The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-23
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DAY
visited her brother 9. :. JeWett ana
family a lev days recently.
The NarfadsrWueh Hotel has again
changed management This time being
in charge OF Joe Chamberlain OF Mer-
Miss Mildred Normandy returned
Saturday from Portland where size has
been spending the winter.
Mrs Fessendcn of Watcrville MAS
week end visitor With her sister Mrs.
Charles Whiting.
Mrs Herman Uhlman took the noon
train Monday for ST Johns where she
will jon her husband.
Byron Johnson on account OF poor
health is staying at his home IN town
and last week made business trip 10
Madison.
Last Sunday morning the h. oil +
Lodge attended the Congregational
church and listened 10 a very interest
ing sermon BY Rev Robert Sheait Inc
music for the service was very pleas
inglv rendered by the mixed quartet OF
the church.
Mr. and Mrs. George Frost left last
week for New Hampshire where theY
will make their future home. Mrs
Frost who was Miss Edna Storer be
fore her recent marriage has been
large poultry keep and has moved her
entire stock TO her new home.
Mrs. RoXie Taylor who IS staying
with her sister Mrs. Wilbur iaylor
has been quite sick the past weeh
suffering with a bad heart attack.
DR.. II. W. Smith VAS quite SICK
number of days last week with la grip
ne and this week Mrs. Smith is on the
sick list
Orrin Wells of Kennebunkport was
week end visitor with Mr. and Mrs,
u T TAYLOR. Mr. Wells is erecting a
cottage on the futile shore at North
Pond.
party of ladies consisting of Mrs.
Josie Whiting. Mrs Laura Lockwood,
Mrs Katie Smith. Mrs Georgia Far
rand and Miss Carr were in Water
vile last Wednesday.
John Wilder of the L. of NJ. was a
passenger on the noon train Monday
returning to his studies after an en-
forced vacation from sickness at nome.
Miss Annette Spaulding returned TO
her studies at the Mason Institute at
Springvale last week.
The Marshall p Hale Circle held an
all day meeting Tuesday with the Mad
ison Circle as guests. An account OF
the meeting and program will be given
next week
Miss Lillian Hoxie of Skowhegan
has been in town recently visiting
friends.
Dr.J d. Ames formerly Of this place
but now of Oakland was in town Mon
day on business.
Mrs Gard Morrow of Larone anc
two little grandchildren visited Mrs
Horace Leavitt last week Saturday.
Miss Hazel Whitney was week enc
visitor of her friend Miss Esther Hi
ton in Wateryille this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Shanahan spen
few DAYS recently with relatives a
Kineo returning home Monday noon.
Miss Hazel Corliss spent Sunday VIII
her friend Miss Marion White IN wa
terville.
The second meeting which has
created unusual interest In the Eas-
tern Star Chapter was held last FRI
day evening when the ladies entertain
cd the gentlemen. AT the meeting III
March the gentlemen royalty enter
tanned the ladies serving a chicken PIE
supper and giving laughable farce
during the evening and much luh was
made by telling the ladies that they
would have to "go some" in order to
give the gentlemen an equally soou
fine at the April meeting and as the
correspondent was one of the ladles
nm the committee it may be little out
of tho ordinary to say 1--WE did it, but
according to the satisfied looks on the
WI think thpV were
not sorry that they were present FIJI
dav night At six-thirty fine supper
of cold boiled ham, pressed meat, es-
calloned potato, assorted cake, custaru
MES doughnuts, etc, was served 10
ahout eighty members and after tne
peculiar meeting the one-act farce "A
suffragette Town Meeting was given
which was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
The following was the cast OF char-
acters: Moderator Mrs. Manchester
Mrs Anna Harris; Mrs. Briggs, TOWN
clerk Mrs Annie Merrill; Mrs. Smart
ray Collector. Mrs. Nellie Taylor; MRS
GRAY. Chief Constable, Mrs. HARRIET
Blaisdell; Mrs. Eaton, Fence Viewer,
Mrs Grace Whitney; Mrs. Cash, Tree
Warden, Mrs. Ellen Pierce; Mrs
Jones. Supt. of Schools, Mrs. Kate
Smith; Mrs. White, Oyerseer of Poor,
Mrs Laura Lockwood; Mrs. Prouty,
Chairman Board of Assessors, Miss
Jewett; Mrs. Snow, Mill Inspector
Mrs. Fanny Hussey; Mrs. Drake, High
way Surveyor, Mrs. Hattie Miller;
Mrs. Holmes, Auditor, Mrs. Josie Whit
ing; Mrs. Plain, Chairman Board OF
Health, Mrs. Grace Smith; Mrs. Blunt,
Town Treasurer, Mrs. Georgia Far
rand; Mrs. Cate, Chairman Board OF
Selectmen, Mrs. Evelyn Miner; Mrs.
Sears, Chairman School Committee,
Mrs. Maude Carr; Bridget, Miss Belle
Haynes; Maggie, Mrs. Alice Haynes;
Nora, Miss Lila Carr; Miss Manches-
ter the Moderator's daughter, MRS.
Esther Carr. The play was supposed
to be a possibility of what is to come
when women receive the ballot. A
committee consisting of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Gilman, Mr. and Mrs Henry
Hussey and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hobbs
were appointed to have charge of the
entertainment and refreshments for
next meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred MagoOn were in
town from Scion last week in atten-
dance at the Pomona Grange meeting
and calling on friends.
Miss Fay Barker supplied for Miss
Hazel Whitney in the local exchange