The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-10-19
SORRIDGEN0CK

Mrs. Decker will be at Mrs. Chas
Bigelows next Tuesday TO meet pa
tents.
w. G. Soule and family who have
been visiting relatives in Industry
during the past week, returned home
Monday They were accompanied
home by Mrs Soule's mother who
will be their guest for short time,
Mrs. Edith Jones went to Bangor as
a delegate to the State Rebekah AS
sembly last Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pray are
away for two weeks, Mr.. Pray hay-
ing gone to Boston on a business trip
for the local shoe factory.
Mics Frances Jones spent the week
end at her home in town from her
duties as a teacher in the Smithneio
town school.
Mrs. Herbert Crosby is fortunate IL
finding a large mushroom bed grow
ing in her garden.
G.. II. Bowden and wife of Philadel
phia have been recent guests Of Mr.
and Mrs Charles Farrand.
Charles Trench has been on th'
sick list for the past few weeks.
Harry Carr is building an addition
onto his building on Main Street. Th
rent now occupied by Mr.. and Mrs
Carr will be occupied by Franz
Jewell and family.
Mr.. and Mrs James Hilton have
been entertaining Miss Gladys Jone!
of Boston and her friend Mr.. Cool
from the West.
Miss Hazel Holt spent several days
last week with relatives in Lewiston
Mrs. Lou Brown visited in Clinton
last week.
Walter Crosby returned Thursday
from Littleton, having been called
there by the death of cousin.
A. B. Carter of Lewiston was
business caller in town recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamlin Hale enter
tanned Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Welcf
and friends from Bridgeton last Sun
day.
1t is reported that Bert Nighten'
gale has purchased the Moses Clou-
tier farm.
Columbus Day was observed by the
different schools in town.
Clifford Wort of Oakland is visiting
friends in town for two weeks.
The many friends of Gorham Bailey
and family will be sorry to learn Of
their moving to Waterville. Theil
daughter Miss Hazel is teaching il
the public schools in that City.
Mrs. Ann Taylor has gone to Dex-
ter to spend the winter.
Mrs. Ann Stevens who has been In
very poor health is gaining.
Harry Bigelow took party oil
friends to st. Adams on an automo-
bile trip Sunday.
DR.. W. F. Brown and wife visited
in Pittsfield Sunday.
DR.. Frank Norton and a party oil
friends from Fairfield were in town
Sunday calling on friends.
Miss Hazel Whitney spent Sunday
at her home in town from Water
vile.
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist
Church are to meet this week Friday
afternoon.
Verne Blaisdell has returned from
a visit with friends in Boston.
Conrad Webb Is making extensive
repairs on his house.
II Gil ACiu 6OhC w L Vi
land for the winter.
Rev. and Mrs. Fl. C. Meserve OF
Rye, New York, motored to this town
last week and were the guests of G..
s. Jewett and family. They were
accompanied back home by George
Jewett and family who will visit
them a few days before going to At
lanta, Ca, after which they expect to
leave for England.
Mrs. Roxie Carr and daughter Miss
Lila have been spending the past few
weeks with Mrs. AlvinZa Whitcomb al
New Sharon.
Rev. r. L. Sheaff accompanied by
Rev. Charles Meeker and wife motor
ed to Bangor Monday where they will
attend the Centennial of the Bangor
Theological Seminary exercises this
week. Both the gentlemen are es-
pecially interested in the Seminary as
Mr.. Sheaff Is an alumnus of the
school and Mr.. Meeker Is student a
the present time.