The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-22

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Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Moore who
have been spending a week with rela-
tiyes in this place started in their
auto Monday for Woodsfords, where
they expect to reside in the future.
Mrs Charles f. McColley. whose
husband was here for several years
as pastor of the Baptist church came
Saturday to visit friends and Is stop
ping for the present with Mrs. w. 6.
Sawyer
C. P. Alexander of Augusta and II.
S. Jordan of Waterville had an exhibit
advertising the l. c. s., at the Acme
Print Shop last week
Miss Marion Williams. who is en-
ployed in the office OF the Wateryille
Sentinel and Miss Della Hayden who
is attending a business college at Wa
tervlle spent Sunday in town
Miss Marion Greene was home from
Colby College over the Sabbath.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ C. Adams and son
Vance. J. T. Mcknight and w B.
Brown spent the latter part of the
week at Mr.. Adams camp at Bakers
Siding.
A b. Willis of the Arson Side
found on going to his stable Friday
morning that one Of his horses was
missing Later the same afternoon
the animal was found in the field back
of some houses on the Arson side.
During the night several people heard
a disturbance but on looking out moth
ing was seen. No arrests have been
made yet. This same thing has hap
pened twice in few months to Mr..
Willis, who is the proprietor of the big
general store formerly owned by j.
NJ Norton & Son.
Webster Keyes was at Sandy
Stream fishing the first of the week.
A food, candy, apron and ice cream
sale was held in the F. B. Church,
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Washburn
came up from their farm in Skowhe
gan, Monday, for day or two.
Mrs Diantha Oliver, widow of the
late Eli oliver, is seriously i'll at her
home on Spear Hill on the Arson side.
A consultation of doctors was held
Tuesday morning.
Thomas Demo, who is employed at
the mill of Hollingsworth & Whitney
got ~ pound salmon off the rack
Monday. 1t was on exhibition in the
window of the J. r. Emery Cos.
store, and received much admiration.
Booth Harding and wife went to
Portland, Monday as delegates from
their respective lodges, Mr.. Hard
ing to attend the State meeting of the
Knights of Pythias and Mrs. Harding
to attend the Pythian Sisterhood
Tom Spear of the Arson Side went
to Moscow on business, Monday
Miss Nellie Turner was the guest of
her mother, Mrs. Helen Turner on
Blackwell Hill, Sunday.
Willie Hilton of Bakers was in
town Monday on business.
Charles Greene, one of our busy
grocers Is having the interior of his
store fixed up and changed over He
has had a new office built of hard
pine, the large refrigerators moved,
and the entire store painted and var
nished. When these repairs are COM
pleted Mr.. Green will have one of the
neatest and most commodious gro
Gerry stores in town.
Walter Smith and wife and Mrs.
Mabel Stone of Vests Mills were in
town Tuesday. Mrs Smith and Mrs.
Stone went to Skowhegan on bust
ness.
George Bird of Blackwell went to
Lewiston, Tuesday, to visit his wife,
who has lately undergone an oper-
alton for appendicitis at the Central
Maine General Hospital there.
Mrs. William Jardine entertained a
party at sixty-three, Thursday after
noon, at her home on Garfield street.
Refreshments were served and de-
lightful time is reported.
Quite number of the pupils in the
High School are, and have been, i'll
with German measles.
Miss Edna Gordon of the Arson Side
who has been housed with bad knee
is still unable to attend school.
About fifty members of Indian
Spring Lodge |. O. o. r. of Madison
went in autos to Norridgewock. Mon
day night, where the first degree
team of this lodge worked the degree.
Over two hundred were present and
seventeen lodges were represented.
Several of the Grand officers were
present A fine supper was served
and a good time enjoyed by all.
William Hall went to Portland We'd
nesday morning to attend the State
meeting of the knights of Pythias be-
ing held there.
Sunday night at the Congregational
church was held Union Missionary
service with Miss Miriam Woodbury.
of New York City, as speaker. She
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