The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-16
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Jane Mills visited Steve Mills aud
family in Oakland. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs George Sheaf are
visiting relatives up river.
The town has purchased the stone
used In the old jail OF Ed. Rogers and
the work of removing ii and moving
it to the culyert near the Frederic
Bros. farms on the Mercer road has
commenced. The jail has been an
old land mark in town but the re-
noyal OF the stone work viii not in
rerfere with the big brick house TO
which II was attached but will make
the house more desirable as n dwell
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs Roland Everett are in
Bangor for TWO weeks.
About forty members of Somerset
Grange enjoyed a delightful evening
last Wednesday as the guest Of the
Skowhegan Grange
Miss Georgia Morrow spent the
week end in town looking after mat
ters of business connected with the
home estate. An outside chimney
is to be built on the south side Of the
house and two apartments will soon
be ready for occupancy II Is undeT-
stood that John Miner who is occupy
ing the lower floor OF the main house
is soon to remove to the home Of the
late Mrs Jacob Groves.
Calvin Pierce is in very poor health
and at the present time is living with
his nephew, Jay Pierce and wife.
Miss Pauline GOss is teaching at the
Gould Shcool mousse and last week
gave a very fine entertainment fol
lowed by box social from which the
school cleared enough to buy a very
nice cabinet graphaphone and twenty
records. Over sixty patronized the
affair and pronounced it a very de-
lghtful evening
Mr. and Mrs G. S. W Laid of Will
ton were the Sunday guests of Mr..
Ladds sister Mrs. William Wheeler
and family.
Mrs. Lila Tobey went to Bangor,
Monday and will attend the State Re-
bekah Assembly and also visit her
son Elmer Tobey and wife in Orono.
Henry George, Jr is attending the
Bentley Commercial School in Boston
and Is studying accounting.
1.-THE Covered Wagon" Monday and
Tuesday, next week, at the Town Hall.
Mrs David Rushton went to Oak
land last Thursday to visit her daugh-
ter.
Mrs. Florence Whiting returned to
Canaan Friday after visiting Mrs.
Mabel Wright and other friends in
town for few days. Mrs. Whiting
had the misfortune to lose all her
furniture including a piano and other
valuable pieces in a fire about two
l,A Ha nd
stored and were not insured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Jones and son
Stanley accompanied by Mrs. Gym
thia Jones and daughter Miss Frances
enjoyed a trip to Andover. Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulmont Stanley the
two present Past Noble Grands of
Quinnebassett Lodge |. o. o. F. and Of
Somerset Rebekah Lodge are attend
ing the Grand Lodge this week in
Bangor.
Mr. and Mrs. William Soule are
attending the l. 0. o. f. Grand Lodge
meetings in Bangor this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Vaughn and Mr..
and Mrs. George Carr enjoyed dinner
at the Herbert at Kingfield. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph futile accom-
panied by Mrs. Alice Frost visited
Mrs. Louise Frost and family in
Vienna, Sunday.
Dir. J. d. Ames of Readfeld was in
town Saturday on business.
Frank Tinkham of Skowhegan was
q business caller in town Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Taylor accom-
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Moore enjoyed trip to the Heighth
of Land Sunday.
Mrs. A. NJ. Percival is suffering
with very badly sprained ankle.
Lee Williamson and family have
moved to the Williamson farm and
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Williamson have
moved to their home in town.
The schools were closing last Tues
day to allow the teachers to attend
the Teachers Convention in Madison.
Miss Frances Jones read a very fine
paper on Primary Methods at the
Convention
Miss Frances Whitman of Turner is
visiting her friend Miss Iona Pray.
Mr.. Charles Pray was home from
Lewiston Sunday.
Mrs. Chester Jones has withdrawn
from the Home Bakery business and
Mrs. Freeman Abbott is continuing
with the business.
Mrs. Orrin Wells and daughter
Mrs. Lucy Foster of Kennebunkport
were visiting relatives in town Sun
day.
Cony Russell and family were
in Portland a few days last week.
Letters from Mr.. and Mrs. II. n.
Carr state that they have purchased
q soda fountain and light lunch bus
mess in drug store in Pasadena.
The j. B. Ham Co. are making re-
pairs on their building on Depot st.
Mrs. w, F. Brown has returned
from a visit with relatives in Bangor.
There was a large attendance at
the last meeting of the Y | 5 held at
the Library last Thursday. The hos
tesses were Mrs. Nellie Clark and
Mrs. Eta Abbott Interesting re
ports OF the State Federation, a read
ing, and several musical selections
were enjoyed as we'll as the dainty re-
freshments served by the hostesses.
A Lyceum Course of three enter
tainments for one dollar commences
October % with a Musical Arts Duet
at the Town Hall. On Nov. 4th
Noah Beilharz, will entertain and on
Jan. IA, The Apollo Duet will give the