The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-29

Monday fora few days visit with his
cousin stanton Small. From there
ne VIII go 20 brunswick accompany
ing his brother Asa Small home from
=. Bowdoin College Tor the holiday vaca-
ton.
Miss Agnes Porter who is employ
ed at South Paris came home Satur-
day for short vacation.
Ronald Stevens. student at Uni
versity of Maine came home Monday
to spend the two weeks vacation with
his mother Mrs. Grace Steven
Maurice Lander shot a ye ,sne 5.sQa'
in the pasture opposite his } . on
= Salem street. Tuesday afternoon and
was exhibiting it about town, attract.
ing considerable attention.
I Miss Olive Barnjum and Miss Au-
gusta Barnjum who have been spend
ing the week end at their summer
home in West Kingfield returned to
their home in Lynnfield Center, Mass
: Tuesday.
Warren Eldridge came home the
] last of the week from Tufts Dental
College to spend Christmas with his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Eldridge.
their home in Kingfeld there Is one
/ banded dove of dark color almost
| black, the number on the dove being
! 1881. The dove stays around the
hotel laundry a great deal of the time
sometimes flying inside OF the laun-
dry.
Mr.. and Mrs F. W. Shaylor of Cam
/ bridge, Mass came Friday to spend
Christmas with her parents, Mr.. and
j Mrs. F. O. Merchant. Mrs. Shaylor
! expects to remain several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fayette Lane and
daughter Ruby went to Rumford,
recently, where they will spend the
winter with Mrs. Lanes mother, Mr..
Lane having employment there as he
has had for the past several winters.
! Dir. c. w Bell of Strong was called
/ to Kingfled recently in consultation
with DR.. j. f.. Garland on the case
of Mrs Roy Perkins, who is i'll with
acute Bright's disease. The daugh--
ter that was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Perkins, Dec. Is, died.
Clifton H. Adams died at his home
in Kingfeld, Sunday morning. Dec. Is,
at 6: 80 of pulmonary tuberculosis or
i about five years duration. being I'M
able to work for about a year, Mr.
i Adams was born in Weld. January Is,
/ 1879 the son of Leroy and Carrie
j Adams and passed his early life in
the town of his birth. The father
Leroy Adams died LASH winer He
moved to King1eld about sixteen
years ago. For number of years
i he worked for the railroad on the sec
ton. Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes,
and it was white in this employment
/ that Mr.. Adams suffered the accident
! which deprived him of his leg. About
ten ears ago gun being carried on
the hand ear was accidentally dis
charged and necessitated the amputa-
| ton of his leg at the hip. About
/ twenty years ago he was united In
/ marriage with Mrs. Sarah Stevens
! Hatch, and to them were born four
children, Glenn Adams, who has liy-
| ed at home caring for his Invalid
mother and father. Mrs. Roy Perkins
of King1eld Ethel Adams who at pres
ent Is in the Sanatorium at Fairfield
! and Malcolm Adams, who was drown
! ed at the age of three years, number
of years ago. Other near relatives
besides the widow who Is helpless. in
clude one grandson Randolf Perkins,
one brother Alton Adams of Dryden,
three sisters. Mrs Ed. Berry OF Salem;
Mrs Freeman Mosher OF kingheld ana
Il sister living at Rangeley, step
son Belmont Hatch of kineheld,
number of nieces and nephews an
uncle Sherman Howard of Weld. Mr..
Adams was a member of the Kingfeld
Baptist church. The funeral SER
vices were held from his late home on
Main street. Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock. Rev George +. Currier, pas
tor of the Baptist church officiating.
Interment was in the family lot IN
Sunnyside cemetery
Sunday afternoon. December 25th
the members of the Kingfeld troop OF
/ Girl Scouts went to the homes of sick
and shut-in people and sang Christ
mas songs and carols to add little
bit Of cheer to the lives of as many
folks rs they could.
Sunday was observed as Christmas
at the Tniversalist church. Special
music was rendered at the morning
service and the pastor. Rev. arthur
M. Soule gave n sermon with a 1--we
message or the day in which we live,
with it's bearing on the Christmas
season. Monday evening, the 18TH
the Christmas tree and entertainment
by the Sunday school was given IN
the church at 7.3O.
Rev. Arthur M. Soule, pastor OF the
Eniyersalist church was called Tues
day to Lexington to ofiiciate at tht
funeral of Mrs. Celinda Churchill
The services were held at the home
of MIR. and Mrs Charles Albee. Mrs
Albec is daughter Mr.. Soule was
accompanied by John Quint nephe"
of Mrs. Churchill.
tAt the Evangelical church the foi
lowing program was carried out Mon
asy evening: Music. grafonola
Scripture and prayer by the pastor
r.. l.. Bailey; song. Ethel and Esther
Plaisted. Lena Packard. Florence
Bailey: recitation. Florence Blanch
ard: recitation. Ora Durrell; recita
ton. Kathleen Lisherness; recitation
Minnie Howe: recitation. Manviil'
Gordon, music. grafonola; exercise
no,,rIas ond Ethel Holloway. recita