The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-05

cester and recently was elected to
play the pipe organ at a recital.
George B. Goodwin of Torrington.
Conn.,. has been here for few days.
Mrs. Anna Knapp has closed her
house and is cooking at the lower
boarding house of the North Arson
Mfg. Company.
Mrs. A. Simmons and Mrs. Everett
Sawyer returned from visit to Mas
sachusetts, Saturday night.
Miss Edna Robinson will have her
Easter opening next Friday and Sat
urday. April and T. at the new store.
S0LON
George Fogg of Cornville was in
town last week calling on friends.
Miss Sadie Irvine is at home max
ing some repairs on her house on
Pleasant street She has leased her
house for a year to George Spofford.
who will move his family in as soon
as the necessary repairs are made.
Miss Amy Merrill was in Skowhe-
gan Friday on a shopping trip. MISS
Della Pierce substituted at the Office
for the day.
There will be a reception OF mem
bers at the NJ. E Church next Sun
day morning. An appropriate Eas-
ter sermon will be preached by the
pastor. Rev H. c. Glidden
NJ. l.. French went TO SkoWhegah
Tuesday to serve on the traverse Jury
for this term of court His daugh-
fer Miss Lucille accompanied nm as
far as her aunt's Mrs. Carl Hume
wells where she will visit for lie"
days
Miss Sadie Young, registrar oil
Wheaton College. Norton. Mass. Is
spending her vacation with her pa
rents. Mr. and Mrs Manley Young.
Mrs. Flora Mae Narney of haltlahd
is going to Starks to visit her lrleii"
Merthal Moody.
Mrs. Ernest Paul and Miss Edna
YORK went 10 hents filn molloas
morning. Miss York will enter Maine
WESLEYAN Seminary this spring. MIS-
Paul is expected home in few days.
few minutes before five O'Clock
last Friday afternoon as the Wooo
room al the pulp mill was shutting
down. Jonah McClintick met win
had accident The power had been
shut off of the saw used to cut up
four foot wood when Mr.. McCllntlck
started to trim off the end of piece
of lumber. In some way the LUMBER
rolled bringing the left mana III con-
tact with the saw seVerlnS the riiis
finger so it only hung by the SKIN
and badly decorating the little niger,
The injured member is doing as well
as can be expected
Perley Palmer of Embden is serl-
ously i'll at this writing. tie con
fracted a severe cold last Saturday
" hch has developed into brain feVer.
At Savages Theatre, No. Arson,
April 7. afternoon and evening Will
he shown an S-reel show consisting
Of THE Unknown and 1.-THE Golden
Cross" Admission 10 and 20 cts,
Deputy Sheriff Tuscan received a
message from the L. S. Marshall
Monday night to have the highway
and railroad bridges guarded. Nine
men we're sworn in as constaDles
Tuesday and are on the eight hour
shift
Sunday morning betWeen the hours
Of Twelve and one clock some per
son or persons entered the store Oh
G. r.. Andrews. The entrance was
made by breaking the glass in one OF
the front windows. The thief then
visited the money drawer and helped
himself to some pennies a Few
other things were missing among
them a revolver After getting what
he wanted he made his escape by the
way of the back door on Pleasant ST.
It was pretty bold piece OF business
as the electric lights shone on both
sides of the building. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cram. who live up stairs over the
store heard some one but supposed II
was either Mr.. Andrews or one OF
the clerks
Miss Carrie Pierce who has been
nursing Walter Raymond for several
weeks. has returned to her home at
Or S. f. Greere's.
Mrs. Rattle York recently spent
few days with her daughter in Brigh-
ton.
DR.. S. F. Greene and Miss Carrie
Pierce operated on Miss Eva futile
of Athens last Thursday.
Dana York of Caribou recently
visited relatives in town.
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