The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02
The News of Somerset's Busy Towns

Mrs. Ernest Rowe.
Miss Mabel White was home from
Augusta a few days recently
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Barker ant
Mr. and Mrs Milford Tibbetts were il
Oakland and Waterville Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Devoll was called L
Waterville last week by the Illness
of her daughter Mrs Hazel Barker. |
Mrs. Barker is able she will b.
brought to this town this week
Mrs. Frances Bolan arrived hom
last week from Boston, where she ha
been passing the winter.
Mrs Stephen Twombly's parent
from Belgrade were her guests owe
Sunday.
A delegation from Quinnebasset
Lodge l. O. O. F. attended the funera
OF their brother Eli Wells OF Merce
Sunday afternoon Mr.. Wells wal
we'll known in town and held the re
spect OF all
Miss Gladys Jepson is teaching II
the Old Point District this week
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hussey return
ed to their home in town last weel
after passing about nine weeks II
Skowhegan with their son Chester
who has been very i'll.
Amos Holt was home from NORTH
Jay over Sunday
The local food conservation com
mittee have passed To each schoo
teacher, excepting those in the High
School. pamphlets regarding Potato
Week" and material TO use for in
structing the children about the pota-
to-
Charles Whiting is slowly gaining
from his recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Tufts and
Mrs Althea Campbell passed the week
end at the Tufts cottage in Smithfeld
Fred Jewett was in Portland the
first of the week, attending a banquet
given by the Saco Canning Co. to their
superintendents.
Mrs. Nellie Whitney and Miss Hazel
Whitney visited relatives in Etna over
Sunday.
A dance was given by the X. Ps' al
their hall last Friday evening
Mrs. Mary Brown and Mrs, Fanny
Hussey were in Waterville last We'd
nesday on business.
Mrs. Adelbert Decker OF Oakland
has been the guest OF her sister Mrs
Eden Blasdell several days durinf
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Theobald o
Lewiston were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Keene over Sunday. Mr. Theo
bald left Sunday evening for the min
tary training camps. His many
friends in this town wish him the bes
of luck and wherever he may be they
will be interested in his welfare.
The members of Quinnebasset
Lodge |. o. 0. F. and of Somerse
Rebekah Lodge attended service at th'
BAPTIST church last Sunday morning
and listened to a most excellent al
dress by the pastor of the Bapus
church. Rev E. c. Farrar. Very nice
music was furnished by the choir.
The annual sale, supper and enter
tainment given by the .Womans Work
ing League of the Congregations
church last week Tuesday evening
was a great success in every way
The tables were well filed at supper
time and delicious supper was serV
ed. During the afternoon a sale o.
aprons, fancy articles. candy, lee
cream. etc. found ready customers
After supper an entertainment was
given which consisted of tableaux ar
ranged from Patriotic scenes and TINS
was followed by a laughable farce
Just a Little Mistake" which was
much appreciated by the audience
The proceeds amounted to over $50.
On Saturday afternoon twelve little
friends of Roland Kemp enjoyed
birthday party at his home in honol
of his ninth birthday Games were
enioyed and refreshments of ice cream
and cake were served and very
handsome birthday cake prettily deco
rated with candles. Those presen
we're, Thelma Smith, Bernice Blais
dell, Dorothy Meeker, Louise Jewell
Hildreth Barker, Hazel and Myrtellt
Soule. Stanley Jones. Ernest Dow, Lee
Robbins, Ray Bigelow, Kenneth Blais
dell and the little host Roland Kemp
Mrs. Maria Staples has reopenet
her home on Waterville Hill after
passing the winter with her sister
Mrs. Caroline Hilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. f. Taylor were
guests of their daughter and family ii
Madison. Sunday.
Next Sunday evening at 100 Rev
Charles Meeker will give an address
at the Congregations church on "The
Missionary Hero OF Labrador or "Off
the Rocks.
A meeting of the local boys and
girls agricultural clubs was held at
the Town Hall last Wednesday even
ing.
Mrs. Charles Holbrook has been
very i'll.
Mrs. E. A. Hilton is on the sick list,
Vernon Keene has secured a posi-
ttion with Holt & Hight at their ga
rage in Skowhegan.
1t is reported that DR. Ames is to
move back to town from New Mexico.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Rogers are NOV
ing to their new home on the Show
hogan road.
The following letter was recently
received by Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Brack-
EFT OF Norridgewock from their son
Carl V. Bracket who enlisted in
April, 19lI, In 90 N, fdrHllHspoh' NC
He Is now somewhere in France. The
letter was dated March IA.
Dear Folks at home:
Just line in reply to your let
tiers. | have had several in the last
few days but it is hard to get paper
to write on as everybody is writing
home and 1t takes lot to go around
but the Y. NJ. c. A. is working hard
to get it for us and we will probably