The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-11-23

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spending a few days visiting friends
in town.
Arthur Gotta has moved from his
former residence, French St, to 5
Mt. Pleasant Ave.
J. Wallace Blunt returned home
last evening from a few days bust
ness trip to Boston.
Percy Buker returned Tuesday
from a hunting trip to Chamberlain
Hill with two fine deer
Myron A. Loomis left here Monday
for Beverly, where he has a position
with the United Shoe Machinery Co.
Ladies of the Social Circle of the
VI. (. Church will meet next Monday
at the home of Mrs. Frederick Rogers
The annual election of officers for
the Russell Post No. SO, will be held
Saturday, Dec. End, at G. A. R. Hall
Albert Pooler, Frank Pooler and T.
j. Coggin are expected home tomor-
row, from weeks hunting trip in
Dead River
Albert Butler, who for the past
year has been employed by j. D. Sy-
mons, has entered the employ Of the
management of the Gem Cafe.
There will be Union Thanksgiv-
ing service at the Methodist Church
next Wednesday evening at 7,3d with
sermon by the Rev Dr.. Tracy.
The Mission Reading Circle of the
congregational Church will hold its
monthly meeting with Mrs. Nc
Elhiney at p. m. next Tuesday.
Miss Mildred N Bennett of Port
land is now local news editor, filling
the position in this office made va
cant by the resignation of John L.
Fish
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Thompson Of
Easton and Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus
Burns of Newport were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas White over the
past weekend.
E. e. Clifford of Long Branch Farm,
Bowdoinham, was caller at Frank
L. Towns, Tuesday, Mr., towns re-
Gently purchased two Cheviot rams
at the Long Branch farm, to head his
flock OF one hundred ewes.
A reward of $25 is offered for in
formation leading to the conviction
of the party or parties who have been
destroying signs and depositing rub
Dish back of the Municipal Building.
See notice in another column.
Mr. and Mrs. H. s. Withee, Percy
Withee and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Y. A Withee spent Sunday in Ca
naan, where they were the guests for
the day of Mr.. and Mrs. Milford
Withee They made the trip by au-
tomobile,
The Ladies' Social Circle of the
Methodist Church will meet again
Monday with Mrs. Frederick Rogers
at the parsonage on Island Ave. The
ladies' are sewing industriously for
their annual fair which they are to
hold December 1918.
A special Convocation of Somerset
Chapter No. Is, was held at Masonic
delicious supper was served at $50
by Mrs. Adam Simpson. The M. M.
NJ. and P. M. degrees were worked
on two candidates and the M. f. M.
on eight.
w. C. Hobart arrived home Monday
evening from a two months trip to
Minneapolis and other western cities.
Mr.. Hobart was for II years a resi-
dent of the city last mentioned and is
still a member of the Masonic Chap
ter located there He stopped in
Boston, on his return journey, and
was one of an audience of 1900 PEG
pie to hear a Billy Sunday sermon.
Commencing in the near future,
DR.. Arthur E. Rodden, associated
with Dr. F. o. Sawyer of this place,
will pass one day each week at the
new dental rooms which have just
been completed at Good VIII Home
DR. Rodden has for the past six
months been doing the dental work
of the Good Will students who come
here for the purpose. The recently
equipped dental infirmary at the
Home will provide for the work be-
ing done there hereafter
The annual Thanksgiving social of
the Bethany Society will occur at
their church next Monday evening. AS
in, former years. baskets are to be
prepared to send to families in town
who might not otherwise be suitably
provided with a Thanksgiving dinner
Contributions are solicited. A COM
mittee will be at the church Monday
afternoon at O'Clock to receive do
nations for this purpose. The bas-
kats ora eant IN any needy families