The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-23

, has closed it's doors to the pubic.
Mrs. Flora Whiting is very i'll.
Mrs. Della Williamson has returned
to her home in town after visiting mel
daughter Mrs. Ed Walton of Mercer
for some time.
Miss Sadie Williams, a teacher ID
the public schools of Fairfield village
spent the week end in town visiting
Mrs. Eta Emery.
Everett Brown spent Sunday in
Madison.
Mrs. Mabel Wright was on the sick
list last week.
Mr.. ard Mrs G. Fl. Blaisdell who
have been spending a few days IN
Boston have returned home
Bert Nightingale of Mars Hill has
peen visiting for a short time at Mr.
Libby's.
John r Ninser, travelling freight
solicitor for the Pennsylvania railroad
Mon and Anchor Line, was bust
ness caller in town last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Almon Blaisdell have
returned home from Portland where
they were in attendance at the Grand
Lodges of l. o. o. F. and Rebekahs.
The ladies of Somerset Grange are
making preparations for Ladies
Night for their next regular meeting
The plans are now TO have nice
supper and entertainment and nc
doubt they will have fine time as the
ladies always make special effort to
make Ladies Night one of the
events of the Grange year.
Good reports from all the sick ones
who have recently undergone surgical
operations have been reported inelud-
ing Mrs. George Lunt Mrs Jennie
Kathleen Buckingham.
Miss Rosalie Parsons, a student at
the Pennington Normal School, was
at home over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Grant are
spending a few days at Rowe Ponds
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Maxfield
at their camps.
George Fairfield of Augusta is visit
ing his mother Mrs. Chauncey Holt.
Clarence Anderson who has been
visiting Andrew Anderson and family
took the train Saturday for visit
with his sister in Augusta.
Quite an amount of good humored
conversation has been made over late
gardens and the reports we have been
giving the Reporter and we think IN
spite of all Henry George intends TO
take the blue ribbon yet, as he is still
having peas in bloom and II we have
enough warm weather we may look
for a report from him about Thanks
giving or Christmas time that he is
having green peas from his garden
Now we shall expect some of the
others who are taking part in this
late garden contest to come forward
with later" report than this. The
western part of the town doesn't Wish
to get left in the contest and Atwood
Frederic reports having picked per-
feet strawberry blossom last week.
Miss Clark, Miss Jeffreys and Miss
Lancaster spent Saturday in Water
Vile.
The Marshall P Hale Circle held a
regular meeting at the X. of p Hall
last week, Wednesday afternoon and
the committee consisting of Mrs. Ma
hala McIntire, Mrs. Minnie Holt and
Mrs. Lucy Knowlton served fudge ana
grapes for refreshments. This week
Thursday the Department President
and inspecting officer will be present
at a special meeting and at that time
dinner will be served with Mrs. Frank
Wade as chairman Of the committee,
assisted by Mrs. Wells, Mrs. Samuel
Boone and Mrs. Plummer Butler. Al
their last meeting two new members
were received into the Circle.
Mrs. Fred Gibbs has been confined
to the house by sickness for the last
two weeks but is better at this writ
ing.
Cedar Chapter o. f. S. held regu-
lar meeting last Friday evening and
the committee for the evening, Mr.. and
Mrs. F.. II. Vaughn. Mrs. Elmira
Trench, Walter E. Taylor and MT. ana
Mrs. Fred A. Tobey served refresh
ments A special meeting was ap-
pointed for next Wednesday evening
Oct. 30 at which time an inspecting
officer will be present
This is the week for the monthly
Rebekah supper for the members and
their families.
The morning service at the Congre-
gational Church last Sunday was II
the form of praise service ano
greatly enjoyed by all. number OF
fine vocal solos were given and excel
lent music furnished by the regular
choir.
Mr.. and Mrs Horace Frost expect tc
be. able to move into their fine new
home on the Waterville road within
few days as nearly all the inside work
is completed on the house.
N,.t. a Mice nlnnV VOL
known ladies' who have until recently
spent a part of their summers outing
in this town for number of years
visited their friend Mrs. Frances Bolar
for the day Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptis
Church met with Mrs. Boone Tuesday
afternoon.
f. H. Vaughn has commenced worl
on the cellar for the new addition
which he is to build on to his store
Last week workmen were employed
making repairs on the Baptist parson
age
John Neil moved his family tt
Skowhegan from the western part o
the town last Saturday.
Mrs. william Fletcher was called Il
Freeport last Wednesday by the seri
Gus illness of her sister Mrs. Spence
and returned Saturday, but was calle
back again Tuesday morning as Mrs
Spencer had failed very fast.
Mrs. E. Y Bascome of Augusta
spending this week visiting with tn
Jewett family
/ Mrs. John Cleveland is quite sick a
her home on the North side of tn
river.
Mrs. Elmira Trench was called t