The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06

with neuralgia the past week.
Walter McIntire is enlarging his
ice house. Ed Stevens and George
McIntire are doing the work.
Mrs. Susie Storer and Wallace
Sturtevant took dinner at b. w. Har-
ringtoB's on Thanksgiving Day.
Mrs. Ella Sanford was called to
Portland on Friday by the serious ILL
ness of her sister.
HOXIE
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. C. Perkins has
sold their place here to Winslow Jones
and have sold their household furni-
ture and are soon to leave for the
western state where they are to make
their home in the future.
Wallace Morrow of Smithfield was
a caller here Saturday.
Mrs. Joel York and son Ralph were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. d.
Brooks in Larone.
Ralph and Dorothy Keirstead passed
the Thanksgiving recess with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Kerr
stead.
y John Perkins and Clara Horn of
Bigelow Hill were callers at NJ. G..
Perkins here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Clement Of
Skowhegan were dinner guests Of
their parents Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Blodgett Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs William Brann of
Wateryille were callers here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barney and
family were dinner guests of Mrs.
Barneys brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Otis Thanksgiving. Will
liam York of Oakland was the Thanks
giving guest of his brother Joel York.
David Guimond was the guest of
his mother here Thursday.
Edward Keirstead was calling on
NJ. C. Perkins Sunday.
LARONE
Thanksgiving day diners with Mr..
and Mrs. c. H. Campbell were Mr..
and Mrs. c. NJ. Campbell and Miss
Marie of Wilton and Daliel Allen Of
this place; with Mr.. and Mrs. J. G..
Morrow, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Sawyer
and little Billie and Mrs. Sawyers ia
Their, Horace Leavtt of Norridgewock;
with her grandparents Mr.. and Mrs.
John Puifer, Miss Louise Forbes, who
is attending school at Norridgewock;
with Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Farley, their
daughter Mildred from her school at
Auburn; with Mrs. Lue Buzzell her
daughter Amy of Skowhegan and Mr..
and Mrs Walter Bigelow of Norridge-
wock.
Our smart stage driver Colman Aus
tin celebrated his seventy first BIRTH
day anniversary on Thanksgiving day
when he had with him his children,
Augustus. Erwin. Maurice and Pearl
and also his two grandchildren. He
was presented with new suit of
clothes and many we'll wishes. Mr..
Austin was some years ago the car
rier on the route from Larone to Wat
erville and then again in Mayfield.
He has been a hard working man,
although handicapped by the loss of
one arm and even now Is hauling
lumber from the Page mill to Show
hogan
Our village school taught by Miss
Alice Wyman of Benton had pleas
ing Thanksgiving entertainment with
a fine program of dialogues, recita-
/ lions and singing in which the follow
ing students took part: Hilda Luce
Ethmer Stevens. Arnold Morrow, Re-
ba and Shirley Strickland and Fran
kie Wheeler. Refreshments were
served.
/ Theron Woodsum has been hauling
+ lime from the car at Norridgewock
which he ordered for his next sea-
sons supply
Raymond Brooks is cutting wood
for Arthur Bailey on Bigelow Hill
John Puffer is at work in Water
vile for the C. M. P. Co.
Haven't heard any complain about
i the rain but instead all are smiling.