The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-03
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

portIaad, Saturday night.
Herton Delano of Augusta, is visit
ioo his sister, Mrs. Clifford Jewett.
The Town Improvement society will
rnset. Friday afternoon, October, 18th.
Air. and Mrs. George Cannon of Wa
tersille are visiting today with Mr..
and Mrs A. II. Lang.
Mrs. Louis A Kinds is improving
from her recent illness, but is still a
natelt at Somerset hospital.
sunset Chapter, o. E. S. will meet
tomorrow evening. There will be ell
tertainment and refreshments
MIS- NJ. II. Mason, who has been
visiting her sister. Mrs Fred Pooler
left this morning for Boston.
Mrs Vivian Dore and children of
Harmony. arDved Tuesday for a visit
with her sister, Mrs. L. +. Jacobs.
ed 10 Haverhill, Mass. owing to the
Illness Of his brother, has returned
hone.
Mrs. Helen A. Robe and daughter,
Miss Mary ROBBIE, have returned to Au
burn after a visit with the family of
Mrs. Vesta Webb
There will be an opening ball at Ca
naan Hotel, on Friday evening, Oct.
IS, With r. H. Harris and Scott Lord
as floor managers.
J. H. Robinson, who resumed his
duties with the Maine Spinning Co
after an illness, is again confined to
his home on Madison avenue.
Tie members of Russell Post are
requested to meet at &. A. r. hall,
Fsidfy, at P NJ. to join in dedicat
ig the tablet on the Island.
The friends of Mrs. Mary Weston
of Island avenue, one of the oldest
residents of the town, will be grieved
to learn of her serious illness.
Key Theodore Halbert Wilson has
arrived to assume the pastorate of the
Island Ave Congregational church,
and is to locate for the present at the
oxford.
During the high wind of yesterday
a large elm tree near the home of
Sumner Ward, Middle and Spring St.
was broken off, and fell quite close
to the house
Mr.. and Mrs e j. Quincy and
daughter, Elizabeth Elaine, purpose
to take vacation trip next week to
BINGHAM and vicinity. They will prob
ably later go to Boston.
Harold Sanborn, who was recently
operated on by DR.. Stinehfield at Som
erset hospital has become able to re-
turn to the home of his parents MI.
and Mrs. Parker Sanborn.
Monday the shipping season for pc
tatoes in Skowhegan opened up with
the local dealers. The price during
the week has been 40 cents and the
buyers as yet have not made big pur-
chases.
Rally day will be observed at the
Sunday school of the Centenary NJ. E.
church next Sunday at the regular
Sunday school hour. A program will
be presented directed by the teachers
Of the school.
Mrs. Richard Chase, who has been at
the home of E. e. Fairbrother for sew
eral days, was called to her home in
Canaan, yesterday by illness in her
family. the nature of the sickness be-
iug reported as diphtheria.
4 E. Skilings, l.. A. Littlefeld,
Nahlon Tracey and Elon Thomas OF
Oakland. were here Sunday. en- route
for the Dead River country hunting
regions J. d. Vaughn and c. c. Gates
have also made plans to leave Monday
afternoon for a hunting expedition IN
to Moscow.
A federation meeting of Methodist
Ladies Aid Societies. is being held
in Fairfield, today, and the following
ladies' are among those who attended.
from here: Mrs f p. Pencil, Mrs.
Frank Gould, Mrs. John Mcpherson,
Mrs l. J. Smith, Mrs. NJ. J. Smith,
Mrs NJ. J. Allen, Mrs. Blaine Emer-
son and Mrs. Leon Witham.
Very helpful and interesting ser
vices were held at the Bethany Baptist
church, Sunday. At the morning
service, Harry w. Rowe, state-secre-
try Of the Christian Endeayor Socie
rs was the speaker. In the evening,
the societies connected with the Con
ereeational and First Baptist churches
united with the Bethany society at
a mass meeting with Mr.. Rowe the
speaker and that was followed by
conference OF c. r. workers.
Miss Olive Green arrived home Sat
urday night from tour abroad. She