The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-02-25

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Little Madeline McCoombs of Water
Vile spent Sunday with Mrs. Alice
| Wildes
George Moore of Mount Pleasant
Ave is confined to his home with a
severe cold.
Mrs Christie Gleason underwent an
operation Monday at Somerset Hospi-
tai for appendicitis
| The Grade Five room in the Garfield
building has been fitted with new seats
during the past week.
Mrs. Eugene Keene of Pleansat St.
who has been i'll with an attack of
bronchitis Is improved
Miss Alma Clark of Pennington has
been visiting this week with her cousin
Mrs Ethel s. w. Abbot.
Sherman Shumway and Arthur Nc
Quillan were at home from Bowdoln
College for a week end visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roundy of Clin-
ton were guests the first of the week
of Mrs. Roundy's brother, D. w. Jones
and family
Miss Gail A. Taggart returned Mon
day to Gorham, Me-, to resume her
duties as teacher in the high school
at that place.
The ten months old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Vigue of Factory St.,
died the 21st inst. The funeral was
held Monday afternoon.
w. H. Heselton has sold a dwelling
house near Fairyiew Park to Loren M.
Sanborn who in turn has sold 1t to
Walter E. Clark
Prof. Joseph Spear member of the
faculty at the University of Maine de-
parted Monday after visiting here with
Kerry Steward
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Green are
planning to leave shortly on a trip to
California. They will probably be
away about six weeks.
Evelyn Viles entertained a COM
pany of her girl friends on the oc-
casion of her 10th birthday at her
home on High street.
Deputy Sheriff F. S. Burril of Hart
land was in town Friday bringing with
him Alfred e. Farrell, who was lodged
In Jail for the nonpayment of debts.
Mrs. c. M. Lambert left Monday
morning for Lewiston, whittier she
was summoned owing to the illness
of her aunt, Mrs. Hannah Stevens,
who was Ill with pneumonia.
Miss Mabel Bean of New Sharon has
been a guest here during the past
week of her aunt, Miss Nellie Bean.
Mrs. John Jackson OF Portland also
has been a guest of Miss Bean, de-
parting Saturday.
The members of the faculty and stu
dents of the high school are especially
invited to attend the lecture to be CIV
en- by Prof. Henry w. Brown in the
First Baptist church Sunday evening,
the 28th, at 7 p. m. The discourse Is
particularly planned for young peo-
pie and it Is hoped that many will
attend whether students or not.
A splendid mission program was
presented at the meeting of the Mis-
sion Reading Circle Friday at the
home of Mrs. J. w. Fogler. Articles
were read by Mrs. James Holt, Mrs.
R. F. Wilson, Miss G. S. Weston and
Mrs. Fogler. A portion of the aft<r-
noon was spent in working upon puffs
which are to be sent to an Information
al School in Springfield, Mass.
Harold Dumont, John Emery, War
rem c. Merrill, Libby Pulsifer and
Brooks Savage. students at the high
school returned the first of the week
from Lewiston, where they had been
attending the students conference at
Bates. the gathering being composed
of students from the upper classes of
the secondary schools of Maine. Prin-
cipal Leighton was also in the party
The missionary societies of the NJ
r. church with program on the work
of the Home Society met at the par
sonage Friday afternoon. The open
ing chapters of the text book in Red
Mans Land" were considered The
home life of the Indian and the Indian
of yesterday and today were very for
chilly presented. An unusually large
number attended. Mrs. McGlaufln
and Mrs. George acted as hostesses.
serving dainty refreshments at the
close OF the exercises.
There was q large attendance at the
meeting of the woman's Relief Corps
Friday afternoon held In Grand Army
Hall Nine candidates. were initiated