The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-02
News of Somerset's Busy Towns

visiting relatives.
Mrs. Linnion French returned to
Boston. Monday. after visiting her pa
rents, Dr. and Mrs W. F. Brown for
q week. Other guests in the Brown
home have been Mrs. Goodwin Abbott
OF Benton and Mrs. Mae True of elm
ton.
Mrs. Georgia Wiley of Buckield is
visiting her daughter Mrs. l.. d. Tib-
pitts.
Mrs. Florence Whiting OF Canaan
Is visiting Mrs. Mabel Wright
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Davis and
son Paul of Augusta are visiting their
parents In town. Tuesday they visit
ed friends in Canaan.
Fancy Mcintosh Red apples. packed
In bushel baskets suitable for ship
ping. Fancy, $3.50: No. l. 1925, and
No. 2. $500. H. G. Wentworth, Show
hogan. Farmers Tel. 2w39
1t is commonly reported that II. l..
York has sold the Anna Perkins place
to parties by the name of Peacock
and that they are moving in.
Fancy Mcintosh Reds, by the barrel
or basket Wallace Emery, North
Arson. Me 1w40
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Gilman of Wat
eryille were visiting at H. b. Heagan's
on Sunday. The men are half broth
ers
Mrs. Fred D. Stevens and Mrs. En-
nest Stevens ana two children were
visitors at G. S. Bates for short time
on Sunday
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There were heavy frosts last
Thursday and Friday morning in this
section, the thermometer registering
% degrees above both mornings. Peo-
pie are hustling to get their sweet
corn to the factory and TO take care
of their other crops.
Mr.. Neddo has commenced to ship
the cord wood belonging to Bin Page
OF Skowhegan from Bangs Siding.
There are 1925 hundred cords to be
shipped
Rev. L. D. Tibbetts attended min
listers conference at Bangor last
week. Rev. F. G. Davis is to supply
at the Baptist Church at the morning
service next Sunday.
Wallace Witham and family, Will
Witham and family and Benjamin
Smith and family of SkOwhegan en-
ioyed a trip to the Heighth of Land,
Sunday.
Mrs. Willett Rogers of Mitchellville,
Md, arrived in town last week to join
her husband who is employed at the
Marble Stone sheds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Clarke visited
Mrs Ida Twaddelle in Benton, Sun
day.
A special train passed through town
Monday noon carrying the president
of the Seaboard and Airline Railroad.
Mr.. Hunton, the industrial agent Of
the NJ. C. r. r. also Joined the party
here and 1t might be interesting to
the toWnspeople to know that the
party called for Jewett's Golden Ban
tam corn to be brought to the train
and the Chef served it for their din
ner.
A Sunday School was organized at
the Gould schoolhouse last Sunday by
Charles Clifford of Lewiston who is
sent out by the American Sunday
School Union. AbolA eighteen were
present and the following officers
elected for the year: Ambrose Jew
EFT. superintendent; secretary, Vina
E. Boone; treasurer. Lillian Stevens.
They will meet Sunday afternoons at
2 o'clock.
On Friday, Sept. 10Th, William w.
Huntoon, a prominent business man OF
this town passed away at Portland
Hospital after a number of years of
very poor health. He had been at
the hospital about one week. Mr.,
Huntoon was born in New Portland
on July a. 1854, son of Charles and
Eliza Richardson Huntoon and was
of family of six children. Two
brothers were in the Civil Var and
three brothers are row living. Column
bus of Greenwood, r. L., George of
Madison, and Charles of Madison, and
one sister Mrs. Emma Wilson of Mad |
ison. Mr.. Huntoon lived on the farm
at New Portland until about l9 when
he learned the trade of harness max
er OF John Woodland of New Portland.
Later he worked in Woonsocket and
about fifty years ago worked for the
late Ed Perkins in this town. Later
he bought out Mr.. Perkins business. |
On July 2, 1876, he was united in
marriage with Miss Mary w. Wills of
Mercer and three children were born
to them, Susie, now Mrs. II. l.. Ames
of Skowhegan, Grace, now Mrs. w. l..
Davis of Dexter and James of this
town. About forty years ago Mr..
Huntoon commenced business in this
this town and for many years has con-
Quoted a general store on Mechanic
street. Mr.. Huntoon was a charter
member of Quinnebassett Lodge, |. o.
o. F.. and has twice served the lodge
as noble grand. He was also a
charter member of Somerset Rebekah
Lodge and also a prominent member
of the Baptist Church. Prayer was
offered at the home Monday afternoon
and the body taken to the Baptist
Church where the impressive funeral
ceremony of the Odd Fellows Lodge
was given also prayer and remarks
made by Rev. L. ID. Tibbitts. The
burial was in Riverview cemetery the
bearers being four nephews of the
deceased, John, Eddie. Fred and Ern
est Wilson of Madison.
Those from out of town to attend
the services were Mr.. and Mrs. II. l..
Ames of Skowhegan, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
l. Davis of Dexter Walter AmeS of