The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-18
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Miss MIA IuaHey Nas ia town from
DrotKfan. Mass last week 10 attend
the funeral Of her aunt
Mrs ] {. Parlin j. spending teN
dass II her old home ia Buckn'ld.
There MS "A very pleas. nj party ri
the residence of Leslie Jones on tae
north SIDE OF the river IN Tuasd2f
evening Of last week. The evening
VAS Wy delightfully."- spent in Play Ing
gaines. Refreshments we're served by
The hostess.
The class 10 y. II. : will give an
entertainment and dance in the
Grange hall on Friday evening OF THIS
week. Their poetical effnsion on the
entertainment runs like this: Have
YOU heard them? Have you seen
them? Why-'Two Ghosts in White
at the Grange hall Friday night oil
course. DO you dancer Wen theh'
here's chance OF lifetime etc.
The Spiritualist Ladies' Aid society
will give meat supper IN the ". a.
r. hall on Saturday evening OF this
week.
Miss Gladys Parlin. whose sick
ness we noted last week is now much
improved.
Mrs. James Leavitt and family have
moved from their farm to SHOW
began where they will spend the win
ter.
Mrs. Marshall Eames was in town
over Sunday looking after her prop
eTty.
f.. r. Everett has purchased Mrs.
Filena Bostons place near the hotel.
# is Mr.. Eyerett's intention we UNI
derstand to use this place for home
and he will still keep his farm on the
/ Burrill hill road.
Miss Edith Patten teacher of draw
ing AID manual training in the SHOW
hogan high school spent Sunday In
town, the guest of Miss Carrie Cleve-
land.
J. f. Woodsome of the Baptist
| church has new scheme for swell
ing the funds of that institution. He
has been busily engaged for some
time collecting old papers, magazines
and other forms of waste paper which
will be shipped when sufficient
quantity is secured. The money receiv-
ed from the sale will make quite an
item. Its long way around but 1t
gets rid of lot of clutter and helps
the church.
Robert Haynes and sister, Miss Liz
zie Haynes of Hotel Coburn Skowhe-
gan were in town Sunday visiting
Mrs. Louise Haynes.
We note from western advisers that
| Dr. Philip Lindsey is a candidate for
mayor of Santa Monica, Cal, where
| he has resided for the past fifteen
years DIR. Lindsey is Norridge-
ock Toy and we wish him success in
| his political aspirations.
A big iron pen-stock WAS unlo1 ded
| here Monday for the Use of the Madi-
con Electric Lighting plant. It's
| weight is many hundred pounds and
| t will not be used in the business
| office of the oompany for making out
bills but it is a huge iron pipe which
| will be used to convey the water from
| ne flume to a new water wheel which
they are about to install. The install
lation of this with its attendent
cleo trical equipment will practically
double the output OF the plant.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Albion Merrill expect
to leave in few days for business
| trip to New York city.
Miss Ida Worthley is enjoying a
new piano, a present recently given
her by her father.
The osteopathic physician, DR..
Brown, now has Tuesday for his day
| in town instead of Monday as former
| ly.
Fred Webster has moved into Frank
Ames' rent on Main street this week.
DR.. |. B. Moore of Waterville, oc-
cupied the pulpit in the Baptist
church Sunday morning.
Arthur Huff and Frank Vaughan
have been up to Kingfield in the game
vicinity of Tufts Pond on a hunting
trip. They report that the game in
that section is very scarce.
Roy Cunliff, Arthur WEIGH, w. II.
Heckert and friend and Bert Kidder
have returned from hunting trip in
the vicinity of Moxie pond. Their
luck was poor and the quantity of
game nil
A picnic supper and quilting was
held in the Congregational yestry on
Tuesday evening to finish up some
quilts that the Thimble society have
been making for the pastor and his
wife.
Mrs. Albert Moulton, who has been
quite sick for a couple of weeks, Is
now gaining.
On Saturday of this week Mrs. Han
nah Page will celebrate her ninety
second birthday. Mrs. Page is ex-
ceedingly smart for a lady of her
years and bids fair to reach the cen
fury mark.
There was big attendance at the
masquerade ball at the Grange hall
on Friday evening. There were many
couples from out of town. Supper
was served by the Changers. Towns
orchestra furnished music.
The young people enjoyed a whist
party with Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Jones on Monday evening of this
week.