The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20
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Charles Hussey Wa confined 10 S
home for several days recently by d
very bad cold
Several teams we're sent from TINS
and adjoining towns for the up river
numbering camps last Monday morn
ing. among them being j. W. Puner s
team and Ward Chapman's Of Larone
Mathematics and Libby's of this town
Mrs Mabel Wright was in Boston on
a short business trip last week.
Miss Beulah Robinson arrived Mon
day from Hartford, Conn, to pass
Christmas with her parents.
The Farmers Telephone Company
are having a hard time to straighten
their lines after the storm OF several
weeks ago. =,
William Wheeler was in WaterVille
and Fairfield on business Monday
Mrs Helen M. Pierce returned last
week from Bradford, Mass, where she
has been visiting her son Walter ana
wife for several weeks.
Louise Jewell was confined TO her
home by Illness last week.
Mrs. Mary Hilton is visiting her
sister Mrs. Withee in Skowhegan
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Dickinson are
the happy parents OF son born last
week. Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Mary Moore is passing the
winter with relatives in New Sharon
The Ouinnebassett Embroidery Gluo
was entertained by Mrs. Elmer Whit
ing last Thursday afternoon and de-
licious supper enjoyed.
George p Frost has gone 10 the
numbering camps for the remainder OF
the winter.
Mrs. Cora Hilton is employed by the
New Sharon and Norridgewock iele-
phone Co. as bookkeeper
George McIntire Of Oakland was IN
town recently visiting his mother MRS
Mahala McIntire.
Miss Irene Rogers is visiting II
Massachusetts.
The Marshall p. Hale Circle enjoy
ed a Christmas tree at their hall attei
the regular meeting Tuesday.
Mrs. Benz. Smith and little daughter
Thelma visited relatives in Skowhegar
over Sunday.
MrB, ETnGSt 1lllidu huo 'S'"A 49,
from a visit with relatives in Starks.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. e. Barker enter
tanned few friends at an oyster ste"
supper last Saturday evening.
Mrs Ada Drake has returned from
Auburn, where she was called by the
illness of her sons family.
Benz. Witham has purchased the
Ogden Traviss bungalow. Mr.. Travis
and family are planning to go to Cali
fornia with DR.. and Mrs. Ames the
last OF this month.
Nelson Jones is soon to occupy the
SAWYER house near the hotel and no"
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hun.
Mr.. and Mrs Ben Everett, who re-
Gently motored to Boston, have writ
ten their friends here that the triI
was hard one and it took them two
days to reach Portland but after tha
they found the roads better.
Mrs. Cynthia Jones was i'll few
days recently.
A fifty horsepower electric motor
has been installed by Jack Perciva
to furnish power at the saw mill, MT
Percival has recently taken CONTRACT
to saw a large amount OF hemlock fol
4he Kennebec Log Driving Co and
the Hollingsworth & Whitney Co.
Mrs. Lauraett Decker is very serl'
ously i'll at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Jennie Harlow and is being car
ed for by Mrs. Alta Bates.
Mrs. Louis Whiting delightfully."- en-
tertained the o. f. C. at her home last
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Whiting left last week
for Massachusetts, where she Will re-
main with friends during the winter
The Thursday Club took their an
nual trip to Waterville last Wednes-
day.
Carl HUFF has purchased the Charles
Oliver bungalow on Mercer Ave. and
will move there at once. e. II. Bur
CESS purchased all the household be-
longings of Mr.. Oliver.
Miss Hazel Whitney and Miss Flor
ence Jewett were In Waterville We'd
nesday.
The entertainment given at the
Town Hall lsat Friday evening under
the auspices OF the Mems League, was
the best of anything given in town
this winter and in spite of the bad
travelling after the storm a large
number were present. The Kerry
Singers and Players sent out by the
Whites Entertainment Bureau OF Bos-
ton furnished the program every num-
Der of which was delightful. The
Mems League have most generously
offered all the proceeds from their en-
to the Red Cross
Miss Marjorie Bracket and Miss
Iona Pray are home from Farming
ton for their Christmas recess.
An illustrated lecture "A Trip to
Porto Rico" was much enjoyed at the
Church last Sunday
evening The Young Peoples Socie-
ty of the church and the local Masonic
Lodge have together purchased very
nice stereopticon for their use and
evening the machine was used
Tor the frst time.
Mrs. Arthur Hun was business
caller In Waterville Wednesday.
Mrs. Leland Merrill delightfully."- en-
tertained the Thursday Club and their
stands at supper last week, Tues
day evening
Scott Rogers went to Massachusetts
morning
Mrs. Henrietta Wood has been visit
ng her brother at Skowhegan.
The Ames and Gilman water system
was found to be frozen up the last OF
he week and thus far 1t has not been
put into condition again.
Mrs. Henry Oliver of West Mills
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