The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-04-20
SKOWhEGAN LOCAL NEWS

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CHARLES >H#s esnt 70 Gardiner
Monday ahrrs = al make his home
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hrs sesk Ne las been employed for
about a gear ia ~ eorsted mills at
sass aaason
Mss clara Naraey entertained the
Afternoon Bridge cub az her home on
Madison avenue Friday The several
prizes aere Won Is Mrs ] E Wads
worth Nrs Eab Phubriek and Mrs.
Akaas steward
a F Sanford bought ten Rhode Is
aaa hens recently that laid % eggs
darae de Haf ten days after he
carried Chem home Ar the end of
eighteen DAYS faelf total output num-
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Roland o. plueu has purchased one
OF tn haudsomest pair of work hors-
es taat have come INTO Skowhegan for
several years They are five years
old aapnled brown in color and weigh
ls40 rounds lie Nil use them exclu-
sivss upon his Eaton Mountain farm.
Charles "A Gardner was IN Athens
last week where he purchased fine
pair Of working oxen Two or three
DAYS previous a drover from Farm
.ngton had been there and on his re-
turn had driven thirty yoke of cattle
back with him This IS one of the
largest cousignmeuts Of live stock
thar has left Athens at one time for
several years
Fass Furbrather has a paper GER
uacate issued b. authority Of the
Continental Congress in LIE, which
vas signed by Samuel Morris and
calls for the delivery to bearer of four
Spanish milied dollars Mr.. Fairbroth-
er has had this certificate for more
than forty years. and it is carefully
preserved In a frame which was cut
with a jack knife from one piece OF
wood. by am old time roommate
James Dodge. while they were living
together I'm Boston Mr. Fairbrother
considers the certificate worth con
sderably more than its face value al
ready. with good prospects for fur
Their increment despite the fact that
it has no standing at law
The members of Skowhegan lodge,
No. ~. knights of Pythas. and Com
pany f Military band, turned out in
"a body Sunday 10 attend the funeral
services of Sidney S Gilman who died
suddenly last week Of typhoidpneu-
mouia The procession was formed
al Pythian Hail on Water street with
Captain f. c. Dunlap acting as mar
shall and proceeded thence to the
home OF the deceased on Main street
The services were conducted by the
Rev b. b. Merrill of the Island Az
enue Congregational church, and
closed with the usual burial service
by the members of the lodge. The
following members of the Uniform
Rank ofliciated as bearers: w NJ
Stlnchfeld, Archie Weston, NJ Knox
and John Ericsson.
Mr. and Mrs. John Fl. Steward gave
a small dinner party Saturday night
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Roland T
Patten, who had been married exactly
fifteen years. The affair was kept as
a surprise for Mrs. Patten until the
last moment, and her reception Of the
congratulations etc, was the source
of great satisfaction to the host. hos
tess and guests The dining room
was tastefully decorated with flowers
and an elaborate menu was served
Covers were laid for ten, the charmed
circle consisting Of Mr.. and Mrs
John II. Steward. Mr.. and Mrs. Roland
T. Patten, Mr.. and Mrs. William R.
Elliott, Mr.. and Mrs. c.. NJ. Gallup
and DR.. and Mrs. William NJ. Pulsi-
/ fer. A social program followed the
dinner and the party broke up at a
I late hour.
We save you money. Are you in.