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

about town.
Mrs. Vivian Woodbury. left this
week for Washington. d. G., where
she is to assume her new position as
clerk in the office of the tariff board
Following are the advertised letters
at the post office: Petre Violet.
Master Leslie Martin, Herbert L.
Johnson, Eleooer S. Gordon.
Miss Julia Gilblair found a curios-
ity Saturday in the form of a live
butterfly. The butterfly, as II in June
was flying about the shoe shop. He
was yariegated in color and showed
considerable life.
The Western Union Telegraph Of
flee which has been situated in the
Maine Central railroad station sew
eral years has been moved to the
Dulnap block and will be under the
management OF the Maine Telephone
Company.
Mr.. and Mrs James Dysart re-
turned last week from Monticello to
make their home here. Mr. Dysart
! last fall bought hotel in Aroostook
county. but because of his many bus
/ mess interests in this county he re-
turned here.
/ A unique plan to be carried out by
the Bethany Baptist church is the
+ holding of cottage prayer meetings
at the homes of the different mem
bers and parishioners each week. The
meeting was held Monday evening at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tus-
can.
The ticket selling contest for the
Y. NJ. c. A. play begins Friday,
February 3. The prizes for the con-
testants will be on exhibition in the
show windows of H. c. Judkins and
Merrill shoe store. The tickets for
the advance sale may be secured OF
/ Gerald Marble.
The contractors of the building of
the Solon- Embden bridge are being
delayed in putting up the steel work
on account of the open river at that
point. They have been waiting for
this to freeze over but there are no
signs of its freezing over sufficiently
for them to work from it.
Mrs. John Philbrick and daughter,
Miss Florence, and Mrs. Ben T.
Steward, returned from Arlington
and Boston, Mass. Tuesday night
after being absent about week.
During their stay in Arlington they
attended the wedding of Miss Helen
Swain, who was married to Laurence
Horton.
For the play to be given by the
Young Mems Christian Association
on February IT, the special music
which is required will be furnished
by the clubs orchestra composed of
the following young fellows: Clifton
Wheeler. piano; Harold Sheaff, vio-
lin, leader; James McVicar, clarinet;
Alton Roderick, second violin; Chas.
Sheaff, cornet; Arthur Fluett, traps,
An entertainment will be given In
the Methodist vestry Friday evening
for the benefit of Alton H. Cleveland
who Is at the Hebron sanatorum for
the treatment of tuberculosis. 1t Is
hoped that everybody will make this
a grand opportunity to aid a most
worthy young man. The price Is 15I
cents. If you cannot attend the en-
tertainment give the Is cents to-
some one who will see that it goes
for this cause.
Everything Frightening up in the
Skowhegan post office. A golden hue
is evident everywhere. Assistant
Postmaster Durrell has been busy
with all the clerks the last few
udyb putting blll ldCt Ou ClOCht
fixtures and the boxes have such a
bright appearance that patron ask
ed If under the Democratic admins
tration the government had given
the office new lock boxes. Probably
Durrell's window washerstOve pipe
cleaner will come next.
A report comes from the northern
Maine lumber camps that social con-
ditions were never better than at
present The report is that this has
been brought about by the local
work of the different churches and
clubs this winter in sending maya
zines and papers to the lumbermen.
A habit of reading has been formed
by the men and the camps were new
er so free of intoxicating liquors as
this winter. The Y. NJ. C. A. here
sent few days ago several hundred
magazines. Several hundred more
win be sent this week
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