The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-24
News of Somerset's Busy Towns

! electricity.
Mrs. Iris Carver Is clerking in thf
/ Burgess & Boone store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Ham were IN
| Rome Sunday on account OF the very
critical illness of Mr.. Ham 5 aged
! mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Libby OF Ban
gor were in town last week on ac'
count of the illness of Mr.. LIBBY
mother Mrs Kate Libby, Mrs. Libby
returned home with her son the last
of the week where she will be cared
for In his family.
Daniel Mcneil is enjoying a WISH
| from his uncle from Massachusetts.
FLOYD Whitcomb returned to his
duties as one of the instructors at the
u. of NJ Sunday, after being in town
several days on account OF the death
of his grandmother, Mrs. Roxa Carr.
Miss Sarah Clarke returned 10 her
home in town the last of the week af-
ter passing the winter in Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs. Selden Rowe have
moved into the house recently pur-
chased by Ephraim Rowe OF Mrs.
George futile.
George Hussey and Fred Gibbs are
painting the II. c. Hnssey house on
Main street
DR.. and Mrs. William Taylor and
little son Emmons of Mechanic Falls
were over Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. +. Taylor. DIR. and Mrs
J. p. Lancaster of Madison were also
Sunday guests at the same home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lockwood have
moved to the kennebec Log Driving
Company's camp to remain during the
Springs drive.
The members of Cedar Chapter o.
+. S. enjoyed O picnic supper before
their regular meeting on Friday even
ing. As the date of the next meet
ing will come on the same night as
the graduating exercises it was voted
to call special meeting for the pur-
pose of comforting the degrees on
Tuesday evening, June 18th. A pic
mic supper will be served before the
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvinza Whtcomb of
New Sharon have been in town dur
ing the past two weeks with Miss
Lila Carr.
At the Baptist church last Sunday
morning a very interesting address
on Sabbath Observance" was given
by Rev. H. G. Kennedy, secretary Of
the New England Lords Day League.
One pleasing feature of the morning
service was the solo Nearer My God
to Thee" very finely rendered by Miss
Marion Stanley. Miss Stanley was
accompanied on the piano by Miss
Kathleen Buckingham.
The Friendship Bible Glass of the
Baptist Sunday School will hold its
regular monthly meeting Thursday
evening of next week at the home OF
Mrs. Mabel Buckingham.
Next Sunday morning the union
Memorial service will be held at the
Baptist church. The subject of the
sermon will be 1.-THE Cost of Human
Freedom" At the evening service
the pastor will speak on Warfare
and Victory
DEATH OF MRS. ROXA CARR
On Monday morning, the fourteenth,
was learned the sad news Of the
passing away of Mrs. Roxa Carr after
an illness of heart trouble. Mrs.
Carr's condition had been critical for
several months, but on account of
her strong will and cheerful DISPOSE
ton she would not allow her friends
to think that she was seriously Ill and
did her best to cause as little care
and worry on account of her health
to her children as possible. But
during all the time she was tenderly
cared for by her children and espec-
tally by the daughter, Miss Lila, who
resided at home. Mrs. Carr was born
in Industry. Feb. %, 1S43, daughter Of
George and Tamesin Weeks Cover,
and moved to Mercer when thirteen
years of age. On Feb. 13, 1854, she
was united in marriage with M. F..
Carr of Mercer and four children
were born to them, Rosa M, now the
wife of Alvinza Whitcomb of New
Sharon, George o. Carr, the present
postmaster of Norridgewock, Charles
L., who died at the age of five years,
and Miss Lila Il. Carr, who resided
with her mother. In Nov. 1899 Mr.
and Mrs. Carr and family moved to
Norridgewock and soon purchased the
home on Upper Main street. Mr..
Carr passed away in June 1910. Mrs
Carr was quiet. motherly lady ant
will be missed by a large circle of
friends who deeply sympathize with
the bereaved family in their sorrow
The funeral services were held from
her late home on Wednesday after
noon, Rev. Mr. Nichols of the M. f
Church of Skowhegan officiating, as
the deceased was member OF that
church. The floral tributes were
very handsome and included several
set pieces as we'll as numerous bou-
quets of beautiful cut flowers from
the family, neighbors, friends and
Somerset Grange, P. of H., of which
Mrs. Carr was loyal member. The
bearers were Charles Savage, Henry
George, Ellis Tobey and d. e. Taylor
and the remains were carried to Mer-
Ger, where they were placed in the
family lot beside her husband and
little child.
DODLIN DISTRICT
Mrs. Alta Boynton is visiting
friends in this neighborhood.
Mrs. Oliver Stevens is in poor