The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
NORRIDGENOCK

Hershel Blaisdell, the little four
year old son of Eden Blaisdell who
is boarding with Miss Lucy Judkins
had the misfortune to fall and break
his left arm last Thursday. DIR. II
w. Smith is attending him.
Mrs. Annie Mills will leave again
this week for Portland where she will
remain several weeks for treatment
Mrs. ]. NJ. Pierce, Mrs. Martha Rus
sell, Mrs. Maude Carr. Mrs. Florence
Carr and G. S. Jewett are among
those who have been confined to their
homes this week by Illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Whitney were
business callers in Wa2erville, Satur-
day.
Miss Kathleen Buckingham return
ed to Boston, Monday, to resume her
study of music after passing her
Christmas vacation at her home in
town and with her aunt in Skowhe-
gan. Mrs. Buckingham will return
to Skowhegan this week.
The members of Somerset Grange
have bills out advertising a play
which they are to give in the Grange
Hall on Thursday evening, January
10 at o'clock. The play Is a great
election fraud entitled Hannah Hen
pecks Vote" There will be small
admission.
John Nell is gaining, though SLOW
~, from the effects of the gun shot
wound in his foot which he received
before Thanksgiving. For long
time he suffered greatly from the ac-
cident and during all that time and
during his recovery his friends and
neighbors have been exceedingly gen.
erous and kind to him and this was
deeply appreciated by both Mr.. Neil
and his family.
Mrs. J. T. Bigelow has returned
from Boston where she has been WIS.,
iting her daughter.
The Village improvement Society
have been having the Library Parlors
thoroughly renovated for the town
during the past week
The members of Somerset Rebekah
Lodge and their families enjoyed a
picnic supper and an entertainment
at their hall on Friday evening. On
accout of the bad storm not as many
attended as usual. At the business
meeting the following officers for the
coming year were declared elected !:
Noble grand, Mrs. Elsie Berry; vice
grand, Miss Florence White; secre-
tary, Mrs. Edith l.. Jones; treasurer,
Mrs. Laura Lockwood; trustee, Mrs.
Annie l.. Merrill.
Levi Ham has been visiting in Mas
sachusetts during the past week.
Sixty-four members and guests of
the Village Improvement Society en-
joyed Christmas meeting on Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
G. s. Jewett, the hostesses being
Mrs. Jewett, Miss Nellie Hussey and
Mrs. Florence Taylor. After the
program gifts were exchanged and
tea, sandwiches and waters served in
the dining room, Miss Nina Hussey
pouring, assisted by the hostesses in
serving.
Miss Edna Taylor returned to her
school duties Saturday after passing
the Christmas vacation with relatives
In town. Miss Taylor resides in NAL
den but teaches in the Boston public
schools
News has been received in town of
the death of George Carlton at his
home In California on December 18th.
Mr.. Carlton was son OF Joseph Carl
ton of this town and his boyhood days
were passed here and his widow was
Miss May Dyer. The report stated
that Mr.. Carlton was riding bicycle
and was run into, or at least fatally
injured, by an automobile moving van
and was carried to hospital and died
after about four days of suffering Mr..
Carlton was about 55 years old and
leaves q widow, two children, son
and daughter, besides two brothers,
Fred and Doras who reside in Haver-
hill, Mass.
Miss Blanche Emory and Miss Nina
Hussey returned the first Of the week
to their school duties In Brockton,
Mass.
Edmund Taylor has been visiting
his son Leon in North Jay.
The annual meeting of the Farm
Bureaus, both for men and women,
will be held In the Grange Hall on
Jan. 4th, to which everyone is cor
daily invited. A picnic dinner is
to be served at noon. Miss Hare and
Mr.. Dunn, the county demonstrators,
are to be present.
Mrs. Julia Fields has moved into
one of the Harlow rents on Main st.
which has been recently thoroly
renovated.
Mrs. Milford Tibbetts is a patient