The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
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Ira w. Page, Jr., of Hartland, has
been in town on business the past
week.
Mrs. Arthur B. Thomas of Forest
Grove. Ore, is visiting her uncle, w.
r. G. Estes.
E. B. Curtis has received word this
week of the illness of his brother,
Irving, of Boston.
Mrs. e. NJ. Greene of West Madison
has been visiting her son, B. M. Green
and family for several days.
Fred Weston went to Portland Sat
urday where he met his brother, How
ard, who is student in Tufts Col
1ege, Mass.
Mrs. Frank Sedgley of Waterville,
arrived in town Tuesday night to
pass a few days with her sister, Mrs.
Jerome Abbey.
S. r Harding of Charleston, Mass,
was in town a few days this week on
business. Mr.. Harding was formerly
a resident of this town.
The Thanksgiving service this year
will be held in the Bethany church
Thursday evening, November "a. Rev.
F. L. Hayward will be the preacher.
George Sprague, formerly of this
place, is now connected with the Hope
Rubber Co., of Providence, and has
removed to that city with his family.
The Philathea club met Friday ev
ening at the home of Mrs. Thomas
Thompson. The hostess served dainty
refreshments, and a most enjoyable
evening WAS spent.
Rev. F. L. Hayward gave two ad
dresses in Monmouth, November H.
one on the Periods of Child Life,
from Infancy to Adolescence and the
other on the Fact of the Atonement"
The regular meeting of the Wo-
mans club will be held Tuesday af
ternoon at 2.30 o'clock instead Of
Wednesday. Each member is priv
ileged to invite one guest to this
meeting.
The annual banquet of the Clemen
tine Weston W. C. T. U. was held in
the Congregational vestry Wednes-
day evening. A more extended notice
will appear In the next issue of the
Independent Reporter.
The Ladies' Circle of the Centenary
M, e. church will give a supper in
honor of the Brotherhood of st. Paul,
at $50 p. m. Friday, November 1S, in
the M. E. church vestry. All mem
bers of the Brotherhood are invited
to come and bring their ladies'.
Judge F. F. Lawrence will speak to
the members and friends of the Young
Mems Christian Association next Sun
day afternoon at the usual hour. The
social committee is arranging for a
masquerade party for the Friday night
after Thanksgiving, at which the hon
orary members will be especial
guests. The regular weekly business
meetings will be omitted until after
that date.
Robert Hall and Miss Bertha
Thompson were united in marriage
Saturday at Portsmouth, N. H. Miss
Thompson Is the only daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Thompson. She was
graduated from the Skowhegan High
school in the class of 1907. Mr.. Hall
is a barber by trade and we'll known
in town. After visiting relatives in
Lewiston, Mr.. and Mrs. Hall will
make their home in Skowhegan.
At the meeting of Priscilla Rebekah
lodge, Tuesday evening, Mother
Goose Fallal, burlesque on lodge de-
gree, Hilario Jocundi, was given by
the Past Noble Grands assisted by a
few of the members. This was highly
appreciated by a large number of
members and invited guests. The
parts. although very difficult, were
very we'll played. A pilgrim was ini-
tiated by Mother Goose and her at
tendants and passed all the degrees
successfully. He was left in very
dlapidated condition.
Harold Moody, son of Mrs. Marie J.
Moody of Cornville, died Friday In
Freeport after an illness of one year
of consumption. He was about rs
years old. Funeral services were held
Sunday at p. M, and the body was
brought to Skowhegan Monday and
taken to Cornville for interment in
the East Ridge cemetery. The de-
ceased had been apparently well until
a little more than year ago when
the fire occurred here and as one Of
the firemen got wet. He was soon
after taken with pneumonia from