The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27
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The members OF the village I'M
provement Society enjoyed a meeting
at the Library parlors on Thursday
afternoon. The president of the clnl
Mrs Harriet Blaisdell prepared a
most interesting program on the
Hawaiian Islands" and the different
readings on the program were inter-
spersed with Hawaiian music play
ed on the victrola. After the pro-
gram Mrs. Ralph Whitney. Mrs. Jay
Pierce, Mrs. A. y Perciyal and Mrs
Charles Moore served dainty refresh
ments of sliced Hawaiian pineapple
with whipped cream and cherries and
assorted cake While the refresh
ments we're being served Miss Bernice
Blaisdell played a piano. solo which
was much enjoyed.
A. G.. Longley has sold his farm on
the Madison road TO Ansel Clarke and
Mr.. Clarke IS 10 take possession as
soon as possible.
Last week the stock and fixtures OF
the II. y. Carr Co. dry goods store
were moved to the store recently oe-
cupied by the Cloverdale Co. and later
the Carr Co. sold their business to
Mrs. Julia Fields who will continue
with the dry goods and millinery
business done by the Carr Co. Mrs.
Fields was the local manager of the
Gloverdale Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Kelley have
moved from the Hale house on Depot
street to the home OF Mrs. Kelley s
father, Chauncey Holt on the Mercer
road.
Phillip Carr left Saturday for Unity
where he has position with the Port
land Packing Co. building their new
canning factory.
During the past few weeks work
has been rather dull in the shoe fac
tory but the cutters went 10 work
again Monday and 1t is hoped there
will be steady work.
The Wornan's Working League OF
the Congregational Church are pre-
pairing for their Spring Sale and sup
per to be held at their Yestry on
April 22nd.
William Langley photographer of
Madison has hired rooms in the f. l..
Ames building and will be in town
one day a week 10 take pictures.
Mrs. Amy Oliver has returned to
her home in Pennington after visit
ing her sisters in town several weeks.
Mrs. Oliver has been suffering with a
broken wrist.
Miss Ruth Blaisdell, Miss Lucy Huff,
Miss Mildred Bell and Milton Know
Ian are home from the Pennington
Normal School for a ten days yaca-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hussey were
in Portland Thursday night 10 attend
a reunion banquet of their class of
Kents Hill Seminary.
Mrs. George Hussey met with
painful accident Saturday morning by
being hit and thrown to the side OF
the street by a team. Mrs Hussey
has been in very poor health all win
ter and was taking little walk for
one of the first times for several
months and on account of water on
the side walk had stepped to the side
of the road and a team came along
at about the same time and the driver
did not notice Mrs. Hussey until she
was lying on her back in the ditch.
Mrs. Hussey was taken home by the
team which caused the accident and
DR.. Smith was called. Her left knee
was badly hurt and aside from a bad
bruise on the back of her head it is
thought that no serious injuries were
received. She was confined to her
bed several days and she suffered with
lameness.
Mrs. Eta Blaisdell and daughter
Miss Ruth were in Wateryille Satur-
day.
The members of the O. E. c. were
delightfully."- entertained by Mrs. Ill
mont Stanley last week Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Naomi Hartford returned the
last of the week from Smithfeld
where she has been visiting her
daughter.
Ernest Gilman has been on the sick
list. Frank Caswell has been driving
the mail route during Mr.. Gilman's
absence.
The regular meeting of Somerset
Grange was held Thursday evening.
After the meeting Refreshments were
served and a social enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Blaisdell have
returned from weeks visit with
relatives in Smithfield.
Mrs. Evelyn Miner returned Satur-
day night from several weeks visit
with relatives in Searsport and Ban
gor.
Mrs Jessie Rogers was the week
end guest of her sister Mrs. William
Forsythe in Oakland and later she
visited her sister Mrs. Flossie Magner
in Skowhegan.
Mrs. Gladys Witham is visiting her
friend, Mrs. Bickford in Smithfeld.
DR.. II. w. Smith was called to La
rome Monday forenoon to attend Guy
Brooks who had been very badly in
iured in a saving machine. 1t is
understood that Mr. Brooks lost the
most of one hand