The independent-reporter., 1909-12-09

SATURDAY in Water,ille Nth relatives
Mira. Alta d. Savage left Monday
for Portland for a visit With relatives
and friends
Mr and Mrs. Ira Norton are re
iolcing over the birth Of a daughter
Monday evening
Mrs Smith Whittier went TO Va
terNille Tuesday for visit with her
daughter. Mrs. Ralph Ames.
Mrs. Emma Bigelow of ST. Albant
is visiting AT the home of Mr. and
Mrs Ira Norton on Madison avenue
Roy Wallingford of Lewiston. was a
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs T..
y. Merrill on Water street over Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Walton left last
Saturday for Foxboro, Mass, for
visit with their daughter, Mrs. Byron
! ingalls,.
The next meeting of the [. s. S. will
be held Wednesday. December ID, In
stead of the 10th. on account of bake
bean dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Hancox of
Jackman, spent a few days In town
recently, the guests of Mrs. ID. s. Hol-
den, on North street.
DR.. George Otis Smith, director of
the United States Geological Survey
will speak before Skowhegan Grange
on Wednesday evening, December %.
on THE Nations Mineral Wealth" ;"
The meeting Is free and open to the
public after eight o'clock
Misses Ethel Knowlton and Olive
Green, instructors at Hebron Acad-
emy, passed Sunday in town with
their parents. They we're in attend
ance at the initiation of their fra
ternity at Colby college, Chi Omega,
the latter part of last week.
Pursuant to the legal requirements,
the following named citizens were
drawn on Saturday afternoon last to
serve as traverse jurymen at the De-
cember term of the s. J. court for
this county: George N. Weston, Frank
E. Hoxie, w. A. Smith, Chas S. Smith.
Skowhegan friends will feel graft
fed to learn that the name of Miss
Bertha Merrill, daughter of Hon.
N. Merrill, has recently been an
nounced as upon the Honor Rolf of
Wellesley college. This distinction Is
awarded those students attaining
prescribed high standard of scholar
ship during their freshman year.
c. J. Abbey and Bin Page went to
Boston Tuesday to purchase electri4
cal toys for the store which the Show
hegan Electric Light Company are
running in the Palmer Merrill block
This store has attracted great deal
of attention this week and the many
conveniences of electricity have been
well displayed.
Some fifty men from down river
passed through Skowhegan Sunday
on their way to Madison where the
lIollingswprth & Whitney Pulp Mill
opened Tondty. This, together with
/ hn or in ha nrfu U
Woolen Mill. makes the future of
Madison look bright and prosperous.
1t is reported that 1t Is almost i'm
possible to obtain a rent there.
Mrs Sarah Tantish went to Lew
iston Saturday to pass a few days
with her daughter. Mrs. Fred Thibo-
deau, who has recently undergone
an operation for appendicitis at the
Sisters hospital. Mrs. Thibodeau's
many friends will be pleased to
learn that the operation was sue
cessful and that she Is recove ring
rapidly.
The Somerset Veterans Association
and Ladies' Auxiliary will hold the
fourth annual session at the court
room, municipal building. Skowhe-
gan, Thursday. December 16, opening
promptly at 1000 a. m. Comrade S.
F. Emerson will deliver the address
of welcome and the Colonel Com
mander. E. e. Gould, will respond
The routine of business and election
of officers for 1910 will occupy the
morning session. Dinner will be
served by the l. s. S. society at G. A.
r. hail. 25 cents. The afternoon ses-
sion will be devoted to speeches, reci-
tations, readings and songs. Com
rades come prepared to lead In these
exercises. Let there be rally on
the CENTER" and le' this session be
full of interest and enthusiasm. The
public Is cordially invited to this
meeting. 1t is requested that the vet
erans, so far as IL may be conve-
n