The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-26
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daughter OF MduiSoH WIZ iOSch'
guests of Frank Groves and family.
Mrs. Groves has been visiting In
Lynn.
Lyndon Hale has returned from n
weeks visit with his aunt Mrs. Lizzie
Graves In Waterville.
A sight which attracted much at
tention last week was the hauling OF
a hinge granite block Weighing about
fifteen tons from Dodlin Hill TO the
station. Eight pairs of horses were
required to draw the load. The gran
tie was sold by Gerald Marble to
parties who are to have 1t cut for a
birds bath and 1t is understood that
after 1t Is cut in Belfast It. Is to be
placed In Bangor.
Mrs. Guy Emmons and Mrs Oscar
Lockwood were overnight guests OF
Mrs. Philip Williamson in Waterville
last week, Tuesday.
Mrs. Wallace Witham Is confined TO
her home with the grip.
One of the unusually happy events
to 60 down in the history of the Con-
EDUCATIONAL choir was the steamed
clam supper held at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Carr on. Wednes-
day evening Of last week. Supper
was served about six to the members
of the choir and their guests and al
though. 1t was called steamed clam
supper there were many other de-
licious foods served besides the steam
ed clans. After supper music ana
games were enjoyed. Those present
were, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Carr and
SON Robert, Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman
Abbott and son James. Mr. and mrs
Eugene Haskell. Mr.. and Mrs. A. d.
Brackley, Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Mer-
rill, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Taylor, MT.
and Mrs. Percy Berry, Miss Florence
White, Walter Preux. Mrs. Mildred
Mulheron. Mrs. F. G. Davis, Mrs.
James Hilton.
Mrs. O. C. Woodman returned Sat
urday from Truro. Nova Scotia where
she was called by the illness and
death of her father.
Morris Mclaughlin is confined to
his home by illness.
Mrs. Lizzie Harlow is keeping house
for Charles Farrand.
Mrs. I. p. Lancaster and son Ralph
of Madison were the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. D. e.. Taylor one day last week.
Mrs. Jay NJ. Pierce has been quite
i'll with the grip.
The members of Cedar Chapter o.
E. s. enjoyed a picnic supper before
their regular meeting on Friday even
ing In the Grange dining hall. The
degrees were conferred upon three
candidates at the business meeting.
Ask your druggist for 252b liver
pills. tfR
Miss Nellie Hussey and sister Miss
Nina Hussey visited their aunt Mrs.
Addie Spaulding In Wateryille. Sat
urday. Miss Nina Hussey remained
in Wateryille over night and fetqrnad
TO her school duties In Brocktoi,,
Mass, Sunday.
Miss Frances Jones and Mrs. Ches-
ter Jones were in Waterville on bust
ness Saturday.
Mrs. Laura Folsom OF Corinna Is
visiting her son Hon. L. r. Folsom
and daughter.
Mrs. Milford Tibbetts was called to
Wafervfile, Wednesday of last week
by the serious illness OF her mother,
Mrs. Mahala McIntire. Mrs. Mclntire
is very critically III with pneumonia
at the home OF her daughter Mrs T..
T.. Barker where she was visiting and
no hopes are given for her recovery.
Mrs. Eunice Kelley Bean of Pleas
ant Ridge is visiting her son Ezra and
other relatives in town.
= Ephraim Rowe of East Pond was n
recent guest of his daughter Mrs.
LnyaI Perkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin smith have
gor1e to Skowhegan where they VIII
make their home in the future. Miss
Thelma Smith is the guest of her aunt
Mrs. Oscar Lockwood
George Chandler has been very Ill
with the grippe.
Fred E. Jewett left Monday for n
business trip to New York and other
cities.
The Harlow house on the corner Of
Main and Bridge streets Is being re-
paired and the chimneys built over.
The April picnic supper for Rebe-
kahs and thir families will be given
this week Friday evening at their
hall All members not solicited for
ANYTHING else please bring cake or
pie, ~
Work Is progressing rapidly on the
new Seabury Garage which was for
merly the Norridgewock Hotel. 1t
Is understood that the rooms on the
second floor have all been engaged
and some OF the rooms have been
made convenient for light housekeep-
ing
r The river was free from Ice Friday
morning, April Goth, from above the
railroad bridge to below the Ice
house. Parties crossed on the ice
Thursday morning on their way to the
shoe factory and intended to go home
that way at night but were pursuad-
ed by their friends to go a safer way.
II Is very unusual for the Ice to re-
main in the river so late and more
unusual for anyone to he able to
cross at this time.
Frank Groves and son Everett hSve
been on the sick list with the grip.
The Village Improvement Society
enjoyed very interesting meeting on
Thursday afternoon at the Library
parlors, the bostesses being Mrs
4 0vraf