The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-09

Mr.. and Mrs. n. H. Lambert motored
to The Forks the first of this week.
Rev. Robert L. Sheaff lef, here Mon
day afternoon on his return 10 Mon
son.
Mrs. ]. II. Murray has returned
home from a visit of several weeks in
Canada.
M. and Mrs. George Il. Burns visit
ed the first Of the present week m
Bingham.
Mrs. J. " Blunt was among those
to leave Monday for Portland to attend
the Music Festival
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Brown, who have
been visiting with relatives in town,
returned Monday to Corinna.
Mrs. E. E. Fairbrother is recovering
from the effects of surgical opera
ton recently performed by DR.. Oliver
GAIA.
DR.. Charles r. Niles left Monday
morning by early train for Kirksyille,
Mo. where he will receive osteopathic
treatment.
William Rowell of Madison brings
TO this Office a cucumber just foot
long. over l. inches in circumference
and weighing slightly over three
pounds.
Mrs. |. Crowell of Brooks, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Omar
Furber, and her son, Henry Crowell,
left here for visit in Canaan, where
she formerly resided
The Pioneer Past Noble Grands AS
sociation was entertained Monday az
ternoon by Mrs. Jennie Richards at
her home. Following the business
was a social meeting, the hostess serv-
ing refreshments.
Rehearsals for Sullivan's Pima
fore" which is to be presented here
later by the students of the Skowhe-
gan High school are being regularly
held under the direction or Elmer E.
Tome, superintendent Of music in
the Skowhegan-M Madison towns.
Tomorrow afternoon Mrs. J. q. Os-
borne will act as hostess to the mem
bers of the Mission Circle of the First
BAPTIST church at the parsonage. 1t
is expected that Mrs. G. u. B. Pepper
of Waterville will be present and ad-
dress the ladies on Missions in the
/ State of Maine"
Mrs. Emmons Head and children OF
| Portland have been for several days
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
II. Paine in town. The family for
merly resided here but now Mr.. Head
is employed in Portland by Smith and
Rumery, the firm who built the NUM-
cipal building here.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Dinsmore ex-
pect to leave here tomorrow for Bos-
ton and other Massachusetts points.
During their two-weeks' stay they will
visit with their niece, Mrs. Laura
Martin, in Watertown. If opportunity
offers they will also make a short
NJ nfrG rn'g
Walter Harvey, in Cambridge.
Through the fundamentally OF
Sheriff Thompson and Rev. ]. G. Os-
borne, Clara Upper, the thirteen
year-old daughter of Harlan Topper,
is soon to be placed at Good Will
A home for Master Howard, the ten
year-old son of Upper has been found
with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dean. The
two children have been staying in
Moscow.
Paul E. Murray of this place, a
member of the class of 1914 at the
University of Maine, continues to win
renown as a member of the college
football team. He is playing left
tackle. Among the notable contests in
which he has participated recently
was the Maine-Yale game at New Hav-
en-, Saturday. The result was tie,
neither side scoring.
Among the out-of-town people here
to attend the funeral of the late DR..
John N. Merrill were his brother, M.
]. Merrill of Mainstream, his sister,
Mrs Sarah E. Foster and son, George
Foster of Cornville, Sherman Laugh
ton, Mrs. C. E. Jones, Ripley, Mrs.
Esther Dore, Boston, Miss Florence
Eaton, Waterville and Miss Amanda
Simpson of New York City, the lat
ter being a sister-in-law of the de-
ceased.
Special arrangements are being
made by the unmarried people of
Skowhegan Grange to have next Wed
nesday evening one of unusual inter-
est. 1t is expected the chairs will be
filled as follows Master, George Par
ker; Overseer, DR.. Milburn Fowler;
Lecturer, Miss Elizabeth Parker;