The independent-reporter., 1924-06-12

Barker.
Somerset Grange are to observe
Children's Night on Thursday, June
10Th. A strawberry supper will be
served before the meeting and all
for the supper please bring cake or
pie.
Frank Miner, Harry Bigelow, James
Huntoon and Alton Hodgkins enjoy
ed fishing trip up river over the
week end.
Mrs. Millard Blaisdell visited her
parents in Mercer several days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Merrill have
purchased the Harlow house which
was moved from the Mercer road to
its present location.
Earle Folsom and family of Bing-
ham were guests of Hon. L. X. Fol-
som and family Sunday.
Monday party from Iowa camp
ed near the Ernest Gilman home and
they have been touring the United
States for two years. Last winter
they passed in Florida and they
come from Greenville here on account
Vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Chandler.
Fred Stevens and Mrs. Sadie Strick-
land went to Rumford, Thursday to
attend the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the telephone COM
pany and also the get-together meet
ing of the employees of the company.
After the meeting the company went
to Dixfield to banquet and enter
tainment.
The Baccalaureate sermon for the
graduates of the high school was CIV
en- by Rev. F. G. Davis in the Congre-
gational Church on Sunday morning.
There was very large congrega-
ton present who greatly appreciated
and enjoyed the splendid sermon and
music.
Mrs. NJ. W. Crosby and Mrs. Wilbur
Bradley of Fairfield visited A. N.
Avery one day last week.
Nelson Jones and wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. d. L. Jones went to Sandy
Stream. Sunday.
George Jewell and wife and Mr..
and Mrs. Elton Nichols were at Gil
man Pond. Sunday
,
and of Mrs. Mildred Shepard enjoyed
a picnic on Sunset Hill last Friday,
the closing day of their school.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Carr, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Gilman and Mr. and Mrs.
A. G. Longley attended the Rural
Carriers annual county convention
at Smithfleld, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clarke have
adopted Mrs. Clarks grandson Stan
ley Bigelow and his name has been
changed to Stanley Clyde Clarke.
Mrs. William Moore arrived home
from Pembrook, Mass. last week af-
ter passing several months with her
daughter, Mrs! Colley
Merritt Tobey OF Amesbury, Mass.
has been in, town during the past
week visiting his niece Mrs. Chester
Jones, and other relatives.
Hl Bprgek@ and Bones have purchased
the buiiding lot of Mrs. Jessie Rogers
adjoining theirs on Main street, In the
burnt district, and three teams have
commenced work removing the ashes,
etc. from the cellar OF the store over
their lot and 1t Is understood one
story building with thirty foot
frontage and eighty feet deep is to
be built.
Mr.. and Mrs, Roy Marcia have re-
| turned home from Lynn, Mass.
Miss Gladys Mitchell Is suffering
from the effects of fall and is un-
able to attend to her duties in Jones
Spa. Last Saturday night Miss
Mitchell stepped backward from the
running board Of an automobile and
fell backward onto the sidewalk hurt
ing her shoulder very badly. AT
flrst 1t was thought she had broken
her collar bone but upon examination
1t was found no bones were broken
but, she had been badly hurt.
Mrs. Harry Carr returned last week
| from California where she had been
passing the winter. Mrs. Carr met
her In Boston and accompanied her
home.
Mrs. Kate Hilton accompanied the
members of her eight grade pupils to
Augusta last Friday and the day was
greatly enjoyed by all.
OAK HILL
Mrs. Lillian G. Miller went to
Winslow last Thursday, where she
will be a guest for while OF her
friend Mrs Charles Wixon. Mrs
Miller has nursed in Mrs. Wixons
family twice and hopes to find en-
I ployment in that capacity in that vi
cinity.
Mrs. Earl Tracy and little daughter
Avis of Mercer passed the week END
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Emery
Soule.
Miss Edna Harmon and friend JONI
Farr of Madison were callers one
evening last week of Mr.. and MRS
W. G. Fletcher.
Clifton Mcdonald is with his uncle
in Skowhegan FOR few weeks visit
J.,B. Frederick planted potatoes fol
George Conley one day last week.
Mrs. Abbie Giggey was a week enc
guest at the home of her sister Mrs
A. H. Anderson.
/ Mr.. and Mrs Amos Holt were call
ing on their uncle Gustave Cooley II
INorridgewock last Sunday. Mr.
Cooley is suffering with blood poison
ing in one Of his feet.
4 Lesime Paradls who has been as
sisting o. X. Packard with hi
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