The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-24
News Of Somerset's Busy Towns

short program on Current Events -
Mrs. Charles Miller has been ill
with the grippe.
Miss Nellie Hussey and Mrs. Flor
ence Taylor were in Waterville Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Chester Jones visited friends
in Portland a few days last week and
had the pleasure of attending the
Harry Lauder concert.
Miss Mabel White and friend from
Augusta were the guests at Miss
Whites home in tom over Sunday.
Nelson Jones is i'll with pneumonia
but is improving.
Clinton Luce has secured employ
ment in Bingham.
Frank Hartford is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Strickland have
purchased the Henry Whiting house
on Mercer avenue and have moved
there. Mrs. Mary Robinson is also
with them.
! Mrs. Edward Mckinney of Newport
has been in town taking care of her
little son Stanley Bigelow who has
been Ill with the jaundice.
The officers of Somerset Grange
were impressively installed by Past
Master Harry Head at an all day
meeting last week Wednesday, A list
of the officers was given in recent
edition of this paper. Mr.. Head was
! ably assisted by Past Master Ellis
Tobey and Mrs. Dora Witham.
The Marshall p. Hale Circle G. A.
r. are to hold an all day meeting this
week for the purpose of installation
Past president, Mrs. Lydia Longley
will install.
T0BEY DISTRICT
Everett and Tobey are cutting and
hauling the wood and lumber from
the Tibbetts lot on Burrill Hill to
Skowhegan.
Herbert Crosby and E. P. Holway
are hauling wood from the Webster
lot at Skowhegan.
II Walter Bigelow is hauling logs
TO the saw mill at Larone.
c. Stevens and c. Deyoll are NOV
ing the hay from the Whitney place
over the river to Stevens barn on
Burrill Hill.
Henry Stevens who has been sick
over a year is reported as comfort
able.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller of Norridge
wock were callers in the place Sat
urday.
Several team are hauling rocks
from the Traitor farm across to the
home place for the State road.
DODLIN DISTRICT
George Holt was in this neighbor-
hood canyassing for seeds last Fri
day.
John McIntire passed away last
Friday from pneumonia and asthma.
He had suffered from asthma for q
long time.
The young people have been enjoy
ing the crust the last week.
Mrs. Susie Storer spent the day
with Mrs. Carrie Tobey one day last
week.
i, Mrs Amber Morrow and Miss
tGenrgta- Richardson Were callers on
Helen McIntire. Sunday.
OAK, HILL
Elbridge Giggey was guest for
short time recently at the home of his
sister Mrs. A. II. Anderson.
Miles Carpenter passed the week
md at home with his parents in Nor
ridgewock.
j. b. Frederick has been hauling
hay from farm on the Madison road.
Will Rowe has been assisting him.
George Grant has been confined to
his home with a severe cold the past
week, but is out again.
Vina, the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. C. Palmer has been quite i'll
and required the attention of DR..
Ames last week.
Mrs. A. H. Anderson and Mrs.
George Conley were calling on the
sick last week at the homes of Mr.,
and Mrs. Lee Owens and Mr.. and Mrs.
Irving Morrill,. All are improving at
this writing.
Edwin Francis and family were af-
ternoon callers at Oren Taylor's last
Sunday.
HOXIE
Charles Barney was a caller in
Smithfield, Sunday.
Herbert York was a caller in Oak
land Friday.
to lose one of his horses one day the
past week.
Ralph York was caller at A. D.
Bailey's on Bigelow Hill, Sunday.
George York is sticking lumber here
for Fred Thompson of Norridgewock.
Mrs. Thelma Germon was a call
err in Oakland, Waterville and Fair
field, Friday afternoon.
Lloyd Kierstead and Lois Luce