The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-02

Miss Lucille Wing has been quite
Ill at the Oxford for several days this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs Barney McCollar have
returned from an absence of some
time in California.
The Working League of the Con-
gregational church will meet Monday
afternoon at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Heslop and little
son left this morning for Waterville
where they are to reside.
Mrs |. B. Mower of Waterville re-
turned home this morning after a
visit with Rev. and Mrs. J. G.. Osborne
There was supper last evening in
the dining room of the First Baptist
church. An excellent time was re-
ported.
Mrs. L. P. Geoffrian, who is at Som
erset hospital suffering from inflam-
matory rheumatism. is able to Sit up
each day.
Miss Mildred Hall returned Tuesday
to her home in Fairfield after a visit
with her cousins, Misses Mary and
Isabel Lyons.
4 A. j. Weed of Boston, chairman of
the Somerset County Insurance Com
mittee, was business visitor in this
town Tuesday. last.
S. F. Emerson left by early train,
Tuesday morning, for Portland to at
tend the Prohibition State Convention
holden in that city.
Mr. and Mrs. George Croker left
this morning for Fairfield where they
are to visit Mrs. Crockers brother
Elder P. B. Osborne.
Recent births recorded at the Office
of the town clerk are a son to Mr. and
Mrs. John Casey and also son to Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Perry.
The marriage intentions of David O.
Cook of Newport, and Adeline H.
Campbell of Skowhegan. are on file at
the office of the town clerk.
NJ. J. Allen is making repairs upon
his Cedar street home and building an
addition thereto. When completed,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. J. Smith are to make
their home there.
Landlord Robert Haines of Hotel
Coburn left this morning for Wayne.
He was accompanied by his sister,
Miss Lizzie Haines, and they will be
absent for few days.
The Skowhegan High School base
ball team went to Vassalboro yester-
day and played a team from Oak
Grove Seminary The Skowhegan boys
were defeated by score of to 2.
Guy Pennell and family have remov-
ed back here from Bangor and are to
occupy their former home on Madison
avenue. Mr.. Pennell is to be engag-
ed in business with Lyman Jewett
here.
j. N. Smith was in Waterville Tues
day evening to attend a meeting and
banquet of the Maine Music Dealers
Association, which was held at the
Elmwood This organization is about
two years old.
The school at Dudley's Corner
taught by Mrs. Della Sanford, began
Monday. The term was late in be-
ginning on account of the bad travel
ing, quite a portion of the pupils hay
ing to be conveyed.
Superintendent of Schools, L. w,
Gerrish, completed the census of the
Madison schools, Monday. He found
an increase of pupils in that town, as
this year the number was 1911, while
last year those of school age was 924.
lt Htellh5 Vi tllc I@dSlciH Dldl Will
be held Friday in the Masonic Hall.
Mrs Elizabeth Merrill will give a talk
on The Higher Call" and will also
give an original story, The Deacon's
Trip" The social hour will be spent
in a book-guessing contest
John Knowlen and Mrs. Elmer
Chase of Westfeld, Mrs. Annie Dean
of Easton and Mrs. c. L. Tobin of
North Jay, who have been in this vi
cinity owing to the illness and death
of their father, r. T. Knowlen, re-
turned to their homes last Monday.
A meeting of the Republican Town
was held Tuesday evening.
The meeting was an enthusiastic one
all members being present except one.
1t was voted to get after the enroll
ment matter and push it although 376
Republican voters have already en-
rolled
VIII Hill has the prize trace of corn
as far as age is concerned. He has
two ears in a case, of the Tom Thumb
variety, that are 45 years old, having
been planted by him when he was
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