The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-06-07
The News of Somersets Busy Towns


Mrs Susie Fuller has arrived home
from a several months visit with rela-
tiyes in Massachusetts, Rhode Island
and New Hampshire.
Mr. and Mrs. ". 4 Moore visited
their daughter Mrs Clifford Wort and
husband at Sidney last Sunday
Mrs Henrietta Wood arrived home
Monday evening from Bangor where
she has been spending several weeks
with relatives.
Ernest Gilman the popular Il. F. d.
No I man is making his daily trips in
a new automobile
Mr. and Mrs. John Otis of Trout
dale visited in town over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Roland Barker were
home from SkoWhegan over Memoir
ial Day
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Hussey of
SkOwhcgan passed Wednesday OF last
week with their parents in town.
Miss Fay Barker of Wateryille was
home Il few days last week.
The DOdlin club held a most enjoy
able meeting last week Wednesday ev-
ening with Mr.. and Mrs Fred Thomp-
son A fine entertainment was given,
and very nice picnic supper served.
The remains of Mrs Lynda Ward,
the widow Of the late Cullen Ward
were sent to this place for burial last
Saturday afternoon from Barre, Vt,
where Mrs Ward passed away at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Sawyer on May 31st. Mrs. Ward liv-
ed in this town for years as she came
here directly from New York after her
marriage to Cullen Ward of this town
and they built the house now owned
by f. s Miller. She leaves one dau-
ghter, Mrs. Belle Sawyer and one step
son, Charles Ward of Cornwall-on-the
Hudson to mourn her loss and a large
circle of friends. For years Mrs.
Ward has been in very poor health.
A short service was held at the grave
conducted by Rev. Charles Meeker and
the remains placed beside her hus-
band in the family lot. Among those
from out of town to attend the service
were Mrs Christine Ordway, Mrs.
Walter Ordway and Mrs. Lancaster of
Skowhegan.
Altho Memorial Day was not a fair
day as every one had wished 1t might
be, yet the day was observed by the
town in fitting manner. At eleven
thirty a salad and baked bean dinner
was served by the Circle to the mem
bers of Bates Post, the members of
the Marshall p. Hale Circle G. A. r.
and their families. At one o'clock
headed by the Norridgewock band a
procession was formed of the Boy
Scouts, the Knights of Pythias Lodge
and School children while the mem
bers OF the G. A. r. and the Circle
followed in automobiles which were
| kindly loaned for the occasion. The
procession went directly to the South
Side Cemetery where the graves OF
the soldiers were decorated by the
Boy Scouts, then back to the Soldiers
Monument where the usual exercises
| were carried out and then to the Town
Hall where most excellent address
was given by Prof. Mitchell of Bow
dom College, and music was furnished
| by a quartet composed OF Mrs. Annie
Burgess, Mrs. Althea Campbell, Ber-
nard Carr and Leland Moore. and sew
eral selections were given by the Nor
ridgewOck band. Prof. Mitchell had
looked up the records of the different
soldiers from this town and he paid
just tributes to the noble and brave
deeds done by the soldiers from this
section. He also suggested that a
roster be made of the names OF all the
| soldiers who went to the Civil War
from this town for the benefit of the
younger generation, as a complete rec
ord Is not available at the present
time.
The annual meeting of the Farmers
Union will be held at the Grange Hall
at 7,30 on the evening of June 18th
A good speaker will be present