The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-12-02
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The schools resumed Monday after
the Thanksgiving vacation. The
grammar. intermediate and primary
had the week for vacation. The
high had Thursday and Friday.
The meeting of the V. |. s. is this
week Friday according to their cal
endar. The subject is Pennsylvania
with roll call. Maxims from Poor
Richards Almanac. Mineral Resourc-
es; Attractions of Philadelphia; Ben
jamin Franklin as a Citizen. The com
mittee appointed are: Mrs. Sabrna
Calhoun, Mrs. Louise Savage, Mrs.
Jennie Ellis, Mrs Mary Brown.
Fred Davis, who has been teaching
in New Gloucester, Me-, came to town
last week to spend his Thanksgiving
vacation, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. II. BIaisdell. Sunday night he
was taken with pneumonia. His sis
ter, Miss Florence Davis, arrived from
! Portland Monday to assist in caring
for him.
William Haynes lot.
George Jewell Is in town from Mad
ison assisting his brother Frank in
the barber shop
Miss Iva Hotham, who has been
teaching a term of thirteen weeks
school at Caratunk, was at home last
week. She left again Monday for
Starks where she has engaged to
teach for the next ten weeks.
| A very pleasant social was held at
the K of P. hall on Thursday evening
of last week. There were about six
ty present. A social hop and sever
al tables of whist made the evening
an enjoyable one. Refreshments were
served.
Mrs. J. D. Ames is in very poor
health.
Miss Goldie Blaisdell is at home for
vacation of some weeks duration.
Miss Blaisdell has been teaching in
Scion but the schools of that town
were closed On account of several
cases of diptheria, it being thought
better policy to close at once before
the contagion commenced to spread.
| G. o. Normandy has returned from
Boston where he has been for few
days. While there he engaged the SER
vices of foreman who has arrived in
town and has already made some i'm
portant changes for the better SO Mr..
! Normandy tells us. Miss Normandy
also was out of town Thanksgiving
spending the time with her mother in
! Providence, r. |.
The first degree was conferred in
Quinnebasset Lodge, |. o. o. F., on
Monday evening of this week.
The regular monthly Rebekah sup
per was given In their hall on Friday
evening of last week. There was a
very large attendance which did am
pie justice to the very fine spread pro-
vided by the committee. After the
supper a pleasing entertainment was
given. Friday night was also the reg
ular meeting for the nomination of
officers.
There was a jolly party at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. Whiting
on Thanksgiving day. The guests
were: H. E. Hale and daughters, Miss
L. Musette and Miss Jennie, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Whiting, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Wiling and daughter of Skowhegan,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Nj. Pierce and son,
Harold and Mrs. Helen Pierce.
Now is the time to place your fer
tilzer orders with w. r. Whitney &
Son OF Norridgewock for the year
1910. They are handling two well
known brands. viz: The Armour and
the Chittendens. The latter made by
the National Fertilizer Co. 47-2
Mrs. Flora Whiting is able to be
out again after sickness OF several
weeks.
The plate glass window for the
Ames & Webster block and the store
which Is being finished by Mr.. Carr,
arrived last week and couple OF
men from the factory were In town to
put 1t in place. They did their WORK
very rapidly and successfully.
There was a food sale AMI supper
given in the Baptist vestry on ties
day evening of this week.
The selectmen recently petitioned
Chief Justice Emery for III, appoint
ment of appraisers for the purpose
of appraising the toll bridge. Justice
Emery has appointed the fifteenth
day of December at II o'clock at the
court house at Augusta for hear
ing.
BIZ Blailey's Minstrels, who were
here last week, gave only one exhi-
bition at the Grange hall and then
left town. 1t Is rumored that they
have been having a run of hard luck
for some time and that the manager
had left them in Waterville before
they came here.
Everett Campbell is on the sick list
again with bad cold.
A Thanksgiving party at George
Carr's for the festivities of the day
consisted of Mr.. and Mrs. Wing and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wing and child
of Skowhegan, Joseph Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frost of this place as guests.
There was box sociable In the
Congregational vestry on Saturday
evening.
A big family party spent the day
Of Thanksgiving with Mr.. and Mrs
Leslie Jones.
Mrs. Parsons and daughter of Oak
land are to spend the winter with
Mrs. Rebecca Staples. Mrs. Parsons