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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-15
News Of Somerset's Busy Towns

spending the winter with her niece
Mrs. Hattie Baker plans to return 10
her home at the Forks before mud
time.
Byron Lambert recently sold Il
horse TO Glare Buzzell
OAK HILL
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Morrill, are ce-
ceiving congratulations over the birth
OF a ten pouad son who arrived Tues
day afternoon. March 9Th. Mrs. +
IL. Bates is caring for Mrs. Morrill,
and infant son Who are doing nicely.
George Owen has been doing chores
for Irving Morrill, since Allen Holt
finished his duties Tuesday OF last
week
Mrs. Eta Holt passed the week end
at home with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos Holt. recently.
Mr.. Bigelow Of Norridgewock pas
esd a few days last week with My. and
Mrs. George Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs " c. Fletcher were
shocked last Saturday forenoon when
the sad news reachc them by tele-
phone thai his oldest sister Mrs Alice
Mower OF Dexter had passed away
about one o'clock that morning after
q short illness with The grip which
developed into pneumonia. Mr..
Fletcher went 10 Dexter on The noon
train Monday In be present at the
funeral Tuesday Mrs Mowers
death is the third 10 occur in the fam
ily in a few days over four months.
Allen Mcpherson passed a few days
With a. \. Whtehpnse last week.
Mrs. Amos Holt has been quite Ill
the past week and Mrs. o. c. Taylor
spent last Friday afternoon with her.
Oak Hill school closed Friday March
End and Miss Edna Harmon returned
10 her home in MADISON last monday
afternoon where she will spend her
vacation. Miss Harmon expects 10
return TO teach The spring term on Oak
Hill.
If weather and roads permit Sunday
School will be opened again Sunday
morning at the usual hour March Is
and preaching service will he held at
the close OF Sunday ScnooI by Rev.
j. T.. Taylor Of Oak IIill and William
Dudley Of SmithGeld. Everybody is
cordially invited to attend
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WEST ATHENS

Reports FROM The sick ones are as
follows: Mrs. lydia Walker who
had Il shock last fail, remains about
the same as formerly, being paralized
on one side. deprived Of speech, en-
tirely helpless and taking only Ii
guilds for nouri-hment Mrs. Wal
ker almost seems 10 realize when
friends call to make Inquiries about
her condition and tries TO make them
understand her by gestures from one
hand and makes quite an effort to talk
sometimes, but this is utterly impos
sslle. The lady referred to above is
eighty-tlree years OF age and has al
ways been keen in reasoning facul
ties, with a discriminating judgment;
very active, an influential citizen be-
sides having been Industrious in do
nestle affairs, rs Wnll as devoted
mother, up until October when her
health failed. Since that time she
daughter, Mrs. Spofford of Skowhegan
md her sons wife. Mrs. May Walker
Of Cornville,
MIS- Rattle COrson is another daugh-
ter and at the same place. quite feeble
and very much of an invalid also. hav-
ing been confined to her bed the past
few months and only until recently,
able to be dressed for short intef-
yals and go out to. the dining room,
for one meal during the day. DR..
Lord, the attending physician. by his
diagnosis and observation OF the mall
ady and its symptoms has pronounced
it Chronic Bright's Disease. Mrs.
Corson, is being remembered during
her Illness by receiving from her
many friends and relatives, flowers,
fruit. letters and post cards and hest
OF all heartiest wishes for a speedy
Inn0NorN.
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has had an extended Illness from
pneumonia. has returned to her stu
dies al the Academy Her many
friends have been pleased to extend
to her their good will and apprecia-
ton of her willingness to help by a
substantial purse of money in which
was included a gift from the school,
Friday evening. March %, Will oo-
cur the public speaking contest OF
the Sophomore and Junior classes for
The alumni prizes. This will be
nancy awarded in first and second
nrize to the girls and first and sec
ond prize to the boys, the prizes to
be given out at graduation.
Town meeting vas we'll attended
notwithstanding the storm and bad
roads.
The NJ f. B. ladies' served fire
dinner of baked beans and pastry town
meeting day which was we'll patron
lied. The receipts were $39.
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'MAINSTRE

