The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
News Of Somerset's Busy Towns


last week of Mr. and Mrs. s. X. Boone
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood Piper and
little daughter were Thanksgiving
guests of Mr.. Piper's mother in Madi-
son.
A family party was enjoyed
Thanksgiving Day at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. ID. E. Taylor. The guests
were Miss Nellie Doll0ff. Mr.. and Mrs.
G. S. Jewett, Fred Jewett. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Taylor of this town, Dr.
and Mrs. ]. P. Lancaster of Madison
and DR.. William Taylor and family of
Mechanic Falls.
Stephen Delano Of Waterville was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Crosby on Thursday.
John Neil met with very painful
accident Wednesday afternoon when
out cunning in company with his son
Walton In some way the gun went
off shooting into one of his toes com
pletely seyering the bone and spin
tering the joint. DR.. Ames is the at
tending physician and reports the pa
tient as comfortable as may be ex-
pected.
STR1CKLAND-LON
Two popular young people of this
town Charles o. Strickland and Miss
Sadie L. Lovejoy were united in mar
rage on Thursday evening, Nov. 10Th,
at about $50 by Rev. L. D. Tibbetts,
pastor of the Baptist Church. A
small company OF near relatives OF
the bridal couple witnessed the i'm
pressive single ring service at the
home OF the bride. The groom came
to this town several years ago from
West Mills while the bride has al
ways resided here and Is graduate
of the Norridgewock high school.
Mrs. Strickland is one of the popular
central girls at the New Sharon and
Norridgewock Telephone Co.'S. local
Office and both Mr.. and Mrs. Strick-
land have a host of friends who wish
them a happy married life together.
DR.. J. d. Ames has Snowmobile
all ready for business in his stable
which is. attracting much attention.
There will be rehearsal of the de-
gree staff of Somerset Rebekas Lodge
on Thursday evening, Dec. 10 and the
degrees will be conferred the follow
ing evening ON class Of candidates
Rev. f. G. Davis and wife, Bernard
Carr and family were 0ests of Fred
erick Davis in Augusta, Thursday.
Miss Lila Carr visited her sister
Mrs. Alvinza Whitcomb in New Shar-
on few days last week
Walter Hilton is visiting friends In
Orono and Houlton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Merrill and
Clarence Merrill of Augusta were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. w. G. Soule,
Thursday.
Miles Carpenter is teaching in the
Oak Hill District.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Caswen were
Thanksgiving guests of Mrs. Cas-
wells nephew, DIR. John Gray in
Portland.
Mrs. Winnifred Burgess is visiting
her nephew Clyde Whittier and fam
lily in Massachusetts for a month.
Miss Mabel White and George Iris
of Augusta were In town over
Thanksgiving at Miss Whites home.
Miss Geneva Keep of North Jay was
the guest of Ruth Longley several
days last week.
Edmund Taylor visited his son
Leon and wife in North Jay over
Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Gladys Witham of Waterville
was at the home of her mother In
town last Thursday.
Kenneth West of Brookline. Mass.
and Miss Amber MITCHELL, a student
at the Gorham Normal School were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Blais-
dell last week
Mrs. Evelyn Miner has been visit
ing her son Lewis in North New Port
land this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Miner were
Thanksgiving guests of Mrs. Miner
mother in Smithfeld.
Mrs. w. IL. Davis of Dexter and
James Huntoon and family of this
town were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
w. w. Huntoon Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle True and chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cor
son of Mercer were Thanksgiving
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Chand-
Ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Sawyer and
son William and Horace Leavitt were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Morrow
In Larone Thursday.
Glenys Stevens has been suffering
with an infected hand.
Mrs. Walter Crosby Is on the sick
list.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Oliver and
daughter Virginia of Madison were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Jewell
Next Sunday afternoon at 2.30 a
rehearsal will be held at the Bap'
list Church by the Community Chorus
who will sing Christmas Carols the
night before Christmas around the
big Community Tree. Everyone wht
is willing to join the chorus is cor.
>aially invited and requested to be or