The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-11-25

Royden V Brown Esq. of Bingham
was in Skowhegan Tuesday on bust
ness.
Mrs. Robert Wentworth was in
Fairfield for a short visit Monday af-
ternoon.
Golden Rod Branch l. S S. will
meet in City Building Thursday, Dec.
End at 230 p. m.
Louis Chiro of Belfast was in town
Tuesday, having business at the
Skowhegan Garage.
Thrty-one Thanksgiving dinners
have been sent out by the Bethany
people and 113 people are to be fed.
Miss Theresa Spooner is to visit a
part of the present week with her
nephew Mayor Blaine S. Viles and
family in Augusta.
Miss Lucille H. Wentworth is eX-
pected home from St Joseph's Acad-
envy for a few days owing to the
Thanksgiving recess.
The annual sale of the Congrega-
tional Working League will take
place in the Church Parlors, Wednes-
day afternoon, Dec. LIST at 2 o'clock.
Mrs Charles E. Palmer is spending
the winter with her mother Mrs. Hat
tie NJ Adams. Sergeant Palmer is
to be sent to do service in the Is
lands.
DIR. W. S Stinchfeld and daughter,
Miss Lyle, are to join Mrs. Stinch-
field and Master Allan Stinchfeld in
Portland for a Thanksgiving dinner
with relatives.
Among those who are going out OF
Skowhegan to pass the old New Eng
land day of festivities are Mr. and
Mrs Ira A Norton and children. They
are to visit in Auburn
The next meeting of the Woman $
Club will be held Saturday afternoon
Nov. 81. Subject Travel Miss
Bertha Palmer will give an account
of her visit to the two eXpositions
Mrs. Minnie c. Pishon has closed
her house on East Leavitt st. and has
gone to Brighton, Mass. where she
will remain for the present, possibly
F., Of he
winter.
The members of the Working Lea
que held an all day meeting last
Monday in the parlors of the Congre-
gational Church. Dinner was served
at midday to about forty persons
The honorary members were special
guests
Frank Hooper. who returned from
Paris Hill Sunday night, where he
was summoned because of the death
of his father, has been quite i'll since
his arrival and S. p Greene has been
up from Waterville to assist in the
local train service
Chas. H. Gardner, president of the
Maine Farmers Union will go to st
Adams Saturday to attend meeting
of the Somerset County Farmers
Union. The meeting will be held in
Grange Hall in that town and c. f.
Embree. manager, will also be pres
ent.
K. O. Williams of Hartland was in
town Tuesday and reported business
as being on the gain incident to the
re-opening of the wooden mills, which
have lain idle there for long period
The empty houses are rapidly being
filled and an excellent class of people
are said to be establishing themselves
in the community.
The population of Skowhegan is
rapidly increasing, another good siz-
ed family has come to town, Mr.. and
Mrs. George w Tobey and wife with
their eight children having moved
here from jefferson. They are oc-
cupying one of Daniel Lewis houses
on Bridge ST. and seven of the chill
dren are attending the schools here.
Eight Famous Songs" were admi-
rably handled by Miss Harriet l.. Mar
BILE at the final lecture in the course
given at her studio last Monday even
ing. A part of the accomplishments
were played on the guitar, and all of
the songs were sung. Miss Marble
will go to Fairfield next Monday to
give her Sheakespear recital before
one of the Woman's Clubs in that
town.
An informal reception is being
arranged for Friday evening in the
Vestry of the First Baptist Church by
the two Philathea Classes in honor of
Rev Eta G. Tracey of New Hampton,
Y H. Members Of the Church. the
parish and their friends are invited
to attend aud meet Mrs Tracey who