The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-05-25
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annie l.. Decker VIII De AT MIS-.
Sidney Goodrich tomorrow friday
and Saturday forenoon.
Mrs. Josie ~.aall l. clerking in the
post office.
Mr.. and Mrs Ainsley Moore are
comfortably and pleasantly settled in
their new home recently known as
the Gallant house on River ST. Mr..
Moore has permanent employment as
engineer in the Skinner & French
mill
John Pooler is building a house on
Dinsmore ST.
w. E. Robinson while visiting the
pasture last Sunday found one of his
work horses dead The horse had
seen his best days but was thought
great deal of by the family for what
he had been.
Mrs Beatrice Brown from Farm
ington is spending the week with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Frank GIBSON.
Mrs. Alvah Witham and her daugh-
ter Margery Dane and Mrs. Oman
Sawyer are spending the week in
Portland.
Mrs. Fannie Smith and her grand
daughter Miss Priscilla Smith went
to Pittsfied last Friday. Mrs. Smith
IUltIuS " SHtlId Ihllt q iA1-tii VI
time with her sister in that place
f. O. Taylor has founded sun
day School in the Granville Goodrich
district to be known as the Garland
s. s. 1t is well attended and much
interest is manifested.
Will Whorf makes his trips be
tween here and Caratunk with a fine
new truck which runs so noiselessly
that we must see him to know of his
arrival.
Mrs. Ola Maxfeld from Canaan is
expected to arrive in town Monday to
spend Memorial Day with relatives.
Last Sunday morning a baby boy
arrived at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Wilbur Keene Both sides of Meadow
Street are lined with girls but the
arrival of boy is a great event. The
happy parents are receiving congrat-
ulations.
H. f. Wing has closed a contract
with Hume & Newhall of Fairfield
for hauling about two million logs in
the Dead River section, the coming
winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Schoppe and
Mrs. Marta Savage returned Tuesday
from Pleasant Pond, where they have
spent several days putting the Say
age cottage in readiness for the COM
ing season.
Rev. Thos. b. HIATT attended the
funeral of Mrs George C. Patten in
Embden last Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Carney is in her usual
health again after her illness of last
week.
1t is understood that Mrs. Alice
- ~ Mrc
Rose Williams is with her.
The Priscilla Jr. Girls called on
little Albert Howes last Saturday af-
ternoon and carried him a maybasket
filled with candy and fruit and a story
book The little boy who has been
confined to his bed for nearly six
weeks was delighted and pleased the
girls by telling them many nice
things he intends to do for them when
he gets we'll
Quite a delegation from the Sunday
School plan to attend the S. S. Con-
vention held in Skowhegan next Fri
day and Saturday.
Rev. Chas Berry returned from
Hartford with his automobile last
Monday. Owing to the absence of
the regular pastor Rev. f. c. Gid
den pastor of NJ f. Church at Scion
preached in Firemens Hall last Sun
day afternoon.
A special meeting of the ladies of
the Century Club was held at the
home of Mrs Lucinda Moore last
Monday afternoon. At this meeting
vote was passed to send the presi-
dent Mrs. Moore as delegate to the
State Federation held at kineo in
September. Plans were also made
in regard to the station lot and re-
ports were rendered from the Poverty
Ball committee which were very
gratifying.
The people of the entire community
are very much saddened to learn of
the critical condition of Floyd Hun
newell of Pleasant Ridge. DR.. Abb
bolt of Portland assisted by Dr.
Marston performed most serious
operation on Mr.. Hunnewell last Sun
day and at this writing much anxiety
Is felt concerning his recovery. The
grief stricken family have the sym
pathy of all in this time of great
anxiety.
The order of service at the Congre-
gational Church next Sunday morn
ing will deviate somewhat from it's
usual course and memorial exercises
participated in by the pupils of the
schools will intervene. 1t is expected
that the remnant of the G. A. r. will
be present in a body and listen to
a sermon prepared for the occasion.
Guy Williams, principal of Somer-
set Academy, will speak from the pull
pit of the Congregational Church next
Sunday evening. Everyone cordially
invited to attend.
Memorial Day will be observed in
our town in the usual manner.
Townspeople and the pupils of the
schools will join the old soldiers in
the march to the cemetery where the
graves will be decorated. After re-
turning TO the Church the memorial
address will be delivered by Hon.
Chas. o. Small.