The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-04
News Of Somerset's Busy Towns
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Dir. ana MIS-. FfdHh MINT were
guests Thursday of Mr.. and Mrs. vii
liam Miner in I.arone.
Mrs. Lizzie Jones entertained Mrs.
Winnifred Burgess and Mrs. Florence
Gerry, Thanksgiving.
James Mcdonald was home from
Skowhegan, Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Blaisdell and
son Alton and grandson Charles were
Thanksgiving guests al the nome oil
Mrs. Blaisdell's father Rev. :. i.
Emerson in Sk0Whegan. There We're
thirty-three in HE party.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Holt and
Ralph Holt and family were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex futile. Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Danforth has rented her
house for the winter to Mrs. Ennice
Moshier and Two grandchildren of
Smithfeld Mrs. Daniortn will leave
soon for Wateryille where she Will
visit and perhaps find work later
Mrs Mary Tracy went to Oakland
the last OF the week after visiting her
cousin Mrs. Sara Frederic for "A short
time.
Miss Esther Wlham visited her
cousin Lucreua Witham IN Skowhe-
gan several days last week
Miss Georgia Morrow Of fiinckey
was in town Saturday.
Glenys Stevens was quite i'll last
week at the home of her sister Mrs.
George Sawyer.
Rev. Calder Miller of Newton Cen
ter, Mass. has accepted The paatorate
of the Baptist Church in this town.
Mr.. Miller graduated III The class OF
1919 from The Newton Theological In
stitute and has Just finished pas-N
torate in Salem, y. II. Mr.. Miller
has q wife and one small child.
Walter Hilton was home from the
u. of VI. for his Thanksgiving vaca-
ton.
Miss Thelma Smith OF Skowhegan
visited her aunt Mrs. Oscar Lockwood
last week.
Ezra Kelley and Heman Beane have
been enjoying hunting trip at Pleas
ant Ridge, Mr.. Beane's former home.
Mrs. Arthur Quimby and two chill
dren of Starks were guests over
Thursday night OF Mrs. Qnimby's sis
ter, Mrs. Chester Shepard.
Ira Hilton elerked in the l.. II.
White store last week.
Mrs. Frank Jewell and daughter
Miss Louise have returned from PORT
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Tibbetts Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Barker in
Watervile, Thursday
stephen Delano Of WaterVille Wis
tied his sister Mrs Herbert Crosby
'a 1oasph 'v%asilsbanjandI son Erid Of
'f.fftref6fi, Nl'Hl Vfsited Mr. and Mrs
Il. II. Vaughan over THANKSGIVING.
Mrs. Lizzie Graves and daughter
Miss Ella and, .. friend :, from Colby
were ThankAgi9ing guhsts of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hamlin: Hale.
asEfnest Rowe and Roy Marcia have
bseu on q hunting trip TO Moxie;
Ma Mabel Witt; s was al at home from
.xuk0Hta, Thursday. ''''.'.''''''''
Mr.. and Mrs. James iIuntoon en-
etefthh1ed "A family qurty sTlanksgfv-
Ing day, among them being Mrs. Mary
Htlntoon, Mr. and Mrs. William Davis
OF Dexter and Walter Ames of SHOW
hogan.
William Written who has been eR-
pioy&t at1he. Marble Stone Sheds Md
the AitfoftiIns aast lwesk Wednesday
TO datch MIS- rfeifts hand I'm a. derfick
and crush It 80 badly that II was
thought, necessary to remove the
thumb and three fingers. He was
taken at once to the Somerset Hos
pital.
Ivan Harlow of Boston has been
visiting in town and last week return
ed to Boston. He was accompanied
home by his cousin Miss Edna Thomp-
son who visited there for several
DAYS and returned home Sunday even
ing.
Mrs. Dora Witham has been visit
ing i'm Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Davis and
son Paul of Augusta were ThanksglV-
ing guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Carr. Rev. and Mrs. +. G. Davis
were also dinner guests
William Fairfield finished his work
on the new block last week and went
TO SkOwhegan for few days WISH
then went to Portland to be with his
family on Thanksgiving day.
II. G.. Albee has been very i'll
Work is being rushed on the new
post Office and Mr. Carr, the postmas-
ter hopes to commence to move next
week il the fixtures arrive for the new
office.
A snow storm of the old fashioned
blizzard type came last Saturday
night and Sunday morning found snow
enough for good sleighing. Some re-
port that ten inches fell on the level
while others report foot and hall
anyway everyone felt that 1t was
good one for the first snow storm.
Automobiles continued to be used
. though some had difficulty in reach
ing their destination II is understood.
Mr.. and Mrs John Miner and baby
went to the home of Mrs. Miners pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mont Hartford in
Smithfeld for visit last week.
Guy Emmons and family and Mr.
and Mrs. c. II. Emmons visited IN
Slowhegan Thursday.
The Seventh Grade pupils were
moved MondayNrom their room in the
high school building to the town
building near the railroad track, one
half of which Is occupied by the third
and fourth grades The Withee school
has been closed and the pupils and
reaeher, Miss Alice Hodgkins, trans
ferred to this new room.
The members and families or som
erset Rebekah Lodge enjoyed picnic
supper at their last meeting FRIDAY