The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-17
News Of Somerset's, Busy Towns


Vile were the over Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. s. K. Boone.
Charles Lancaster was in Rumford
last week and this week commenced
his new duties on the Madison tele-
phone lines.
Among those who are III with the
grippe this week are F. j. Abbott lit
tie Thornton Moore and Mrs jeanette
Johnson. DR.. w. +. Brown was con
fined to his home last week but is
attending to his Office patients this
week.
The many friends of Mrs. Milford
/ Tibbetts will be pleased to learn that
she is receiving treatment at the Ken
ebec Valley HOSPITAL which is help
ng her very much.
! Mrs. Harry Henderson. Mrs Henry
FIussey, Mrs. Fl. W. Smith and Mrs.
Henrietta Wood attended the Fedora
| ion meetings N Lewiston.
The play Hannah Henpeek's Vote
was given in the Grange Hall last
Thursday evening before good sized
audience and was greatly enjoyed by
| all. 1t was decided to give the play
at the Pomona meeting which meets
here the second week in February.
Mrs. Guy Emmons has been very
! III. Her little son Franklin is re-
covering from the pneumonia.
/ The annual meeting Of the Woman's
Working League will be held at the
! Congregational Vestry on Tuesday Of
next week, the 22nd.
The sport of skating has been en-
ioyed on the Kennebec River during
the past week.
Nelson Jones was confined to his
home by illuess all last week.
Mrs. Frank Ames is on the sick
list.
Fred Witham of Pennington has
been visiting his daughter Mrs. Cora
Miner.
A. ~ Avery and wife have moved
from the Morrow rent to one of the
rents in the so called Smith house on
the Mercer road
Mrs. Iris Carver of Watervlle was
the guest OF her aunt, Mrs. Jessie
Rogers a short time last week.
Hon. l.. r. Folsom was in Augusta
Tuesday to attend a meeting of the
Governors Council and later went to
Boston where he attended a shoe
buyers meeting. II. c. Hussey was
also in Boston for the same purpose
William Soule, deputy grand patri
arch of the Encampment, was in Har
mony, Monday evening, to install the
officers of the Encampment lodge in
that town.
District Deputy President Mrs.
Harriet Blaisdel and her marshal,
Mrs. Edith Jones. installed the officers
of the Rebekah lodges In Skowhegan
and Madison last week.
Mrs. Margie Gilman of Smithfield
visited her sister Mrs. U. G. Stanley
last week.
Mrs. Eden Blaisdell was recent
guests of her parents in Rome.
Mrs. Levi Ham has been confined
10 her home suffering from the in
iuries received from fall on the ice
bit Is able to be out again this week.
In the Baptist Sunday School last
Sunday the following officers were
chosen for the coming year: Super
'ntendent, Clarence Tompkins; assist
mt superintendent. David Rushton
'erretary and treasurer, Mrs. Harriet
7laisdell; superintendent of home
department., Mrs. Anna Harris; sn
aerlntondent of primary department,
'Tiss Frances Dresser; pianist. Miss
Ennice Tibbetts; assistant pianist,
'lias Bernice Bl6isdell.
The subject of the sermon at the
7aptist church next Sunday morning
ill be THE Remembrance of Gods
Torcies." At the evening service the
sastor will speak on 1.-The Songs of
he Bible"
OAK HILL
Mr.. and Mrs Ostle Wilder and lit
lie son passed Sunday with Mrs.
Vilders parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Vhipple
George Adams is suffering severely
with u large abscess on his knee
which is the second one Mr.. Adams
has had in the past few months.
Most of the Holt children are hav-
ing the measles at present but fortu
nately 1t Is In a light form.
w. c. Fletcher and little daughter
were callers at Ira Taylor's in Mer
Ger last Sunday.
Mrs. A. II. Anderson and Mrs. w. c.
FltLCIltT pdooGu idot Ouhudy 3dLAtl
noon with Mrs. Lillian G. Miller at
the home of Ruel Whitcombe In Mer
Ger.
Miss Belle Owens has been quite Ill
he past week but is improving we
are glad to state.
Mrs. w. e. Wallace and Mrs. Bertha
Worthen were out of town visiting
with friends last Sunday
One day last week George Harlow
with q crew of men and ten horses
moved to Norridgewock part of the
building formerly used for the mill On
the Frank Sterry place. Mr.. Harlow
has purchased the property Of Mr.
Sterry and intends moving all the
buildings to Norridgewock, 1t is now
understood.
T. G.. Abbott Is cutting wood for
Ernest Warren this winter
Irving Morrill, is hauling cord wood
from Mercer for George Harlow in
Norridgewoek.
Friends of Mrs. Ella futile are very
pleased to learn that she is recover
ing from her serious Illness.