The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-01
News of Somerset's Busy Towns

from SkoWnegan Where she VISITED
friends.
Perley Butler commenced driving
George Fairfield's automobile Bakery
cart during the past week through
the surrounding towns.
The Memorial Day Commission mel
at the Fremen's Hall on Sunday ar
i ternoon an detected the following Of
/ ficers for the year: Chairman
Henry George; secretary. Mrs. Jose
/ phine Whiting; treasurer, William
! Soule. The Memorial Day exercises
will be held early in the forenoon on
account of the Skowhegan Bands hay
ing another engagement in the after
noon. Rev. Ralph Lowe of Augusta
will be the orator. The commission
are to hold another meeting at the
Baptist Yestry on Sunday afternoon
May 18th, at 2.30 and they are es-
| pecially DESTROYS to state that all
citizens of the town are welcome and
urged to come to arrange for Memoir
lal Day.
/ Walter Merrill and Herman Red
mond of Augusta were guests of Will
liam Soule and family Sunday.
Walter Prue and Miss Florence
White visited Miss Whites sisters in
Portland and Attleboro, Mass, dur
ing the past week.
Earle Berry and family have NOV
ed into Mrs. Louise Haynes house.
Mr.. Goodrich and family who have
been living there have moved into the
G. II. Blasdell house on the Water
vile road.
Henry Hilton and Miss Murita Ste
vens we're in Gardiner, Sunday.
Charles Carpenter and family re-
turned to their home in Smithfeld,
Sunday after passing the winter in
town. They have been occupying
Mrs. Winnifred Burgess house.
The members of Quinnebassett
Lodge I. o. o. F. enjoyed a supper be
fore their regular meeting on Mon
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Smith of Show
hogan were in town Monday.
Sunday was observed as Anniyer
sary Sunday by Quinnebassett Lodge
|. o. o. F. and Somerset Rebekah
Lodge. There was a very large
delegation from both lodges attended
the union service at the Baptist
church and enjoyed an excellent SER
mon by the pastor. Rev. L. ID. lib
belts. The church was very prettily
decorated with ferns and plants with
pink blossoms and special music was
furnished by the two choirs.
Mrs. Anna Harris has returned from
a visit with relatives in Danvers, Mass.
Miss Belle Ramsdell has returned
from Woodfords where she has pass
ed the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Hussey Of
Pittsfield were guests of Mr.. Husseys
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George A.
Hussey Fast Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Addie Spaulding of Wateryille
was also the guest of her sister Mrs
Hussey, Thursday and Friday.
Frank Hartford and family have
moved into the Howard Brown house
DR.. and Mrs. II. w. Smith visited
relatives in Hampden and vicinity last
week.
The members and families OF Som
erset Rebekah Lodge enjoyed pic
mic supper before their regular meet
ing Friday evening. A very nice
musical and literary program was en-
joyed.
Mrs D. e. Taylor has been confined
to her home by illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Reeves visited
in Newport over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Witham of
Skowhegan were calling on friends in
town Sunday.
On Thursday evening over thirty
friends of Miss Adessa Spaulding gave
her a miscellaneous shower party at
the home of Miss Virginia Hussey.
The house was prettiiy decorated for
the occasion and during the evening
dainty refreshments were served. The
affair was complete surprise TO
Miss Spaulding who had been invited
to spend the evening and listen to the
radio and much to her surprise when
she opened the living room door she
found her friends assembled and her
self in "The Path to Matrimony.' The
Path was roped off with white stream
ers and all along the way were signs
and numerous gifts which had to be
read and opened by Miss Spaulding
before she could progress. After the
gifts had been opened several musical
selections were enjoyed and each mar
ried friend read Miss Spaulding some
original practical advice which caused
a lots of fun and each single friend
read a favorite recipe.
OAK HILL
Mrs. Edwin Haines and little son
are sick with measles but getting
along we'll as can be expected.
Mrs. Emery Soule was in Mercer
one day last week to see her little
granddaughter Avis Tracy who has
been quite sick with measles the past
week.