The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-18
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A brush and grass fire at the old
trotting park grounds caused quite a
little excitement Sunday evening.
Quite large territory was burned
over.
G. S. Jewett and family visited rela-
tives in Fairfield Sunday.
Cedar Chapter o. e. S. will meet
Friday evening for their regular meet
ing and confer the degrees. A picnic
supper will be served before the meet
ing as usual.
The ladies of Somerset Grange are
requested to bring cake on Thursday
evening of this week as this is to be
Children's Night and refreshments of
ice cream and cake will be served.
Mrs. Ellen Eldridge of Waterville
has been in town several days visiting
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Crosby and
daughter, Miss Virginia, were in Show
hogan, Saturday.
Almon Blaisdell has been treating
his house to fresh coat of paint.
Miss Dorothy Folsom delightfully."-
entertained a few friends at whist on
Friday afternoon.
Harold Pierce was home from Ban
gor Saturday afternoon.
Phillip Taylor has been Ill with
chicken pox as have also several other
children of the lower grades in school.
Mrs. Cynthia Jones has been, on the
sick list. Il, ''t Il ~ &Has
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Jones have re-
turned from Auburn where they have
been employed in the shoe factories
during the winter and have opened
their home on Wade st.
The Womans Working League met
at the Congregational Vestry last
week Tuesday and worked on quilt
orders. At the business meeting they
voted to buy concert grand Chicken
} ing piano which is to be shipped from
Boston this week and will be placed
at once in the church
Mrs. Henry Whiting visited her son,
T.. p. Whiting and family in Skowhe-
gan few days last week.
Walter Grove was home from Bates
College over Sunday.
G.. s. Jewett has recently had a pri-
vate wire on the New Sharon and Nor
rdigewock Telephone line installed in
his residence and the new call is 81.
Leslie Jones, who is now employed
as a travelling salesman for the S. S.
Pierce Co, Of Boston was the guest of
his mother, Mrs. Cynthia Jones, Mon
day night.
Miss Dorothy Folsom returned to
her school duties near Hartford, Conn.
Sunday morning after passing week
at the home of her parents in town.
Roland Everett was home from the
u of NJ. over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wentworth and
daughters Emily and Marie of North
Arson, also Mr.. and Mrs. Maryland
Wentworth of Bingham were the
guests of their cousin, Mrs. j. 7. Bige-
low on Sunday.
Skowhegan, were the guests last week
of Mr.. Hussey's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hussey.
Mrs. f. w. Spaulding was the
guest of friends near Portland over
Sunday.
Charles Sawyer, Of Concord, n H.,
was at the home of his mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Sawyer. several days re-
Gently Mr.. Sawyer is doing very
extensive business with the Sawyer
Pictures" which are so well known
and was going directly from here to
Connecticut to take pictures during
the apple blossom season.
One of the delightful affairs of the
season was the sixth wedding anniver-
sary reception given on Friday by Mr.
and Mrs. George Fairfield to about one
hundred and fifty of their friends. The
reception was held at their home and
the evening passed with music, games,
and dancing for those who wished. AS
the evening was warm the younger
guests enjoyed playing games on the
lawn and the stable had been made
ready lor Ian ine AID nut sic No. ar.
nished of Mrs. Falrfield's brother, MI
fsrlin. some OF tic oider guests re-