The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-02-16

j. A. Kendall announces that al.
.upils wishing to lake IL private les
sons will be furnished with violin
l. ee.
Miss Gertrude Hayward of Lowell
Mass, arrived Monday night to pass
a few weeks with her sister, Mrs
Robert Morris.
G.. B. Fairgrieves was in Waterville
nd Augusta last week. While in Wa
terrille he attended the banquet Civ
en- by the Elks to Chas F. Johnson.
Armor Bullette has a Plymouth
Rock hen not quite a year old that
laid an egg Tuesday that was a
bouncer. The egg weighed three
ounces. The circumference of the
egg, the longest way round is ~
inches. Mr. Bullette says that the
waist measure of the egg is ga inch
es.
One of the Boston papers last
night had a photo of Madam Mariska-
Aldrich and story of her departure
for Munich Skowhegan people will
remember her, as she spent part of
last summer at Kilc"re farm. The
article spoke of her as being the
handsomest woman en- the operate
stage.
Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Stitham cele
Drated tie seventh anniversary of
the ir wedding az their home on Sum-
Nor street Tuesday evening. Several
relatives and friends gathered and
very pleasant evening was passed in
social chat and playing cards. Re-
freshments of sandwiches, cake and
coffee were served.
Miss Barbara Chase, daughter o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Chase, celebrat-
ed her ninth birthday on St Valen-
tines day by having a number of her
friends in to take tea with her, among
them being her grandfather and
grandmother, Mr.. and Mrs. George
York. Sr. She received some nice
presents and a shower of valentines.
The legislative hearing on women
suffrage has been assigned for Feb
ruary "a, and the Brotherhood of st.
Paul will discuss this topic at the
meeting in the Methodist vestry Mon
day night. One of the leading club
women of Skowhegan will open the
debate for the affirmative, and anoth-
cr member of the fair sex will make
reply, provided an anti can be 40
Gated in this progressive burg. After
that the discussion will be a free for
all, finally taking up the advisability
ot sanding a representative to the
hearing at Augusta. The meeting
will be open. and the public is cor
Gially invited.
Mrs. F. e. Huntington gave a de
lghtful little valentine party at her
rooms in the Oxford Saturday after
noon, for the benefit of some of her
first grade pupils with their invited
guests AS a part of the entertain
ment, the following program was rem
dered: Piano, up Grade March, b.
Tom Coburn; reading St Valen
tines Day" by Lucille Wing; march,
up 'ncess Charming" by Mandana
Marsh; piano, Now Ny Dolly's Fast
Asleep" by Lucille Wing; reading,
Their Valentine" by Martha Stew
ard; piano, Birds Morning Song"
Lucille Wing; solo, Song of the
Flag" by Tom Coburn; reading,
by Lucille Wing; piano, "Tarentelle,"
by Fred Morris; song, Lie Still Dol
ly." Lucille Wing; reading, Mustn't
touchit." Martha Steward; piano,
Corporal Guard March," by Tom Co
burn.
According to figures from Washing
ton every American is worth $3443. Ii
you've got any more than that, you
have more than one persons share;
# lass, somebody may be holding our
on yor The total amount of money
IN circulation in the United States
according to the figures, is SPILL
800, 4G5, which is really some money.
Some 90,O0GOO0 of us have got it. The
census of ten years ago indicated that
the per capita wealth of the United
States was then $3.50. None of the
experts attempt to account for the
but that shouldn't be so
much of job. A good many people
il Skowhegan will laugh hollow,
historical laughs when informed that
they ought to have $34.43. Most or
binary men with families to support
will be astonished to hear that they
ought to have any money at all, after
paying the grub bill.
I'm mi, .-. ~, .-- IN t,s --tl.