The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21

du dLldCk OF the measles.
The one-year-old child of Frank
Pooler Is seriously i'll with the
measles.
Misses Geneva and Agnes Lutz went
to Fairfield, Tuesday, for a visit with
their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Smith visited,
the first of this week, with the rela-
tives of Mrs. Smith in Athens.
Ernest Cove of Waterville and H. L.
Parker of Bangor were business visit
ors to Skowhegan last Tuesday.
George C. Hopkins of Boston, was
visitor, Monday and Tuesday, in the
family of his brother, Herbert S. Hop
kins.
The annual parish meeting of the
Congregational church will be held in
the church vestry, Friday evening,
March 80.
4bloo LChu lsohdIg vi lhC OVllOl
class of the Skowhegan High school,
is confined to her home on Maple St,
with the mumps.
The ladies of the Methodist church
served a chicken pie dinner in the
church dining room, Tuesday noon.
1t was largely attended.
b Since the opening of the U. S. A.
recruiting office here, February Q,
seven men have enlisted and have
been sent to Fort Slocum, N. V
A meeting of the Skowhegan School
board was held, Friday, at which DIR.
w. s. Stinchefild was elected chair
man and w H. Halves, treasurer.
A very delightful social event was
enjoyed by the members of Sorosis
last evening, more detailed account
of which will be published next week.
Miss S. Madeline Ward entertained
the Night Hawk club at her home on
Middle street, Friday evening. Bridge
was played and a grab bag furnished
much amusement
Charles Oliver, who has been con-
nected locally with the firm of Stew
ard & Blunt left Wednesday for
Portland and Boston on a demonstra-
ton trip, prior to beginning his duties
as travelling salesman for that firm.
Mrs. Oliver accompanied him to Port
land
The home of Mr.. and Mrs J. B.
Maddocks was the scene of pretty
birthday party Friday afternoon, hon
oring the anniversary of the birth of
their daughter, Mrs Charles Marshall
of Boston. who is visiting here. The
guests were former acquaintances of
Mrs Marshall. Mrs. Maddocks served
very dainty lunch
Samuel Hurley left yesterday for
Lynn. Mass, to join Mrs. Hurley for
visit with relatives in that city.
From there he will proceed to Nashua,
n H., where he has accepted a posi-
ton as foreman in the making room
of the w. II. McAlwain Co Mr.. and
Mrs. Hurley have been residents of
Skowhegan for some time and their
friends regret their removal.
Rev c. A. Brooks of Madison occu
pied the pulpit of the Centenary NJ. E.
church last Sunday morning. He
preached an interesting sermon ON the
theme of the World is Looking On"
The regular vested choir furnished
music and a duet was sung by Mrs.
G. X. Robinson and Mrs.-Krank Gould.
Rev Arthur T. Craig who is the sub
titute pastor of this church has been
quite i'll in Wateryile. but word has
been received that he was able to be-
gin to sit up last Saturday.
Fred e. Davis of Madison has re-
Gently returned from a trip to Boston,
where he went to meet the New York
and Boston managers for the Nitral
Agencies Company of which he is rep
resentative in Somerset County. Mr..
Davis, who has been suffering from
breakdown has recovered sufficiently
to attend to business, his Illness being
largely due to overWork along this
particular line of business matters
He is able to attend to his sales which
are rapidly increasing at the present
time
A. Hort with his family, arrived
from Wayy Lake, Alberta, Canada,
last week, to make their home in
! Cornville. Mr.. Hort came east sew
eral months ago and purchased the
Valderas Squires farm of John Scott.
He is a thoroughgoing Scandinavian,
being one of large colony that set
tied few years ago in Alberta. He
was influenced to come to Somerset
county by a compatriot named Dahl
! berg who purchased a farm on Black
| we'll Hill in Madison one year ago.
Both Messrs Dahlberg and Hort say
! that Alberta is too cold for the kind
of farming they know best how to do
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