The independent-reporter., 1910-12-29


Mass, Saturday to visit his son Ed
gar Murphy.
Sewell Dinsmore. a prominent lum-
herman and a resident of Boston, is
in town visiting friends.
Miss Lois Steward went to Bangor
Friday noon to spend the Christmas
vacation with her parents.
Maurice Merrill. a senior in the
Harvard Law school, is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Merrill.
Everett Nichols, senior in the High
school went to Jackman, Saturday
morning for the Christmas holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Diller of Phila-
delphia, Pa, are guests at the home
of Mr.. OILERS father, A. H. Wyman.
Norris NJ. Trafton of CALGARY, AL
berta, Canada, is visiting his sister,
Miss Berdena Trafton, during the hol-
idays.
Hon. E. p Mayo, editor of the Turf,
farm & Home. who was recently ap-
pointed postmaster at Fairfield, was
in town Friday.
Miss Harriet Marble of New York
city, who is a music teacher there,
spent Christmas with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. W. Marble.
Enoeh Markham, dairy tester in
oxford county, was in town Monday
visiting friends, having spent Christ
mas with his parents in Norridgewock.
Miss Grace l.. Russell, a teacher in
Sanborn Academy, Kingston, N. H., is
visiting her sisters, Mrs. Nellie. Copp
and Mrs Isaac Wheeler, for a few
days.
Ray Hayward, student at Wesleyan
University, Middletown. Conn, arriv-
ed. Thursday night for a short visit
with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. F. l..
Hayward.
Dr. George Otis Smith will return
to Washington, D. c., Friday He will
be accompanied by his family who
will spend the winter with him at
their home, there.
The greatest amount OF money re-
ceived in the post Office here during
any one day Christmas week was
$136 for stamps. This was some
more than was realized last year on
the same day.
Ralph Hayward. sub-master in the
high school at Manchseter-b -the-Sea,
Mass, and Miss Bertha, who has been
teaching in Hanover, Me-, are spend
ing their vacation with their parents,
Rev. and Mrs. F. L. Hayward.
rhe Skowhegan Dramatic club who
recently presented Under the Laur-
els" at the annual fair of the Show
hegan Grange will give the same play
at the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
Wesserrunsett lodge of Odd Fellows
at Athens, Friday evening, January 8,
1911.
The Norridgewock Chapter of the o.
hna o1n fhn f1Il
GERS for the ensuing year: Mrs. Lydia
Longley, Matron; E. S. Miller; Pa
tron; Mrs. Josie D. Whiting, Assistant
Matron; Mrs. Alice Parlin. Treasurer;
Mrs. Annie Burgess, Secretary; Mrs
John w. Bacon, Conductress.
Many of the citizens here have re-
Gently commended the excellent work
that William Babbitt is doing In up
holstery and we are glad to affirm the
sentiment and recommend him be-
cause of the quality of work he is do
ing. He has been in Skowhegan but
a short time but has given pronounced
satisfaction.
The following officers were elected
at the annual meeting of the Milburn
club Monday evening: John I. Wright.
President; Edward A. Parker, Vice
President; Rupert E. Jackson, Secre
tary; George E. Sampson, Treasurer;
Directors, Robert A. Wentworth.
George M. Nash, Charles A. Ross
Harold C. Merrill, Auditor The club
voted to donate the magazines that
have hitherto been sold to the Show
hegan Y M. c. A.
Sunday was happy day to George
S. Webb because 1t was Christmas and
also was his 18th birthday and he
observed both events with his family
in a very appropriate way Mr.. Webb
Is the oldest business man in Show
hegan. For over fifty years he has
owned and carried on grocery store
continuously For many years he
carried on his business at the end of
the toll bridge across the South Chan
mel. He is now active in his business,
and is at his store every day in the
week