The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-07

Hon. -. J. ALUM spent IIudS
ard Saturday of last week in Oak
land.
The A. o. [. W. will meet this
evening to nominate officers for the
ensuing year.
Miss Corinne Salley was the guest
over the Thanksgiving recess of rel
atiyes at Oakland. She was accom-
ranied by the Misses Gladys and Lin
rete Mantor
&. w. Steward formerly OF
ckoWhegan, but for four years a
resident of Fairfield Center, has sold
his place there and has moved to AZ
Maple Street, this city
The regular meeting of the
Knights of Pythias will be held this
evening when there will be balloting
on candidates and comforting the
rank of Page on two candidates. A
large attendance is desired.
The Searchlight Club will meet to-
morrow (Friday) afternoon at $50 at
the home of the teacher, Miss Han
nah Page on High street Plans are
now being made for the Christmas
box which the club sends annually to
colored school in the South.
Last Monday the ten per cent wage
increase went into effect at the local
mills of the American Wooden Com
pany. There are about 500 employ
ees in the two mills and the new
scale of wages will make a difference
of approximately $1,000 week
J. NJ Dysart of this place has COM
peted the installation of machinery
in his box mill at Fairfield. This
is the building, near the Maine Cen
tral tracks, formerly operated by the
Maine Screen Company. Mr. Dysart
and his family have gone to Fairfield
and expect to make their home there
for the winter.
Mrs r. F. Wilson of Alder Street
returned Sunday evening from a few
days stay in Boston, going there
purposely to hear Billy Sunday. Mrs
Wilson says that hundreds were
turned away from the meeting she
attended, and that altho she went at
half past six, it was hard even at
that early hour to obtain seats.
Frank T. Palmer has been up river
this week looking for contracts tC
haul logs or lumber. during the COM
ing winter. He has four pairs OF
heavy horses and purposes to keep
them busy. One of his errands was
with William St. Clair of Mayfield
who advertised in Eyerybody's Col
umn. in last issue, and the other was
with a lumber operator at Moxie.
The regular meeting of Sunset
Chapter, O. E. S, took place last
Friday evening when the annual
business session was held. Mrs.
Miuna b. Savage who has acted as
worthy matron for the past year
owing TO the illness of Mrs Annie f.
Fish, the regular matron, was elected
to that office The other officers
elected were: w. p. Adam Simp-
son; A M. Mrs. Ethel A. Morrow !;
secretary, Mrs. Blanch Sheaff; treas
urer, Mrs. Florence Higgins; con-
ductor, Mrs. Jessie f. Fletcher; Asst
Cond.. Mrs. Kate Simpson
Charles w. Tarbell, drug clerk at
the Sampson & Avore Drug Store,
was married Thanksgiving afternoon
at 40 to Miss Catherine NJ. Tobey,
daughter OF Horatio Tobey OF Athens.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev c. H. mckinney at the Congre-
gat.onal parsonage, the single ring
service being used. William Ed
ward Tarbell of Athens, the son of
the groom, was the only attendant.
The bride wore a dark blue suit with
hat of the same shade. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tarbell are to make their future
home in one half of the f. f. Fair
brother house on Madison Avenue OPP
posite Maple street
At the meeting last Friday after
noon of the Helen Coburn Mission
Circle at the home of Mrs. Fred
Tuner on Mt. Pleasant Avenue. a
committee was appointed to prepare
a slate of officers for the next meet
ing. January 5th The members of
this committee are Mrs George Mer-
riam. Mrs. j. O. Smith and Mrs.
Fred Turner The president OF the
Circle Mrs Z. T Goodrich, prosid
ed. and following the report by Mrs.
Harriet Cleveland Mason on the %
Thanksgiving baskets which were
sent to needy families, the after
Moons program was carried out. The
lesson was on the last chapter of
Isabel Crawford's Ten Years Among