The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-11-10
The Interesting News Of
Somerset's Busy Towns
kINGFIELD


with Mrs. l.. V. Gordon, Friday even
ing, October 2S. There were irtee
present, three nonresident members
| Mrs. Ruth Pullen Luce of Strong
| Mrs. Althea Page of -Hampden High
lands. Mrs Chansonetta Emmons q
Newton, Mass. and one guest Mis-
Lena Page of Greenvlles Junction
The business session occupied tn
hf6st OF the time and included a re
port OF the State Advisory Boart
meeting at Wateryille. October 26tl
by the Regent; with some additions
and the reading of an interesting let
ter concerning Elizabeth Dyar b,
Past Regent Miss Leila liunnewen. |
was voted 10 instruct the correspond
| Ing secretary to write our Represen
tatiye at Washington that the Chap
| ter advocated the making of York
town a National Park The Novem-
Der committee was chosen and are
Mrs. A. c. Woodland, Mrs. II. G. Win
| ter, Mrs. Fl. n. Luce. Refreshments
OF sandwiches, assorted cakes, cheese
| olives and coffee were served. II
was reported that at the State Adj
yisory Board meeting. ID. A. r., Miss
Leila Hunnewell was appointed men,
Der of two committees: the State
Library committee and on the mark
ing of historical spots.
Mrs. Fl. G. Winter entertained the
Christmas Present Club Monday af-
|,ternoQn. Oct. 81. from 3 to >. The
afternoon. was passed in sewing and
whist. Mrs. Irene Perry and Mrs.
Josephine Jenkins were present as
guests. Hallowe'en decorations, IA
vors and place cards were used. Re-
freshments were sailed peanuts and
assorted candies and at the supper
hour q fine supper of venison. pota-
toes, vegetables, orange pudding, ap-
pie pie, cheese, cake and ice cream
and coffee were, Served. At the next
meeting Mrs. Il. l.. Eldridge will be
the hcStess.
MrN W an of Philadelphia who is
stoppins 1T The Herbert for some
time being in this part of the coun-
try for his health as he was shell
shocked in the World War returned
to his home Monday to spend few
days with his parents.
Judge John p. Deering and Mrs.
Deering of Biddeford were in town
several days recently, from Satur-
day to Tuesday, guests at The Her
bert.
The second annual fair of the Py-
than, Sisters was very much a sue
Tess, tie weather was fine; thereNwas
great variety of all kinds of fancy
and domestic articles, food, candy
and mystery packages and the Fair
was we'll patronized. There also
was large appreciative audience to
the evenings entertainment At the
supper Iiotr.saf humber OF the ladies'.
Mrs. Edna Mckinney Mrs. Jennie
rXose, Mrs, Mary Mooras,S Afs. Blaneh
|Apanton servest4quicle<hAn cAssaf wssser
Wrists. hot, rolls. not drSnts, cakes.
etc. The receipts were very salts
factory. The lodge hall where the
fair and entertainment was given, was
attractively decorated in Halloween
style with all of the booths draped
In orange and black crepe paper, both
festoons and decorated orange. paper
and everywhere were blackcats,
witches, pumpkins, etc. and saltogeth-
for the numerous wares displayed for
sale. There were five booths Mys-
terry, Fancy, Domestic Candy and
Food.
The following people spent Sunday
with their uncle A. j. Hunnewell and
family and a very pleasant reunion
was enjoyed: Mr.. and Mrs. John
Comber, Mrs. Carroll Hunnewell, Mrs.
Eta Martin and Mrs. Stella Paige of
Caratunk; Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Far
lev. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Comber, Mr..
and Mrs. Will Hunnewell and Miss
Cinda Farley of The Forks; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hunnewell of Bingham.
Mr.. Hunnewell is the only one living
Of family of fifteen brothers and
sisters, and the above named repre-
sent seVen Of the nine childrens OF his
late brother Sumner C. Hunnewelf.
Miss Dorothy Emmons of Newton,
Mass. gave an exhibition of her oil
sketch at Hillholm the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Winter, Monday, MOL
vember l. afternoon from 3 to and
In the evening from to 8. Sixty
Or more people viewed the collection
during the day and expressed much
admiration for the artistic excellence
and originality of the work. Miss
Emmons has been in Kingfield for
two months and has sketched twenty
seven landscapes all local, which
were shown Some of the paintings
which deserve special mention are
Old Brick Castle, Trout Brook. The
Perry Grove an Mt. Abram, Burberry
Mountain. In Harvest Time. Autumn,
October Afternoon, Kingfield Village
from the Pullen Hill, The First Snow.
on Mt Bigelow Tree in Autumn, Beat
yer Dam. Refreshm ents- were served
both afternoon and evening of assort-
ed waters, marguerites, fudge, and
sweet cider. Also'a pleasing musical
program was given, in the afternoon
vocal solo by Mrs. Leo BarnJum
accompanied by Miss Emmons and
several piano solos by Miss Emmons;
the evenings musical numbers were a
solo by Miss Olive Ross with Miss