The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-08-14
HINCkLEY

Mrs. Alta Sawyer Hamm and three
children OF Fairfield are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Delmar ". Sawyer.
Supervisor W p. Hinckley of
Good VIII Farm returned Saturday
from a business trip TO Portland.
Mrs Ida Upper and daughter
Mildred of Warren. Mass. are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Walker
Miss Clara L. Tibbetts returned
Monday from a few days passed at
Bayside. the guest OF her sister Mrs
l.. p Kicker.
Mrs David HolWay and baby daugh-
ter Maxine were recent guests of Mr..
and Mrs. n. f. Bessey. making the
trip in the Holway car.
The little people are much inter
ested in fishing just at present AL
bert Palmer pulled up black bass
Thursday. 16 inches long and weigh
ing two pounds and three ounces.
Miss Lucy A. Dinsmore left Monday
afternoon for Pittsfeld to attend the
Sunday School convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Leach Strick
land of Hopedale, Mass. are guests
of their parents. Mr.. and Mrs San
ford Strickland Mrs. Strickland
will be remembered as Miss Laura
Locke, a successful teacher at this
place and North Fairfield a few years
ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Lamm Of Win
chester Indiana are visiting relatives
in this vicinity. One very enjoy
able trip was made TO the old Went |
worth home in Athens, those cOmpris
ing the party being Mr.. and Mrs.
Lamm. Mr. and Mrs. II. G. Wentworth
and sister, Miss Hannah Wentworth,
Mr. and Mrs Melvin Palmer, Mr.. and
Mrs Earle NJ S. Palmer and two chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs Fred \. Rowe.
They visited the spring where Great
Grandmother Wentworth" went to do
the family washings and the spot
where the log cabin was erected; also
the two cemeteries where many of the
Wentworth ancestors rest. NTs.
Lamm being a ID. A. r. was pleased
to have her picture taken, kneeling
by the monument of her Revolution
arv ancestor. John Wentworth. After
that the cousins" formed about the
grave for a group picture and finally
little Helen Palmer, daughter of
Earle Palmer stood with her left hand
resting on the monument and holding
the flag in her right hand, had her
picture taken at the grave Of her
great great. ereat-grandfather of
Revolutionary fame. People now
a-days seem to be especially inter-
ested in tracing their ancestry and it,
seems a splendid thing to do. The
memory of those men and women who
came to this wild country nearly two
centuries back and worked to make
homes for themselves and children
should be held in reverence by the
descendants. They were heroic!
The party enjoyed a picnic dinner
and passed social hour at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wentworth.
1t will be remembered by relatives
in Somerset county that 80 years ago
Mrs. Lamm. who was Miss Mary
Shelley, in company with her mother
visited her people. Her mother was
Caroline Palmer Shelley, called by
her friends cad Palmer Mrs.
I.amm's grandmother. Mary Went |
worth married David Palmer and an
odd coincidence is that Mrs. Lamm
bears exactly the same relationship TO
DOtn MT. ana MIS-. melvin dlllti
Tuesday a picnic dinner was enjoyed
at China Lake and in the evening a
happy time was passed at the home
of Fl. G. Wentworth. Mr. and Mrs.
Lamm plan to return to Indiana about
the first of September The Maine
hills were a novelty to Mr.. Lamm,
who has passed his life thus far In
the level sections of Indiana. He is
the owner of a large farm, but for
the past 90 years they have lived in
town. Out there man lets his farm
at the halves, the other fellow fur
nishing half of everything, This
years they have so acres of corn
planted. 40 acres of oats and other
things in proportion. They have a
stock of 10 or IL cows 100 hogs,
sheep. etc. Why can't Maine people
let oai their large farms like this
and make them pay. instead of selling
as they often do when they feel like
taking life bit more easy? Mr..
Lamm is assessor in his home town.
also "land agent" He has charge
of several other farms. hiring the men
giving advice about the stock and SUI
perntending the work generally. He
is one of the directors OF the Or
phans Home and a trip to Good Will
Farm was especially enjoyable.