The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-01
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wears ago, and whose home was de
stroyed by fire about one year ago
Ia going to Charleston, West virginia
next week He will make his home
with his son George ii Peavey. VINO
owns a farm near that city George
Peavey went 10 Charleston from Oak
land about ten years ago
MR.. Frank Caswell received an
eighteen pound salmon from her
brother ] Sherman Gray al Gardner
oregon. last week. The fish was IN
nerfect condition when II arrived
here as many OF Mrs GaS"eI'
friends will testify. As stated dpote
tho salmon weighed eighteen POUNDS
and measured twenty nine inches an
dressed and with the head ON IL
had been re-packed with ice by 'ne
express companies on its way
Miss Flora Lander vas the guest oi
her brother Charles Lander III MAUI
son few days last week
An interesting meet ng OF Somerset
Grange was held on Thursday even
ing
Mrs Alfred Watson is on the slcE
list
Iones' Orchestra furnished music
for dance at Mercer last Tuesday
night
MISS n. I.ouist. Carr ha5 iiiiT5'''iii'T
from Wellesley, Mass for short va
cation.
A number of the local members OF
,ha KNIGHTS of Pythias lodge went tf
Skowhegan last Thursday to attend
a meeting.
Miss Dorothy Folsom was home last
week from Hartland where she Is
teaching in the Academy
A new oil tank has been placed
under the street for the Farmers
Union store -,
MRS. o. f. Taylor has been very III
with erysipelas but is gaining
Mrs. Mary Bruce is visiting ner
daughter and family at Bath.
Mrs. Danforth and little daughter
of Waterville are the guests OF MI
and Mrs. Ernest Rowe.
Stanley Jones caught trout from
the Mil stream which weighed over
a half q pound. Several large 'rou'
have been caught from the new bridge
during the past week.
Several cases OF chicken po1 an
reported In town.
Henry whiting made business
trim TO Auburn last Thursday and Fin
day.
Mis-, Mabe, White of Augusta wa
a recent guest Of her parents.
Wallace Tracy has purchased
farm IN Corrville and moved his fam
lily there.
Mrs. Amy Oliver OF West NILS II
-, x,a,. cf Sc s.ste-1 n to-.
Joseph Smith who enjoys the homo
of being the Oldest man in town, Is il
very poor health.
The members OF Somerset Rebekal
Lodge enjoyed picnic supper a
their hall last Friday evening.
very nice program was given ate
supper which was then followed b,
the business meeting
A. d. Bracklev ic asa.a a5le IL 81
on the street after being confined Il
his home several weeks by illnesI.
The men o. ,ne Congregational
pa-;sn are rehearsing pla5 and min
give in TIE Iown Hall in the near flu
tire.
The infant IN OF Mr.. and Mrs
Wallace Sheaff is very i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Mills have gone
back to their home on Ward street
after passing several months with
Mrs. Josephine Whiting.
Walter Brooks and his mother have
moved back to their home on the OAK
land road after living in the Harlow
rent at the corner during the winter
months.
Carl Jones was called to Athens
Sunday by the serious illness OF his
brother who Is suffering with pneu-
monia.
A misprint was made last week in
the item regarding Alton Tucker. II
should have read that Mr.. Tucker was
called TO Norway on account OF the
serious illness and death OF his father
Two dances were held In town last
Saturday evening. One free dance
in the Knight of Pythias Hall with
music by Lyons Orchestra and which
was we'll attended and another which
was given by out of town parties In
the Town Hall.
The members OF Quinnebasset lodge
/. o. o. +. and Somerset Rebekah
lodge attended the morning service
at the Congregational Church last
Sunday morning and listened to fine
address by Rev. Charles Meeker.
Special musical numbers were given
by the choir.
Mrs. Chester Jones delightfully."- en-
tertained one of the Ten Ten Clubs at
her home on Monday evening.
MIR. and Mrs Oscar Lockwood have
gone to the Kennebec Log Driving
Companys camp for the summer.
A very interesting meeting OF the
Village Improvement Society was
held at the Library last Thursday af-
ternOon, the subject for the afternoon
being wit and Humor OF the goth
Century" and the hostesses were Mrs.
Edith Jones and Mrs. Sophia Hall
though Mrs Hall was unable to be
present but prepared a part of the
literary program. Several musical
selections were given during the al
ternoon and ice cream and fancy wa
fers were served by Mrs. Jones after
the meeting The ladies of the nomi-
mating committee requested that all
the members he prepared to ballot for
the officers for the ensuing year on
May o. The next meeting Of the
society will be held on May Sth at the
home of Mrs Fanny Hussey and the
subject Mothers Day.