The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-01


: upon the serious Illness of Ira Hill
= ton, last Saturday.
e The Yadies' Aid of the Baptist
r Church will hold their Silver Tea at
t the home Of Mrs. Annie Burgess next
Friday afternoon. Mrs. Tena Simon
Y eau and Mrs. Gladys Fairfield will
) assist as hostesses. The ladies have
decided to hold their spring sale and
e supper on Thursday, March 29th
I Mrs. Mahala Mc1ntire is boarding
II with Mrs. Hamlin Hale for the pros
ent as her daughter. Mrs. Milford Tib-
bits is in poor health.
Mrs Linnion Brown French reaOsD-
ed to Boston Saturday after passing
few weeks in town on account OF
poor heSth.
4 surprise party was Thoroughly
enjoyed by the Senior class and
few guests one evening last week
when they celebrated the birthday of
one of their number, Miss Mildred
Bell, with a real surprise party.
Games we're enjoyed and refreshments
OF ice cream and cake served.
Ira Hilton is reported as gaining
very slowly
The remains of Mrs. Mary Moore,
Widow Of the late Levi Moore were
brought from New Sharon on Tues
day and the funeral services were
held from her late home in town on
Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev.
L. d. Tibbitts and the remains placed
in the receiving tomb to await burial
in the spring Mrs. Moore had been
suffering with the grip and passed
away Monday night at about eleven
o'clock. The most of her life had
been passed in this town, but for
several years she had spent the Win
Ter months with friends or relatives
in New Sharon. Mrs. Moore was
before her marriage Miss Mary Trask
of New Sharon and before her mar
riage made her home with her uncle
John e. Brown in Pennington and
her age was about eighty years. She
leaves three nephews in Maiden,
Mass. and several cousins in Mer-
Ger. Two of them George Brown and
Mrs. Ephraim Smith attended the fun
eral services Thursday. Mrs. Moore
was home loving woman and
good neighbor and she will be missed
by her many friends.
)
Lodge and their families enjoyed
i. very nice supper and entertainment
1T their hall last Friday evcnin@.
Mrs. Frank Jewell delightfully."- en-
tertained the members OF the o. f. {.
at a "Korphy Klutch" last Tuesday
afternoon.
HORACE S. JONES, CANDIDATE
FOR ROAD COMMISSIONER
Al the request of many of the voters
of this town. ! have decided to run
for this Office at the March town meet
) ing. Yonr support Will be appreciat-
ed.
HORACE S. JONES
The Friendship Glass of the Rap-
list Church Will hold its monthly
meeting next Thursday evening. Mar.
: first. at seven O'clock with the teach
er, Mrs. Fanny Hussey. All mem
bers and those wishing to unite with
this class are cordially invited to be
present.
Those attending the Congregation
hll Church last Sunday morning on
joyed besides the regular music pre-
pared by the choir an anthem by the
six men OF the choir with duet part
: BY RAYMOND Carver and Freeman Alb
bolt.
Jesus, the carpenter will be the
subject. of the sermon at the Baptist
! Church next Sunday morning. At
the evening service the pastor will
speak on "The High Cost of Shining"
OAK HILL
Friends of Amos Holt of Augusta
/ nil ha n1n *
. fast recovering from his operation
for appendicitis and is able to visit
his parents and other relatives in
this vicinity this week.
Mrs. ]. e. Hennesey and daughter
of Augusta returned to their home the
first of the week after few days
visit at the home OF Mrs. Hennesey's
brother. A. H. Anderson and family.
Friends of Mrs. A II. Anderson will
be very pleased TO know that she
has been able to ride out the past
few days. and made a short call on
Mrs. W G. Fletcher last Saturday. =
Thos. Cammack after nine weeks
treatment at the Kennebec Valley
hospital in Skowhegan returned home
last Tuesday. Mr.. Cammack is still
in very poor health.
Mr. and Mrs. w. c. Fletcher were
called to Skowbegan Wednesday to
attend the funeral of their brother,
Abel e. Thompson who passed away
Sunday evening. February 25th about
$50.
HOXIE
Mrs. Joseph Otis is confined to her
bed with heart trouble.
Mr.. and Mrsa Herbert York were
callers in Oakland Saturday.
David Guimond of Watervlle was
the guest OF his mother and brother,
here over Thursday.