The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-10
KINGFIELD

ton, Mass.
KINGFIELD
Emil and Harold Winter returned
to their schools at Bowdoin and Port
land last week.
The services at the Evangelical
Church Sunday was as follows; Child
ren's service at 1890 a. m, lesson,
Turning Over New Leaf; preach
ing by the pastor at II a. M, subject,
1.-THE Praises of the Living; good
lively song and praise service at Z
p. M, followed by the evening evan
gelistic sermon from the subject, The
Memory of Christs Love-" The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend these
gospel services.
Sunday, December 30, was observ-
ed in the various churches In town
as Near East Relief Day. State Of
ficers of the Portland Office were here.
state director Carl s. Van Wrinkle
speaking at the Baptist Church Sun
day morning and Field Organizer
Miss Dolora Smith at the Evangeli-
CAL In the evening both Mr.. Van
Wrinkle and Miss Smith gave interest
ing accounts of the Near East situa7
ton assisted by local pastors, and
three reels of moving pictures were
given showing the conditions across.
There was good attendance and
pleasing sum realized.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Jasper Bean December Gath.
r. d. Knapp has a new snowmo-
bile which he has added to his livery
equipment.
The Misses Cora and Hortense Bar
den returned to Boston Tuesday Of
last week. Miss Hazel Cushman also
returned Tuesday to her school at
Crescent Beach.
The Jenkins & Bogert Manufacture
ing Company crew at Horn Mountain
have broken camp where they have
been cutting birch during the fall and
most of the men are engaged In
hauling the lumber to the mill. They
are F. F. vose, Payson isherness.
Raymond Murray, Herbert Luce,
Maurice Benson and Alton Churchill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy G. Huse have re-
turned from Portland where they have
been for a week or more.
Rev. G. ID. Mckenzie was called to
Highland Sunday of last week to Of
ficiate at the funeral Of Mrs, John
Stafford.
A. r. Brindley was out Saturday,
December oath, for the first time fol-
lowing an illness of pneumonia.
At the meeting of the Municipal Of
ficers Saturday night. Mrs. Mary
Simpson and Mrs. Lydia Voter were
drawn traverse jurors to serve at the
February term of Supreme judicial
Tuesday, February 9Th.
Walter Stafford went to Highland
Sunday OF last week to attend the
funeral of his brothers wife, Mrs.
John Stafford.
Tracy M. Pullman of Mechanic Falls
supplied the pulpit of Grace Universal
list Church Sunday.
Mrs. Lucien Kinds went to Range
ley Monday, December 31st called by
the serious illness of her mother.
The January meeting of the Farm
Bureau will be held at the yestry OF
the Baptist Church, Friday, January
II In charge of County Demonstra-
tor, Miss Marjorie Symonds. The
subject will be, one piece dress pat
terms. All those wishing to make
patterns are requested to be there
promptly at 10 o'clock. Dinner will
be served at l o'clock. The COM
mittee are requesting all members to
bring necessary dishes, plates, cup
and saucer, knife, fork and spoon.
William w. Small died at the hos
pital in Lowell, Mass, Thursday, jan
uary 8. following an illness Of some
time of pneumonia and other troubles
He was born in Kingheld, Nov. l,
1851. the eldest son of Harrison and
Mary Ellen Dolbier Small in the
house now owned by John Batchelder
and In Kingfeld he passed all his
early days and most OF his youth. Al
ter his parents moved to Madrid he
spent considerable time In his native
town with his grandparents, Col. Will
liam Dolbier ESQ., and wife attending
the public schools of the town. AS a
young man he taught school in New
Vineyard, Rangeley and Madrid, then
travelled over the eastern and south
ern states for cash carrier firm, In
stalling the same, and was engaged
in this work when he was married to
Miss Nellie Voter daughter of 0rren
and Amanda Voter of Madrid. Fol
many years he was engaged In News
paper business at first as editor oil
the Maine Woods of Phillips and then
part owner and associate editor Of
I the Rumford Falls Times which lat
ter work he had to give up about
fourteen years ago on account Of q
! nervous break down and he came tc
Pennington assisting his brother
Sheriff w. b. Small at the jail apt
was turnkey for a number of years