The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-23
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Bailey the house at the foot Of Stew
ard hill. known a the Parker Witham
house. and moved in. Mr.. Quint and
family have gone to Alder Stream
farm for the summer as has also G. K.
Qunt and wife.
Mr. and Mrs Horace Bickford have
moved into the house recently vacated
by George Quint.
Everett Clark and family who have
lived in the Mahlon Moore house on
Pleasant street for a few years. are
going TO Lewiston to live and Mr.. and
Mrs Robert Elliott have moved into
that rent
Mrs Joseph Shaw has been confined
to the house during the past week by
rheumatism.
Danny Pratt had the misfortune to
have three fingers saved very badly
at the mills and it was feared that he
might lose one Of them.
Miss Alice Cahill. assistant at the
Academy, was called to her home in
Concord, Monday night, by the sudden
death of her mother who had sustain
ed a paralytic shock.
Wednesday, May 18th, there will he
an all day Sunshine meeting at the
Congregational vestry. when pulfs will
lie tackled Picnic dinner There
will be food and fancy tables
Miss Gertrude Weinberg, who has
been visiting in Boston for several
weeks, has returned home and her sis
ter. Miss Alice, has gone to Boston on
her vacation.
Mrs. Perley Hooper visited during
last week With her son Clyde, who has
a fine position in Lewiston.
Arthur Buxton has moved his fam
lily to Fairfield. where he has a posi-
ton on the electrics.
Mrs. Alma Tanner returned 10 her
home in Portland, Monday. after a Wis
1t with her sister, Mrs. Althea Savage
Leon Newton and family spent
Sunday with relatives in Skowhegan.
Mr. and Mrs. Dana Witham have
moved into G. Marshalrs vacant house
on upper Pleasant street.
Mrs. Walter Shaw has been very i'll
with bronchitis and Mrs. Alice Hough-
ton is caring for her
G. L. Hovey who has had charge of
the business Of the American Express
Company since the expiration OF his
term as postmaster, has sold out to
Melville Churchill CT Madison, who
was formerly employed here by Mr..
Hovey.
Bernard Whitney and family OF
Scion were in town the first of the
week in his new Ford truck.
Fred Pullen was at Waterville Sun
day. His sister Mrs Mary Ingham
and his brother Stephen Pullen re-
turned with him for visit.
The veterans and members Of the
Ladies' Circle. G A. r. will meet at
Grange Hall. Sunday morning at ten
O'Clock, and march to the Methodist
church where memorial services will
be held by Rev f.. w kennison. There
will be special music and everyone is
invited to attend this service.
G. T. Brown of Socorro, N NJ, who
formerly lived In North Arson and at
tended the Academy, has become
prominent business man in the south
west and fills many Offices of trust.
One of his latest plans is a modern
hotel for Socorro, to be erected by the
Val Verde Hotel Company recently or
ganized, the incorporators being five
influential men, the first named in the
list being c. T. Brown. The new
hotel will be known as "Val Verde"
and will be erected Of 4 cost of $4,000
and will be of the Mission type.
Alfred Berry met with IA painful ac-
cident about noon, Tuesday, by horse
kicking him just over the heart,
breaking one rib and hurting another.
Mrs. Emma Fairbrother, who lives
on Main street, was taken sick Mon
day forenoon, and still remains quite
ILL
Mr. and Mrs. John Benjamin spent
Sunday with their daughter in Water
vile.
Friends here will be panied to learn
that Miss Constance GroSstuck or
Portland, whose engagement to Earle
Mitchell was announced last week, is
suffering from a nervous shock re-
celved on the nth instant, when an
automobile hit her, striking her on the
side and dragging her 20 feet Miss
Grosstuck with her mother and Mr..
Mitchell had gone to the shore, where
her brother had built boat which
was to be launched, when the accident
occurred Miss Grosstuck was pick
ed up unconscious and rushed to the
hospital, where 1t was ascertained that
no bones were broken but there may
have been internal injuries.
Mrs. Ellen Ward Brown of Mercer,
who Is visiting her niece, Mrs. o. w.
Bryant observed her S3rd birthday,
Monday. Her two cousins, Charles
Moore and Cyrus Moore spent the day
with her. Mrs. Brown Is a descendant
of Major John Moor of Revolutionary
fame and formerly lived in this vii
lage, Her old friends will be glad to
learn that she is enjoying good health
and certainly would pass for woman
twenty years younger.
Mr. and Mrs. w c. Emery and Mr.. |
and Mrs. c. c. Bryant went to Water
Vile, Sunday, to the Red Cross parade.
On Memorial Day, Grange hall will
be opened at ten o'clock, when every
one is requested to bring flowers to
make up into bouquets for the decora-
tions. Dinner will be served to the
veterans, members of the G. A X. |
Circle and their families After dim
ner, the line of procession will form
to march to Sunset cemetery, and all
organizations, citizens, school chill
dren and those outside of the village
are invited to join in the march. After
the exercises at the cemetery, the line
will reform and return to Grange
Hall, where entertainment will be
furnished by the school children. !
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