The independent-reporter., 1910-03-17


After April 1st, brick and stone
layers will receive a $0.25 raise.
Hon. NJ. L. Merrill of st. Adams
was in town a few days this week.
Miss l. j. Towne has been in Water
Vile for several days visiting friends
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. H. Smith
spent the day yesterday in Wateryille.
A drunk was tried in Municipal
court yesterday and fined 50 and
costs.
Mrs. Alice Gledhill is entertaining
the Clover Leaf Whist Club at her
home, Madison avenue.
Ira Page, Jr., has been making sew
eral trips to Hartland and other
places down river recently.
Mrs. Alonzo Smith left yesterday
for Boston, where she was called by
the illness of near relatives.
The Ladies Afternoon Whist Club
we're entertained on Saturday after
noon last by Misses Florence and
Mabel Pooler.
Miss Irma Rose of Pittsfield, has
been visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nahum Steward on Water street
for several days.
Mrs. Thomas w. Lawley, Miss Bes-
sic B. Lawley and Miss Lillian v.
Delano, were in Waterville yesterday
afternoon and evening.
Mrs. L. S. Lowe of Mercer wGs in
town on Tuesday and Wednesday call
ed here by the death of her sisters
husband, David 'Yitaee.
A case of german measles has been
declared at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
c.. B: Hight ON Main street. Their
small daughter, Helen, is the patient.
Several Skowhegan veterans with
members of the Ladies' Auxiliary
went to Madison this morning to at
tend the meeting of the Somerset
Veterans Union.
The boys of Mrs. Eta Lacasce's
class in the Congregational Sunday
School enjoyed a very pleasant time
with their teacher, Tuesday evening
at her home on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bigelow of
Auburn have been visiting friends
and relatives in town for several days
Mrs. Bigelow was formerly of this
place, being the youngest daughter of
Wyman Steward.
The Aroosto * Mercantile Co. is
new ready to furnish you with feed
and -four. Will be on Madison st.
until June 1st After that date will
occupy the Fletcher store. Farm
machinery of all kinds.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Small who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. r. e.
Dunbar for few days returned to
their home in Waterville, Monday
morning. Mr. Small has been City
Treasurer in that city during the past
year.
Harold Merrill, an accountant in
the First National Bank has recover
ed sufficiently from his recent opera
ton to walk around a little out of
doors and Tuesday he went to his
home in Augusta for a visit of several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Fogler were
passengers on the early morning
train Tuesday, he being bound for the
west on business interests and she for
Boston for a visit with her son, Ben b.
Fogler They expect to be away
several weeks.
Members of Sorosis will please note
that Children's Day will be changed
from the afternoon of March 22nd, to
the afternoon of April 5th. and the
meeting. on nI.Ilon crawford will be
held in the evening of March 22nd.
Both meetings will be held in the Lii
brary parlors.
The greatest of all American plays,
"The Man of the Hour will be seen
Wednesday March 80, at the Skowhe-
gan Opera House This play has
been enthusiastically received every
where. The press is a unit in not
only pronouncing a great play but
one of the greatest of our time and
concede it to be the crowning triumph
of all American plays.
The regular meeting of Carrabas-
set lodge, No. "a, |. o. o. F., last ey-
ening was one of unusual interest to
the members After the business of
the lodge was completed Brother Les
lie E. Jacobs, in behalf of the lodge,
presented Past Grand Hugh Hurley
with a beautiful Past Grand's Collar
Mr.. Hurley was taken completely by
surprise but managed to express his
appreciation of the gift. The regalia
Is of the combination pattern, indi-
eating the rank of Past Grand and