The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-19

has been the guest of Miss Ethel
Ward departed Monday forenoon.
Mrs. S. W. Herrick of Harmony has
been for a few days visiting her sis
ter Mrs. {. r. Oliver of Water St
Miss Carpenter and Miss Sunson
are to entertain the S. II. E. Club at
the regular meeting to be held this
week.
Rev. and Mrs. J. G. Osborne plan to
spend Thanksgiving with friends at
Wells. Me. where they formerly re-
sided
Elder p. b. Osborne and Mrs Os-
borne returned to Fairfield Monday
after being here to attend the services
at the Advent Mission.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira A. Nor
ton will be gratifed to learn that their
little daughter. Bertha is recovering
lIOul ueI IbCtul lllutbS+
William Simpson was up from
Brdgeton for an over Sunday visit
with Mrs Simpson and little daughter
a the home of Adam Simpson.
Mrs. George H. Burns. department
inspector of Womans Relief Corps ar
rived home Friday from a three weeks
trip visiting Oxford County Corps Of
fcially.
Pcrley Lowe of Swampscott, Mass,
has accepted a position as drug clerk
in the store of Sampson & Avore. Mr..
Lowe was at one time connected with a
pharmacy in Pittsfeld.
A black bear hanging near the en-
trance of Jewett's market on Madison
Avenue attracted considerable atten-
ton Monday. The animal which
weighed 200 pounds was shot by H. H.
Hanscom in the vicinity of Cold
Stream.
The Skowhegan High School second
team played a scrub team Saturday
afternoon at Fairview Park and won
by a score of "a to 0. Touchdowns:
Taylor, /; Buchanan, l. Thompson 2.
Two eight minutes and two ten minute
periods.
The annual meeting of the life men,
bers of the Somerset Central Agri-
cultural Society will be held in NUM-
cipal Building Saturday, Nov % at 1.3e
p. m. Officers will be elected and any
other matters of business transacted
that can legally come before the meet
ing.
Mrs W. S Stnchfield of Court St.
charmingly entertained twenty-four
ladies at auction bridge Saturday af-
ternoon. The souvenirs were secured
by Mrs. G. E. Durrell, Miss Edith
Gledhill and Mrs. B. r. Steward and
during the afternoon most delicious
refreshments were served
belmont Mason of Massachusetts
has purchased of Mrs Fred Perkins
her house at the corner of Madison
Avenue and Jewett streets and will
probably remove there sometime this
month. Mrs. Perkins aud her family
are to make their future home in Miss
Una c. Robinsons house on Middle st.
The Congregational Sunday School
will in the future be supported by the
church. The collections which have
been made from the differ
ent classes and donated for it's main
tainance, will now be given toward
work in a school for Mountain Whites
in Grand View, Tenn, and for a church
building in Lander, Wyom.
Mrs. Elise Fellows White violinist,
Miss Faith Harris, pianist and Miss
F'reda Harris 'celIist were in Nor
Monday evening to assist in
the first of series of musical even
ings being given under the direction
of the Mems Club in that town. Mrs.
Marion Drake-Flanders of Athens also
on the program as vocalist.
Following the departure of James
Lessor from the store of S. w Gould
on Saturday it was noted that the sum
of about $23 was missing from the
desk. Mr. Gould notified local au-
thorities but young Lessor had left
town. Waterville officials were noti-
fed and the desired man was
by the City Marshal, who
obtained the money, save what 1t is
Lessor had expended for
car fare
Rev. Theodore Halbert Wilson
leaves tomorrow for Middletown,
Conn, the city of his birth and on
Sunday will preach there From
there Mr.. Wilson will go to New
Haven, Conn. where he will visit the
Yale School of Religion. later visiting
the Hartford School of Religious Ped
agogy at Hartford Conn. and Mt
Holyoke College at South Hadlcy
Mass. He now plans to pass Thanks
giving Day with relatives in Cam