The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-07-24


. planted on the Benjamin Berry farm
on Kennebec avenue.
Sweet corn is looking unusually
we'll and promises 10 be an early croI
and quite a number of pieces have
begun to spindle
Daniel Thereault and Silas There
ault have sold the Record farm Il
Wilfred V. Thereault This farm i.
located above the village on the New
Portland road
Royal Boston Of Portland was il
town, Sunday looking after his prop
crty. the Boston place which join.
the Academy lot on the north
Mrs. Emily Monohan returned Sat
urday from Portland and Mrs. Davit
Monohan of Boston came here Will
her for a visit.
Miss Alta Ellis is clerking for f. f
/ Crymhle.
James II. Thorne has been appoint
ed notary public by Governor Mill
ken.
Austin Sprague of Watervlle was
visiting his father Ambrose Sprague
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. y Synder of Dorches-
& ltl. NIdoS. di e NiolllilB at ihT IOAiit vi
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Vein
/ berg They are to assist Mr.. Vein
berg this week and next at the sale
at Wellington
/ Table Rock Lodge No 100 and En-
erald Rebekah Lodge No 65 will have
] a Field Day at Rocky Point cottage,
Lake Embden, Wednesday, July 30.
+ This is a Field Day for all OF the Odd
/ Fellows and Rebekah Lodges in this
district, which includes, New Portland,
Scion and Bingham. and members
with their families are invited. 1t
will be a picnic dinner and baked
beans and coffee VIII be furnished.
i Each one is requested to bring neces-
sary dishes.
Mrs. Ada Shea and Miss Edna F.
Edell. art students from Connecticut
are occupying Miss Ada Abbott's bun
ealow on Emery street.
! Mrs. Emma Andrews of Pleasant
street was operated on Tuesday morn
ling.
/ Libby Pulsifer. who was hurt at a
recent ball game. has recovered so
that he returned Tuesday. to resume
his duties as chauffeur for F. w.
Bunker.
This town is arranging to do its
share in the Salvation Army Drive
which is now in progress all over the
country. T. II. Spear is manager OF
the local campaign and Walter Waite
is the local treasurer. People who
are willing to aid in this most worthy
enterprise are urged not to defer CIV
ing until a solicitor calls, but to leave
their donations with Mr. Waite. The
names of those who contribute will
be published from week to week in
the Reporter
AS next Sunday is the last Sunday
before the annual vacation in the
Congregational church, it is earnestly
in the Sunday School and every mem
Der make an effort to be there.
There are five patients at DR.. Spears
hospital, Leslie Davis of New Port
land. Mrs. Mae Lane of Lexington,
Miss Verna Bothwick. Murray Barna-
by, Mrs George Quint ali of this vii
age. The two last named were OPP
erated on for appendicitis. Monday,
by Drs. Spear, Marston and Bell. Miss
Leola Webb is the nurse in attend
ance.
Wednesday OF this week there was
an all day meeting of the Woman 8
Association at the home of Mrs. Vesta
Jones to tack comforters.
Lester Witham of Milton, n. H, a
brother of Bert Witham OF this village,
went from here Monday. after visit
ing relatives in this section
Austin Berry has just had the Far
mers' Telephone installed and the call
is lis.
The fall term of Arson Academy
will open Sept. s, with the following
teachers: Guy F. Williams, princf-
pal, Agriculture and Sciences; Mrs.
Mildred Manson, first assistant,
French and Latin; Miss Donnie Getch-
ell of Pittsfeld, second assistant, Nor
NAL Work; Miss f. Louise Pratt of
New Portland, Home Arts. Miss
Pratt is graduate of the University
of Maine. and Miss Getchel1 is a grad
uate of Maine Central Institute and
Gorham Normal school.
Friends here are receiving weddin
announcements of the marriage OF
Miss Edith Florence Gray and Robert
| j. Kuhn, July IA, at Vernon Vt. The
bride is a daughter of John Gray {
native of North Arson. who was borT
on the farm now known as the Towr
Farm.
Miss Bessie Edwards of Skowhegar
land Miss Ruth Judkins of Newport
were the week end guests OF Misses
Kate and Carrie Robinson and were
classmates at Kents HILL
Mr. and Mrs Frank Towle OF Wor-
eester, Mass. returned home, Sunday
after a visit Of ten days at G, A. Por-
ter's and II. H. Marston's
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Witham went
Sunday in their new Ford car to Hart
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. II. Ellis and II. b.
Ellis and daughter Mrs. Christabel
Andrews went Saturday to Kingfeld
to attend the funeral of Earl LARA
bee. Mr.. Larrabee. whose home was
in Somerville, Mass. had the infiu-
enza in February and had not been
we'll since. About two months ago,
he went to Kingfield, his native town,
where his father. the well-known nov
city manufacturer lives, hoping that
the change might be for better health
Last Wednesday, he went on a fishing
"trip to Huston Brook Dam, Jerusa-
Hem, and While out on a raft with a
boy fourteen years old, Mr.. Larrabee
had an attack OF dialation of the heart