The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24

R. T. Patten
E. C. Butler has purchased a Hud-
son automobile
Cecil H. Tilton was in Waterville,
Tuesday, on business.
Miss Ella Lashon of Waterville,
spent the week end with her parents.
Judge Augustine Simmons of North
Arson was in town on business. We'd
nesday.
Louis Laney was among the local
hunters to get good sized buck deer
this week
First meeting of the Town Improve
ment Society will be held in the Lii
brary parlors, Friday, at 2.30 P. NJ.
William Richardson of Lewiston. a
conductor on the Maine Central r. r.
came here, Monday night to visit Mr..
and Mrs. w. P. Ordway.
George Day, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. w. Day, will go to Poughkeepsie,
N. Y, today, where he will continue
his studies in a school there.
The annual supper of the Helen Co.
burn Mission Circle will be held, NOV.
l, in the Bethany parlors. This Is to
70 10 nj Of AL a
The telephone girls of the Maine
Tel. Co., here will give a HalloW cen
Party and Ball in Grange Hall. Mu-
ic will be furnished by Townes Or
chestra.
AT the close of the Booker T. Wash
ington lecture, Saturday evening, a
reception will be given in Municipal
Court room, which will give every
body an opportunity to meet this noted
man.
The Atherton Furniture Co., Water
vile announces the sale of the l.. H.
Soper Co. furniture stock next Fri
day. An unusual opportunity for
profitable investment in home furnish.
ings at off price Note ad on last page.
The American Mfg. Co, had their
annual meeting, Oct. Dist, and elected
their officers: Geo. E. Prescott, Pres-
dent; Lyman p. Small, President;
r. l.. Mitchell, Treasurer; Lillian NJ.
Prescott, Secretary; Geo. f, Prescott,
Business Manager; Directors, l.. p.
Small, r. l.. Mitchell, Horace Reed,
Lillian NJ Prescott
The question: Resolved, That all
organized combinations of capital
known as trusts should be dissolved
and that further such combinations
should be made impossible by opera
ton of law" was discussed at SkoWhe-
gan Grange last evening. Major J. w.
Fogler. T. A. Lord and Alonzo Smith
supporting the affirmative, and F. p.
Pencil and c. NJ Gallup the mega
tive.
There was a gain of % per cent Of
the gross receipts at the SkoWhegdn
postofice during the month of Sept
ember according to a report given out
by Postmaster c. T. Durrill, Tuesday.
Gross receipts for September, 1911,
$10S3.7S; September. 1912, &l257.d9;
Money orders issued September. 1911,
IL for $4ll187; September, 1872, az
for $4912@7; Money orders paid Sep
TENDER, 1911, 1929 for $7j59.50, Sep
tember, 1912, 1898, $S65119.
A very pleasant surprise party was
given to Clifton Whittemore at his
home last Saturday night by his Sun
day School class of boys, the occasion
being his Ord birthday. About seven
o'clock the boys came in an automobile
and completely surprised their teacher
and presented him Neautiful pres
ent. The evening was spent in play
ing games after which bountiful re-
freshments were served by the class
the birthday cake being furnished by
Roy Keene.
Twenty-one tables participated in
the play at the whist party given by
the ladies of st. John the Baptist So
ciety in Convent hall, Friday night
The games began at O'Clock and last
ed two hours, after which refresh
ments of cake and ice cream were ser
we'd in the basement Miss Amelia
LemieuX officiated as mistress Of cere-
monies. her assistants being the Miss
es Nellie, Mary and Annie Murray, Le
ma Cariveau Mamie GARNER and Lou
Use Bernier. The winners among The
ladies were as follows: First prize
$3.50 in gold, Mrs. Lizzie Tanish; sec
ond prize, table cover, Miss Elphinf
Mccarthy; consolation, statuette. Miss
Alice Hunter The lucky ones among
the men were: First prize. $3.50 in
gold, Gus Lewia; second prize pipe
Albert Dulac; consolation, dinner bell
FIR. p. e. DesJardins.
The first meeting for the season OF
Skowhegan Sorosis will be held DC;
rs, when Halloween will be obsery 4