The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-26
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS
w. d. Hutchins of Augusta was In
Skowhegan on business Wednesday.

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Alma F. Conley of Providence, r.
l., Is visiting her sister, Grace ANA
zeen.
Mrs. Frank Garner was taken to
the Sisters Hospital in Lewiston,
Tuesday morning for treatment.
John Lewis, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Lewis, one Of Bowdoin's best
baseball players, has been Obliged to
return home on account of sickness.
A convocation of Somerset Royal
Arch chapter will be held tomorrow
friday evening at 7.90 o'clock. The
Royal Arch degree will be conferred.
The abdominal operation performed
on Arthur Burrill of Canaan at the
Somerset hospital last week, has
proved very successful, and he is well
started on the road to recovery.
Mrs. Charles Decker of Brighton
was able to leave the Somerset Hos
pital this week, practically recovered
from the operation for appendicitis
recently performed by DR.. W. S.
Stinchfield.
Sumner Ward has returned home
from a hunting trip to AsQuith. He
brought with him good sized deer
that he shot in that vi unity. He
was the only one of his party to get
one.
Rev. F. L. Hayward has received
from Bishop Hamilton, the offer of a
very desirable assignment to a pas
torate in Wisconsin. He will accept
providing satisfactory arrangements
can be first made with all concerned
in Maine.
The first meeting of the Sorosis for
this season will occur Wednesday at
ternoon, Nov. 1, at the Library Par
lors. Miss Comstock will give lee
ture and cooking demonstration be-
fore the club and members of the
Woman's club are invited to attend
the meeting as guests of Soroiss
The annual fair of the Golden Rod
branch of the international Sunshine
society will be held in the Municipal
Building Saturday, Oct. %. All kinds
of delicious bread, cakes, pies, dough-
nuts and sandwiches will be on sale;
also a fine lot of holiday aprons and
other fancy articles. On Saturday
evening at us delightful musical
program will be given at the Munich
pal building for the benefit Of the
local work of the society. Admission
will be only ten cents.
There will be a Mems meeting in
the Congregational vestry at 73O
O'Clock Monday evening. Rev. F. n
Means, pastor of the Madison Con-
gregational church, will deliver an
address on Men and Religion Move
ment.' Mr.. Means attended the Sill
yer Bay conference recently and was
also present at the Men and Religion
Movement in Portland. A conference
was held of the ministers at the
Bethany parsonage, Wednesday, and
this subject discussed.
George W. Cover Esq. has returned
from a business trip to SeboomooiS
and other places around Moosohead
lake. Incidentally he took part of the
time in hunting and made trip of %
miles to Chesuncook down the Pencil
scot He got one deer. Though a
small one 1t was larger than any shot
that day around there. Mr.. Cover
stated that deer appear to be scarce
and guides told him that many of
them had died off during the winter
on account of the severe weather
Eunice Farnsworth chapter, Daugh-
ters of the American revolution, met
at the home of Mrs. Agnes Steward
Monday afternoon. There we're about
fifty present and the program pre-
pared by Mrs Steward was enjoyed
by ALL Piano solo, Miss Mary Emery;
violin solo, Don Morrison, with en-
core; vocal solos, Mighty Like a
Rose" and when Glover is Wet with
the Dew Mrs. Eldena Hawes piano
duet, Miss Edith Lewis and Mrs
Ethel Whittier Ames; song, Mrs.
Agnes Steward with encore, my
Laddie." After the business meeting
was adjourned the hostess served
delicious refreshments.
One of the features of the reception
by the w. C. T. u Tuesday night wal
the singing of Miss Viva Crommett
which was an unexpected treat to
the people OF Skowhegan. Miss
Crommett, which was an unexpected
treat to the people of Skowhegan.
Miss Crommett has come here to
make her home and will teach vocal
music. This affords music lovers a
grand opportunity to study all of it's
branches. Miss Crommett has won
herself considerable fame In her
work, having graduated from the New