The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21

Deputy Sheriff II. ID. Brophy of
Fairfield was in town on business
Tuesday.
Members of w c. T. U. to bring
gifts for Town Farm to the Library
Parlors, Friday at o'clock.
John B. Thomas, Portland at
torney, has been in Skowhegan the
past week on a business trip.
Mrs Edwin King of Court street
is at the Somerset Hospital, where
she is seriously i'll with pneumonia.
Hermon Hilton left yesterday
morning for the woods at Lake Moxie
with pair of L. A Sylyesters
horses.
The town schools will all close at
noon tomorrow, it having been de-
eided to hold only one session the
last day.
William Wadsworth of Cornish is
expected in the near future for a visit
with DR.. and Mrs. J E. Wadsworth
of Madison Ave.
Miss Lucille Wentworth of St
Joseph's Academy is spending the
Christmas recess with her parents,
the Robert Wentworths.
Sherman Shumway is among the
Bowdoin boys who will arrive tomor-
row to spend the Christmas vacation
at his home in SkoWhegan.
SIS was cleared from the proceeds
of the Philathea class fair held in
the former Dyer store on Madison
avenue Friday of last week and Mon
day.
DR.. A. b. Head of New Sharon, who
is well known in Skowhegan is at
the present time at Portland hos
pital where he is receiving medical
treatment.
Clarence b. Hight has finished re-
Vising the index of the deeds of Som
erset County from 1909 to 1888 which
he has been engaged in doing for a
long time.
Miss M. B. Stevens, teacher of
drawing in the Skowhegan and Mad
ison public schools, has gone to her
home in Chesterville to spend the
Christmas vacation
David Lyon, aged fifteen years,
vocalist and violinist, sang solo
last Sunday morning at the First
Baptist church. His selection was
one of the Billy Sunday hymns.
Mr. and Mrs F. W. Briggs will en-
terrain as dinner guests Christmas
day, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. McNeelie,
Mrs. Matte Goodwin, Miss SUBWAY
Sherman Shumway and Miss Wyman
The Searchlght Club will meet
Saturday afternoon, Dec. 30th, in the
Congregational Church vestry. There
will be a supper at six followed by a
New Years celebration in the even
ing.
Mrs. Flora Murphy of Werners-
Vile, Pa, is the guest of her sister
Mrs. Howard Friend. Francis
Friend of the U. of M will arrive to-
morrow to spend the vacation at his
home.
Miss Geneva Smith is entertaining
as house guest for the holidays Miss
Rachel Dobyns of Kansas City. Both
Miss Smith and Miss Dobyns are stu
dents at the Posse Gymnasium school
in Boston.
Mrs, Vesta Blunt, sister of Miss
Hannah Bunker, superintendent of
nurses at the Somerset Hospital, will
return to Portland this noon. Mrs.
Blunt has been at the local hospital
for five weeks.
William r. Elliott, in behalf of the
overseers and superintendent of the
American Wooden Companys mill in
Skowhegan, recently presented
gold watch to Arthur K. Jones, re-
Gently resigned from the position of
local agent, in token of remembrance
and esteem.
John H. Lancaster, grand scribe of
the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of
Maine, went to Wateryille Tuesday
to attend the school of instruction of
the Grand Royal Arch Chapter. 9th
ers in attendance were Adam Simp-
son. Harry E. Smith and Harry Kar-
ris of Canaan.
DR.. B. 0. Goodrich returned home
Tuesday from McGill University,
Montreal, where he is studying medi-
cine He will spend the Christmas
vacation with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. T. Goodrich. DR.. Goodrich
is drilling for the English army. the
military training being required this
year at the University.
The following PERSONS in the Show
hogan Exchange of the Farmers Line
have lately had telephones installed:
Walton & Walton, Harold J. Phillips.