The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03


r. L. pftchsli wns In South Gar
diner on businsss Tussday.
FORREST Williams. former county
commissioner. was In town Tuesday
on business.
J. N. Dysart went to Blanchard
Wednesday noon for a few days
business trip.
Mrs. David Young was taken to
the Somerset hospital Tuesday for
surgical operation.
q. N. Merrill. Esq, left this morn
ing on a business trip to New York,
Maryland and various other places
Carl Holt started Wednesday on a
trip to Rumford and other places in
the interests of the telephone COM
pany.
Miss Alice Smith, who has been
teaching in Caratunk during the fall
and winter, arrived home the latter
part of last week.
The Young Mems meeting Sunday
afternoon at the Y. NJ. C. A., was well
attended and a very interesting talk
was given by Edward B. Hinckley.
Mrs. R. T. Patten left home We'd
nesday morning last for two weeks
visit to Boston and Lexington, Mass.
in the latter city to be the guest of
Mrs. C. e. Sprague.
w. H. Paine was In Hallowell yes
terday at the last executive meeting
of the grand officers of the A. o. U.
W., before the Grand lodge meeting
in Augusta. February II.
The total number of books which
were let out at the Public library
during January was 1886. Fiction
more than 1000; juvenile more than
300, and 202 periodicals. We are in
formed that our library is next to the
State library in non-fiction.
Mrs. p. A. Wood. who has been
visiting her father, William Esta-
brook for several days, went to So
lon yesterday to join her husband
who is there for two days on profess
sional business. From there they
will return home to Bingham.
Mrs. Perley Williams, who has
been out West for several months,
arrived home last week and is visit
Ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H.
Boynton, on the road to Hinckley Mr..
Williams is still in Massachusetts in
the vicinity of Boston. Plans about
their future home are not yet COM
pleted.
Enoch Markham. who was MEM
Der of the graduating class in the
High school here last June has CIV
en- up his studies at the University of
Maine until next fall. Mr.. Markham
studies and his friends greatly regret
that he is not to complete this years
course there. Until the fall term OPP
ems, he Is to devote his time to farm
ing.
Richard w. Brown who has been
critically i'll for several weeks and
for whom the doctors hold out no
hope, is failing rapidly in his home
in Somerville, Mass, according to a
report received this morning from his
son. 1t was thought two weeks ago
that Mr. Brown could live but a
few days longer, and although he is
doing much better than the doctors
predicted and friends dared hope It
Is feared that there is no possible
chance of recovery.
Smith Nutting went to Burnham
Tuesday to attend the funeral of his
half sister, Mrs. Lizzie Nutting, who
died there Monday at the age Of
seventy-one. Mrs. Nutting was born
in Madison and lived there about
LutILy ycdl6. 0AuCS IAOh u0A uOhuC
has been in the West. She had been
visiting her relatives in this state for
several months and was with her
sister, Mrs. Lorenzo vaxter In Burn
ham at the time of her death. Be-
side this sister she IL survived by
three brothers, George Russell of
IIliAeis. and Smith and Marion Nut
ting Of this place. The funeral SER
yie4s were conducted by Rev. Sgd
ney Wakeley of Clinton. The re-
mains were taken to Dakota, MINI,
where they will be inferred be-
side her husband, who died seseraI
years ago.
The third Catholic Whist party
was Great success last evening and
the married men proved themselves
FeQual to the occasion. The prizes
fwers awarded ~ follows: First price.
for men. box Of cigars, Dr. Geof-
FfrioR; second prize for men, five
kdolIAE pipe, Albert Poulin; the BOBBY.
\ Wallace Lashance. The first prize
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