The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-11-01

Miss Hannah r. Page is passing
.tras weeks in Providence, r. l. the
gasst of Rev. and Mrs E. l. Marsh.
Mrs Elsie T. Howard, nurse at the
home of the late J. Palmer Merrill
rsiarned to her home in lewiston
Monday afternoon
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Smith left Tuesday
H., Boston, where she will remain
turing the winter months. She has
closed her home on the Norridgewock
road
Harold Severance, who has been
visiting with his brother, Clarence
severance for the past two weeks, re-
f3rned Tuesday to his home in Tops
field.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Bennett of West
Newton, Mass arrived Monday night,
e5lled here by the death of Mrs. Ben
nett's brother-in-law, ]. Palmer Mer-
rill.
Leon A. Titcomb has purchased a
house on Summer street of Eugene
Thompson He and Mrs. Titcomb
will make their home there early in
November.
Charles Turner of Guilford, arriv-
ed in Skowhegan Monday to accom-
pany the remains of the late Mrs.
Alma Turner back to Guilford, where
the funeral was held and the body
inferred.
The boys of Harry Lary's class OF
the Congregational Sunday School,
are to give a Poverty Party tomorrow
friday evening, at the Church Par
lors to the members of Miss Eliza
beth Webb's class
Mrs B. A fainter has gone to Wa
terville where she will reside in the
future Mr. fainter, a conductor on
lines of the Maine Central, has been
transferred, which made the move to
Waterville necessary.
Sunday at the Methodist Church
l0.45, The Masters Memorial; Il, Sun
day School; s, Epworth League; Z,
evening service with sermon by the
pastor subject Thou God Seest Me-
Gospel songs by chorus choir
Mrs. Joshua Williams of Mt Pleas
ant Avenue, who recently sustained
rather serious injuries from fall is
unable to be about her house. Mrs
EVE McNelly of Clinton arrived Tues
day to act as housekeeper in the vii
liams home.
On Saturday, November 3rd, the So
cal Circle of the Methodist church
will hold a food sale in the building
formerly occupied by the 10 cent
store, on Water street Ladies of the
Circle will meet Monday afternoon at
the home of Mrs Nellie Emerson or
Mechanic street.
Two new members were taken into
the Milburn Club Monday night, G
Allan Wentworth and DR.. Carl Hutch
inson. During the evening buffet
lunch was served by Ned Lambert
caterer. Nine of the club members
have joined the colors and 1t was de-
cided to put out service flag in their
honor
The Local Red Cross Chapter will
make another shipment of knitted
goods and hospital garments during
the first few days in Noymeber. IT
is DESTROYS that all those who have
any finished knitted articles at home
bring them to the headquarters for
immediate shipment and there is a
great demand at present for all such
articles.
Charles futile. one of the proprie-
tors of the Skowhegan House, is suf-
fering from the effects of a deep knife
wound in one of his legs, self inflict-
ed while he was working about a
sheep pen on his farm near Malbon S
Mills. DR.. Dascomhe has been at
tending the injured man, who is now
able to sit up but is incapaeidted for
work of any kind.
The condition of Miss Agnes Man
tor, daughter of Postmaster and Mrs.
Clarence Mantor, who recently lost
the sight of one eye, is reported as
being much improved Power Of
vision is gradually returning to the
affected member and Miss Mantor eX-
poets to return to her duties at the
high school in few weeks. During
her absence, Miss Esther Hedman, a
graduate of Kicker Institute, Houlton,
and at one time a student at the Rus
sell Sage College, is acting as sub
stitute. She is cousin of the late
Prof. Hedman of Colby College
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