The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-06-12
The Interesting News Of
Somerset's Busy Towns
NEW PeRTIAyR


Eva Luce consolation prize. Hefrash.
ments OF sandwiches, coffee aaA cake
we're served and a very plsEsaHt
afternoon was spent
Miss Edna Mitchell was at homs
from Waterville over the holiday,
Mrs. Annie Fuller ID working for
Frank Hoyt OF Arson valley.
Mrs. Belle Metcalf. Helen Metcalf,
Maud Morton and Cassie Daggett we're
In Skowhegan Monday.
The Baccalaureate Sermon was
held In the Universalist Church Of
this place Sunday. The Rev. Leslie
Orundy delivering the sermon. The
Central High School attending in a
body, very pleasing solo was rend-
cred by Alice Davis and Della Clark.
Mrs. Lillian Weeks has been on the
sick list but is reported better.
DIR. A. H. Clark will 60 to Bingham
this week.
Mrs. Lucy Burnes Mason is house
Keeping for her brother, Alton Burnes
during the absence of Mrs. Burns
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Luce, Mr.. aud
Mrs. Ernest Luce were visitors at
Mount Vernon Sunday.
Our fire company are displaying
new badges which they recently have
received.
All we're glad to welcome Mr. and
Mrs. George Thompson back to town
Saturday.
William Foster. manager of the
n. 8. Stowell Mill, at this village.
treated the girl employees at the mill
TO fine trip Saturday. The party.
consisting of Doris Dunlap. Mildred
Luce, Miss Ester Luce and Thelma
Niles together with Mr.. Foster visited
the mill at Weld. then they went 10
DixfieId where Mr.. Foster entertain
ed at supper served at the hotel also
10 the movies. +se
Mr.. Grundy pastory Of the Methodist
Church at No. Arson, delivered the
Bacculaureate sermon to the Central
High School students Sundy afternoon
At the Universalist Church. Mr..
Grundy took for his text the second
chapter of Exodus. There Is but one
senior, Merwin Weimer but there are
Is juniors, sophomOres, and II
freshmen. OF this number. but Ave
students were absent from the
services Sunday.
Graduation exercises of the Central
high school will be held at North New
Portland next Friday night. A dance
by the Black and White Orchestra OF
Livermore Falls.
Alton Emery, former resident oil
this place was recently in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Thompson OF
Andover, and NJ s. Stowell of Dix
field, were recent callers In town.
Mr., and Mrs. Hastings Hoyt of Au-
burn were In town part of last
week. a. J4f ,..4
Mrs. John Dunlap Is slowly gain
ing. from her Illness. 40.
Severe colds are very. prevalent Ia
town and y few cases OF measles are
reported. Mrs. Maurice Tozier being
edits III with them. .,
Mrs Joel Tosier - CARING, for Mr.
Tozier's mother and his s.ster, MISS
Maggie Tozier, is keeping house for
him. I'll.
EAST NEW PORTLAND
Mr.. aud Mrs. ID. W. Emery spent the
week end In Lexington with her par
ents. ~ r. -
Mrs NJ, NJ. Tozier is sick with the
measles. Her daughter-in-hw, Mrs.
Joel Tozier Is caring for her.
The annual meeting of--the East
New Portland Cemetery association
will be held at the Pines schoolhouse
on June 7th at Q y. NJ.
Mrs. Juliette Edwards Is visiting 1t
the. home of her Con A. X. P, Ed
wards.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Swain are visit
ing at the home OF her son r. A. Nye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Skillings of
Strickland were Sunday guests OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Emery.
ara.
Strickland with them for few days
visit ~
Miss Ida Gowell went to Belgrade
Sunday and will remain there for
few weeks
Mrs. Fl. p. Jones and l.; N. Brown
motored to lewiston Sunday to see
Mr.. Jones who is in hospital there.
Mrs. Lola Starbird was in town
Sunday, the guest Of Mrs. Charles
Holbrook r~!
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Marshall were
week end guests of Mrs. Marshalfs
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. F.. Millay.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Walker, Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Pledger and daugh-
ter. Dorothy of Portland visited rela-
tives In town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Young of North
Arson were in town Sunday.
Last Wednesday at the Central high
school, the trials for the prize speak
ing contest which will be part OF
the graduation exercises on June 8,
were held The following were
chosen to compete in the final con-
test: Winston Edwards '25, Nora
Holbrook '25. Josephine Spencer rs.
Herman Bolster '27, Ralph Nichols
'27. and stacy Pinkham '27. Through
The Kindness OF an Interested citizen
prizes will he awarded at the final
contest as follows: First prize. $65
second prize, -: third prize, so.
Last Friday. the students OF Cen
trail high school observed Field Day
and Cleanup Day. Much credit is
due the students for the work 40
complished. The boys worked out
side and the girls inside of the build
inx. At noon a dinner was served
as the elimination Of the Country
Gentleman subscription contest. Din
ner was served by the losing side.