The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-06

Mr.. and Mrs. K. E. McNeelle were
in Augusta for New Years
Mrs. l.. ~ Mills returned yesterday
TO Portland after visit with her pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Hurley.
Friday of next week Mrs. J. P.
Merrill will speak before the mem
hers of the Century Club at Bingham.
Mrs. Lillian Smith, who has been
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Preble. returned to Boston
yesterday.
Perley Stevens, the popular sales
man at the Currier Grocery store is
i'll at his home on Leayitt st. with an
attack of jaundice.
Franklin Danforth, who has been
located in Taunton, Mass. for some
time. is at present visiting with his
father. Judge Danforth on Norridge-
wock Avenue.
The evening school will reopen in
the High School Building Monday
evening. There will be three ses-
sions a week, Monday, Wednesday
and Friday evenings,
The Skowhegan High School Bask-
ct Ball team and the Skowhegan In
dependents go to North Arson to-
morrow night where they are to play
against a couple of teams.
Mrs. A. r. CROSBY of Waterville
has been visiting with Mrs. j. c.
Clifford. Mrs. Cliffords brother A
X. Traitor of Waterville has also
been visiting at the Clifford home.
Among the College students return
ing Tuesday were DR.. B. o. Goodrich
who left to resume his studies at Nc
Gill University, Montreal and James
Gilfllan to the Philadelphia College
of Pharmacy
Matthew G. Kennedy, farmer on
the East Madison Road, has purchas-
ed the James Palmer place on Madi-
son Avenue, now occupied by Albert .
Whorff. He will not occupy the
same at present.
The Tuesday Club was entertained
this week Monday by Mrs. Martin |
Heselton at her home on Maple st.
The ladies enjoyed cards during the /
no u
delicious o'clock tea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur r. Jones en- |
tertained Mr.. and Mrs Carl Curtis, |
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Avore and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. R. Elliott at dinner Friday
evening. Cards were played later
until the arrival of the New Year.
The Dyer Dry Goods Co., who have
for some time been located in the
Merrill block on Madison Ave, have |
leased the new Madison Avenue store I
in the Dodge Block and are to take |
possession of the same on March LIST. I
The gum safe near the CurrieT |
torn from it's fastenings the other
morning. There was thought to be
only a small amount of money in the
cash receptacle, but what there was
evidently disappeared
The County Commissioners have
been in session much of the time dur
ing the past two weeks preparing an
nual reports etc. w. w. Nye, coun-
ty treasurer has been in conference
with them a part of the time and o.
Z. Libby has been reelected chair
man of the Board.
Fred o. Eaton left here yesterday
on the midday train for Lewiston,
where after a brief stay with his son,
he will continue his journey to Oak
land, Calf, to visit his two brothers,
Joseph and George Eaton. He will
stop en- route at Muscogee, Okla to
visit his step-children.
Miss Virginia Hopkins returned
JSS'NiNoy " MI NtlCl ACdutIl9 at
Waterville, where she will continue
her studies. Her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. II. S. Hopkins are leaving this
noon for Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mr..
Hopkins being called there to attend
a meeting of the directors of the Or
der of Railway Conductors.
Elmer E. Harris, manager of the
Skowhegan Jersey Creamery left yes
terday to attend the Massachusetts
State Dairy Conference and to attend
to business matters in Boston. He
was accompanied by his two daugh-
ters, Miss Faith and Miss Freda Har-
rs, who were to re-enter Mt. Hol-
yoke College. Miss Rowena Flynt,
who is taking post graduate work
and assisting the faculty at that in Z
stitution departed at the same time
Two civil cases occupied the atten-
ton of Judge II. II. Brazzell in MUM
cipal Court last Monday. One was
that of Peter and Emile Debe vs.
Gaetano Debe to recover for money