Mrs. Allie Sherbnrn and children
who have been stopping with her sis
Ter Mrs. lmogene Burdick for the win
Ter went to Hartland, Wednesday for
I stay.
Miss Mabel Bane is very poorly be-
ing confined to her bed part Of the
time.
Liston Carr has been sick with a
very bad cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hurd were in
Pittsfeld last Wednesday TO attend
Pomona Grange.
Osman Foss is sick with pneumonia.
3. Grant is very poorly at this writ
ing.
Mrs. Olivia Stevens arrived in town
Friday night
Earl Chase of Dexter was a week
end guest of Andrew Merrill.
The Mckinley school began Mon
day after three weeks vacation.
Henry Stevens OF Waterville came
to Mainstream last Wednesday for a
visit with his sister Hattis Bachelor.
Grover Huff and J. Nicnaire were in
Hartand, Thursday.
c. w. Mills of St. Adams were a
week end guest of |. A. Campbell.
Mrs. Blanch Bane and Miss Velma
of West Ripley were calling at Hattie
Bachelors last week.
c. O. Brown of Hartland was here
Thursday on business.
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EAST ST. ALBANS

Gertrude HaZeltine who has been
boarding at Ernest Abbott's in st
Adams. passed away wednesday morn.
ing. March 7, after short illness Of
pneumonia. Miss HaZeltine was born
in Peru and was the daughter Of
Arthur Hazeltine and the late Ida
Sanborn Hazeltine, and leaves besides
her father to mourn her loss. broth.
er Sydney Hazoltine of Peru and twO
sisters. Mrs. Lena Hazeltine of Wash.
ngton and Mrs, Dora Libby who is
in ST Petersburg, Florida. The re.
mains were taken to Peru "Wednesday
afternoon and were accompanied by
Sydney Hazeltine who arrived here
before the death of his sister. Miss
Hazeltine was about twenty-siX years
old.
Mrs. Emma Worthen, Mrs. Lois Wor.
then and little daughter of Bangor
are at present visiting friends and re-
latiyes in town.
Mrs. Charles Ellis who has been
visiting in Portland for the past week
arrived home Saturday night, March
10. While in Portland she was Wis.
itor at the Jackson and Nathan CHI.
ford schools in the city.
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WEST MOSCOW

There will be an all day meeting
of the Ladies' Farm Bureau, Thurs
day. March %. at the home OF Mrs.
Perley Moulton for the purpose OF
making fireless cookers. All those
having cookers made please bring
container, packing material etc. Miss
Hare. home demonstration; will be
present.
News are few and far between.
Everybody has had the grippe and
some are quite sick. - Mrs. Crombie's
whole family have been under DR..
piper's care. Leo Hill and family
have all been sufferers. Austin Golf
has a house full of sick little ones.
Clyde Dunton, VIM. p. Baker, Harry
and Waldo Dunton, Weymouth Collins.
Jennie Collins and the same on all
down the line and around the corner.
We wish them all good luck and
speedy recovery.
Austin Golf was saving wood for
Weymouth Collins last Monday and
Tuesday.
Fred Collins has his pulp all yard
cd ready 10 haul.
perly Moulton is home once more
from the woods on account of sick
ness. Willie Hill went to meet him
with his team.
Austin Coz had the misfortune to
loose a horse last week
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SMITHFIEID

