The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

S c. Foster and Master Hamilton
Foster were in town the first of the
week visiting relatives before return
ing to their home in kennebunkport
after spending the past month at their
cottage at Smithheld.
Winter work on automobiles. paint
ing and repairing. See big ad OF
Skowhegan Garage Co.
Jones orchestra of four pieces fns-
nished music for the masquerade ball
at Mercer last week.
Harold Pierce and Walter Taylor
spent few days last week at smith
field on a hunting trip.
The schools of the higher grades
were closed from Thursday morning
of last week to allow Tie teachers 10
attend the conven ton al Portland.
Miss Nora Pugsley spent sunday at
her home in Cornish
Mrs. Evelyn Miner returned last
week from visit with friends In Port
land
Among those who attended the
Maine-Colby football game at Water
vile last Saturday were Mrs. Harry
Williams. Miss Gladys Spaulding, Miss
Hazel Corliss. Eugene Currle and
Harold Pierce.
Miss FAY Barker and her brother
Roland gave whist party last We'd
nesday evening to few OF their
friends. Refreshments of homemade
candies. chocolates, grapes and apples
were served.
Carl Groves of Freeport spent sun
day in town with friends.
Work has been commenced on re-
modelling the former Gunlin black
smith shop into a store, the property
being bought by James Hilton recently.
William Soule and wife have return
ed from a successful hunting trip
which they have been taking in the
up river regions.
The many friends of Miss cara
Bigelow will rejoice with her to know
that she is going to leave the {. NJ. U.
Hospital at Lewiston, where she has
been for three weeks, being treated for
an infected foot. 1t was feared that
she would have to lose her foot but
she is coming out with two feet, for
which she is extremely grateful. She
has been absent from school over four
weeks.
Mrs. f. w Spaulding left last Fri
day for a visit with her daughter Miss
Annette at Springvale for few days
and this week will go to Boston for
a few weeks visit with her brother
Mr.. Warner.
Miss Sarah Clark spent few days
in Portland this week on a business
and pleasure trip.
Miss Hazel Whitney of the Shaw
Business College in Portland spent
the week end with her parents Mr.
and Mrs. r. A. Whitney.
Mrs. G. S. Jewett visited friends il
Lewiston this week.
Encouraging reports are still being
received from Mrs. Roxie Taylor, Z
patient at the King Hospital in Port
land.
Miss Lou Bigelow visited her sister
Miss Clara Bigelow at the Lewiston
Hospital last week and also attended
the Teachers Convention at Portland
The next Village Improvement So
ciety meeting will be held with Mrs
Maude Carr at her home.
Miss Georgia Morrow of the Good
Will faculty spent few days recently
with her mother and sisters in town.
EARLY Spanish Missions was the
subject for the last V. |. S. meeting
and the following interesting program
was prepared by the hostesses Mrs.
Mary Brown and Mrs. Annie Merrill.
Business meeting; paper Spanish Mis-
sions, Miss Sarah Clark song, Mrs.
Neva Jones; "Junipero Sierra" Cali
fornia Knight of the Cross, Mrs. Fran
ces Bolan; Life at the Missions, Mrs.
Mary Brown; piano solo, Miss Flor
ence Jewett; "The Downfall of the
Missions" Mrs. Annie Merrill; Person
al Experiences at the Missions, Mrs.
Elizabeth Russell; America. After
the program delicious refreshments of
ice cream and assorted waters were
served.
Rally Night will be observed by
Somerset Grange at it's next regular
meeting and baked bean supper and
program will be given. 1t is re-
quested that all members make a
special effort to be present.
The members of the Senior Glass
of the High School gave Halloween
Masquerade Ball and social at the K.
of p. Hall last Friday evening, which
was very well attended and netted the
class about $17. A short program
Was given uuIluS llle evening COHSlSl-
ing of short farce entitled "A Full
House" by members of the class; read
ings by Mrs. Brown and Eugene Huff.
Last Saturday evening Miss Virginia
Hussey entertained ten girls of her
class of the Grammar School. The
guests came dressed as ghosts and
Halloween games and contests were
prettily carried out all through the
program for the evening In the
guessing contests the fortunate ones
to receive prizes were, Rena Burrill,
Muriette Stevens and Kathleen Buck
ingham, dainty Halloween favors be-
ing given the guests. Refreshments
of cake, cookies, cocoa, apples, nuts
and candy were served.
The Marshall p. Hale Circle met
last Wednesday for the purpose of re-
viewing by the department President
and department Inspector. At noon
a fine salad dinner was served to
about fifty-fve, after which the de-
gree staff of the local Circle exempli-
fed the degree work in manner
which called forth much praise from
the visiting officers. After the de-
grees we're conferred pleasing re-
marks were made by the Department