of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellis Tobey helped them cele-
brate their eleventh wedding anniver-
sary and also Mrs. Tobey's birthday.
last Saturday evening. A delicious
supper was served at six o'clock and
then followed games and dancing af-
ter which cake and coffee were serv-
ed and all enjoyed the singing of old
songs. The affair was arranged en-
tirely by the friends and was a very
enjoyable evening. Two very hand
some chairs and two pieces of old
ivory china were presented the host
and his wife by the guests.
Mrs. Violet Downes and little
daughter have returned from a visit
with friends and relatives in differ
ent parts of the State.
Mrs Levi Ham and Lee Robbins,
her grandson, are visiting relatives in
Boston
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Ham and Harry
Head attended the State Grange
meetings held in Portland recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Taylor enter
tanned a dinner party Sunday consist
ing of Forrest Farley and family Ed
ward Record and family of Larone
and Ray Kilborne and family of the
town.
Mrs. Herbert Crosby has been on
the sick list with a severe attack of
bronchitis.
The Morning Glories were enter
tanned last Thursday afternoon, Dec
3Oth, by Mrs. Edith Jones, Miss Mil
dred Normandy being the guest of
honor. The Glories gave Miss Nor
mandy linen shower and she also
received linen from her sister and
mother. The presentation poem was
written by Miss Frances Jones and
read by Mrs. Sara Frederic and a
guessing contest called the Flowers
Wedding" was enjoyed. Delicious
refreshments of several kinds of cake,
fruit jello and whipped cream and
cocoa were served. The affair was
complete surprise to Miss Norman
dy and much appreciated by her and
ii is supposed the linen will be used
in her new home in California in the
near future, where she will go with
the best wishes of her many Norridge-
wock friends.
Ray +. Longley, who was employed
at Canadian summer resort hotel
during the summer. is now at work in
the garage department. of a winter no.
tel at Seabreeze. Fla. He expects to
be back in Norridgewock about April
LIST.
Members of the Eaton and Nor
ridgewock High School Association
have received holiday greeting from
their president, Wellington p Kidder
of Jamaica Plain, Mass The pres
ent membership OF this organization
Is one hundred and twenty seven in
Guiding the ten new names which
have been added within the last year
or two.
Miss Clara Staples returned to Will
liamantic. Conn. Monday
A. A. Nickerson has been on the
sick list.
Mrs. Henry Sawyer has been quite
sick but In now much better.
Linden Devoll has been suffering
with an attack OF appendicitis Miss
Hazel Devoll Is home from the Som
erset Hospital where she was operat-
ed upon for appendicitis and IL get
ting along finely
At the last meeting OF Somerset
Rcbekah Lodge the following officers
were elected for the coming year: y.
c., Mrs. Alice Hale: V. c.. Mrs Kate
smith. secretary. Mrs Josie Mills
whiting, treasurer. Mrs. Lila Tobey T.
and the same board OF trustees ms
last year II 10 planned 10 have the
installation on the evening of Jan. ~.
and to have n semi-pubiic. the install
ling officers 10 BE- Mrs. Violet Fogg
and stat Of SkowheKan.
Charles Uusssy has been ON the
sick list but Ia now able 90 be out
Mrs Earle Seatny went 10 Lewiston
Saturday.