Mrs. Harold Tracy has returned
homo from Lewiston, where she has
been working for Mrs. Lottie Mace.
Monday evening, card party and
social was held at the Grange hall
and an oyster stew supper served. All
enjoyed the evening very much.
Mrs. Edwin Tracy is at Skowhegan
and has been helping care for her
mother. Mrs Nellie Groves, who passed
away ut her home ON Is South street
Monday morning after an illness of
influenza, followed by bronchial pneu-
monia. Mrs. Groves was seventy-siX
years of age and resided in Smithfield
nearly all her life until two years ago
when she moved to Skowhegan with
her son Bert Groves and family. Mrs.
Groves leaves relatives in this town
as well as many friends and she will
be missed by all
Miss Lillian Hartford snowshoed
home from Norridgowock Sunday and
returned to her work Monday morn
ing.
We think Jack Frost has forgotten
that spring has come as he is still
sending us more snow and still con-
tinues with cold weather.
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WEST ST. AIBANS

Mr.. and Mrs Earle Robertson at
tended Pomona Grange in Piltsheld'
Wednesday,
who said open winter" If this
is an open winter what would good
"old fashioned one be? The above
was the thought of the writer on Wed
nesday during the blizzard.
DR.. Stork came calling in our neigh
borhood, Tuesday, March 6, and left Il
little girl at L. f. Woods. They
have good old fashioned family, that
is. in number. seven girls and four
boys.
We are sorry TO report the folks on
the Pond road as being i'll with grip
and severe colds. J. Frost, Frank
Baker and Mrs. Eleanor Clough. Mrs.
Chas. Wilbur still remains very poor
ly
Mrs. Harry Wright of Pittsfeld
spent a few days At E. f. Woods this
last week.
Miss Ola Hight of North Hartland
has been visiting Miss Ena Emery for
few days.
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ATHENS

BY the Calendar King Winters Of
fetal reign is about over. II would
seem that he intended to make the
most of his opportunity last week for
the storm beginning Wednesday was
one of the worst of the year. The
stage succeeded in making its daily
trip by changing horses at each end
of the route. The Academy was
closed Wednesday p m. and all day
Thursday.
Frank Goodwin's family has recent
ly moved into the +. " Barker rent
and NJ. A. Tuttle's family have begun
the Goodwin family,
The second part or SalutatOry
awarded Roy Davis, the youngest
member of the class of 1923 at Som
erset Academy, was attained with an
average rank of 90.37 Mr.. Davis is
Is years old and lives in the Bunker
Hill neighborhood. about four miles
from the village. Practically all OF
the time he has boarded at home, fire.
quently walking both ways in order TO
be in regular attendance. This spirit
is most commendable one and shared
by OTHER members of the class of 1928.
The Farm Bureau meets Tuesday
March goth at Grange Hall. This
will be an all day meeting with Miss
Hare and Mr.. Storer in attendance.
The members will serve dinner as
usual.
Miss Marion Taylor, class of '23 who
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| tR0SE

Maurice Austin has the misfortune
to stick pitchfork into the fore part
of the leg on the shin and the tine
penetrating the bone caused bad
wound but it is coming along all right.
The gas tank was again in trouble
on the Norridgewock road owing TO
the bad travelling. Elmer Carl put
on an extra team to help them into
town.
over four feet of snow in the woods
and the log and wood business is at Il
standstill
Nell Ames is entertaining his
mother. Mrs. Kmball and her grand
son from Gnilford.
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ToREy Observation-Disclosures

Our new road commissioner Horace
ZONES was in this section looking al
ter the roads last Friday.
The sick ones are all reported on
the gain. W.
The oil tank of the Gulf Co. of Wat
eryille came 10 grief again last We'd
nesday when it toppled over into the
ditch by q. II. Blaisdell. 1t took a
long time 10 get them righted up and
on their way once more.
Nelson Hodgkins was home several
DAYS last week.
Mrs. Earle Shepard has gone TO
Skowhegan where she will teach in
the Jewett street school.
Our rural free delivery carrier
made his first trip Friday since Tues
day owing to the severe storm.
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HARMONY

