The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-03-24

for a day or two on business.
7 Wallace Blunt left on business
trjp to Rumford Falls yesterday.
Mrs. James Spaulding OF Caratunk.
isl patient at the Somerset Hospi-
tai
Horace Hoxie, after months i'll
ness in the Somerset Hospital, is able
to be out.
I M. Dysart arrived home Tuesday
night from a business trip of two
weeks to Houiton and other Aroos-
took towns.
Mrs. George E. Kidder of Water
vile arrived in town Tuesday night
for a visit with George F. Paddock
and family.
Friends of Mrs. Herman L. Avery
will be pleased to learn that she has
been removed from Somerset hospi-
tai to her home ON Main street
DR.. j. L. Fortier of Wateryille. a
representative to the Legislature last
year, was In town on business Tues
day. He was an attendant at court
Miss Margaret Coyne of Waterville
was the guest of her sister, Miss
Theresa, an assistant at the First
National Bank, over Sunday ard Mon
day
Tuesday evening a neighborhood
prayermeeting was held at the home
of Edwin Tracy under direction of
Rev. George Merriam, pastor of the
Bethany Baptist church.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Edwin Taylor left
on the noon train yesterday for a trip
of few days to Portland. They
planned to make brief visits in sew
eral towns along the way.
Mrs. Donald P. Burrill arrived in
town Monday night, called here by
the death of Calvin Eaton. She was
the guest of, her mother-in-law, Mrs.
Frank C. Burrifl while here.
An Easter ball is to be held In
Grange hall next Monday evening I'M
der local auspices. The same parties
have conducted several good dances
this winter, one of which was the
New Years dance.
Mrs Olive Dealy entertained the
SnoWbound club at her home on
Pleasant street last Saturday after
noon. A very delicious dinner was
served and each guest was presented
with dainty hand painted place
card.
Bernard J. MacNally, linotype OPP
orator at the Observation-Disclosures
office, is to leave for a few days vaca-
tion tomorrow. Friday and Saturday
he will visit friends in Augusta and
Hallowell and Sunday he will pass at
his home in Portland.
F. C. Pooler returned home Monday
night from a ten days trip to West
Outlet Camps Moosehead Lake,
bringing back many handsome square
tailed trout and Takers Mrs. Pool
er, his mother, accompanied him, re-
naming for longer visit.
There will be Easter services at the
Bethany Baptist church next Sunday
morning and evening. The quartette
and members of the Sunday school
will sing at both services. At p.
IN. the Misses Fancher Sawyer and
Mabel Ross will sing and the service
will be an Easter concert.
A few of the gentlemen friends of
R. F. Parker. called upon him unex-
pectedly Monday evening last, the
occasion being his sixtieth birthday
anniversary. An enjoyable evening
was passed and the guests presented
their host with a handsome scarf pin
Is a memento of the occasion.
The following Skowhegan boys at
tended an indoor meet at Bowdoin last
Friday: Herbert Griffin, Abner Mitch
ell, Mahlon Dane, Everett Bacon, Ell
lott Spear and Arthur Merrill, nearly
all being guests at the Zeta Psi house
to which fraternity the six Skowhe-
gan young men, who are attending
college there, belong. Next fall there
will be four students enter BoWdoin
from the High school here.
w Folsom Merrill, junior at Bow
doin was home over night Tuesday
He is to spend his Easter vacation,
which begins Saturday, in Boston,
working on the debate in which he Is
to participate against Dartmouth
sometime in April. Harold Rowell is
also to spend his vacation in Boston
on business regarding his summer
position.
The attraction at the Skowhegan
Opera House next Wednesday is the
greatest of all American plays, THE
Man of the Hour" 1t tells stirring
love story and is based on matters
sufficiently familiar to engage and