The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-19


TO reopen Monday evening. Jan G.
Elroy Seekins is expected home to-
morrow from the University of Maine.
The High, Village and rural schools
will close tomorrow for two weeks
vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. w r. Brown are pass
ing a portion of the present week In
Boston and vicinity.
William Reed of Sanford, has been
visiting this week with his father
Charles Reed on Madison Ave.
Mrs. Derne ]. Greene left Tuesday
for Medford, Mass, where she will
visit for some time with her sister.
Miss Xaverine c. Bison has arriy-
ed home from Boston, where she has
been engaged as milliner during the
fall season.
Congressman S. w Gould returned
home Saturday night from Washing
ton. He will probably remain In
Skowhegan until after Christmas.
Mrs Della Sanford has resumed her
duties as teacher in the Dudley Cor
ner after being out owing to illness.
She has not rendered her resignation
as was reported.
d. F. Williams of South Scion, who
visited his son, Arthur Williams here
the first of the week. departed yester-
day morning on an extended trip 20
Haverhill and Lowell, Mass, and to
Wentworth, NJ II. In the last named
place, he will visit his son, Perley
Williams, formerly of Skowhegan.
Little Louise Smith left this morn
ing accompanied by a maid and Mrs.
Evelyn Boothbay for Washington, d.
c.. where she will join her parents,
DIR. and Mrs. George Otis Smith. Miss
Iva Jackins, goYerness in the Smith
family will remain in SkoWhegan with
three of the other children until al
ter New Years.
Rev. J. G. Osborne OF the First Bap-
fist church was in Norridgewock,
Thursday and united in marriage An
gus Owen Giles and Mrs Ada b. Red
mond, both OF Norridgewock. The
ceremony was performed at the home
of the brides mother. Mrs. Rose Ned
deau, and after wedding trip to Bos-
ton, the couple will return and re-
main for the winter with Mrs. Ned
deau.
At the last regular meeting of Mil
burn Commandery, No 305, L. o. G. c..
held on Dec. ~. The following Off
GERS were elected for the year, 1918:
N. C. E., Henrietta Gates; V. n. c., Jen-
ME Armstrong; n. X. r., May E.
Pratt; T. X. r., Angie B. Steward; ".
p, Cassie Hayden; w. H., Clarence
Hayden; Treas, Irwin Gates; w. l. G.,
Chas. Adams; W. o. G., Horace Lowe;
P. N. C., George II. Burns.
Mrs Philo Steward, one of Skowhe-
gan's accomplished singers and teach
ers says of Chew. Salvador, whom she
heard at the Music festival, that he
has a wonderful voice, the like Of
which Is rarely heard He is to sing
here the 23rd, and it is hoped that the
people of Skowhegan will patroni2e
this concert literally in order that
more of the high-class concert mu-
sicans may be heard here in the near
future.
At the last meeting of the Congre-
gational club, there was a general dis
cussion concerning modes of enter
tainment for the people of the parish.
The members of this club are to ten
der a banquet to Judge Fred F. Law
renee this evening, in the Congrega-
tional parlors at $50 as a farewell
previous to his going to Augusta to
assume his new duties. The commit
tee in charge are c. P. Merrill, f. c.
Butler and DIR. S. NJ. Cover.
Among the out-of-town people here,
Tuesday night to attend the SWEET
Sawyer wedding were: Mrs j. NJ.
SWEET, Irving and Mabelle SWEET of
Bangor, the mother, brother and sis
ter of the groom, Mr.. and Mrs. Roland
Bragg, Bangor, Herbert Kendall,
John Day, Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
w Briggs, Pittsfield; Mr.. and Mrs.
Norris Bragg, Bangor; Mr.. and Mrs.
f. j. Gooridge, Wateryille; Miss Mary
Blanchard, Dexter. Miss Ruth Farm
er, Gouverneur. N, Y, and Miss Ethel
Merriam of Colby College.
In correction of statement made
In last weeks Issue of the Independ-
ent-Reporter Co, in the shooting ac
cldent in which Fred Gallant was
wounded, Ralph w. Messer of East
Madison says that Earle Wells went
TO John Harville's and John Harville
went to Thaxter Reeds for help to get
the injured man out of the woods. He
procured the assistance of Earle Har-
Vile, Illeber Nottage and Low Ames
and went back TO get Gallant. They
started to carry him out, but after n