The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09

Wnere ne mas good position for the
winter.
Miss L. Donnigan went to somer-
Vile, Mass, today for a visit with
friends.
David Barrieault returned to Liver
more Falls, Thursday after a visit
In this town.
The High School football team goes
to Pennington to play the Abbott
School team Saturday.
Mrs. Florence Lancaster went to
Wateryille Thursday forenoon for a
few days visit at her home.
The marriage intentions of William
A Meader and Celeste Mae Moore are
recorded at the town clerks office.
Hon. Forest Goodwin and Bin w.
Page made a bushes trip to Jackman
and return Saturday returning Sun
day.
Mrs. F. L. Tozier and children, Doris
and Emma of Fairfield visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Pennell.
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Packard of
Winthrop came to Skowhegan We'd
nesday to visit Mr.. Packards cousin,
j. d. Packard and family
Frank Burpee has nearly completed
his new residence on Maple street.
1t is two tenement house and he with
his family will occupy one part of it.
A. R. Moody of Cornville who has
been at Hebron Sanatorium since last
May for treatment of Tuberculosis
has returned home as an arrested
case.
Miss Una Corson was in town
short time yesterday. She was on her
way from Winthrop to Athens to at
tend the funeral of her brother Perley
Corson.
Miss Rose Buzzell who has been at
her home on the Bigelow Hill road
for several months went to Augusta
Wednesday to resume her former posi-
ton in the law Office of Heath G.
Andrews.
The election by Company E, N. G. S.
NJ, which was to have come Tuesday
night was postponed because of the
lack of sufficient number of members
to make up quorum. The postponed
meeting will be held next Tuesday
night
Mrs. w. H. Perkins, Miss Bernice
Perkins and Miss Hope Perkins of
Cornville were among the Wednesday
night arrivals in town. They were on
their way home from Brooksville and
were accompanied by Miss Mildred
Lord of that town.
Eureka lodge, N. E. O. P will have
masquerade party, next Tuesday
evening. Members are privileged to
invite one guest. A fine program is
being arranged and refreshments are
to be served. All members are es-
pecially requested to wear masquerade
costumes.
The next meeting of the Town I'm
proyement society will be held Fri
day afternoon. A talk will be given
by Mrs. G. D. B. Pepper of Waterville
on The Supremacy of the Home.
There will be a reading After" by
Ian McLaren, followed by a song, 81
Dreamt that | Dwelt in Marble Halls"
At the regular meeting of Priscilla
Rebekah lodge, Tuesday evening, Mrs.
Mabel G. Bragg, the delegate to the
Rebekah assembly held recently in
Portland, gave very entertaining re
port of the assembly meeting, and fur
Their interested her hearers by telling
them of her visits to different lodges, |
which she has recently attended in
Boston.
One of the pleasant Halloween |
functions of this season was held
evening, when Mrs. Grace
Coburn Smith entertained the two
classes from the Bethany Baptist
Sunday school of which her two sons
Joey and Charles Smith are members /
The affair was delightfully."- arranged
and weird games relative to the |
event were enthusiastically enjoyed I
by the merry company. Mrs. Smith
served a delicious supper.
Sewall W. Smith has what is prob
ably the oldest umbrella in the state T
1t was given to him twenty years ago, T
and the donor at that time said it was
already one hundred years old. 1t has
a stag horn handle, whale bone ribs,
a chased brass ferrule, and a staff the
size of a broom stick The whole
thing makes a rather formidable wea
pom, as it weighs IL pounds. Mr..
Smith has had it recovered but other
wise, it is just as he received it.
De Molay Commandery, No. 10,
knights Templar, held their regular
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