The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-05-11

Menu for the week with cost of same
for family of four; discussion; bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Skiliings
have gone to Long Pond, Me, for the
summer. Mr.. Skinnings having work
with the Kellogg Lumber Co.
Earle Mitchell has finished work
for Davis & Miller of Madison. and
will be chauffeur for his uncle, H. B.
Merry.
Mrs w. S. Jones. who has been Wis
iting in Oakland returned home Sat
urday.
The Newcastle company expect To
/ build two bungalows on the Quincy
! Wood road. south of their farm
buildings
The Methodist church lawn at the
corner of Main and Madison streets
had become badly worn by persons
walking across it, but it now presents
quite a different appearance as Rev.
Gardner Wills has re-sodded the cor
ner and planted a maple tree there.
Green Gables" at Lake Embden
has been opened for the summer and
Mrs. Marion Barnaby and little
daughter Almira and Mrs. Edna
Thorne and little daughter Ruth and
Miss Vivian Mckinney are staying
there
The Association Club played ball
with the Kingfield High School team
Saturday on the grounds here. and
the score stood to in favor of the
Association. Next Saturday this
Club will play with the Embden Stars
at this same ground. Let all come
out and encourage the boys.
SCOTS Star band had a rehearsal
on E. W. SCOTS lawn, Sunday after
noon, which was greatly enjoyed by
people in that locality
The stores are now open WedneS-
day and Saturday evenings
Saturday, Mrs. Burbank and son
Nathan of Freeman were visiting Mrs
Susie Burbank.
man by the name of Pomelow
had two fingers sawed off and anoth-
er injured at the Newcastle mills re-
Gently
/ A DESCENDANT OF MAJOR JOHN
MOORE
Edwin Marshall Moore. who died
/ Feb. 3, at Roseburg, Oregon. was
born in Athens, Me, Nov 25. 1924. He
was the son of John White and Nancy
! Crosby Moore, the grandson of
COTE Moore, a Revolutionary soldier.
and great grandson of Major John
Moore of Bunker Hill fame. Mr.
Moore, whose mind was clear to the
last. in spite of his advanced age.
took pride in his ancestry and urged
his relatives not to forget Bunker
Hill. When Mr.. Moore was a young
lad his parents moved to North An
son, and later to Scion. and it was
from the latter town that he went to
California in 1919, at the time of the
great gold rush, and engaged in min
ing In 1850, he went to Oregon and
had been resident of Roseburg since
1858, being one of the pioneers. Mr..
Moore, for more than thirty years re-
tired, was one of Roseburgs most
substantial citizens and during the
greater part of his life was active
as a pioneer in the business life and
development of the agricultural in |
terests. He had been a member of
the |. 0. O. f. of his native State of
Maine and became a charter member /
of the local Order at Roseburg. His
death is the last of a family of eight !
children. He leaves an aged widow
and one daughter. Miss Lillian Moore /
CANAAN
There will be an entertainment and .
social at the Written schoolhouse /
Friday evening May II. under the |
auspices of the Written School Lea |
que Cake, ice cream and candy |
will be on sale. The proceeds to be |
used for screen windows and door.
Mrs. Eta Goodrich of Skowhegan |
ibn NHnal- nnd wifi hor CT ct ~.
Mrs. Elizabeth Swain
Mrs. Shirley Mason of Pttsfield |
visited her parents Mr.. and Mrs. |
Greenlef Pencil. North Clinton, last |
week
Mrs. Esther Nelson is very sick at |
the home of her son w. A. Nelson.
Miss Sarah Corson of Oakland is at |
w. A. Nelson's. called there by the |
serious illness of her sister Mrs. |
Esther Nelson.
A MERRY FAMILY PARTY
Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ Mason had the
pleasure of entertaining all their chill |
dren aud grandchildren last Sunday.
1t was the first time the entire family |
had met in the "Old Home for some |
time, Four generations were rep
resented Mr.. Nason's mother Mrs. |
Frances Mason aged about eighty is |
member of his family Mr.. and |
Mrs. G.. c. Mason and little son Clay |
ton of Canaan, Mr. and Mrs. Shirley |
Mason, Pittsield; Mr. and Mrs Earle |
Bracket and two daughters. Doris |
and baby Charlene, Clinton; Clyde |
Mason. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Salisbury, |
Canaan and the Misses Margaret and |
Catharine Mason with c. s. McAllis- |
ter and John Perkins of Burnham; |
Arthur McKague made up a merry |
party.
MIR. and Mrs. Haskell of Skowhe- |
gan were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F. |
j. Locke Saturday and Sunday.
Erying Harrington left last week |
for Northern Maine, where he is en- |
ployed scaling lumber.
H. b. Harris and John S. Goodrich |
were in Portland last week to attend |
a meeting of the Grand Lodge of !
the Masonic fraternity
Clarence Dunlap and Miss Hazel |
White of Skowhegan were guests
Sunday at the home of his uncle |
George Smith.
Undertaken Scott Lord attended a
funeral at Athens Tuesday.
Mrs Ernest Tatro. who has been
at the Central Maine General Hospi-
tai Lewiston for several weeks, re-
ceiving treatment, returned home