The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-18
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weeks Tor the purpose VI ha'i"5 S
Mr. Williams home farm.
A. c. Dinsmore spent Sunday with
his wife who is an inmate OF Somer-
set Hospital Mrs. Dinsmore under
went a successful operation for APP
pendicitis last Thursday and Is now
recovering.
Mrs. Harold Doe and her little son
went to her former home in Athens
last Tuesday for two weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs Bachelor from Har-
mony were guests of their son ana
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bachelor,
last Sunday.
Mrs. w. w. Durgin spent last Sun
day at The Forks
Having about here Is being serious
" retarded by the inclemency OF the
weather
Harry Morris who Is in the Navy
returned here from Massachusetts, on
his way to The Forks.
Arthur Bloom returned from Massa-
chusetts last Saturday While there
he visited in Boston.
Mrs. Sidney Berry OF Pleasant
Ridge was a guest Of her niece Mrs.
Manley Hunnewell last Saturday ana
Sunday.
DR.. Wing (dentisD and his wife are
now occupying their home, corner OF
Main and Goodrich streets.
Mrs. Anon Baker entertained her
sister Mrs. Dora Hilton last Friday.
Harold Wing and his family have
recently moved into a rent on Whit
ney street.
Bertha and Lena Rollins from
Pleasant Ridge were guests last week
of their cousin Gala Hunnewell.
Mrs. Maynard Skinner received the
sad news, Friday morning, of her sis
ter's death The family started i'm
mediately for the home of the deceas-
ed in Vermont.
Mrs. l.. p. Hopkins and her two
children from Massachusetts are Wis
iting at the home of her uncle Elmer
Baker in Moscow. Mrs. Hopkins was
formerly Miss Nora Lander Of Bling
ham.
Mr.. and Mrs Folsom Merrill from
Skowhegan and Mr.. and Mrs. Bride
from Massachusetts spent last Friday
evening with their sister, Mrs. l.. b.
Hopkins at f. A. Bakers.
FOR SALE-A solid oak chiffonier.
To be seen at o. A. SawyerS.
The War Relief will resume It's
good work next Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Abbie Guild is entertaining
her cousin from Boston at the Guild
camps, Troutdale.
Tuesday was a good picnic day and
many improved the opportunity ana
attended the Sunday School picnic at
the Concord pines.
The Sunshine Society were enter
tained by Mrs Lucinda Moore last
Thursday afternoon. The society
voted to buy more yarn. Mrs. Lephe
Preble was appointed chairman OF
the yarn committee. One very pleas
ing feature OF the meeting was TWO
vocal solos by Mrs. Day, who was
guest at the meeting. The hostess
served refreshments of Ice cream ana
cake. The next meeting Will be Aug
8th at the home of Mrs. II. B. WhipDle
A picnic supper will be served on the
lawn.
Chance for few pupil nurses at
Somerset Hospital. Write the super
intendent.
Miss Maude Hilton daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Hilton received tele- !
gram last Saturday stating that she
WAS Out dlhOib tHioS 'i'O '''~
an excellent civil service examination
and has been chosen to fill the posi-
ton of a clerk in the Adjutant Cen
erals office at Washington. Miss
Hilton will start for the capitol city
next Monday.
Mrs. Harlan Haynes of Boston,
Mass. has been visiting at the home
of Mrs. George Jones and Mrs. Barney
McCollor.
Sisters of Centennial Rebekah lodge
held Memorial services at the grave
of Mrs. James P. Thompson, de-
ceased sister of Priscilla Rebekah
Lodge of Skowhegan. last Friday, at
~ o'clock noon Brother Odd Eel
lows acted as pail bearers Mrs.
Thompson was once a resident OF
Bingham and Is well remembered by a
host OF friends. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Baker Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cummings,
Mrs. Blanche Gordon and Mrs Lydia
Cummings attended the funeral ser
vices held ait the Thompson home In
Skowhegan.
The ladies of the Congregational
Church Circle are planning to SEND
barrel of clothing to the poor whites
of the South All persons who nave
ANYTHING to contribute, either OF sum-
mer or winter clothing for men. wo-
men or children, are requested 10
leave their contributions at the par
sonage within the next week
Mrs. Amanda Adams. wife of the
late Joseph Adams, died at her nome
in this village last Monday morning,
She had been in failing health for
several months, but during an cleo
tric shower Saturday evening, was
taken suddenly worse The deceased
was the daughter OF Thos. Flint
Chase and had lived all her life in
this vicinity, where she leaves many
friends. Her immediate family con-
sists of four children Miss Alice
Murtha of California; Fred Adams OF
Scion; Mrs. Josie Small and Mrs
Austin Tibbetts of Bingham. Funer-
al services were held at the home
Wednesday forenoon.
ATHENS
Quite a number of summer visitors
h afAa