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


Willis Malbon, night watch in the
shoe shop is i'll with the mumps.
Or. Maude kellett has been in Au-
burn yesterday and today on business.
Rev. w. F. Berry of Wateryille will
preach in the Centenary NJ. E. church
next Sunday.
Golden Glow Branch, l. S. S, will
meet, Thursday afternoon. March rs,
at the City building.
Miss Hazel 7. Leayitt. who hes been
directing a theatrical in Newport, ar
rived home last night.
Miss Edna Martin, who has been a
solosit at the Star theater has return
ed to her home in Pittsfleld
Mrs Eugene Keene of Pleasant ST,
who has been i'll at her home for two
weeks, is somewhat improved.
C. NJ. Gallup was in Pittsfeld yes
terday and spoke on Taxation at a
day meeting of Pittsfield Grange.
Miss Vonie Hunt of Wateryille, who
has been visiting with Mrs. w. S. Gill
man, returned yesterday to her home,
A meeting of the Y NJ. C. A. was
held Tuesday evening in the Associa-
tons new quarters on Water street.
! Miss Rowena Flynt arrived home
last night from Mt. Holyoke college,
South Hadley Mass, for the Easter
! recess.
John Brown OF Portland who has
been a guest in the family of j. Brown
on East Front street, returned to that
city, Wednesday.
Miss Eta Perry, a trained nurse
has returned to Augusta, after having
been here to care for the late Miss
Hester Maddocks.
Mrs F. j. Goodrich. who has been
guest at the home of DIR. F. o. Saw
yer, returned to her home in Water
Vile, Wednesday.
Frank C. Green, who recently cut
his hand at the mill of the Skowhe-
gan Lumber Co., is reported as i'm
proving by~Dr Stinchfleld.
The next meeting of the Good Will
club will be held at the home of Miss
Hannah R. Page, Monday afternoon,
March %, at o'clock, p. m.
Mrs. H. w. Godfrey and little daugh-
ter, who have been guests at the home
of Mrs. Godfrey's mother, Mrs. c. P.
Merrill, have returned to their home
in Auburndale, Mass.
] The Woman's club will hold its next
meeting at the Library parlors, We'd
nesday afternoon, March q. 1t will
be "Children's Day" and each member
! is privileged to invite one child.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Randall Nye in the Bethany parlors
last evening, was very delightful oc-
| casion. An account of the affair will
be given in detail in the next issue
of this paper.
Miss A. French Moore, state agent
of the Veronique Lace Front Corset,
! is located at the Oxford from now I'M
| til the first of April. All ladies are
cordially invited to call either with
the idea of inspecting or purchasing.
Master Kenneth Smiley, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Adelbert Smiley, has been
very i'll from blood poisoning, the re-
/ suit of a cut received on the upper
eye lid, Saturday, The little fellow
was playing with another boy and in
some way was struck by an axe
which caused the wound from which
the difficulties started. He was re-
ported as improving yesterday.
Nelson Towle, though 70 years old,
has decided to move to a farm. Mr..
Towle, a veteran of the Civil war and
though at the age when most men re-
tire, has cut 10 cords of hard wood
this winter, four miles from home, and
hauled it to his yard with one horse.
He has already split most of it, after
having it sawed. His house on Bridge
street will be occupied by Alexis Green
and family.
The Congregational club of men are
| to have a meeting tomorrow friday
evening in the parlors of the Congre-
gational church to which all men af-
| filiated or interested, who have no
other church home are invited. Lo-
cal conditions are to be discussed and
there will be music. A lunch will be
served. The committee in charge are
| II. w. Jones, Charles Sheaff, John l..
| Fish and John Lewis.
Many of our people here received
cards from Mrs. Louisa j. Stevens,
mother of DR.. E. H. Stevens for an lat
home" to be held on the date of Mar
%, at II Raymond St, Cambridge
/ Mass, between and 10 O'Clock, the
occasion being the observance of her
/ 20th birthday The many friends oil