The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-11-04

LOCAL NEWS

end visiting relatives and friends In
Mercer.
Clifford Auliss was called TO Han
over. Mass, Thursday last because OF
the illness OF his brother.
Mrs. J. f. Taylor OF Lewiston, for
merly of this place was In town last
week visiting former acquaintances.
Mrs. Lynne Greene and three chill
dren of Hartland have been visiting
with relatives here for few days.
Master Bernard Holt went TO Hinck-
ley the last OF the week to visit his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Manlsy
Holt
Mrs. Ned Reed accompanied her
guest. Mrs. M. Ines Simpson back TO
New York Friday for q few weeks
visit.
Miss Winona Paddock of Bloomfield
street. a teacher in the Rumford
schools visited at her home here on
her return from the State Convention
at Bangor.
The food sale which was held last
Saturday afternoon under the aus
pieces of the Philathea Class OF the
Federated church resulted in net re-
ceipts of 333. Mrs. Grace Stevens
was chairman of the affair.
The MISREPRESENTATION has bson
| advised of the arrival of Mr.. and Mrs
J. H. Mathews and Mr.. and Mrs.. Dell
Mathews in Pasadena, Cal. where
they are to be located for the present
They travelled across the continent
by automobile.
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lessor Of "a Factory street died
Sunday morning The burial was
made Tuesday In the Calvary ceme-
terry. The mother was before her
marriage Miss Mary Latulippe of Wat
erville. This was the couples nrst
child.
The funeral services OF Mrs. Frank
Penney. aged 7s, were held Saturday
afternoon at 3 o'clock from her homo
In Canaan. with Rev George Merriam,
pastor of the Bethany Baptist church
in this place officiating. Mrs. Pen
ney is survived by husband and q
daughter.
Mrs. Olive S. Dealey has leased her
home on Pleasant street furnish ed for
The winter to Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Goodwin, Mr.. Goodwin being employ
I'd by the Central Maine Power Co.
here. Mrs Dealey and Mrs. Maria
al Ill
wins this winter
Mrs. Lucinda Pike and her daugh-
ter Miss ARA NJ. Pike of Watervtlle
were visitors In town last Saturday.
Mrs. Viola Washburn left Saturday
morning to join her son Nelson Wash
burn In Peabody Mass. They are TO
establish their future home there. Mr..
Washburn being employed with .
printing concern in that city.
The Sunday School class 20. B. A.
Of which Miss Marietta Nichols 10 the
teaches, hAd Q 6Ai4AtfM Halloween
party at the Methodist church parlors
Saturday evening. About rs were
present including few invited
friends. The usual Halloween games
were played with refreshments served
OF ice cream and assorted waters
The independent Reporter Is in re-
ceipt of recent copy Of the Bath
Daily Times which refers TO the Bath
City Govt. banquet at Wiscassett Inn.
Incidentally, local color Is given to
the apparently delightful occasion
from the fact that one OF our former
townsmen. Charles r. Oliver. now q
councilman was the toRstmaster of
the occasion.
Carroll NOyes, an employee at This
office, assisted by Mrs. Noyea, delight
fully entertained the members OF the
Reporter force at his homo on
Locust avenue. Saturday evening to q
Halloween party Games and
dancing was enjoyed during tho even
ing with lunch consisting of sand
wiches assorted cakes. cocoa and
coffee served by the hostess.
A jolly party OF Philathea NOM
bers from the Bethany Church were
in Clinton Thursday evening last
where they we're guests of the Mabel
P. Judkins Philathea Class at tho
Clinton Baptist church. Mrs. Jud-
kins for whom the Clinton class 10
named Is the present president OF tho
Ella F. Mitchell Class of Bethany
About thirty members attended with
their husbands.
The remains of Mrs Susie Meservey
who died here late the night of the
9th we're taken to Harmony and fu-
neral services were held there at one
of the village churches Saturday af-
ternoon. Interment was in Gray
cemetery In that town. Mrs. Meser-
yey was brought here from her home
In Cornville by ambulance suffering
with intestinal obstruction and passed
away at Somerset Hospital shortly
after her arrival The deceased was
81 years old and was the wife OF
Lester Meservey Of Cornville. She
was q native Of Harmony and was the
daughter OF Charles and Flora wash
surviving brothers.: Ray and John
Spaulding OF Cornville and Leon and
Perley Spaulding Of Skowhegan.
Two elderly local citisens Exidore
Trial and Joseph Turcotte had rather
an unpleasant experience In the Co.
burn woods last week when they BE-
came lost and Turcotte became consid
erably exhausted. II seems the two
men went to the woodlot for the pur-
pose OF inspecting . portion OF the
tract and as night approached they