The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-05-18
The News of Somerset's Busy Towns

the land which he purchased from
Herbert Hale recently on the Show
hogan road
Henry Hilton has been home for
the past two weeks from Lewiston.
where he is attending a Business Col
lege.
Mr.. and Mrs Z. 4 Hilton have
been visiting friends in Boston and
vicinity recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. {. +. Pray have rent
ed part OF the Brackley house for
few months
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Forsythe have
been entertaining their father, Heze-
kiah Otis, Mrs. Emma owens and
j James Deyne recently
Miss Fay Barker has secured po-
stion with the Secretary of State al
! Augusta as a stenographer.
Mrs. r. A. Whitney spent Sunday
with her daughter Miss Hazel in
| Portland.
L. c. Stevens and family have NOV
ed into their newly purchased home
near the new bridge
Harry Lessore of Madison is in
town doing painting and papering for
! George Lunt
Mrs Julia Holt of Scion is in town
with her daughter Mrs Ethel Lunt
Mrs Helen Barker and Mrs Maha-
la McIntire visited Allie McIntire
and family at Belgrade over Sunday.
Mrs A. a. Merrill and wife of
! Fairfield visited G. :. Jewett and
family Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Emery is visiting her
son Ed Emery and family al Fairfield
| Center
Bryce Edwards of Madison was in
town on business Monday.
DR.. Joseph Taylor of Roslndale,
Mass, spent Sunday with his mother
| Mrs jeanette Johnson and Monday
went UP river on his annual fishing
trip.
b. +. Baker has purchased new
Oakland car.
Rev. f. G. Davis expects to sail
from New Orleans for home next Sat
Iurday and will probably be home be
fore Memorial Day as he has been
invited to deliver the Memorial ad-
dress.
Walter F. Taylor has been in AL
bion and Unity on business the past
week
| htOl " Iluoots - at7oAh "D'N ~ -
: out after severe attack of the grip.
Mrs. Florence Bruce Wright and
little daughter of Bath have been
! visiting relatives in town.
A telegram was received by the pa
rents of George II. Jewett stating his
safe arrival with his family from
London last Thursday at New York.
He reports a very uneyentful voyage
over and also a very good one for
this time of year though the vessel
was several days longer coming over
than usual.
Harry Osborne of Springfield, Me.
visited old friends in town recently.
Miss NJ. Louise Carr returned to
her school duties at Wellesley, Mass.
Saturday.
DR.. w. F. Brown Is installing a
modern bath room.
w. L. Wheeler has been in West
: New Portland on business during the
past week.
} Mrs. Lizzie Edwards is boarding
with Mr.. and Mrs. Gorham Bailey.
Z The Womans Working League OF
: the Congregational Church met with
, Miss Hattie Longley last week Tues
, day.
, Miss Vena Baisdell has graduated
as a nurse from the Somerset Hospi-
, tai and is at her home in town,
Last Friday evening after the regu-
lar meeting of Somerset Rebekah
Lodge a short program was given and
refreshments served.
Mrs. Earle Seavey is at the home of
her parents in Lewiston in poor
health.
Miss Nellie Hussey is expected
home very soon from Gloucester,
Mass, where she has spent the win
ter.
Last week Thursday the remains of
Mrs. George p. Gilman were brought
to this place for burial in the family
lot, from Franklin, Mass. Mrs. Gill
man suffered a stroke Of apopleXy
Sunday evening and died Monday af-
ternoon without regaining conscious
ness. The death came as great
blow to her husband and daughter
Mrs. Blanche Hoxie, and they have
the sympathy of their many friends
in this section which for years was
their home before going to Frank In
The remains were accompanied here
by the husband and daughter and a
prayer made at the grave by Rev
Robert Sheaff There was an usual
ly large quantity of beautiful flowers
which showed the love and esteem in
which Mrs. Gilman was held by her
friends. Mrs. Gilman was about So
years old and was Miss Annie Per
ham of Pennington before her marri-
age.