The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-03
KINGFIELn

The Selectmen have just filled the
following Offices: DIR. j. i. Garland.
health officer for three years; F. f.
Boynlon. sealer of weights and meas
ures; G. r. Croker, constable and
B. L. Spencer. fire chief.
Funeral of Bayard Herbert, eight
months old son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam s. Stanley, who died April 20 OF
meningitis, was held Sunday at p.
m. with prayer by Rev. c. D. McKen-
zie. The services were private.
The Selectmen report the follow
ing statistics from the completed in
yeDtory just taken: real estate, resi-
dent $37l,7S3 nonresident, Sal 800;
total real estate $4,000. Personal
estate, resident. sf25,435; personal es-
tate nonresident. s2,1l5; total per-
sonaI estate. sl27.55 grand total,
! S540642 Total value of land. Sl77,-
331; total value of buildings, s235,761.
| Taxable livestock: 1879 horses, $66.29.
s9215; IA cows, $30.59, $4405; Ii
oxen, $53.O7. $500; % 3-year-olds,
| s23.S0. $685. 35 year ODDS. 1851.
$685.; swine, $4,000, $4,000. Total
$1551O Exempt livestock: 40 year
! olds. $1,000, $500; 107 sheep, $3.50,
s421; 80 swine. s12.7S, $1,000 Total
| s196l. No. of polls taxed 30l; num-
Der of polls not taxed, 80 Poll tax
| $500; rate of taxation, OBS. 13e au-
ltomobiles, average value $215.46; to-
tai s28.010; number Of musical in
struments, 10. average value $1,000;
total $4130. Number of dogs. male
| So, S. female 10; female D.
| n, Manufacture
ling Company's crew are through work
at the Rand farm and the fourteen
linen have returned home. Those
from Kingfield are Elmer Tufts, Orren
Tufts. Arthur Lightbody, Seth Web
Der. Perley Rogers. Oscar Morrison,
o. B. Hutchins and Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Lsherness.
Mrs. Grace Stevens, telephone OPP
orator for the Eustis Telephone Com
pany, is going the first of May 10 In
dian Rock to do cabin work at Range
ley, her daughters Dorothy and Hazel,
will 90 as soon as school closes where
lthey will have employment. Miss
Ross of Flagstaff is already at the
office and will have charge during
Mrs. Stevens absence.
w. Ellis Jones. who has been here
for q couple of months during the ill
ness and death of his wife, returned
Friday TO Palfrey Lodge at Palfrey
Lake, New Brunswick. where he Will
open his camps which have been clos
ed for two years.
Mrs. Sarah Streeter observed her
eighty eighth birthday Thursday.
April 26. in Kingfield and received a
number of gifts and cards and pref
tily decorated birthday cake from
Mrs. Nelson Barden. With one ex-
ception Mrs. Streeter is the Oldest
person in town.
In observance of his birthday
Thursday. April 26. Amos &. Winter
had his mother. Mrs. Lucinda Winter.
and his aunt. Mrs. Hattie Winter as
dinner guests. Mrs. Lucinda Winter
will he eighty-nine in June and Is the
Oldest person in town. She is very
we'll and was able 10 walk from her
daughters, Mrs F. b. Hutchins TO the
Winter residence, distance OF quar-
ter of a mile.
Friends in town have received word
of the death of the wife of Roy [.
Barker on April Is in Buckley, Wash
ington. She left two children, Mer-
,ice. aged eight and Arthur aged D.
Mrs. Barker was a native of the West
but Mr.. Barker was horn and brought
lup i'm Kingfield and has many friends
who will sympathize with him.
A well attended meeting of the
Farm Bureau was held at the Baptist
vestry, Friday, April q. From TWEEN
C,.r nTRCAnf.
Two hats were made. two remodelled
and a number of different trimmings
taught. At noon a sumptuous dinner
was served by the committee Mrs. X.
knapp, Mrs. Robert Vance and
Mrs. Earle WILDER. Dinner consisted
of beans, brownbread, pickles, cakes.
doughnuts. coffee and cheese.
RAYMOND Bradley Pease and Ina X.
WelCh were married at seven o'clock
Saturday night at the home OF the
bride by Rev. c. d. Mckenzie. the
single ring service being used. Those
present at the ceremony were her
mother, Mrs. Lena WEIGH Butts. step
father, Leon Butts. two brothers Fred
Welch and Edward Welch of New
Portland, Mrs. Orren Nichols OF
Kingfeld. two sisters of Mr.. Pease.
and their husbands were expected,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Lockhard and Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond A. Kitchen of Vas
salboro. Mr.. and Mrs. Pease will re-
main in Kingfeld living in the Butts
rent. Mr.. Pease was the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles w. Pease. was edu-
Gated in Vassalboro and took six
months course in undertaking at
| Springfield, Mass. He worked for
over year with a. F. Hussey & Co
| at Vassalhoro. He is now working
in Wings mill.
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