The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-11-16
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The sermon subjects al the Congre.
eationai Church next sunday Will bt
AS follows: \. II Building th,
brotherhood" j.. u. y Bad End
ing
Mrs. Ophela Gilman has gone &c
Starks for the winter TO care for Mrs
Emily Watson.
Miss Florence Lander OF Wofcesi=
err Mass. is spending week With
Mrs. Nary Gilman.
Mrs Chester Knights OF Oakland
Spent Sunday with her father Fred
Doyle
Las Sunday the section men NOV
ed anc of the side tracks near the
whitney potato house.
Mr. Lillian and Mrs. Mabel Ever
eft gave quilting party 10 mum :
her of their friends last Wednesday
and during the afternoon five quilts
were tackled \ picnic dinner was
served at noon and a jolly time en-
joyed by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tingley of Read
field are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Crosby.
Annie l.. Decker will be at Mrs
Chas. Bigelows next Monday evening
and Tuesday all day, to meet pa
tents.
c. l.. Worthley has two fox hounds
that have great endurance for trail
ing They were put on the trial of
a fox Tuesday Nov. eth at 7 o'clock
in the morning and were taken off
tho trail Friday noon by Mr.. Nat
Horne by the instruction of Mr..
Worthley. This made run of IS
hours without a stop. They were
plainly heard night and day by
neighbors. Their breeding is half
blood hound and half fox hound.
Hiram Tobey went to Flagstaff to
work in the lumber camps for the
winter.
Mr. and Mrs ~ E. Ramsey and
son Kenneth of Vassalboro spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Everett.
The Jolly Glee Club enjoyed an
oyster stew supper with Mr.. and
Mrs. Adelbert Adams last Friday
evening
Mr.. and Mrs. X. NJ Archibald of
Bangor are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Everett.
Elmer Blaisdell and a party OF
friends took an automobile trip TO
Dead River Sunday.
This week Thursday evening VIII
be observed an an Old Fashioned
evening by Somerset Grange. The
members have been notified to come
dressed in old fashioned clothing and
il is understood that refreshments
appropriate to the evening are to be
served
Frank Moore of Madison passed
Friday in town with friends.
There was a missionary meeting at
the BAPTIST Church last Tuesday
evening the subject being "The Phil
ippines'.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Merrill and
Mrs. Adelia Merrill of Fairfield were
the guests of G.. s. Jewett and family
Sunday.
Daniel Shean of Portland was in
town on business Thursday.
Mrs. Lou Brown returned from a
visit with relatives in Winslow last
Thursday.
Harold Bruce of Rockland was in
town last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Bigelow have
been visiting recently in Pittsfield
with their daughter Mrs. Lamont
Appebee and they also visited in Au-
gusta and last Sunday motored with
their daughter and her husband, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Tarbox, to Flag
staff to visit their son Walter Bige-
low, who is numbering there. In
the party were also Mr.. and Mrs.
Applebee, Miss Lou Bigelow and
Florin Yeaton. They report that
game is very plentiful in the up river
sections.
Mrs. Henry Stevens is gaining from
her recent illness and is now able
to be about her home.
DR.. w. f. Brown and wife visited
in Clinton Sunday.
Last Saturday evening about fifty
invited friends gave Mr.. and Mrs.
Roland G. Barker a surprise party
at their home in honor of their re-
cent marriage. The affair was ar
ranged and happily carried out by
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Barker and was
a complete surprise to their son and
his wife. The evening was spent in
y social manner while some played
"63" and during the evening music
was furnished by Miss Ruth Blaisdell
with piano selections by Clarence
Carpenter with violin selections.
Several very nice gifts were present
ed the newly married couple by Car
roll Staples in behalf of the guests.
Delicious refreshments were served
and a huge wedding cake cut and
served by the bride Mr.. and Mrs.
Barker are making their home for the
present with Mr.. Barker's parents
and are receiving the congratulations
and best wishes from their many
friends.
Rev and Mrs Robert Sheaff have
hnnn entertaining Mrs Shaaff's mnt l.