The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-06-19
The News of SOmerSefS Busy Towns

ness meeting a delicious banquet was
served by the Ladies Aid of the
Church for the society and their gen
tlemen and after that very fine mu-
steal and literary program was given
in the church, the reading for the
evening being Mrs. Blanche Simpson
OF Pennington and the musical num-
bers were given by local musicians
and each number was much appre-
ciated, especially the cornet solos by
Lynden Hale.
Two more of our own towns boys
arrived home from overseas duty last
week and everyone is glad to have
them home again. Guryan Grant who
has been with the los Field Signal
| Corps OF the 33rd Division of Illinois
arrived the first of last week much to
the surprise of both his relatives and
| friends. The other who arrived
| Thursday was Sergt. Lewis Miner who
enlisted two years ago with the saw
mill unit and who was with the unit
as long as it was needed III Scotland
and then he enlisted and was with
the 31st Co of goth Engineers of the
10th Battalion. Sergt Miner arrived
from Tontenx, France, the last of May
Mrs. Annie Aborn of Walto County.
the Emergency Club Leader, was in
town last Friday night and gave an
address to the local girls agricultural
clubs. While in town Mrs Aborn
was the guest of the local girls club
leader, Mrs Lizzie Watson.
The sad news of the death of Fran
ces Newton, only son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Newton of Brooklyn, y. Y.
reached here last week. Mr.. Newton
was well known in town as he had
accompanied his father, who is a past
president of the famous Eaton Alumni
Association to this town several times
and had added to the pleasure of the
meetings by his vocal solos. 1t u.s.
understood that he had been in poor
health for some time and passed
away on May Goth. He had many
friends in town who regret to hear of
his death and who sympathize deeply
with the parents in their great loss
c. II. Dempsey of Dorchester. Mass.
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Bracket
Mr.. and Mrs. Cony Russell and Mrs.
Henrietta Wood are on an automobile
trip to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Osgood OF Cum
berland Center were in town last
week to attend the Ordination of Rev.
c. II. Meeker
Mrs. jeanette Johnson was in Mad
ison last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hussey and
daughter accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Pray were in Bangor
Sunday on an automobile trip.
DR.. W. F. Brown and L. S. Merrill
returned the first of last week from
Bangor where they were in attend
ance at the L. S. Court
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Gilman en-
tertained Mrs Gilman's brother Mr.
Hall last week, who has just returned
/ from overseas duty.
Rev and Mrs. f. G. Davis returned
last Friday night from Marshall,
/ Texas. where they have been teach
/ ing during the past year.
over thirty of the local members
of Lebanon Lodge f. & a. NJ. at
tended meeting of the New Sharon
lodge last Friday evening and a de-
! llghtful time is reported by all
Miss Annette Spauldng has closed
her term of school at Mercer and re
turned home.
Miss Zepherine Normandy is home
on short vacation from Massachu
sets.
On last Friday evening five candi-
dates were received into Somerset
Rebekah Lodge and the degree work
was exceedingly well done by the staff
Leone Jones was in Skowhegan last
Friday evening as violinist in one of
the local orchestras for dance.
One of the red letter meetings of
Somerset Grange was held last Thurs
day evening when a class of ten were
given the third and fourth degrees
and a harvest supper served There
was very large attendance at the
meeting and a very nice program was
given after the degree work,
Mrs. Phillip Williamson of Water
Vile was in town last week the guest
of relatives.