The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-11-09
The News of Somersets Busy Towns

Portland have been spending a week
with their parents Mr.. and Mrs Al
fred Watson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George \. Hussey
are spending a few weeks, the guests
of their son Chester and wife IN
Skowhegan.
Asa Briggs has gone to Flagstaff
for the winter doing numbering work.
Mrs. Briggs viii join him this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry George. Walter
Taylor and Miss Florence Je@ett
took an automobile trip to Bangor
last Friday.
Ben Everett and friend Mr.. Cup
till went 10 Flagstaff on hunting
trip last week.
Mrs. Earle Owens formerly well
known in town as Miss Jennie Har-
ris. and two children of New Bruins
wick \. J. are visiting relatives in
town.
The Jolly GIee Club held a meeting
last Friday evening at the h. OF +.
Hall. Refreshments were served
and nice program given.
Mr.. and Mrs Chester Jones and
Mr.. and Mrs Hilton were at Pleas
ant Pond on a hunting trip two days
recently.
The Delta Alpha Society met with
Mrs Anna Harris last Monday even
ing The evening was spent in max
ing scrap books for sick children and
dainty refreshments were served
Mr. and Mrs. Angus Giles and fam
lily are visiting in Hallowell and Mr..
and Mrs. Archie Giles are living in
their house during Their absence.
Potatoes during the past week have
been selling for $3.50 per busheL
Ernest Gordon was a guest of w.
G. Everett Sunday.
Jay says: That Goodrich "Iipress"
Red Rubbers with red line round top
gives his customers the best satisfacF
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs Percy Guptill of Win
ter HarbOr have been guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Everett during the past
week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. g. Knights of Hay-
Grill are visiting in town.
Congregational Church Notices
The Woman's Working League met
with Miss Hattie Longley on Tuesday
afternoon to finish preparations for
hold next week The topics for the
services of the day at the Congrega-
tional Church will be as follows:
A. NJ The Wonder of the Common
place p NJ. A Night in Jail. At
the evening service a cornet solo
will be given by Lyndon Hale.
wedding OF great interest to the
townspeople took place last Monday
evening when Miss Erma G. Smith
became the bride of D. Russell Sta
pies. both the young people having
lived in this place until recently. The
ceremony was performed at the home
of the bride at eight o'clock and wit
messed by the two families of the
contracting parties and few friends.
The house was prettily decorated for
the occasion. The brides gown was
of white chiffon and she wore a dain-
ty tulle veil and carried white brides
roses while the gown of Miss Hazel
Whitney who attended her was of
yellow taffeta. The bridegroom wore
the conventional black and was at
tended by Edwin SWEET of Hampden.
The double ring service was per-
formed by Rev. Robert Sheaff. The
bride is the only daughter OF DR.. II.
w Smith of this town and is a grad
uate of the NorridgeWock High
School and she afterward graduated
from a Bangor Business College as a
stenographer and has very respon
sible position in an insurance office
in Bangor Mr.. Staples also attend
ed the Norridgewock High School and
graduated with honors from the L.
of NJ last spring and has a position
as chemist with the Riker Jaynes
Co in Bangor. Mr.. Staples is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Staples
the postmaster of this town. Both
the young people have hosts OF
friends who unite in wishing them
great happiness. The happy couple
left town Immediately after the cere-
mony for a weeks stay in parts I'M
known and will reside in Bangor af-
ter that time. Those from out of
town to attend the ceremony were
Mrs. Ellen M. Cushman, Bangor;
Mrs. William K. Hilton Damairscot-
ia; Mr.. and Mrs Allan Cole and Miss
Ruth Cole of Hampden; Mr.. and
Mrs. David Staples of Wateryille.
NORTH MADISON
Walter Dean OF North Arson were
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