Rev. F. b. Turner, pastor of the |
Baptist Church will take for his tex
Sunday morning, March Is, THE Sev. |
en- Greatest Wonders of the World
The Home Economic Extension
School of Clothing was held at The
home of Mrs. Ellis Brown Monday
March Is, with Miss Edna NJ. Cobb
from L. Of NJ and Miss Hare instruct.
ors. The leading feature OF the day
was Instructions in taking measure.
ments and selecting colors in clothing
Tuesday, March 6. the school was held
at Grange Hall. instructions were
given in making "a Clothing Budget
also in making button holes. Every
lady who brought cloth for a pattern
was taught to cut and fit waist pat.
tern. Wednesday, March l. the
school was held at the home OF Mrs
Ellis Brown. The work taken up vas
in testing materials and selecting
dress goods. Those who ATTENDED
the school for the three days iecl
we'll repaid for the time and expense
Lawrence Bailey of the firm oil Al
NJ. Bailey & Son, recently moved ms
family into the rent over the new ieea
store.
The Boys Club met last THURSDAY
evening at the Methodist parsonage
They voted to have a room finished 10
the basement of The Cobb Memorial
Church in which to hold their meet
ings.
Mrs. Walter Bemis who came nome
to attend the Home Economic fXleh
sion School of Clothing, returned 10
Augusta Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Blanche Stafford came home
last week after two weeks Flsa
with relatives.
Clarence Hanson has sold his farm
to Roy Davis. al.
l.. p. Bailey the, engineer oil 'as
branch of railroad. returned 10 h's
work here Saturday morning.
Mrs. Alfred Willis is very SIGN :"
this writing. i
Osmon Foss who has been very SIN
is improving slowly.
The entertainment Friday eYenlns
given by the grade schools, win VIZ
Forbus. Miss Mayo, and. MISS aHer
herd as teachers was excellent
showed much work on the par, :"
the teacher as well as pupils. ANU .Sa
fifteen dollars was cleared loi !"
benefit of the schools.
Mrs. Eliza Tibbetts went 10 'ean
last week to visit her daughter ~
Elmer Smith. b.
John Mccarthy who has been mo, Ma
ing in Ripley this winter move"
family back to town last Week. \,
Mrs. Alton Mcpherson ana nss
were in town Saturday. Mr.. ana W.
Mcpherson are soon to move 10 O"'
bridge into the Sam Quimby mousse ,,s
Last Saturday evening was .a.
Freshmen Speaking Contest ia " Eva
Taylor was the winner oil tle md md
dollar gold piece of the glrIS ,bp
Ralph Johnson the winner VI ,y.
boys. The Harmony orchestr" leo
nished music for the evening The
cream and cake were on sale n a.
close of the program. Then lonS ,ed
social The grand march pe'"e
by the two prize winners. I'm. Is
Miss Vera Deering OF A'h'@ IAN
spending a week with friends /"
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EMBE,EN

Ernest Gilman harvested his sce
last Friday and Saturday.
Harry Hilton has finished hauling
Grating for John Waugh.
Roy Walker had his wood sawed last
Friday.
Henry Treat is working his team at
Arson
lima William has been doing chores
for William Murphy whose family is
sick with the grippe. Their daugh-
ter. Mrs. Ibrosl Shorcy of Scion is
caring for them
Harlon Boyington's family are sick
with the grippe.
Dana Witham harvested his ice last
week
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day. With extinguishers the a.. -
soon put out. WA
Pythian- Sisters social and
which was announced for Fridas S' n'
is postponed until some later a.. nishF
A crew of men came las, wa
commence building steel ra ZEN 70
bridge over. the South Branch =,
Carrabassett. VI lhe
H. G. Winter is in Boston this wan,
attending the automobile show Sees
accompanied by Mrs. Winter a sc
Portland. 'oh
W. V. Lander of Newton and !,
Lander of Belmont came thio soaa
called by the serious illness Of g ssa
mother Mrs. Martha Lander 'aef
Ada Lander of Natick. Mass matro a'sa %
the Leonard Morse Hospital. and W ~, u
Lander Jr. of Boston came this WIN WIN
to see their Grandmother. ees
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MERCER

