The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-22

Oliver P. Baker OF Bates College Is
spending the week with his parents,
Rev. and Mrs. Z. l.. Baker.
Miss Isabel Young of Gardner. Mass.
arrived Monday evening to visit her
brother, A. W. Young.
Williams Bros. Motor Go. Auth0riz.
ed Ford Sales and Service, Cars,
Trucks and Tractors, Worth Arson,
Maine. tf37
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dickey we're i'll
last week with the prevailing dis
temper.
Marjorie Greene has been quite sick
the past week with pneumonia.
Perley Greene was called home last
week on account of the serious Illness
OF his father, Frank Greene.
Lee Ellis family we're confined to
the house for several days with the
prevailing influenza.
]. A. Peters family are all victims
of the epidemic.
Fred Bailey is quite ILL., complica-
lions following the grip.
Speaker F. H. Holley was detained
from legislative duties for several
days last week suffering from a con-
gestion of one lung but so far re-
covered as to be able to return to
Augusta Thursday, and with Mrs. Hol-
ley remained in Augusta over the
week end instead of making their Gus
tomary visit home.
While delivering goods on the Por-
ter &c Marston team Tuesday Of last
week. A. W. Young was taken sud
denly III, failing from HIS sleigh near
G.. F. Williams residence. He was
quickly picked up and removed to his
residence on South Main street.
A very pleasurable evenings en-
tertainment was enjoyed by F. R. Ste
ward recently when L. s. Isbell VS.
tied him bringing a radio set This
he attached to the bed to which Mr..
Steward Is confined and fine pro-
gram from distant stations was heard.
The following item clipped from
Calais paper will be OF Interest to
many North Arson friends and ac-
Quaintances Of Mr.. Libby who was Tor
merly employed here:
On Monday evening Mrs. Edward
Chase and Mrs. e. ]. Wet2el gave
delightful auction party at the at
tractive home Of Mrs. Wetzel for the
pleasure of Miss Edith Chase, VINO
left Tuesday for New York. First
prize was captured by William Tyler
and the consolation by Mrs. Tyler.
At the close OF the game n dainty
luncheon was served which brought
with It surprise, for upon unfold
ing the napkins each giieat found hid
den within ctipids arrow piercing a
heart upon which was written the
name OF one of the guests, Miss 4 ice
'atfffdrd win thht bf Mis' ROBBIE Libby
of Auburn. Miss Miller is, ope OF
the towns most popular yophg la
diesa and Mas Immediately sbowered
wit eongsatnlatipqs.p I've marriage
Will take place .sohS time II April,
Mrs. G, g. Chase and Mss Chase as
sisted in serving.
Mss Grant OF Norridgewoek was
In town to attend the fnnerallof Mrs.
Lizz'e Allen.
W. C. Robinson is In Auburn this
week in attendance on the Fruit
Growers Convention. The following
speakers win participate: Hon. II.
r. Washburn, Farmers Problems; VIII
liam G.. Robinson, What Orchard'sts
are Doing in Maine; DR.. G. NJ. Twitch-
ell, Small Fruits and How to Grow
them; A. X. Gardner, Commercial
Varieties of Apples; Prof. W. 8. krout,
Amherst, Mass, Control of Apple
Seat; W. Fl. Conant. busting to Con-
troll Insects and Diseases; ii. l..
Frost, Arlington, Mass. Observations
of Maine Orchards, 1922; +. l.. Ma
son, Valve OF Bees in the Orchard:
c.. NJ. White, How to Market; g. A,
Yeaton, Fertilizing the Orchard.
Mrs. Lizzie Allen died Tuesday
morning, February Is at the home OF
her son Ostie Allen on Hail street.
Funeral services were held Thursday
afternoon under the direction of J. P
MURRAY. Rev. E. l.. Baker OF the Con-
gregational Church. officiating. Her
body was taken 10 Norridgewock Fri
day morning and placed In the re-
ceiving tomb to await interment In
the spring. Mrs. Allen was born at
Salem Plantation Sd years ago,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Nit
chell, Much of her early life was
spent al Newburvport. Mass. She
married Samuel B. Allen at Halo
we'll. Most Of her later life was
spent at Norridewock until she came
to North Arson about ten years ago
to live with her son who is local
agent for the NJ G. r. r. She has
been an invalid for several years.
She Is survived by her son, 0st'e.
and grandson, George of this village,
and bv nephews and nieces in Massa-
chusetts.