The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-13

AURIIlDtE hUt n
Mrs. jamie Head made a short visit
with her son. Roland BusWell, At
Skowhegan last wees
Mrs Mary Whiting visited in Skow-
hegan last week and This week plans
to 90 to Massachusetts for the winter.
Charles Fuller. Harry Head and
Fred Jewett attended the Maine
Dairymens meetings at Newport last
week. Mr. Fuller carried exhibits or
butter and beans and received first
prfze on the butter and first prize on
loves Champion and Red Kidney
beans and second on the old fashioned
Yellow Eyed beans.
Ivory Haskell, member of the reg
ular army now serving at FL Paso,
Texas, will be remembered this
Christmas by his fellow Sunday
School mates of this town with nice
Bible
Theron Rowe OF this town was a
passenger Monday for Portland, where
he has joined the Navy and from Port
land will be assigned to a training
ship.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Traviss are
visiting relatives in Vassalboro this
week. Mr. Traviss returned from the
West just before Thanksgiving and
will probably go to Boston from Vas
salboro while Mrs. Traviss will re
turn to this town for longer visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carpenter
have returned from visit with rela-
tives and friends In Woodstock and
other places
Mrs. Chester Kinney and little son
have returned from a short visit at
her old home in Clinton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Caswell recent
ly entertained the 60 club and a de
lightful evening was passed by all
Miss Cora Baker returned Saturday
from Skowhegan where she has been
passing few days with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Green Blaisdell visit
ed in Mercer Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Ham entertained
MIR. Hams sister and her husband
from Rome over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fairbrother of
Portland were the week end guests of
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Farrand.
Adelbert Adams and Elmer Whiting
went Monday to The Forks to work
winter
Charles Campbell and wife of La
rome we're the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Everett Campbell Sunday.
Mrs Ada Drake was called to Au-
burn last week by the illness of her
sons family.
Miss Frances Jones has resumed
her duties as teacher of the Smithfield
Village school
Miss Martha Haynes has been pass
ing two weeks with Mrs. Sara Fred
eric and has now gone to SkoWhegan
to remain with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Burgess for the remainder of the win
ter.
Mrs. Harriet Blaisdell has been ap-
pointed Clerk pro TEN of the Baptist
Church during the absence of Mrs
Anna Harris.
The Baptist Sunday School is ar.
ranging for its Christmas exercises
Mrs. Ida Twadelle is i'll with the
humps.
Mrs. Hattie Rushton Lewis has beer
suffering terribly with her eyes re
Gently and her many friends will bt
sorry to learn that 1t Is feared that the
sight of one eye Is lost and the Other
is In a serious condition. She Is be
ing treated by DR.. Austin of Water
vile.
Mrs. Gladys Crosby has been on the
sick list
Mrs. Lucy Trott has been visiting
in Vanceboro and Bangor and this
week she has gone to Massa chusetts
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mclaughlin
were home over Sunday They are
canyassing different parts of the STATE
with Bibles and books on religion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eden Blaisdell of this
town we're made The proud parents o
an eight pound boy born last week
Tuesday, Dec 4. at Mercer Both thu
mother and child are doing we'll. TIL,
boy has been named for his two grand
fathers, Charles Greenleaf Blaisdell
Mrs. Frances Bolan and Mrs. Mile
Diggles left for Boston last Friday
noon where they will reman4 Tor tht
winter.
The members of 3omerset Grange
held a regular meeting last Thursday
evening and dominated officers for the
coming year. Harry Head was nom
mated as master; Herbert Gilman
Ov1rseer; Mrs. Lizzie Watson, 1ectur-
er; Mrs. Annie Tibbetts, secretary and
Fred Jewett, treasurer. A list of the
other officers will be given later.
Mrs Lillian Hilton entertained a
few friends on Monday evening"