The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-07-17

Fenlason are staying at Rocky Point
cottage a Lake Embden.
Miss Helen Kennison has been in
rited to return to Madison high school
rs teacher of Household Arts and
Penmanship for another year with an
increase in salary.
Mrs. Florence Noddin Hagan of
Bath is the guest Of Mrs. William II.
McKenney
Mrs. Shaw of Turner Center and
her son Carl, who has just returned
from fifteen months overseas, are the
guests of clarence Tarr and family.
Mrs. Shaw is Mrs Tarr's mother.
Mr.. and Mrs Everett Sawyer have
zone to their farm in Emblem to re-
main during haying
A. f.. Hamilton has a new Metz tour
ing car 1920 model and Saturday he
went to Augusta accompanied by Mrs.
Nraz and Mrs. William Stetson.
Mrs. Ada Mantor Scott and her
granddaughter Frances French went
10 Fairfield, Saturday for visit with
relatives.
There was a benefit ball game here
/ IlUdE HleHl, DtiNttu iut DplollS anu
North Ansons for Libby Pulsifer. who
was badly injured in a previous ball
same 1t resulted in a tie game,
scoring three to three The proceeds
Of the game. together with the pre-
rious contribution, amounted to $26
which WAS sent to Mr. pulsifer.
Miss Emma Niles of Norwood Mass.
is the guest Of her cousin, Mrs. f. II.
Holley. Miss Niles is a daughter of
the late Cornelius A. and Alice Dry
anti Niles, and is kindergarten
teacher in the city schools
The Independent Reporter is for
sale at f. II. Holley's.
Mrs Edna Bunker recently went
with her car to Watervile with Mrs. |
Emily Holway. Mrs. Franc Sawyer |
and Mrs. Nellie Wing and at Oakland
called on Mrs. Louise Tapley. whose f,
husband Is superintendent of schools.
Wallace Emery has sold his large
Oldsmobile touring to Ezra Dunton.
who bought 1t for his brother, who
lost his limbs in the World War.
Herbert Hilton of Boston, Mass. and |
his cousin, Mrs Nettie WALLER of
SkoWhegan were calling on relatives J
here recently.
Mrs. Baker. wife of Rev. +. l.. Baker
has arrived from Vermont for a visit
OF few weeks
Alexander LeFleur of Waterville |
was the guest of W. f. Frenchs fam
lily he first of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ L. French of Ban |
cor and their daughter Mrs. Ellen |
and children are visiting Mrs. /
Betscy Savage.
Frank Walker has sold his farm
at Montvlle and is expected home
this week.
Mrs Roxie Mitchell underwent a !
surgical operation in a hospital at
Portland. Tuesday.
Everyone in this vicinity, unless it |
is some transitory visitors. must be |
In Sunset cemetery, the |.
place where every family has laid |
away a relative or friend. Thru Mrs. |
Flora Durgins efforts over S63 has !
been contributed for moving the
grass and painting the fence. II has /,
been so long since the fence was
painted that it is devoid of any traces
of paint, and it will take quite a guam |
tity to cover the bare boards. SO it |
will be necessary to have more funds |
on account of the high price of paint |
The new part of the cemetery is neat
ly moved and also the three rows of
lots on the North side of the old part.
and the work will be continued until
it is all done Another need of this
burial place. of which the public must
surely be aware, is some receptacle
for faded flowers. waste paper empty
boxes. broken flower dishes, which ac-
emulate and must be taken away by
those bringing fresh flowers or be
thrown one side, and the latter is as
ually the case. A galvanized barrel
for waste such as has been set around
town in several places by the No-
mans Club. would be very conyen-
lent thing at Sunset cemetery. VIII
some person or Society kindly donate
one? 1t will be pleasant for our
readers TO know that the article in
The ependent-Reporter OF July 3,
about the condition of the cemetery
brought a response of five dollars
from Mrs. Ellen Matthews Smiley of
Chicago, Ill She is a daughter of
John Matthews, who, along in the
forties, built the house which used
to set back of old Masonic Hall.
which the people of a generation ago
will remember as the Howard House
This was moved to its present loca-
ton on Hilton street and it sets fac
ing the cemetery a short distance
away from where its builder, John
Matthews. lies buried in the original
part of Sunset cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs Webster Williams and
Mrs Mary Ingram of Waterville were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pullen,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gipson of New Jersey
are staying at F.. S. Parsons for a few
weeks.
In 1920 Maine will observe the. Tooth
anniversary of its entrance into the
Union. The Governor and Executive
Council voted an appropriation or
S25 900 for a celebration Of this event
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