The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-11-30


week. He will return to Boston Sat
nrday.
The Skowhegan High School will
be closed both Thursday and Friday
Of this week. The other town
schools will close for Thanksgiving
Day only.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. II, Bartlett and
Mrs. Mary Leighton of Madison Ave.
left yesterday for st Petersburg,
Florida. where they are to spend the
winter months.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. fainter are en-
toying a visit of two weeks in
Strong. Z. J. Quincy is substitute
ing during Mr. Tainters absence. as
conductor on the Skowhegan-Port-
land run.
The following intentions have been
filed at the Town Clerks office:
Emery l.. Fletcher of Ely, Neaada.
son of Truman Fletcher, and Louise
Cass. daughter of Edward Cass OF
Skowhegan.
Mrs. Mary c. Brainard and daugh-
ter Miss Caroline of Madison Ave.
are leaving today for New York City
where they are to stay for a short
time, going later to Florida for the
winter months.
Mrs. Nancy Huckins and daughter
Miss Katherine Huckins. returned
from the South last week after Wis
iting Mrs. Myrtle Jones and also
Mrs. Huckins son, Earl Huckins who
is located at Newport News, Va.
Announcements have been reccE-
ed this week by Skowhegan friends.
of the wedding Of Eula Ariel How
land, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Rowland, and j. Linwood Foss,
which took place last Saturday at
Scion.
Warren Merrill, son of c. P. Mer-
rill spent the week end at his home.
Mr.. Merrill is going to Gulford over
Thanksgiving, where he will be the
guest of his roommate at Bowdoin
College, George Houston over the
holidays.
Emery Fletcher of Ely Nevada,
arrived Sunday afternoon and is Wis
iting his mother, Mrs. Ellen Fletcher,
and his sister, Mrs. Frank S. Nor
rill of Main street Mr.. Fletcher's
marriage to Miss Louise Cass OF
Water street is soon to take place.
A new clothing store is to be open
ed in Skowhegan the first of March,
when Harry Smith of this town and
George Walker of the Walker Cloth
ing Company of Waterville, will go
into partnership in the J. Palmer
Merrill Block in the store which is
now occupied by the NJ. J. Swain Co.
There will be a rehearsal of the
degree staff of Priscilla Rebekah
Lodge Saturday evening. Dec. 2. All
please attend. At the next
regular meeting of the lodge. Tues
day evening, Dec. 5, there will be
work on several candidates; also
nomination of officers will be in
order
1t is reported that the Joseph Drew
farm in Scion has been sold to Ed
win l.. Holt of Fort Fairfield, who
will carry on general farming and
that the c. H. Albee village farm in
has been sold to c. w.
Miller of Island Falls. Mr.. Miller
will make a specially of raising po-
tatoes and grain and will also buy
potatoes for the Boston and New
York market.
Mrs. Sadie Witham and Mrs. Helen
knight entertained the Philathea at
Mrs. Williams home last Wednesday
evening. At the close of the bust
ness meeting dainty refreshments
were served in the dining room
which had been made very attrac-
tive with decorations of smilax and
n Uill
be Dec. 9th at the Parsonage and it
is hoped that every Philathea girl
will be present.
The department responded to call
for a burning crimney last Friday
night at the home of Mrs. Minnie
Greene on East Front st. The alarm
was telephoned in from the Office of
Butler e Butler, the flames from the
being visible from their
rear Office windows across the river.
Station man Chas. Elwell responded,
taking his own automobile and few
hand chemicals, this equipment prov
ing all that was necessary.
1t is hoped that the four High
Schools. Skowhegan. Madison, Fair
field and Good VIII, will be able to
give joint entertainment later in
the winter. The program given by
them jointly last year was great
success and plans are now being