The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-01-13

Mira L. oseNrion spent New Years
With her relatives IN Montreal.
Edgar l.. Brown of Bangor, was the
guest of Rev. and Mrs. b. b. Merrill
over Sunday
Mrs. c. A. F. Emery of West Med
ford. Mass. will visit next week with
friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs William L. Hill went
to Lewiston last Thursday for visit
with Mr.. and Mrs C. J. Cannon.
II. c. Woodman of Boston, who
spent the summer In town with his
family. was in town Monday on bust
ness.
Mrs. S. w. Philbrick entertained
the Ladies' Afternoon whist Club at
her home Friday afternoon of last
week from 230 to 5 o'clock.
Bernard j. MacNa1ly. linotype
operator at the office of the lndepen-
Reporter Co. spent Saturday and
Sunday at his home In Portland
Mrs. H. B.. Smell of Winslow. who
has been living at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Rupert E. Jackson on Main
street for several months, returned
home Tuesday.
Miss Anna Berry has gone to Wa
terville where she is to remain with
friends for a time. Miss Berry was
a member of the class of 1909, Show
hogan High school.
Miss Adelaide, the elder daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John II. Lancaster,
observed her birthday on Saturday
afternoon by giving party to about
a dozen of her little girl friends.
William H. Paine Is travelling quite
extensively this week for the A. o. U.
w. He left Monday for Phillips and
other places that he was to visit were
Norridgewock and Brewer.
The students at Colby returned to
college Sunday and Monday after a
three weeks vacation. The whole
number from Skowhegan Is nine, all
but one of whom entered this year.
Miss Fausta Grindle, stenographer
In the Office of H. C. Libby, superin-
tendent of schools in Waterville, was
tho guest of Miss Berdena Traitor.
one of the instructors in the High
school over Sunday.
The regular meeting of the Town
Improvement Society will be held on
Friday afternoon, January IA, in the
Library parlors. A specially inter-
esting program is being prepared for
this meeting.
The next regular meeting of Pris-
ella lodge, No. 50, l. o. o. F., will
occur Tuesday evening. Jan. Is, 1910.
A pleasing novel and instructive pro-
gram Is being planned by the gentle
men who have charge of the evening.
Rev. Fred H. Means, pastor of the
Congregational church In Madison,
was in town Monday on his way to
Bangor, where he attended the con-
vocation at the. Bangor Theological
Seminary. He was accompanied by
his wife.
Among other we'll known attorneys
who were in town last week were r.
w. Pattangall, Esq, of Waterville,
editor of the Maine Democrat, and
Lewis A. Burleigh, ESQ.,, of Augusta,
of the law firm of Williamson & Bur-
leigh.
Between thirty and forty of our
young people went to Norridgewock
last Friday evening in sleighs to at
tend the play, ~Union Depot" given
there by the Norridgewock High
school. After the entertainment &C.
Cured social dance which all high
ly enjoyed.
Miss Mary Taylor. supreme dep
uty from the Supreme lodge of the
New England Order of Protection,
will visit Skowhegan on Monday,
January "a. Miss Taylor expects to
remain in Skowhegan for about four
weeks working in conjunction with
the Eureka lodge of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. David A. Haig left the
latter part of last week for Provi-
dence, r. l., where Mr.. Haig Is to
have the management of the Wey-
bosset Mills owned by the American
Wooden Co. They are followed by the
best wishes of many friends for sue
cess and happiness in their new
home.
The second Of the series Of pool
tournaments between Skowhegan and
Madison occurred Tuesday of last
week and resulted in a victory for
Skowhegan by 70 points. The tour
nament was more satisfactory than
the first one here which ended in a
defeat of the local team by twenty
seven points.