The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-13
Miss Mildred Keene went to Angus
ia yesterday for a visit.


sister
Mrs. Jennie NJ. Schwartz arrived
home Monday forenoon from a visit
with friends in Pittsfield.
Norman Reed of Portland departed
yesterday afternoon after visit at the
home of r. S. Goodrich
The Ladies Circle will meet next
Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
l. J. Smith on Madison Ave.
At the opening exercises of the
Bethany Sunday School, next Sunday
there will be an exhibition of curios.
George Soule has resumed his work
in the sash and blind factory of E. T.
Fairbrother after being confined to his
home by illness.
Roy Ney a student at the High
School was confined to his home in the
Malbons Mills district the first of the
week owing to a severe cold.
Mrs. Matilda White has presented to
the Skowhegan Public Library four
volumes of the Self Interpreting
Bible" and full set of Cooper's
works.
Mrs. Annie F. Fish left this after
noon for Hartland where she will read
a paper on the Panama Canal" be-
in that town.
Mr. and Mrs. w b. Steward went
to Wateryille yesterday to visit in the
family of their daughter, Mrs. Helen
Bradstreet. Before their return they
will continue their journey to Boston,
Patrons of the lndependent-Repo
err can obtain, without expense, copies
of the September issue of the bulle-
tin of the Maine Department of Agri-
culture, on "Orcharding in Maine" by
calling for them at this office.
We are in receipt of letter from
A. B. Calden of the Spencer Lumber
Co, which states that the snow at
Skinner is two and one-half feet on
the level, making good logging road.
He says the weather is ideal for win
ter operations.
The February term of the probate
court has been in session this week
and among the out-of-town attor-
neys here We're eX-county attorney
J. Howard Haley of Hartland, Judge
John f. Holamn of Athens and Harold
!, Goss of Bingham.
Harold c. Robertson of Newton
Highlands, Mass, salesman for CHM
& Co., was in town Tuesday and We'd
nesday calling on the teachers of the
public schools of the town. He left
here yesterday morning planning to
visit his parents in ST. Adams before
his return to Massachusetts.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are
contemplating the purchase of lot
for new hall in the near future The
Wentworth-B isson block which was
badly Quilted by fire last week has
been mentioned as possible site for
the new building, but later was re-
ported as not being very probable
one.
The serious illness of Nathan Sui
Ivan has been reported and is of so
critical nature that his daughter,
Mrs. Carrie Boardman of New Jersey
has been summoned, arriving last
night. Mr. Sullivan is one of the
towns aged residents and has been
for many years prominent member
of the Bethany Baptist church.
The mid-winter meeting of Skowhe-
gan Sorosis will be held Tuesday
evening, Feb. 18th in Grange Hall.
htIHDtIS Cdh ODldih tuCll liChtto at
the store of H. G. Judkins after Fri
day morning at nine. to be exchanged
at Sampson & Azores for reserved
seats, Monday, Feb. 18th, where guest
tickets will also be on sale at 25c
each.
Clare Marston will probably remove
to Waterville and assume the manage
ment of the Waterville branch of the
Steward & Marston plumbing com
pany in that city next month. b. T.
Steward will manage the outside in
stallations and c. r. Oliver will man
age the Skowhegan end of the bust
ness and continue his duties as trav-
cling salesman for the firm.
Our readers will be interested in the
chart that appears in our advertising
columns showing the yearly growth of
deposits in the Skowhegan Savings
Bank for period Of ten years and
where the money deposited is invested.
This chart certainly proves two
things-that our people have entire
confidence in this worthy institution
and that the trustees of the bank be-
Iieve in the State of Maine, for here