The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
News Of Somerset's Busy Towns

at the Kennebec Valley Hospital and
her many friends are hoping that she
will have a speedy recovery as she
has been in poor health for a long
time.
Mrs. Kate Libby has closed her
home and gone to visit her son in
Bangor for the remainder of the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Luce of Cam
bridge are in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eden Blaisdell have
moved into the rent recently vacated
by Mr.. and Mrs. West on Bridge St.
Miss Helen Neil visited relatives in
West Norridgewock over Sunday.
Mrs. Abbie Wiley is living with
Mrs. Lizzie Butler.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Taylor and Mr..
and Mrs. W. E. Taylor were guests
of relatives In Madison Sunday.
Al the last meeting of Somerset
Grange the following officers were
elected for the coming year: Mas
ter, Eugene Watson; overseer, A. A.
Cheviot; lecturer, Mrs. j. D. Ames;
steward, Edwin Gilman assistant
steward. Leon p Watson; chaplain,
Mrs. Helen Esteys; treasurer, Fred
Jewett; secretary, Mrs. Helen Stew
ems; gate keeper, Walton Neil; Ceres,
Mrs. Eugene Watson: Pomona, Mrs.
A. A. Cheviot; Flora Mrs. Emma
Albee; lady assistant steward, Miss
Doris Green.
Olin Lambert, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron Lambert, has been discharged
from Kennebec Valley Hospital fol-
lowing a surgical operation.
Mrs. Annie Tibbetts, wife of Mil
ford Tibbetts, is receiving medical
treatment at Kennebec Valley Hos
pital under the care of DR.. G. f.
Young.
Services at the Congregational
church are to be suspended until
further notice.
Mrs. Addie Spaulding of Waterville
and Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Hussey of
Pittsfleld were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hussey few days last week.
Roy Mitchell who Is working for
Taylor Bros. Of Bingham, was home
to pass Christmas with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs Donald johnson of
New Portland were recent guests of
relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Stevens and son
Ethemer We're Christmas guests of Mr..
Stevens daughter Mrs Fred Priest
and family in Skowhegan. Ethemer
remained for several days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stevens and
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Stevens were in
Smfthfield, Wednesday, Dec. 18th to
attend the funeral of their father,
Milton Stevens.
Mrs. Mary Longley is In Skowhegan
passing several days with the family
of e. E. Greenwood
Miss Addie MCGEE is to leave soon
for Boston, where she will enter the
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital to train
for a nurse. Miss MCGEE was of the
elias of 1920 N. Fl. s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Blaisdell
have been visiting relatives in Smith
field over the holidays.
Mrs. Charles Pray was called to.
Kennebunk the last of the week by
the serious illness of her mother.
Mrs. Evelyn Miner visited her son
Lewis and wife in New Portland, Sun
day.
The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Baptist. church will hold the
regular monthly meeting Tuesday af-
ternoon, January Sth, at the home of
Mrs. Susie Dolloff.
Mr. and Mr1. Earle Crosby of Gar
diner, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hamilton
of Cornville were recent guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Crosby.
Harry Lewis of Madison was in
town Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Knowlan and son
Morris, Arthur Robinson and son Glen
have gone to Dead River, where the
men have taken numbering contract.
Verne Rushton was home over Sun
day from the M. c. r. R.
William Huntoon has been quite i'll.
The Seniors of the high school are
preparing a play Forest Acres" to
be given in the near future.
Wallace Newell is visiting in Fair
field.
Verne Boswell who is employed as
a travelling shoe salesman and was
formerly a resident of this place was
recent guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. r.
Bennett.
Mrs. Lizzie Doyle is very critically
i'll.
w. B. Knapp has returned from a
trip to his home in Haverhill.
Work was resumed Monday morp-
ing at the shoe factory after a weeks
vacation on account of stock taking
: Carl Huff went to Boston last week
to have radium treatment on his