The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-14

George sampson and son Edwin of
Maple street have been in Portland
on a business trip the past week.
1t is reported that Elias Lake Of
Scion got a shot at a deer that he
was chasing after December 18th.
Fluctuations are being extended 10
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Roderiek upon
the birth Of a son born last Friday.
f. \. T. Roode is substituting for
/ George Ware as brakeman on the
skow hogan Portland run during the
illness of Mr.. Ware
Arthur Jones, local agent for the
American Wooden Company, return
ed home Tuesday evening from few
days trip to Boston.
Isaac 5. Wheeler has resumed
his work as conductor with the SOM
erset Traction Company after an i'll
ness of several months.
Miss Nora Withee who has been
spending several weeks in Canaan
has returned to Skowhcgan and is
with Mrs. \. A Withee of Maple ST.
Attorney and Mrs. l.. l.. Walton
have closed their home on East
Front street and are now pleasantly
located at the Oxford for the winter.
A rehearsal will be held at the
Eastern Star meeting this evening
and tomorrow evening there will be
inspection, Mrs. Walker of Arson,
being inspecting officer.
A. l.. Grant came up to Skowhegan
from Lewiston Monday to talk over
the matter of catering for the cele-
bration of st. Johns Day in June by
the local Masonic order.
The new postofIce sewer is now
being laid, the work having been
commenced last Saturday. On ac-
count of the delay in the arrival of
the sewer pipe. the work on the base
ment excavating has thus far gone
slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Y. A. Wthee, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. f. Emerson, Sullivan Rus
sell and daughter. A. w. Smith. f.
W. Wilson and Charles Folsom-Jones
of Skowhegan attended the meeting
of the Somerset Veterans and Ladies'
Auxiliary at Madison Thursday of
last week.
Mrs. Mary Vanderbilt of New York
is to be the speaker at the camp
meeting Association next September.
At the June meeting of the Madison
Ladies' Aid Society. it is !
expected that Frederick Nicholson,
an able speaker and test medium,
will be the speaker.
Miss Gladys Pencil entertained a
few of her friends last Friday even
ing at her home on West Front st. /,
The time was pleasantly passed at
cards and during the evening, the
hostess served dainty refreshments.
Present were the Misses Margaret
Moore, Elizabeth Macomber, Dorothy
Day and Corinne Salley.
Miss Magma Gordon. who is study
ing at the Posse Gymnasium school
in Boston this year. will come home
10 spend the Christmas vacation with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer +.
Gordon of West Front street. Miss
Geneva Smith, who is attending the
same school, will also spend the holi-
DAYS with her parents in SkoWhegan.
Miss Pauline +. Oak, one of the
faculty at the Kentucky College for
Women, Danyille, Ky. will arrive
here next Saturday evening to pass
the Christmas vacation with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Oak. Miss
Anne Russell arrived from Washing
ton, D. c., last evening, to be a guest
in the same household for the next
few weeks.
Miss Gertrude Groder returned
home Friday night of last week, from
Jackman, where she has been the
guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. p. Mckinney, at Lake Par.
lin. On Monday she went to Gardi-
ner where she has employment as an
accountant in the Office Of the Haz-
zard Shoe Factory Miss Groder is
member of the class of 1916 of the
Skowhegan High School.
The marriage intentions of Genia
Staples. daughter of Elmer T. Sta
pies Of Athens and Ben S. Collins,
Jr., son of b. S. Collins, were filed
last Friday. Other intentions filed
during the past week are; Annie
Clifford of North Fairfield, daughter
of William Browning Clifford, and
Frank Ellsworth Oulton of Skowhe-
gan, son of Edward Albert Oulton,
filed last Friday; Robert Lyon of
Skowhegan, son of David Lyon, and
Beulah Richardson, daughter of Will
liam Richardson of Argyle, filed last
Saturday.
There will be rehearsal at the