The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-11-01
News Of Somerset's Busy Towns

Mrs. William Wheeler and son Fred
were guests of Mr.. Wheeler at West
New Portland last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Quimby are re-
ceiving congratulations upon the ar
rival of another little son in their
family on Monday morning. Mrs.
William Ellis of Smithfield is caring
for Mrs. Quimby and baby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Braddock, CHI
ford and Kenneth Fields of Washburn
were recent guests of Mrs. Julia
Fields.
Councilman Leroy r. Folsom was
In Boston on business over the week
end.
Quite a number of local people at
tended the Colby-Maine football game
at Wateryile ON Saturday.
Mrs. George Hussey and daughter
Miss Nellie visited in Wateryille Sat
urday.
DR.. and Mrs. H. W. Smith have been
in Boston during the past few days.
Mrs. Julia Fields visited in Fairfield
one day last week.
The members of Somerset Rebekah
Lodge and their families enjoyed a
supper and entertainment at their
hall on Friday evening.
Destroying the Works of the Devil
will be the subject of the sermon at
the Baptist Church next Sunday
morning The evening Sermon will
have for its subject Hatred as a
Christian Duty"
There will be Halloween social
at the Baptist vestry, Thursday even
ing of this week. The Young Mems
Glass of the Sunday School will have
charge Of this.
Rev. and Mrs. L. ID. Tibbetts are
receiving congratulations upon the
birth of an eight pound daughter on
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Evelyn Miner has moved from
the Ames rooms on Main street to the
Morrow house on Mechanic street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Harlow have
given all of their houses at Monument
Square a fresh coat Of paint.
Mrs. F. G. Davis visited her son
Frederick in Augusta last week and
attended the Helen Yorks concert In
City Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Upper and
son Rodney visited Mr.. Tupper's IA
Their, Fred Topper in Starks, Sunday
Miss Bessie Leavitt was home from
Gardiner, Sunday.
A very interesting meeting of the
Village Improvement Society was
held on Thursday afternoon at the
Library, the hostesses being Mrs
jeanette Johnson, Mrs. Neva Jones
and Mrs. Agnes Lopgley. The sub
ject of the AFTERNOON was Harry
Lauder" and q delightful musical pro-
gram was given of his songs and sew
eral interesting sketches were read
1t was voted that the Society would
spend a sum of money for the i'm
proyement of the town and finally
decided that as the Library needed
repairing that they would repair the
platform in front of the building and
also paint and paper the reception
room. A committee consisting oil
Mrs. Dorothy Henderson, Mrs. Flor
ence Carr and Mrs. Ellen Pierce were
chosen for the purpose OF ascertain
! ing the cost of these repairs and re-
| port to the Society. After the meet
ing refreshments of tea, cake and
waters were enjoyed.
! Recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. l.
G. Stevens were L. A. Stevens and
family OF Larone, and Roland Priest
of Skowhegan. Sunday, L. A. Ste.
vens, L, C.. Stevens and Ethemer Ste
vens visited in Chesterville.
George Jewell entertained a party
of men from Madison at his camp al
Lakewood Sunday.
Miss Hilda Hold gkins of East Booth
bay was a recent guest of Mrs. Harry
Henderson.
Bernard Carr sang in quartette a.
the morning service of the Congrega
tional Church at Waterville, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. PERCY Berry visited
relatives in Starks, Sunday. Mrs
Berry's mother Mrs. Topper has beer