The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-11-16
r. SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS :.


short visit
william MITCHELL Mark Savage
Fred Hurley and Moody Jewell were
n Dead River over Sunday.
The meeting of Eunice Farnsworth
CHAPTER D. A. r. next Monday will be
held at the Library Parlors.
Edward lies of Dexter has sold out
his business in that town and is
manning to move his family here.
The next Grange meeting will &C.
cur Nov %. Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
Eaton have charge of the program.
If the Home Relief solicitor fails
to call on you Friday, Nov. "a, don't
hesitate, send in your contribution.
Mrs. Adam Simpson, who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs Robert Linn at
North Vassalboro, arrived home
Tuesday night.
Frank Madden left Tuesday for
Pennington, where he expects to re-
main for about ten days on business
for the New England Telephone Co.
1t is said that the Skowhegan pay
roll Of the American Wooden Com
pany last week, was the largest
weekly disbursement that corpora
lion has ever made here.
Harvey Mcclure has been unable to
attend To his duties at the office of
the Central Maine Power Company
for the past week on account of hav-
ing an operation performed on his
throat.
Golden Rod Br. l S. S. will hold
the next regular meeting in City
Building on Thursday afternoon, Nov,
23rd The ladies are requested to
come early prepared to sew before
the business meeting.
Earl Grundy arrived home Tuesday
night from Boston, where he has
been in a Hospital for treatment Mr.
Grundy is a student in the Skowhe-
gan High School and was injured in
football game last fall.
Whether it is Wilson or Hughes
the high cost of living is the same
The Home Relief Society needs your
help to help others less fortunate
than yourself Remember Friday,
the oath, is soliciting day.
Peter Merry is at DR.. Stevens Hos
pital at Cambridge, Mass, where an
operation was performed on his hiI
last Thursday 1t is reported that
the operation was successful and
that he is getting along nicely.
The next regular meeting of Mil
burn Commandery is to be held In
Heselton Hall next Thursday even
ing All members are earnestly re-
quested to be present. After lodge
there will be card party with in
vited guests.
Several lots of trout from the Mos
suite Hatchery have been put in
Wesserunsett Lake during the pas
year. The last shipment OF 200 ar
rived Tuesday and were cared fol
and put in the lake by A. r. Jewett
and G. E. Avore.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
First Baptist Church gave very
successful fair and entertainment al
the Church, Monday afternoon and
evening. The food table was in
charge of Mrs. Florence Dugas, Mrs
Minnie Russell Mrs. Rachel Webb;
apron table, Mrs. Yeaton, Mrs
Moody, Mrs. George Thomson; mys-
terry table. for ways and means COM
mttee, Miss Gertrude Carter; tea
table and buffet lunch Mrs. Jennie
Horne. Mrs. Sadie Witham, Mrs
David Lyons; quilts, Mrs. Murray
Lunch was served at 6. The enter
tainment was in charge of Miss Car
ter and Mrs. Murray and was as fol
lows: Piano solo, John Oddly; Sc
lection by quartet composed of Miss
Goldie Keene, Miss Carrie Thomson
Tommie Cockburn, Hunter Thomson
reading, Mrs Minnie Murray; vocal
solo, Miss Godie Keene; vocal solo
David Lyon; reading. Mrs Murray;
selection by quartet; violin duet
Lois Mantor and David Lyon; vocal
SOLO Lees Hall The amount OBJ
tanned from both was about $50 for
the Ladies' Aid and $500 for the
Ways and Means committee.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the
Methodist Church are making plans
for their annual Christmas Bazaar
which will be held on Dec. 13 and
IA. On the first evening there will
be a social program. and on the sec
ond an entertainment furnished by d
reader from away The following
committees have been appointed: En-
tertainment, Mrs. Carrie MCPHERSON,
Miss Edith Gledhill; fancy work, Mrs
Lillian Smith, Mrs. Josie Lancaster
Miss Lila Weston, Mrs. Irene Turn
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