The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-11-09

J. c. Viles, Mrs. {. Il. Viles and
Miss Sue Whitney left Wednesday for
short visit in Portland.
Barnet Eaton, son of Willard Eaton
is confined to his home on Turner
Avenue, with chicken pox.
About eleven dollars was cleared
by the Philathea Class on it's sale
Saturday afternoon in the Mcclellan
Block.
The Town Improvement Society
has been postponed 10 Friday OF next
week on account of the diphtheria
situation.
Funeral services were held for
Mrs. Charles Hewitt at her late home
n East Madison, Saturday. Rev. Geo.
Merriam officiated.
DR.. J, f. Wadsworth was elected
First Vice President Of the Maine
Anti-Tuberculosis Association which
was held at Bangor, Nov. 8.
Mrs Herbert George was taken
from her home on Turner Avenue to
the Hospital yesterday. A surgical
operation may be performed today.
Augustus Williams who returned
with Company E from Texas, has
been placed at Good Will Farm and
is located in the Christian Endeayor
cottage,
Roscoe Bean of Baptist Hill return
ed this morning from a hunting trip
to Bingham. Mr.. Bean was fortu-
nate enough to secure an albino deer
while away,
Mrs. Dean S. Swift of Massachu-
sets is visiting at the home of Mrs.
Albert Watson John W. Burgess of
Lowell. Mass, is also a guest at the
Watson home.
Mrs. C. H. Perry of North Chester
vile has purchased the Alma A.
Hartford farm in Mercer Mrs
Perry will make a specially of poul-
try and dairying.
In recent issue of our paper We
spoke Of Dr.. NJ. NJ. Fowler returning
from the border and would resume
his practice Nov Goth. This was an
error as it should have been Oct 80.
Mrs Ethel Buker, who was recent
ly taken to the Sisters Hospital at
Lewiston for an operation. is improy-
ing and her sister Mrs. Carrie p.
Fairbrother, who accompanied her
there, is expected home Friday.
l.. l.. Sanford, a director of the
Farmers Union of Maine, received
word this morning that the executive
board of that organization had APP
pointed, as temporary manager. in
place of c. E. Embree. resigned, +. a.
Budge of Mattawamkeag
The subject at the Christian
Science service, next Sabbath, will be
"Mortals and Immortals". AT St
Mary's Church, the sermon at $50
will be in English and at 1890 in
French. Other than these slight
changes, the services at the various
churches will occur, during the com
ing week. as announced in the
Church directory published in our
last issue.
The Ladies Aid of the First Bap-
fist Church Will hold combined sale
and social Monday in the vestry of
the Church. Food and aprons will
be on sale during afternoon and
evening with miscellaneous and mys-
terry tables. There will be a buffet
lunch for those who do not care to
return home for supper at 6 O'Clock,
and a social with fine musical pro-
gram in the evening. Everybody in
yited
Mr. and Mrs. c. h. Oliver arrived
here Saturday forenoon from lumber
camps of the Coburn Heirs near
Jackman, where Mr.. Oliver is engag-
ed in surveying and scaling. Their
journey was not pleasure trip how
ever, as Mrs. Oliver was suffering
with blood poisoning in her right
hand and had to undergo an opera
ton shortly after her arrival. The
couple were accompanied by their
young son, Carl.
DR.. Maurice E. Rowe, formerly of
this place, was married in New Ken
sington, Pa. Oct. 31st. to Miss Laura
B. Larry of Dover Maine. Dr. Rowe
was trained at the Northern Illinois
College Of Chicago, H., and at the
South West Eye Dispensary Of Phila-
delphia, Pa Later he took work in
OphthalmOlogy in the Mccormick
Medical College of Chicago. III. Mrs.
Rowe was formerly a teacher in
Maine, having received her training
in the Pennington State Normal
School She has been employed at
various times by the local telephone
Company of her town of Dover. She
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