The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-07-24

son A. J. Robinson and family. re-
turning to Nassalboro Monday morn
: ing.
Mrs Hattie Travers and daughter
Miss Madeline Travers of Boston
were recent guests of her sister, Mrs
A. J. Robinson and family and her
brother. X. J. Shaw and family.
OAK HILL
Mrs Jennie Knowles of Manchester
y. H., arrived last Friday afternoon
for visit with her sister, Mrs. Chas
Nhipple and family
Mrs. Alkaline Burrill passed the day
Tuesday of last week with Mrs. W. G.
Fletcher.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Francis and
daughter, Mrs. o. c. Taylor and little
daughter Florence attended the cir
Gus at Skowhegan
A very interesting meeting was
held last Sunday afternoon at the
+ Oak Hill school house by w. E. Over
i lock, missionary of West Washington.
Mr.. Overlook is very DESTROYS of hav-
ing a Sunday school on Oak Hill and
+ it has been arranged to have Sunday
school open next Sunday at 1890 a.
j m. Mr. Hutchns of East Mercer
will be superintendent. We sincere
i ly wish the cooperation OF all the
i parents and children in this work
which is really very needful in our
community as 1t is in all other com
munities and we hope every family
will take an interest in and help
make this good work a success which
can only be done thru the true and
earnest cooperation of all. and you
are cordially invited to come and lend
a helping hand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Burrill were
calling on Mrs. Alkaline Burrill last
Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
o. c. Taylor.
Miss Mildred Hutchinson of Lewis
ton arrived last week for few weeks
visit with her sister, Mrs o. G. Tay-
lor and family.
Mrs Amos Holt has been very iii
the past week caused by an ulcerat-
ed tooth which she had extracted last
week. Her many friends wish her
speedy return to health.
Mrs A. II. Anderson enjoyed visit
over Saturday and Sunday from her
sisters, Mrs. Susie Thompson of
Aroostook and Miss Abbie Giggy. They
left Monday for South Portland where
they will visit another sister, Mrs.
Paul York and family.
Lee Owens and family enjoyed an
outing at North Pond last Sunday.
Edwin Francis and family spent
last Sunday with friends in New
Sharon.
Mrs. Lillian Miller with some
friends Winslow was calling on her
mother, Mrs. Alkaline Burrill and
friends here last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Fletcher and
daughter Evelyn and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Emery of SkOwhegan were call
ing on w. G. Fletcher and family last
Sunday afternoon.
The many friends of Mrs. Alkaline
Burrill will be pleased to learn that
she was able TO attend the meeting
held by w. f.. Overlook at the Oak
Hill schoolhouse last Sunday after
noon
Rev. and Mrs. J. r. Taylor and
son Lyle attended church at Belgrade
last Sunday morning.
r. G. Abbott and Colby futile are
among those having large crops Of
Strawberries this season
Mr.. Clark assisted through and fin
ished haying for George Conley last
Saturday.
Mrs. Matte Savage and Mrs. Doro-
] thy Taylor are assisting Colby futile
! in picking strawberries.
Mrs. George Conley and Merl Holt
assisted in picking Strawberries for
w. c. Fletcher.
DODLIN DISTRICT
j Roscoe Smith and family of Moscow
were callers at Walter Beane's Satur-
day His son who has been visiting
the Beanes for week returned home
with him.
j Growell Wade is helping Fred To-
i hey in haying.
Miss Inez Stevens has been visiting
friends in this neighborhood for a
I few days the past week.
/ Miss Lena Beane of Caratunk Is
visiting her uncle Walker Beane.
POWERS sCHoOLHOUSE
MARSTON REUNION
The descendants of Sherburne and
+ Lydia Boston Marston, late Of Smith
i field will hold their annual reunion
Sunday July 9th at the home of Mr.
and Mrs C. S. Bates. There will
/ be a picnic dinner and all of the rela-
tives are cordially invited to be pres
/ ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Smith and two
sons Lewis and Percy of Sydney ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. O'Brien
were calling on old friends and neigh
bors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Merrifeld, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Newell and Mrs Laura
Morrill,, all of Watervlle visited Miss
Laura Huff on Sunday.
Through the kindness of Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Towle of Pittsfield, Mr.
and Mrs. c. S. Bates, together with
Elmer Bates and Miss Mildred Mer-
rill took a trip by automobile via
Skowhegan to the schoolhouses in the
Hassall and Corson districts in the
south part of Canaan, where your
correspondent taught school for sew
eral terms in the early 10. We found
that fifty years had made great
change in the looks of things as well
as in the people. Very few of the
people of fifty years ago are living
now.
Elmer Bates is home for a short
time to help about the haying.
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