The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-01-18
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from Bald Mountain last week very
seriously i'll and is at this writing
still very i'll. Mr. Haskell has been
in the numbering camps as a team
ster.
The local ice men commenced clear
Ing the ice fields last week, but be-
fore they had chance TO do much
cut ng the heavy SHOWS stopped their
work. I he ice Is a lite more than
twelve inches thick.
The lad es of the Woman's Work
ing League have postponed their
Gentlemen's Night from Tuesday of
this week until Tuesday of next week
on account of the bad travelling. A
picnic supper Is TO be served TO which
all the members of The League and
their husbands are invited.
A G. Stanley was in Oakland one
day recently. calling on his daughter
Mrs. Steve MI 3. who is very III with
bronchitis. Mrs. Mills little daugh-
ter, Enid, hrs also been III with the
sumo tronble-
Mrs Charles Devoll has bern visit
ing In Wat rH ls AMI Thursday af err
noon returned home W tn her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Roland Barker and little
grandson Burleigh Barker.
The officers OF Somerset Rebekah
Lodge and Of Qunnebassett Lodge
/. o. o. r. were to have been in
stalled at the regular meeting of Som
erset Rebekah Lodge last Friday
evening, but owing to the inability
Of one OF the Grand Officers to be
present the ceremony WAS postponed
until this week. Monday evening at
the regular meeting OF the Odd Fell
lows Lodge. A list Of officers will
be given next week.
The Ladies Ad Society Of the Bap-
tist Church are to meet at their yes
try on Friday afternoon OF this week
and AL members are requested to be
present.
AZ the 1usr reguruT mrcrTuE w vTu
Point E3campment l. o. o. r. the
Officers f6r the coming year were du-
~ installed BY District Deputy Grand
Chief PAtriach. william q. Sonle and
Grand Junior Warden, Percey Withee.
Chief ratriach, Eben q. N Ter: high
priest. Percey Withee; senior war
den. Jay M. Pierce; junior warden,
Clayton Albee: scribe, Harry Head;
treasurer. d. Leone Jones; guides,
william G. Soule; first guard of tent,
Fred Z. Jewett; second guard of tent.
Horace Wi:hee; first watch. Frank
Estes; second watch, Edward Simon
can: third watch, Linwood Piper
fourth watch, Ollie Strickland: in
SIDE sentinel, Ezekiel Fmmons; out
side sentinel, Fred Tobey.
On account OF the condition OF The
sidewalks on Sunday morning the
church services at the Congregational
Church were cancelled for the day.
Mrs Bernard Carr plans to pass
this week with her brother Frederick
Dsvis ana family in Augusta.
william 6oule, District Deputy
Grand Patr'ach Of the Encemument
assisted by Grand Junior Wsrden Per-
cy withee. have visited feveral En-
campment Lodges In this District this
week and Installed the officers.
The Ladies Missionary Society Of
the Baptist Church had an unusually
fine meeting at the home OF Mrs. Sam
bel Boone on Tuesday afternoon OF
last week. Mrs Fred Thompson had
charge Of the program for the sfer-
noon which was very interest ng and
refreshments were served BY the host
esses, Mrs. Boone, Mrs. George Hus-
ssy and Mss Nellie Hussey. =
Hon L. r. Folsom ara d"nRhfor.
Miss Dorothy we're In Augusta last
Thursday.
On recount of the very bad storm on
Saturday the meeting of the Farm
Bureaus was postponed and the date
has not been decided when they will
have It.
The friends of William Wheeler
were very CORY to hear that he had
a very bad ill turn last Wednesday
night which for time acected his
right SIDE. This week he is around
the house and seems to be gaining.
DR.. w. r. Brown Is moving his den
tai rooms from where he has BEN
located for twentv-six ye7rs. to the
rooms over Jones' Spa which have
been occupied BY Mr. end Mrs r. N.
Carr. The rooms which DR.. Brown
is leaving we're used as dentol rooms
before be used them by the late DR..
F. G.. Danforth. who used them for
years Mr., and Mrs. Carr. are to make
changes IN the apartment and I've
there. On account OF moving DIR.
Brown has been Obliged to cancel
many appointments this week and do
only such dental work as was abso-
lutelv NECESSARY. The rooms which
are to he used for his printing bust
ness viii be back of the dental Offices.
Miss Helen Neil Is SLOWLY gaining
from her recent serious illness OF
rheumatic fever.
The members Of Somerset Grange
are to have a picnic supner before
their regular meeting this week
Th"~sdev evening. The annual in
stellatiun OF officers will occur at the
business meeting.
Maurice Trip OF Fort Fairfield has
been sent here by the Central Maine
Power Company az their representa-
tive.
The lower grades Of schools In town
commenced Monday, January fifteenth
for their mid-winter term.
Mrs. HIN Carr 's IN Boston and
vicinity visiting reletives and plans
to ha away about Eve weeks.
Mrs. Jeanette Johnson has recover
ed from several weeks of Ill heath