The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-03-26
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Law VI. Pierce and Herbert Hale left
on The morning train Tuesday Tor Ban
COR to attend the County and State
Progressive Convention is delegates
from this town.
MIR and Mrs. Everett Campbell We're
called to Madison last week by The
death of Mrs. Campbcll's brother IN
SAINT child
Mrs. Mary Wood Hughes OF Fairfield
Center vas business caller IN TOW
the first of the week.
The interior of JEWELS barber shop
is receiving a thorough renovaung and
not water heating arrangement mas
been installed for his convenience.
Mrs. Elmer Tobey spent last week
in town with her parents MI ana MIS-.
l.. II. White returning to her home III
Orono Saturday morning.
Miss Linnion Brown spent lev
DAYS visiting friends in Belfast ana
Oakland recently.
Byron Johnson WAS in town the hrsi
the the week from Deadwater, where
he is a partner in extensive numbering
operations this winter.
+. A. Hilton and wife spent sunday
in Madison being called there by the
illness of Mrs. Hilton's aunt. Mrs
Elvira NeaZie.
News has been received in town OF
the illness of Fred Burbank, salesman
for the Mutual Shoemakers Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steven Mills have moy-
ed into the Eben Miller house on Ward
ST.
Rev. and Mrs Robert Sheaff are re-
ceiving a TWO weeks visit from thelf
little grandson Carl of Skowhegan.
Milford Higgins of Columbia Falls
is taking the place made vacant by
the illness of Lewis Forsythe at the
NJ. c. r. X. station.
A new awning has been placed IN
front of the shoe store OF Frank
Vaughn.
Mrs. Clayton Topper who was re-
Gently operated upon for appendicitis
nv DIR. Smith at Somerset Hospital IS
gaining very fast.
MIR. and Mrs. Levi Ham returned
Saturday from Boston where they
have been visiting relatives for week.
Mrs. Alma Lowe accompanied hei
daughter Mrs. Leona Moore to Lewis
TON last week. where Mrs. Moore Was
operated upon Mrs. Lowe returned
nome late Ill luc htth lNP0l 'iHo ~
her daughter was getting along very
nicely
quiet wedding took place at the
Baptist parsonage last Friday Wheil
Eva Edna Storer became the bride oil
George Frost, the only guest present
being William Hilton who acted as
best man it was reported. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Frost will reside on the Storer
farm and are planning to do extern
sive farming business this coming
summer as Mr.. Frost is an expert
farmer having graduated from west
ern Agricultural college. Invitations
are out for a reception at the home Of
me bride on April Z.
Lewis Miner narrowly escaped
serious accident Friday. While
working at the saw mill Mr.. Minel
slipped and fell and a big log rolled
down over his arm which fortunately
did not break the arm but gave Mr.
Miner some very bad sprains ant
bruises.
Mrs. VIM. Fairfield and little daugh
ter Flora returned Saturday from {
weeks visit with relatives in Port
land.
Mrs. l.. r. Folsom entertained fe"
ladies at auction bridge last Thursday
afternoon Dainty refreshments were
served.
Some of the girls from the shoe
shop are on a short vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. A. Hilton gave 4
large auction bridge party last sat
urday evening in honor OF their 10th
wedding anniversary. lee cream and
buffet refreshments were served. Mr.
and Mrs. Hilton have been almost life
long residents of this town and have
hosts of friends who join in extending
congratulations upon their having
passed forty happy years of married
life together and wish them many
more.
Surely the gentlemen of Cedar
Chapter O. f. S outdid themselves
last Friday evening when they enter
tanned the ladies SO royalty. AS was
stated in an earlier issue of this paper
the gentlemen with Walter Taylor as
chairman were chosen to entertain IL
whatever way they might choose. Al
$50 q delicious chicken pie supper was
served with mashed potatoes. assorted
cake, custard pie, doughnuts, coffee
etc, f. c. Whiting acting as head wait
er, Henry Whiting and G. S. JeWett az
chefs. while all the gentlemen who
were not on the entertainment com
mittee had been chosen as walters
After The tables were cleared away the
regular business meeting was held
then laughable one-aet farce entitled
THE Bowery Night School, was given
with the following cast of characters:
Monsieur MARITIME. the teacher, lie
land Merrill; school director Muller
Fred Jewett; Alderman Hogan, Rev.
Robert Sheaff; the pupils, Micky, de
Bite, Walter Taylor; Issy Letesky,
Jay Pierce; Hans Swartzheimer,
Saml Boone; Guide Capiro, Harry
Burgess; Gong Sing, Harry Carr. The