The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-18
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PIKE, SUNDAY.
Ioval Perkins is clerking at the
]. B. Hamm Co. store.
Mrs. e. A. Hilton returned home
last week from the Kennebec valley
Hospital where she underwent serious
surgical treatment.
A meeting of the Chamber OF Com
merce was held in the Ffremen' Han
ON Thursday evening and plans talked
over about having bank in town.
r F. Lawrence OF the State Bank
Commission addressed the meeting.
A meeting under the auspices of the
Ku Klux Khan was held in the town
hall on Thursday evening. At pres
ent there Is no local organization OF
the order in town.
At a regular meeting of Somerset
Rebekah Lodge held last Friday even
ing. the degrees were conferred upon
a class of candidates.
Mrs. d. l.. Jones attended the Music
Festival in Portland last week ana
also visited friends.
Mrs. Harriet Blasdell substituted
for Mrs. Kate Hilton last week IN the
7th and 9Th grades while Mrs. Hilton
was ouarantined at home as her son
Charles is i'll with scarlet fever. Mrs.
Hilton has been released from quar-
antine this week and has resumed her
duties in the school.
The members of the Village I'M
provement Society were given a de-
lightful meeting last week by talk
by Rev. +. G.. Davis on Maine, One
Hundred Thousand Years Ago. Sew
eral delightful musical selections were
also enjoyed and refreshments served
by the hostesses, Mrs. Vesta Miller
and Miss Carrie Walker
Miss Inez Holt and little nephew of
Bingham were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Merritt Holt last Tuesday.
The members of Quinnebassett
Lodge I. o. o. F. attended the funeral
of one of their members. Clarence
Harlow, at Smithfield on Sunday aft
ernoon. Mr.. Harlow was for long
time a resident of this town and hail
many friends here and a great many
attended the services on Sunday. Rev.
F. G. Davis conducted the services and
Bernard Carr and Mrs. Neva Jones
rendered beautiful and appropriate
music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood Piper are re-
ceiving congratulations upon the ar
rival of daughter in their family on
Tuesday OF last week. The little lady
has been named Eileen Lucille. Mrs.
Alta Bates has been caring for the
mother and baby.
MIS- Ann Wells is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Addie Atkinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Taylor attend
ed the races recently in Lewiston.
Mrs. Charles Russell has secured
rooms with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Thomp-
son for the present and has for a
guest this week her niece, Miss Susie
Beetle.
Mrs Henry Oliver of Pennington
has been Visiting Mrs. Jay Pierce dur
ing the past week.
Mrs. Fred Thompson has returned
from Boston where she was called on
account of the illness and death OF
Clarence Harlow, and on account of
the serious illness of the small child
OF the Harlow's.
Mrs. Lyman Tracey of Mechanic
Falls was calling on friends in town
last Thursday. Mrs. Tracey was be-
fore her marriage Miss Elizabeth
Walker of this town.
Mrs. Georgia Wiley of Buckfield Is
Visiting her daughter, Mrs. l.. d. Tib-
bits.
A new stereoptica lecture, showing
the recent convention of the Baptist
World Alliance at Stockholm will be
given at the Baptist Church next Sun
day evening. AT the morning service
the subject of the sermon will be 1.-THE
Unfailing God"
The Ladies Aid of the Baptist
Church will hold Silver Tea at the
home OF Mrs. ]. d. Ames this week,
Friday afternoon.
Ten members of the Baptist Sunday
school attended the County Sunday
School Convention at Skowhegan last
Thursday. One member, Miss Beu
lah Robinson, had a part in the pro-
gram. Mrs. Anna Harris was re-
elected secretary and treasurer of the
society and Miss Beulah Robinson
was elected superintendent of the
Young Peoples Work.
Mr.. and Mrs Carol Staples have
closed their home for the winter and
are visiting their son Russell Staples
and family at Oldtown.
Mrs. Fanny Wells and daughter, |
Mrs. Lucy Foster of Kennebunkport, |
have been passing few days at their /
cottage at Smthfield, and also visit |
ing relatives in this town.
The corn season closed last week |
with much smaller pack at the
factories than was expected There
was an unusually large acreage of
sweet corn planted out the yield was
greatly reduced by the cold, dry sum
mer, and the very heavy frosts during
the packing season.
Miss Nellie Hussey is expected home
this week after passing the summer
in Gloucester, Mass. Miss Hussey
and her sister Miss Nina of Brockton /
have been passing few days in New
York, during the past week.
Mrs. Chester Shepard has been on
the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pray have +
been entertaining relatives from Ken
nebunk.
The annual inspection of Cedar
Chapter o. e. S. will occur on Friday
evening of this week supper will /,
be served before the meeting.