The independent-reporter., 1923-06-07
News Of Somerset's Busy Towns

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| him. Mrs. Florence Carr accompan-
ist.for the choir.
| Mrs, Steve Mills and little daughter
Enid OF Oakland were recent guests
| of Mrs. Josephine Mills Whiting and
| Mrs. Jane Mills. They were accom-
panied back to Oakland by Miss mise
| Stevens who will assist Mrs. Mills
with her household duties.
Merchants Day has been changed
from Wednesday OF each week to
| Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Magoon of Lam
caster, N. II. were in town Memorial
Day
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Longley enter
| tanned a number OF relatives and
friends from North Jay Memorial Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Knowlan enter
tained relatives from Wilton on
Memorial Day.
Mrs. Emma Totman has returned
from Boston and Is staying at her
cottage in Smithfeld.
Mr. and Mrs. Cony Russell and Mrs.
Heneriettaj Wood are visiting the
Bracket. family in Charleston, Mass.
Mrs. David Staples of Watervilie
was In town last week Wednesday.
The lower grades of school closed
Friday for their summer vacation.
The day was enjoyed by them with
picnics etc.
Memorial Day was appropriately
observed in town by Bates Post G. A.
r.. the Marshall P. Hale Circle G. A
r., Quinnebassett Lodge |. o. D. F.
and Somerset Rebekah Lodge and the
citizens The above named organ
izations escorted by Canton Somerset
of Skowhegan and the Skowheegan
Band went to Riverview Cemetary
where the graves Of their dead were
decorated then back to the Soldiers
Monument where tributes were placed
on the monument in memory OF the
soldiers and sailors of the Civil, the
Spanish and World Wars. then to the
Town Hall where a fine address was
given by Cival War veteran, Hon.
Leroy Carlton OF Winthrop. Major
Albert NickersOn presided and In well
chosen words presented the different
numbers on the program. Among
the numbers were selections by Band;
Prayer, Rev. F. G. Davis; pledge to
the flag by the audience; "Lincoln's
Address at Gettysburg" by James
Abbott; two very pretty selections by
the members of the Baptist choir,
one trio by Mrs. Annie Burgess,
Mrs. Tena Simoneau and Miss Wal
ker and the other a selection by the
full choir, with Miss Ruth Blaisdell
accompanist.
Mr.. and Mrs, Guy Emmons made
business and pleasure trip to Pleas
ant Ridge Saturday.
MISS Doris Keys of Mars Hill and
a student at Colby was the week end
guest OF her cousin Miss Mildred Bell.
BAPTIST CHURH NOTES
There will be union service at the
Baptist Church next Sunday morning
with a sermon by the pastor, Rev l..
d. Tibbitts to the members of the
graduating class of the High School.
It Is hoped that there will be large
attendance.
Sunday evening at the Baptist
Church the pastor will give lecture
on Baptist Schools and Colleges
illustrated with fitfy-two stereopticon
pictures.
| Next Tuesday afternoon June IL,
the Missionary Society and the Ladies
Aid of the Baptist Church will hold a
Joint meeting at the home of Mrs. G..
Fl. Blaisdell with a Missionary pro-
gram in charge of Mrs. Charles Pray.
The subject will be Baptist Schools
in the South" Miss Iona Pray a
teacher in Spellman Seminary, Allan
ia, Ga, will speak in regard to her
work there. 1t is expected also that
there will be talk by Miss Gaylord
who was formerly a teacher in the
South having taught in the Negro
school in Richmond. Va, soon after
the close of the Civil War.