The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-07-17

~hlcn tney recently purchased Oh
p. Furber.
Mrs. Eva Shean of Fort Fairfield Is
the guest of Mrs Alpheus Mason.
KINGFIELD
This community was greatly shock
ed Tuesday afternoon by the sudden
death of apoplexy of DR.. Edgar L.
Pennell of Main street, Auburn, at
his cottage near Kingfield where he
arrived Saturday for stay of a week
or two, being accompanied by his
wife and young son. He was born
in Gray, January 81, 1870, the son of
Jedediah and Elizabeth Daughty Pen
nell. He graduated from Bates Col
lege. class of 1898 and from Bowdoin
Medical school, He came to King
field to practice medicine and surgery
in 1901, remaining until 1913 when he
sold out to DR.. O. w. Simmons and
moved to Auburn, taking up to a large
extent his brothers practice OF the
eye and ear. He has been prominent
in Auburn politics and was member
of the Auburn Council and 32nd de-
gree Mason. Every year he passes
considerable time at his cottage On
the Millay Hill visiting friends In
Kingfield. October 8, 1901 he was
married at Kingfield to Annie E. Wat
son of Caribou, who survives and
young son Edgar l.. Pennell Jr., also
two children by a former marriage
DR.. Walter J. Pennell, a surgeon In
the U. s. Navy, stationed in China and
daughter Mrs. Gladys Eustis of
Texas City, Texas. There are sever
al grandchildren and one sister Mrs.
Cora True and one brother Stephen
Pencil of Rumford Falls. The re-
mains were taken by auto hearse to
his home in Auburn Tuesday morning
for funeral and interment OF cor
dial public spirited nature, Dr. Pen
nell has hosts, of friends here and in
this section of the country who will
sincerely mourn his passing.
There were seventy guests at the
Herbert for Sunday among whom
were DR.. and Mrs. w. G. Sawyer of
Madison and a party of friends from
New London Judge e. w. Sawyer and
wife of North Arson; Mr.. and Mrs. j.
c. Cartwright of Auburn were here
last week for two nights; Mr.. and
Mrs. r. W. Demeritt and son and DR..
and Mrs E. A. Stanley of Waterbury,
Vermont were at the Herbert Sunday
and Monday; Mr.. and Mrs. r. Prince
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Prince of Lew
iston are here for week.
Mrs. Flora C. Henry of East Pat
terson, N. J. has arrived at the Her
bert fer quite stay.
DR.. and Mrs. Nichols of Boston,
fus1 ut rhor ~
last week Mrs. Nichols who was
Marguerite Faust before her marri-
age, was we'll known in Kingfield
having frequently visited her uncle
George Winter while he was living in
Kingfield.
Mrs. Lora McMullen of Boston is in
town visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Crossman OF
Lexington, Kentucky. arrived Monday
night at their kingfeld home where
they will pass the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. f. Chamberlain
motored to Auburn Thursday to at
tend the funeral of DR.. E. l.. Pencil
which was held on Friday.
Miss Thelma French who has been
teaching in Broadbrook, Conn. is al
home for the summer.
3. Miss Bernice Written of New Port
land passed last week with her aunt
Mrs. w. p. Watson.
w. ID. Smith of Massachusetts was
a guest at the Herbert the last of the
week Mr.. Smith was the contractor
and builder of the Carrabassett-Bige-
/ low section of the Sandy River and
Rangeley Lakes railroad about TWEEN
ty-five years ago. He also had
charge of the construction of the fill
on the road at Strong.
The Ladies' Aid of Grace UNIVERSAL
| list church will give strawberry fes-
tival at the vestry Thursday evening
! July II. Mrs. Elizabeth Weymouth
is chairman Of the committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. N. Wood Of
Brookline. Mass. and Mr.. and Mrs. c
w. Sprague Of Lexington, Mass. are
stopping at the Herbert for week OF
more, coming the first of the week.
! Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Bullock and Mr.
and Mrs c. O. Harp of Lexington
Kentucky, arrived Thursday at the
/ Herbert for visit of a few days Mrs
/ Bullock will visit Mrs. F. A Cross
man while the men are on a fishing
4 trip to Round Mountain.
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