The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-31


first of this week.
Ralph Tibbetts left Monday for a
business visit to Portland.
A. St. Ledger of Pittsfield spent Sun
day in town visiting his brother.
Edward Rouillard has begun the
work of erecting a store on French
street.
Miss Gladys hatcher is reported as
improving from an operation for APP
pendicitis.
Hon. S. w. Gould is to open a groc
ery store in the Oxford block in the
near future.
w. D. Snow left the first of the
week on a business trip to Gardiner
and Augusta.
Kerry Steward was up from Water
Vile for an over Sunday visit with
his parents here.
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way street are the parents of son
born last Sunday
Oliver Porter has removed his fam
lily from Spring street to the Green
house on Middle street
Miss Dorothy Trask of Augusta has
returned after visit with her brother
Henry Trask and family.
Howard and Fred Weston and
James Gifllen are up country above
Bingham on a hunting trip
Mrs. L. G. Beal of Portsmouth, n.
H., left Monday after visit with her
sister, Mrs. Dora Whitaker
The Ladies' Circle will meet with
Mrs. Haryille, East Leayitt street, next
Monday p. M, at the usual hour.
Mrs. Bert Ware and daughter, Bes-
sic of New London, Conn, have been
visiting this week with Mrs. A. Fl.
Yeaton.
Miss Julia Gilblair returned Mon
day to Gardiner after visit with her
parents, Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. A.
Gilblair.
Mrs. E. A Dore of Kingston Mass,
departed the first of this week after
visit with Mrs. w. B. Steward Co
burn avenue.
Allie Knights has returned home
from the northern hunting regions
with fine deer trophy of his skill
as huntsman.
Mrs Ethel Buker of Boston arrived
here Monday night being called hero
by the death of her brother-in-law, E.
F. Fairbrother.
George H. Curtis, the Lewiston horse
dealer, whose ad appears in another
column, has gone to Chicago for a
carload of horses.
Mrs. Charles Weber and Mrs Hen
ry Mitchell of Lewiston, returned
Monday after a visit to Mrs Webber's
mother. Mrs. Jane Thompson.
A special feature at the morning
services in the First Baptist church,
Sunday, was the violin solo. Ave
Maria" played by Morris Philbrick.
Mir. and Mrs. F. w. Briggs ana lit
tie son, Gordon Dobson, of Pittsield,
have been visiting this week with Mrs
Briggs mother, Mrs. Edith S Shop
herd
The NJ. G. Swain Co, have leased
the store in the Palmer Merrill block
and will conduct therein a fancy
goods store. Included in the company
is Miss Marion Swain of Massachu-
sets.
DR.. J. f. Wadsworth purposes to
leave here Nov. g. for New York
where he will study in the hospitals of
that city. He will be accompanied
by Mrs. Wadsworth according to pres
ent plans.
Clarence Green is taking an en-
forced vacations from the effects of
a severe cut across the palm of his
left hand. The accident was sustained
while he was engaged in his labors at
the Dane Sash and Blind factory.
Mrs. Sac F. Clark gave a Halloween
party last evening at her home on Mad
ison Ave, in honor Of her grand-dau-
ter, Miss Lucille H. Wing. Twelve
young misses attended and the usual
Halloween games were INDUCED in
Howard Weston, who has been i'll
for sometime and who recently went
to Boston to receive treatment has
been advised by physicians not to re-
sumo his studies in the Senior class at
Georgetown University, Washington
until next year.
A cake and candy sale will be held
Saturday, Nov 2, in the Ross building
on Madison Ave. near Water street
The sale will continue during the
morning and afternoon and is being