Jonas Narney. veteran of the Civil
Naf and respected citizen of the
place died March g. A more extend
ed obituary notice will be published
in a Subsequent issue.
4 LOT of excitement was caused Sun
day afternoon when the residence of
Mrs Margaret Crosswell was burned.
The IRE caught around the chimney.
This was one of the oldest houses in
Mercer. first one in the village on the
stage road coming from Norridgewock.
For lie present Mrs. -Crosswell Is stay
ing al tIarris Farrands.
Word was received here recently of
The death in Lowell, Mass. of Miss
Sarah Whittier. daughter of the late
Jenas and Elyira Whittier. old resi-
dents af Mercer Miss Whittier fled
in The Old Ladies Home, where she
Had resided Tor some time. She
waz buried in Lowell
CARD OF THANKS
I wish TO thank neighbors and
friends who helped to clear my home
of lis furnishings in the fire Sunday.
Mrs Margaret Crosswell
AT. anu WITS. 'eo. Morse are re-
ported as gaining also Mrs. Charles
Brown
Mrs.. II A. Farrand . is caring for
Ella Handcock.
CARD OF THANKS
Words seem 50 empty when we try
ITO express our thanks 10 our friends
far and near who were so very kind
IN use in our recent bereavement
Or al the blessings that descend
Enon This vale Of tears
The very best is a good friend
Who stands The test OF years.
Mrs Nnude +. Morse
Walton and Glendon Morse
Mr. and Mrs. George Morse
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Varney
Mercer, Maine. March Is, 1929
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MAnISON

The annual election Of officers of
the Madison Fire Department was
held at Firemen's hall and the follow
! ing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year: Chief. Daniel Nichols, 1st
assistant, Arthur b. Head; End assist
ant. Allan b. Copp; foreman OF the
hose department, William Preble; LIST
assistant, Mahlon Cavanaugh; 2nd as
sistant, Gilman Leavitt; clerk, Reuben
Head; foreman of the hook and lad
der department, Austin Williams; LIST
assistant. Charles Pray; End assistant,
Harry Lessor; secretary and treasur-
er, Earl Haywood. Following the
election Of officers the firemen adj
iourned TO the /, O. o. r. banquet hall
where with their families they were
guests of the S. f. Remick Insurance
Agency At an oyster supper Follow
ing the supper came Il social hour
during which music and dancing were
enjoyed.
Rev. John f. Michigan who has been
serving the Sacred Heart Church at
Hallowell, has been assigned to the
passionate of st. Sebastian church.
Rev FIR Michigan has held pastorates
in Lisbon Falls besides the Hallowell
church. The parish here has more
than 1900 members. Fr, Nelligan has
Il large acquaintance here rs he sup
piled the parish for four or five
months during the absence of the late
Father Farley.
The Womans Association and few
invited guests met "Wednesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Emma
| Wright. Heald St. Mrs. Florence Hale
of the State Department was the
speaker of the afternoon and was as
usual much enjoyed by all present
This was followed by social hour
during which dainty refreshments
were served by the hostess.
The pupils of the Junior high school
and the sixth grade gave an entertain
ment in Union Hall Thursday night.
In spite of the weather the hall was
packed with interested parents aud
friends. The following program was
carried out: Orchestra led by Mrs.
Alice Spear Rand; the Hole in the
Fence. three eighth grade boys; Folk
Dance, eight VI grade girls; school
chorus. VIII grade Truth About the
Cherry Tree, two VII grade boys;
"Marche Lorraine" French song by
eight girls from Junior high; Walter
Camps Daily Dozen, gymnastic drill.
Junior high pupils; song, Fiddle and l,
Anna Foster accompanied by Donald
Adams on the violin; Guests from
Whittier Land, eight vi grade pupils;
Watermelon Vine, duet, Jessie McCray
and Constance Ouillette; farce, Will
liam, Junior high school; clog dane
| ing, Jerome Vantresque and Anna
Deroche: orchestra. % The parts were
we'll taken and about $65 was taken
| for the treasury.
STANLEY-HANDL
A very quiet home wedding took
place Monday forenoon at 10 o'clock
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs, Walter
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tended considering the bad roads.
All persons who wanted to be in
Madison early Monday morning went
by train or on snowshoes.
Mr.. and Mrs T. d. Salley are better
from the effects of a severe cold.
Mrs. Coles Richards returned from
New Brunswick last Saturday where
she has been visiting her parents
Lila Richards is stopping at Coles
Richards at present
TWELVE CORNERS
Alden Adams came home from the
woods recently. AT present he is
confined to the house with bad cold
Mrs. Emma Dean is improving from
a bad cold and cough. AT present
she is at home with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. f. d. Clark.
The quarantine was lifted from the
home of Leo Dean Saturday of last
week
Mrs. Nellie Brann who has been
visiting in the neighbOrhood for sew
eral weeks. will return to her home
in WinsloW this week. She will
make few days visit at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morrill, in Show
hogan before her return.
Cleveland Dean and family will
move to their home this week. They
have been stopping with Mr.. Deans
father Eben Dean since his return
from the hospital.
Mrs. Rebecca Robbins has been
very lame for the last few weeks, Al
this writing she is better.
MADISON CENTER
Monday morning and another
storm.
Herbert Moore of East Madison
Lower village was caller at the
home of Fred and Olive Hayden last
Sunday.
II. E. Spear returned home Saturday
with his teams having finished his
work
Mrs. Harry Burton, who is living
at the lake has been seriously i'll, is
now gaining slowly. She has young
son.
No road across the lake.
Farmers are unable to get their
wood owing to the depth of the snow.
Miss Ava Perkins spent the week
end at Scion with Miss Amy Merrill.
Van Perkins went to Brunswick
last Friday and returned Sunday. He
was one of the five boys chosen from
the Skowhegan high school track team
to represent the school in the Bowdoin
Interschoastic track meet.
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KINGFIELD

