The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13
The News Of Somerset's Busy Towns

cal entertainment but the date has
not yet been decided upon
Mrs Lucy kidder of Waterville and
Mrs Susie Fuller visited Mrs. Lon
Brown last week Wednesday,
Mrs. Fred Pierce has returned home
from Somerset Hospital and is getting
along nicely
Wallace Blaisdell is working on a
farm in Skowhegan
Mrs. Sanford Rowe of Smithfield
visited her son John Rove and family
last week
Mrs. Mary Blaisdell and son Almon
of Larone are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edmund Taylor
Mrs Gladys Crosby was a caller in
Wateryille last Thursday.
/ Mrs Harriet Blaisdel is on the
/ sick list
/ The officers of the Baptist Sunday
/ School we're chosen last Sunday as
follows: Supt, Clarence Tompkns;
/ Asst. Snpt, Charles Hussey; secre-
tary. Elsie Savage, treasurer, Mrs.
( Harriet Blaisdell.
A meeting of the Jolly Glee Club
was held with Mr.. and Mrs William
Young last Friday evening, about 40
members being present. A very
/ pleasant evening was spent by all
Miss Irene Rogers is confined TO
/ her home by sickness.
Miss Thelma Bigelow and Carl Gil
/ man spent the week end with Mr.. and
/ Mrs William Witham at West Athens.
! Frank Moore and friend Leon Felix
/ er of Madison spent Saturday and
Sunday in town.
Frank Miner returned from Cara
| funk the first of the week
Mrs. Webster Bennett is on the sick
list
The family of Octave Michue have
moved into the house of George Har
low, near the Baptist Church.
Mrs. A. c. Briggs has returned from
Watervile and this week will leave
for Aroostook County to visit friends
during the remainder of the winter.
E. E. Barker made business trip
to Sidney last week
Mrs. George Cunliff of Smithfield
visited her daughter Mrs. Elva Stan
ley last week.
Harry Staples left Tuesday for
Waltham, where he will learn the
watch making business
Mrs. Grace Smith has been suffer
ing with an attack of the grip.
A. c. Briggs spent a few days at
home from Moxie last week.
Edwin Whiting and Mrs. Henry
Whiting were both confined to their
home last week with the grip.
Charles Clark and family of Oak
land were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Steven Mills last week.
a parish meeting of the Baptist
Church was held last week Wednes-
day evening and very nice supper
served under the direction of the
Ladies' Aid Society. At the business
meeting it was reported that the
church is now clear from debt and
starts the new year with all out
standing bills paid, after making ex-
| tensive repairs upon their property
! during the past year.
The remains of Mrs. Naomi Otis
| Devine, wife of James Devine of
| Lynn, Mass. were brought here for
burial last Thursday. Mrs Devine
was the youngest daughter of Heze-
kiah and the late Mary A. Otis and
| spent the early part of her life in this
town. the two last years of her
life being spent in Lynn. where she
died on January 4th. The funeral
services were held from the home of
her sister Mrs. Robert Forsythe. Jan
9TH, Rev. John Trites officiating and
the floral offerings were very beauti-
full The burial was at the South
Side Cemetery. She leaves to mourn
Der loss an aged father, three sisters
and three brothers all of whom were
present at the funeral services