The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-06-08
News Of Somerset's Busy Towns

I come here for her annual visit unit
| later.
One Of the best Memorial Day ser.
| vices ever held in town was held this
! year The parade headed by the
| Skowhegan Band marched to River
view Cemetery and then had the Gus
tomary services at the Soldiers Monu-
ment and afterward went to the Town
Hall and listened to a most excellent
Grafton by Prof. Mitchell of Bruins
wick Maj. Albert Nickerson had
charge of the exercises of the day and
introduced the speaker and also made
very fine remarks about the observ-
ance of Memorial Day
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Jones accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Lauriston
Lowe visited friends in Sidney sever
al days last week.
A large delegation from Somerset
Rebekah Lodge |. o. o. f. attended the
District meeting at Madison last Fri
day. The Degree Staff from this lodge
also exemplified the work in the eve
ming and received many compliments
upon their work
The annual meeting and banquet of
the Village Improvement Society was
held last week Thursday evening in
the Congregational Church and Yes
try. At 4.30 in the afternoon occurred
the business meeting and the follow
ing officers were elected for the com
ing year: Pres, Mrs. Harriet Blais-
dell; LIST, vice president. Mrs. Edith
Jones; End vice president. Mrs. Mabel
Miller; secretary, Mrs. Henrietta
Wood; assistant secretary, Mrs. Anna
Harris; treasurer, Mrs. jeanette john
son. At seven o'clock a most delicious
banquet was served in the dining hall
under the direction of the Woman's
Working League of the Congregation
al Church. A social was enjoyed after
the banquet and then fine program
was given in the church. The soloist
for the evening was Mrs Arlen Riley
of Madison, who delighted her audi
ence with her beautiful voice. Rev.
+. G. Davis pleased all with humor
Gus poem, while Mrs. Althier Haskell.
Mrs. Martha Condor and Bernard
Carr with Mrs. Florence Carr as ac-
companist, each gave beautiful vocal
selections and were obliged to respond
to encores. Mrs. Alice Folsom read
n modern poem in her usual delightful
manner, and Lyndol Hale gave a very
beautiful cornet solo and kindly re-
sponded to an encore Mr.. Hale's ac-
companist was Mrs. Neva Jones. The
whole affair was n very great success
and every number on the program
greatly appreciated by all.
On Saturday evening in Skowhegan
occurred the marriage of two of our
popular young people, Miss Elsie G.
Savage and Linwood A. Piper, the
ceremony being performed by Rev.
George Merriam. The bride is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Savage and is one of the popular cen
trail girls in the local New England
Telephone office while the groom is
employed as Il clerk in the Bracket
& Russell grocery store. The happy
couple are receiving congratulations
from their host of friends at the home
OF the brides parents where they will
soon commence housekeeping in
rooms already being made ready for
their occupancy.
Mrs. W. f. Brown is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Clinton and Al
bion this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Holt visited
relatives in Bingham last week.
WEST NoRRIDGEWOCK
Mr. and Mrs. Linley Lambert are
receiving congratulations on the ar
rival of a 91-2 lb. baby boy born
Saturday, June 3rd. DIR. II. w. Smith
was the attending physician.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benedict Yeaton and
Mr.. Yeaton's mother, Mrs. Ellen Yea
ton went to Belgrade Sunday, whore
Mrs. Yeaton will remain for time
with her son, Earl Yeaton.
Miss Vera Yeaton recently home
from Barr, Mass, is at North Pond for
Il week
Miss Edna Hogan IS to be taken
back to Skowhegan hospital for sur
gical operation Tuesday. Miss Hogan
has the sympathy of her many friends
T. ]. Hogan is in a very critical
condition caused by a fall sustained
some time ago. Mr.. Hogan was in
Skowhegan the last of the week for
an X-ray examination which showed
a tumor on the brain.
tnarleS hogan, WHO mas DeeH EN-
ployed as carpenter in the pulp mill
at Madison, arrived this Monday
morning to be with his brother for q
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Roberts OF
Fairfield were recent callers on Mrs
Simpson and brother, Joseph Grips
MALBONS MILLS
s. II. Bradbury of this place was
one of the jurymen drawn to attend
the United States law court held in