The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-11-06


ed home last week on account of Mr.
Aliens accident. breaking his should
er. Mr.. Allen is getting along as well
as can be expected with so painful
an accident
Encouraging reports are heard from
both Mrs. Wilbur Taylor and Mrs.
Florence Whiting who are both patti
ents at the Emerson Hospital at For
est Hills. Mass.
The Jolly Glee Club to the num-
Der of about sixty met last Friday
evening at the home of one of its mem
bers. Mr.. Ben Bulmer. and gave Mr..
and Mrs Bulmer a linen shower A
most enjoyable evening was spent and
refreshments OF sandwiches. cake and
coffee was served.
Chester Frederic OF Waldoboro has
been in town this week visiting rela-
tives.
Elton Hobrook of Skowhegan who
has been visiting his uncle, VIM.
Fletcher has returned home
Henry Chote is suffering from the
effects of acute Indigestion.
Mrs. Geo Traitor is reported quite
i'll.
Mrs. Gene Tarbox of Skowhegan
spent Sunday with her parents at her
old home on Bigelow Hill
Ross Beane of Bingham has been
visiting at the bone of Frank Mitchell
Henry Hall of Mcthuen, Mass, Is
visiting at L. G. Traftons
From the Jewett corn factory this
week there has been shipped a car of
corn labelled with the Oldest regis
tered corn label in existance. The
abel was registered som where in the
.ghteen-fifties when corn packing
was in its infancy.
| f.. W. Spaulding has during the past
week installed new gasolene tank
in front of his drug store which will
doubtless be we'll patronized by auto
obilists.
The Thmbe Society of the Congre-
gational church held an all-day ses-
on with Mrs. Maude Carr last Tues
lay, at which time plans for the fair
were arranged. The date of Nov 18th
has been set for the event and now all
the ladies are anxious about is the wea
Their for that date as the different COM
mittees have their booths all planned
and wares ALI spoken for to sell
Mr.. and Mrs Horace Frost moved
into their fine new home last Tues
day. it being also the anniversary of
Uncle Joe's goth birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. f. Taylor are re-
ceiving visit from Mr.. Taylors cous-
in. Mrs. Wells and daughter and lit
tie grandson from Kennebunkport.
William Wheeler who has been en-
ployed at the Jewett corn factory at
trip ho oil
ing season returned to his home on
Tuesday.
The committee for the next Rebekah
supper held meeting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Jones last Monday
evening to arrange for the supper and
entertainment.
Cedar Chapter, o. f. s., held a speci-
al meeting last Wednesday evening
at which time Mrs. Agnes Keith of
Portland. D d. G. NJ. of Maine inspec
ted the Chapter She found the Chap
ter in exceptionally fine working con-
ditions and compiimented them on the
fact. salad supper was served at
30 uninr the dii ecticn of Mrs, Jenni
Whiting as chairman of the commit +
Whiting as chairman of the commit
tee.
Mrs. j. G.. Parlin of Albion but for
mery of this place who has been in
town for a few days visiting friends
returned to her home Thursday ac
companied by frer daughter, Mrs Gla-
dys Parlin Stevens who recently I'M
derwent an operation for appended
it's at Somerset Hospital. Mrs. Stcs-
ems will visit with her parents Il Al
hnf ny
ing to her home in sfbago where h
husband. Hc15r Ste. ems 1,clsr
Nor. cs, wocL 10y Ea= fine Tns.t."n |
as SUP .rin5endent ri n large farm be-
longing to DR.. Stevens of Portland.
The senior ~, ~ tse Eaton li'Rh I
Scherl gave TIh''o,cen part. at
the X. p. Hall last Friday evening
The hall was decorated in a manner
of the day and many spook
corners were in evidence. A snort
program was given and homemade
candies sold, after which games of
all sorts were INDUCED in and merry T
time enjoyed by the young people
About twelve or thirteen dollars were
taken which will net the class good
sum for their trouble.
The concrete sidewalk in front OF
the Sawyer store has been taken up
during the past week in order that re-
pairs might be made.
Friday night was the scene of jol-
" Halloween party given at the home
of Mrs F. w. Spaulding to the Thurs
day Club and their husbands. When I
the gentlemen arrived they were met
at the door by the ghosts of their wives
and ushered into the house which was
dimly lighted. The house was pref
tily decorated throughout with the |
Halloween idea and bountifuI oyster
sllpper served after which merry con-
tests were tried.
One of the most enjoyable V. |. |
meetings of the fall was held last !
Thursday afternoon when Mrs. Nicho-
las Miller and Miss Nellie Hussey |
acted as hostesses. The subject was
my Trip South. On the programs
were found sprigs of a Southern grass
which Mrs. Miller brought home from |
Florida, and her paper on the meeting |
subject was most interesting MISS
Sarah Clark's paper on the South was
very entertaining and many laugh
able accounts of her experiences with
the real Southern negroes given. es-
pecially her account of attending a
darkey prayer meeting also wedding.
The following program was given:
Roll call: report of last meeting; pa
per. Sketches of the South Mrs.
Nicholas Miller; paper. "A Winter IN