The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-05
NORRJDCEW0CK

4 School OF Commerce.
va Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Everett ar
!. rived home by automobile from Med
field, Mass, last week where they
have been employed in the straw shops
during the winter.
The members OF Quinnebasset
Lodge l. o. o. F. and of Somerset
Rebekah Lodge attended service at
the Congregational Church on Sunday
morning and listened to fine sermon
by the pastor, Rev. V. f. Bragdon. AS
this was a union service, prayer and
and scripture reading were given by
Rev. E. X. Farrar.
On Friday evening the degree staff
of Somerset Rebekah Lodge held a
rehearsal and also made plans for
their benefit dance which they are to
have this week Thursday evening in
the Town Hall. Varney's Orchestra
is to furnish music.
B. F. Curtis, Vulcanizing, next to
Skowhegan Garage. Skowhegan.
Mrs. Ann Wells returned home last
week from West Roxbury, Mass, where
she has passed the winter with her
daughter and family.
rived home last week from Orange
City. Florida, where they have been
passing the winter. They made the
trip by automobile in thirteen ana
one half days and had most enjoyable
trip without accidents or mlshaps.
They were accompanied as far as Hav-
erhill, Mass by Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Jones, who have been with them dur
ing the winter. They report the fIori-
da roads as excellent while the Geor-
ga and Carolina roads are bad, ana
while they were nearly two weeks
making the trip they could have come
a few days quicker IL they had not
visited IN Washington and Massachu-
sets. Mr. and Mrs. Jones visited In
Hayerhill for few days and are now
with relatives in this town for short
time.
H. N. Carr has purchased the so
called Hale Block Mr. and Mrs. Carr
will occupy the rooms now occupied
by Henry Hilton and o. C. Woodman.
y Ned Rushton Is gaining from MS
very serious illness and is now able
to walk out on the street.
About one hundred and fifty mem
bers of Somerset Grange p. of II. as
sembled on Thursday, April 2lst for
an all day meeting in honor or the
forty-seyenth anniversary of the lodge.
A short business meeting was held IN
the forenoon and at noon a very nice
dinner of cold meats, mashed pota-
toes, baked beans and the usual
amount of cakes and pastry for which
the Grange ladies' are famous was
served in the ming hall. At the af-
ternoon session a most interesting
program was given as follows: Vocal
& duet. Geneva Holt and Edna Rogers;
Reading, Mr.. Durham: chorus by sew
eral young ladies; Question, WHAT
improvements In the home on the
farm are due to the activities Of the
Grange" responded to by Fred Jew
EFT, Rev. " e. Bragdon and Mrs. Lou
Savage; Remarks, by Mrs. Allie Long
ley; Chorus by the young ladies; HIS
tory of the Grange. Ellis Tobey and
others; rha Modern Lightning Pro-
lection. demonstrated by II. b. Guild
of Pennington; Song, "The Lost Sheep
on the Mountain by Mrs. Gladys
Crosby. Mrs Lila Tobey Mr. and Mrs.
Henry George, Mrs. Leon Webster,
Mrs. Lou Savage, Mrs. Lima Carpen-
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. ID. e. Taylor, Fred
knights, Mrs. Qda Twaddelle. Closing
song by the Grange.
Mrs. H. N. Carr is enjoying a visit
from her father, Mr.. Waugh, of Picto,
Nova Scotia.
Mrs. Neva Jones and Mrs. Elizabeth
Pray have returned from short visit
with friends In Auburn
hac nd
from Florida where he has been pass
ing several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simoneau have moved
from the Miller house to the Mrs. Ida
Ireand house on Depot st.
Mrs. Roland Barker and little son
of Waterville have been visiting rela-
tives in town.
Miss Leona Witham of Smithfeld
has been passing few days in town
with relatives.
During the past few weeks three
baseball games have been played be-
tween a Town Team and the High
School nine which has resulted in a
victory for the High School nine, as
they won two games out of three. The
last game was played Saturday and
the score was 10 to in favor of the
High Schools team.
A quiet wedding was solemnized at
Oldtown on March fourth when Miss
Mildred White, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. L. H. White of this town, was
united in marriage with William L.
Mulheron, Of Bangor. The wedding
was kept quiet for some time and
much to the surprise OF the brides
friends the happy couple arrived home
recently and announced the news and
since then have been receiving the
congratulations and best wishes of
their many friends. They have been
visiting at the home Of the brides pa
! rents. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Mulheron
have been attending the Shaw Bust
ness College in Bangor during the
winter and at present Mr.. Mulheron
has position in Hallowell.
Miss Lula HUFF Is home from West
Upton, Mass. where she has been
employed in the straw shops during
the winter
Miss Florence White was home from
Bangor over Sunday