The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-10

Gerald Marble caught a racoon the
other day while skating on the river.
Tuesday evening Sorosis will meet
in Library parlors. the program to be
directed by Miss Clara B.. Varney.
Samuel L. Emerson, secretary OF
Pomona. attended a meeting of that
organization Tuesday at North Arson.
The Tuesday Whist Club was en-
tertained Tuesday afternoon by Mrs.
Emma Il. Dunton. Refreshments
were served.
The CONGREGATIONAL Working League
cleared $ll5 from their fair which
was held last week in the church
parlors.
Harry L. Smith has taken a posi-
ton to assist for the present as sales
man in the clothing store of George
L. H. Smith.
r. F. Wilson has lately been trans
ferred in the express department of
the Maine Central trains to a Bangor
and Portland run.
Marshall {. Viles. who it is feared
will have a run of typhoid fever is
reported as being comfortable in
spite of the seriousness of his malady.
Dorothy Kelley the u year old
daughter of Charles Kelley of East
Front St. has been operated upon at
Somerset Hospital by DR.. w. S.
Stinchfeld.
Miss Cora Campbell of Winnie
ganee, near Bath. who has been visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Doyen
in Cornville left here Tuesday on her
return home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Smith Of
North Avenue entertained Monday
evening at an auction party. But
a few friends attended. Cake and
SneTDeJ we're SeINtu.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Steward have
closed their home on Coburn Avenue
and are domiciled at The oxford for
the winter. Mrs. Steward has been
visiting this week in WaterVille, where
her daughter now resides.
L. L. Witham, who has been very
ill with appendicitis, has recovered to
the extent that Blanch Arnold, the
nurse in attendance upon the case left
Saturday for her home in Bangor.
Mrs. Williams mother, Mrs. Sarah
Cobb of Guilford is at present visiting
her.
Friends of Harold c. Merrill, who
is still a patient at the Hebron SAM
tarium will be interested to learn that
he is improving although not entirely
forwarded a box of articles to aid in
the fair given at Hebron, the proceeds
of which are to be used toward furn-
ishing entertainment during the win
ter for the patients at the Sanitarium.
Skowhegan people who have been
alarmed over the recent serious ill
ness of Mrs. Louisa J. Stevens will
be gratifed to learn that she has re-
covered sufficiently to be able to sit
up and take nourishment. Mrs.
Stevens, whose winter home is in
Cambridge, Mass, resides in Skowhe-
gan summers. She is very aged.
but still retains the g%raciousness and
charm of her younger days.
Mrs. Amelia Pullen who lately Gel
ebrated her 83rd birthday was re-
membered by many gifts from the
church and friends, for which she
is very grateful. Mrs. Pullen is one
of the oldest members of the Centen-
airy M. E. Church and has long been
a resident of Skowhegan. Many ac-
quaintances will wish for her long
years of happiness yet to come. With
Mrs. Pullen resides her younger sis
ter Miss Harriet Lord.
Next Sunday Rev. George Merriam
of the Bethany Church is to exchange
pulpits with Rev. John H. Trites, pas
tor of the Norridgewock Baptist
Church. Besides preaching brilliant
to his people in Norridge-
wock, Mr.. Trites is making great i'm
proyements in the church structure.
1t is understood hat about $1100 is
to be expended before the building is
entirely completed. Among these
improvements will be included inter
ior decorations and new pews.
On Saturday evening Rex V.
Bridges of Skowhegan and Miss
Genieve Lutz of Fairfield were mar
ried at the parsonage of the Bethany
Baptist Church, Rev. George Merriam
officiating. The single ring service
was employed and the couple were
unattended. The bride is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Lutz, who
live zeal Good VIII Farms, while the