The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-11
.as accompanied BY Miss Mabel

business and pleasure trip to Boston.
Mrs. Althea Campbell visited in Wa
terville the first of the week.
Miss Lizzie Goodrich of Canaan Is
staying at the home of her sister,
Mrs. James Huntoon, for few weeks
A. w. Merrill is reported as being
very sick with typhoid fever.
Miss Cora Farrand returned 10 her
home in Medfeld, Monday evening al
ter visiting with relatives and frlends
in this vicinity for few weeks.
| At the regular meeting OF the
Grange Thursday evening business Oh
Iimportance was transacted, one#lelh
! of which was arranging for the#com-
| ing Fair to be held this month. IL
! has been decided to have a Grange
| Cook Book To be on sale at the FAR
land each member of the Grange is
Iexpected TO furnish tried recipes for
the book. Arrangements of COM
mittees will be announced later.
The Shoe Shop is now working on
The regular winter hours, by not. com
mencfng work as early in the morn
ing and not having the half day Sat
urdays off.
When Chauncey Smith returned
from THIS place to his home in Nevada
he had the misfortune to be on train
which was wrecked and burned. He
wrote home that in some way their
train ran into a grain elevator and
turned the car over which he was in
but that he managed to crawl through
a window and escaped with a few
cuts and a sprain although several
were killed and many were injured
lot toll of q
train was wrecked it caught fire and
burned. Mr. Smiths friends here are
glad that he was so fortunate as to es-
cape without more serious injuries.
Mr. Smith was a former Norridge-
wock boy graduating from the High
School then afterwards from Dart
mouth College. After a few years
spent in the West in different bust
ness ventures he is now situated as
superintendent of schools III Reno,
Nevada.
Mrs. Ethel Farr Kimball and chill
drcn of Wollaston. Mass, have been
visiting Mrs Kimball's aunt, Mrs.
Chas. Whiting during the past week.
Rev Wm. Fletcher of Waterville
supplied the Baptist pulpit last Sun
day morning in the absence OF It's
regular pastor, Rev. John Trites, who
is still at his home in New Bruins
wick. where he was called by the
serious illness Of his father
+. l. Covell of North Fairfield will
soon move his family into his new
home on the Smithfield road which
he recently purchased of Lauriston
Lowe
Chas. Savage is fast regaining his
health after four weeks illness of
typhoid fever At the present time
ne is able to be about the house some.
Work has been commenced on the
UNDERMINING for the new poSto1llce
block on Main street.
Mrs Frank Wade and daughter Mrs.
Florence Gibbs visited in Madison
Tuesday.
Miss May Collier of Oakland is Wis
ting her friend Miss Maude Moore Tor
a short time.
Mrs. Emma Totman and little neph-
ew who have been visiting at the
home of William Longley, returned to-
their home in Aroostook County thls
week
Or. and Mrs Joseph Taylor who
have been spending the last three
weeks in town returned to their home
in Roslindale, Mass, Monday
VIM. Hobbs and Herbert Haze at
tended a most enjoyable reunion OF
their Battery in Auburn last week.
There were nineteen veterans present
or six less than last year. Inc gay
was made unusually delightful by an
Auburn comrade who insisted that in
stead of their going to Lake AUBURN
as they had intended for their pan
ouet they were to go to his nome
where preparations had been MADE LOT
their coming. Upon their arrival at
his home much to their surprise they
were welcomed by their hosts child
rem and grandchildren who had come
home to help celebrate their father
and mothers forty-second Wedolhs
anniversary. Immediately glft OF
money was raised among the veterans
and presented to the happy couple
with the best feelings of good Fellow
ship. Mrs. Hobbs accompanied her
husband.
Rev. f. G.. Davis preached an un-
usually fine sermon at the Congrega-
tional Church last SShbath morning
where he is supplying during the sum
mer.