The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-12
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son Allen went to Portland Tuesday
morning for few days.
Mrs Dora Hilton spent last week
in town with her sister Mrs. Anon
BAKER
Leon Goodrich has been confined to
the house the most of the past week
With a severe cold.
Mrs. Gertrude Morris. Mrs. Ethel
Brown and Miss Belle Cool with Ed.
Sterling as chauffeur made an auto
trip to Skowhegan last Tuesday after
uoon. Mrs. Marta Savage returned
with them she having been guest OF
her cousin Gertrude Weston since
Saturday.
Hugh Hight and Walter Dunton
while hunting on Pierce Hill last
Thursday shot black bear weighing
$50 lbs. 1t is said To be the finest
specimen of bear ever seen IN TINS
locality. Mr.. Hight vas busy during
the remainder of tie week showing
callers the bear and also live mink
which he had in his possession. They
were fortunate enough to find a good
market for both bear and mink.
Mr.. Trueman. pastor of the NJ. F..
Church at Oakland assisted by Mr.
TAYLOR will hold evangelistlc meetings
in the Temple schoolhouse every even
ing this week with the exception OF
Saturday evening. Everyone is cor
daily invited to attend the meetings.
We are credited with carrying one
of the largest stocks of colored stone
rings in the State Ask to see them
when you are in. We have some new
pink topaze and green tourmalines.
E. W. Moore. Bingham.
The John Kelley farm which was re-
Gently sold to Earl Taylor. has now
been sold to Winslow Rollins with the
exception of the wood lot, and he and
his family are now occupying the
house.
Horace Craig having spent a week
of hunting at Pleasant Pond, has re-
turned home.
A meeting of Bingham Water Dis
trict will be held in Firemen's Hall
Monday evening, Nov. 10th, at 3
o'clock. The meeting is called for the
purpose of electing trustee to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
H. |. Goss. All interested in the
matter are requested to be present.
Last Saturday Mrs. Joseph Bachelor
received the sad news of the drowning
accident of her little nephew whose
people live in Waterville. We under
stand that the little boy. about four
years old, was drowned in stream
near his home. Mrs. Bachelor went
to Waterville Monday.
Civics Day in the Century Club was
observed at the home of Mrs. Nancy
Whipple last Friday afternoon.
Through the kindness of friends who
had autos the ladies were carried to
and from the meeting. The program
was very interesting and helpful. At
roll call the ladies responded with
What the Club has done for me- A
very instructive paper upon Laws
Affecting Women" was prepared by
Mrs Augusta M l. Goss and read by
Mrs May s. Hopkins. and another
equally as good upon Equal Suffrage
in United States" prepared and read
by Mrs. Cora Stoddard. Then fol-
lowed short discussion upon "Wo-
man as a factor in Civic Improve
ment" report of one of the schools
was given by Mrs Edith Dinsmore
and suggestions given as to what the
Club might do for the schools The
ladies voted to begin at once to put
into use some of the good suggestions.
At the December meeting each one
will be invited to make a free will Of
fering to be used for purchasing suit
able pictures for the school-room.
Everyone in town should be as much
interested in this as the ladies of the
Club and any offering that may be
made by anyone interested will be
greatly appreciated and will be used
in way which will benefit our
schools. The Club looks forward
with great pleasure to the next meet |
ing, which will be held in Grange
Hall on the afternoon of Nov Goth. |
Mrs Elizabeth Powers Merrill of
Skowhegan is to lecture before the
ladies on this date.
The Congregational Church Circle
met recently with Mrs. George Baker
and committees were appointed for the
fair to be held Nov. Both.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
n. +. Goss will be very sorry to learn
that they are soon to leave town. 1T
is understood that Mr.. Goss has fine
opening in a well established firm in
Augusta and that they are very soon
to move to that city. During the
past few years that they have been
with us they have made many friends
who will miss them. Both Mr.. and
Mrs Goss have been interested in
everything pertaining to the better
ment of our town and have willingly
done their part toward helping to
bring the best things about 1t is
very unwillingly that we let them go
from us.
John II. Savage has lately returned
from a hunting trip up country with
two fine buck deer as trophies of his
skill as marksman. Mr.. Savage
went to Jackman by auto and on the
way landed one of the bucks. which
weighed ITS pounds, at Cold Stream
Bridge. He continued his journey to
Spencer, walking the last twelve miles,
to visit his son Frank, who is scaling
for the Spencer Co. and while there
killed another big buck. Mr. Savage
certainly was the lucky hunter.
Some extra good trades in farm
teams and single horses are advertis
ed. in our Everybody's Column (page
y this week.
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