The Missionary Society Of the Ban-
fist Church met Tuesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs Lillian Stevens. 1t
was good meeting and considerable
business was attended to. Sometime
this month it is planned to give an
evenings entertainment, a musical
and literary. program Rehearsal for
this entertainment was held Thursday
at the vestry.
Mrs. Mary Simmons entertained the
Kingtown Club at her home Monday
p. NJ. Program consisting of roll call
and the study of famous artists includ-
ing Sargent, Millet, Rosa Bonheur,
Van Dyke, Landseer and Carrot. Next
Mrs. Edith French as hostess, subject,
Maine Authors.
The drama "A Southern Cinderella
was given in French's Hall Tuesday
evening March s, by the Kingfeid
High School juniors. 1t was well
patroniZed and the receipts were salts
factory. the parts We're taken we'll by
Hazel Dodge, Phyllis Rowe, Gladys Ell
bridge, Abbe Dexter. Eleanor Wood,
Eleanor wilkins and Edna Bradford.
After the drama there was dance,
music being supplied by local talent
About eight inches of snow fell
Wednesday and with Ia high wind
blowing all day made it very rough
and drifted quite bad in places. The
Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes train
did not get in until $40 and did not
wait for the Maine Central which was
late getting to Pennington. Thursday
night the thermometer went as low as
twenty degrees below zero.
There was quite blaze in the meat
room of Harold Hutchin's store Fri
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BRIGHTON

Town meeting was held herr
Monday, March 18th.
Charles Spaulding of Bingham w..
in town a few days last week. "'
Mrs. Marcia Hayden and I'm.
daughter Gladys are visiting fr,enas
in Dexter for two weeks.
Mrs. Gladys Brasier is housekeono.
for Mrs. Hayden while she is away
Dwight Boynton who has been =.
work in Pittsfield this winter eama
home last week.
Quite number of people here ha,o
been sick with bad colds the pas,
week.