The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-20
The Interesting News Of
Somerset's Busy Towns
kIyGFIELD


There was quite a heavy snow
storm starting early Friday morning
and continuing through the forenoon.
Much OF 1t melting as soon as fell
A number of local hunters sfHrted
OUT,
The regular meeting of Mt. Abram
Lodge +. & A. VI. was held Thursday
evening, November -. The Past
Masters Jewel was presented to p.
NJ, Ward S. Dolbier, Oakland, Call
f0rnia. Mr.. Dolber is eighty-three
years old and was the first Master OF
Mt. Abram Lodge and had much to do
with the shaping of the Lodge. ii. s.
Wing maze the presentation In
pleasing manner. giving the early his
tory of the lodge Mr.. Doibier re-
sponded in an appropriate manner.
Meeting was followed by light lunch.
A surprise party was given by Hon
Frank b. Pearson. lecturer Of Friday
evening to other members of the
Chautauqua present In Kingfeld. the
Festival Ladies' Quintet party, super
intendent, junior leader, number nine
In all, AT The Herbert Friday evening.
November IA. The date being Mr..
Pearson's birthday. this occasion
through mistake, having been cele-
brated month earlier by the same
parties. The banquet was served in
. private dining room which was
made very attractive by candle light
ing, hot honse flowers of red roses
and red carnations and attractive ia
yors containing fancy candies and as
sortea nuts and a large birthday cake
adorned with pink candles and maid
en- hair fern, Mr.. Parsons gift to
each 1of his guests was an attractive
souvenir booklet containing an appro-
priaU poem for each lady. Menu
was bunch. ginger ale, oyster stew.
heard Of celery. olives. sweet mixed
picklfs! roast stuffed turkey, cram
berry Sauce, creole potatoes. mashed
rurnip. peas. fruit salad, Parker House
rolls, pumpkin pie with whipped
cream ice cream and coffee. Those
present were Ruth Bartlett. Dorcas
Bartlett, Florence Armstrong, Helen
Hail.. Verna Kurtz, Mr.. Kenney, Mrs.
Gertrude Smith and Miss Reinhart.
We wish to correct the item which
came out in the last issue. II being
WillsNIitchell of Arson Valley, whose
funeral Mr.. and Mrs Len Hutchins
and daughter, Mrs. Sadie Gordon at
tended instead of VIII Mitchell of
New portland
Mfr and Mrs. Merle Furber arrived
home Monday. They are packing up
their household goods preparatory to
locating elsewhere.
Relatives and friends In town are
grieved to learn of the death OF Mrs.
E,ffie Sedgeley McNally of Greenville.
Funeral services were In Stratton,
Wednesday, November II, at l o'clock.
She graduated from Pennington State
Normal School in 1928. classmate OF
the Misses Stella Kennedy and Hill
dreds Thompson of Kingfield. Mrs.
McNally was married recently and
was. Ill very short time of blood
poisoning, her home prior to that was
In Stratton but she was born in
Kingfeld and passed her early life
here. She still has many. friends
among the young people of the town,
some Of whom attended the funeral
services at Stratton
NJ. Kelly of Wells, clerk in II, p.
Woods store was here the first OF the
week to purchase hundred bushels
of potatoes in this vicinity to take
back with him,
Charles A.. Thompson and I,fother,
Mrs. Minnie Thompson of West New
bury, Mass. were week end guests OF
Frank a. and Edwin A. Thompson
from Saturday until Monday, Esther
Thompson returned with them.
Frank A. Thompson OF West New
bury, Mass. and Clifton Forsythe of
Boston were called. In town Monday,
motoring to kingfeld from Boston
and back the same day coming by
motorcycle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. II. Pratt and FAM
lily and Mrs. Alice Myers started for
Florida, Tuesday. November II, 60
ing as far as Boston by auto.
The Ladies' Aid of Grace Univer-
salist Church will hold their annual
Fair, Thursday, December IL, at the
Church vestry