The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-06


taken rent in the Clyde H. Smith
block on Water street
Miss Lillian Farley of The Forks
has been a recent guest of Mr.. and
Mrs E. P Whiting at their home on
Bush street
Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Symons left
Friday afternoon for Lynn, Mass,
where they expect to remain about
two weeks
Duncan Hail. an employee of the
Kennebee journal at Augusta, was in
Skowhegan over the week end visit
ing relatives.
Miss Anne Russell will arrive home,
from Washington, d. C. Dec 9th, to
pass several weeks vacation with Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. Eaton.
Mr. and Mrs Paul Roullard enter
tanned thirteen at dinner on Thanks
giving day. Those from out of twon
who participated in the feast were,
David Lewis, grand warden of the
N. E. o. P, who has been spending
several days here with his family, de-
parted Friday afternoon for Gardiner.
Postmaster and Mrs. Clarence Man
tor, accompanied by their two daugh
ters, the Misses Agnes and Lois, spent
Thanksgiving with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Clark in Norridgewock.
DR.. Cora Johnson returned last
Thursday night from Wateryille
where she was a member of a party
over Thanksgiving at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Alpha Kennison.
Miss Elizabeth w Marsh of Provi-
dence, R. l.. student at the Farming
ton Normal school, has returned to
her studies following a visit here at
the home of Miss Hannah Page
Eugene Witham. inspector of gov
eminent goods in the mills at May
nard. Mass, has been visiting here for
a few days with his family He ar
rived in Skowhegan prior to Thanks
giving.
In our Honor Roll of Members of
the Skowhegan High School, publish
ed last week. we should have spoken
of Capt, rather than Lieut.. Emery.
There are doubtless other errors, and
we hope our readers will advise us
of any that come to their attention.
DR.. and Mrs. S. NJ Cover have re-
turned from Winthrop where they at
tended the funeral of DR.. Covers
mother, Mrs. Mary S. M. Cover, who
died at her home in Augusta on
Thursday following long illness, She
/ Of hn iYfNn nj
her death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wiltshire and
son, Thayer, of Waterville, have re-
! turned home after visiting here at the
| home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Hopkins
I The Misses Cora NJ. and Virginia Hop
kins, who have been living in Portland
! for some time were also at home over
the holidaJ.
Prisoners at the County Jail were
not forgotten on Thanksgiving and
were treated to a feast which was
probably much better than many had
who are not deprived of liberty. A
dinner of roast pork, boiled onions
mashed turnip, mashed potatoes ant
biscuits was served.
Local hack men declare that a rise
| in fares will soon be the order OF
things. One driver claims that it is
! impossible to make the business pay
at the present rate, because of the
| high price of grain. In one month
he took in $22 in fares and his feed
bill for horses was 1923.
The regular monthly silver tea was
held Saturday afternoon at the rest
rooms in the Dodge block The hos
! tesses were Miss Hannah Page and
Miss Edith Gledhill. The rest rooms
are proving more popular every day
and the hospitality is accepted by
many women who come from the. out
| side to trade.
Clerk of Courts, William T. Seekins
has recently been appointed licensing
agent of vendors, purchasers and u.s.
ers of explosives. The law govern
! ing the sale of explosives requires
that all dealers shall have license
Appointment of agents has been sug-
gested in the towns of Bingham, Fair
| field, Hartland, Pittsfeld and Jack
man.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Harold T Bibber
/ have been guests at Canaan of Mr.
and Mrs Scott Lord. The DR.. has
recently been appointed surgeon in
charge of the hospital at Fort Levett
| Portland Harbor. He reported for
duty Friday. Mrs. Bibber after
spending two weeks with her parents
at Boothbay Harbor, will pass the re-
mainder of the winter in Portland.
VIM R. Elliott is expected home
Saturday, from a trip to Massachu-
sets His journey, in part, was to
attend the 50th marriage anniversary
of his father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Elliott, which will be celebrat-
ed at their home in Georgetown, Mass
tomorrow. Mr.. Elliott's brother
James, of North Andover, and his sis
Georgetown, will be present.
Directors of the Eta NJ. Mitchell
Philathea Glass held a meeting last
Friday afternoon at the home of the
president, Mrs. H. c. Judkins. 1t has
been decided to hold the regular bust
ness and social meetings on the sec
ond Tuesday of each month, the first
to be held on the evening Of Dec. II,
at Bethany parlors. Mrs. Cora Nye
and Mrs. Angie B. Steward were ap-
pointed a committee to direct arrange
ments.
Charles w. Hayden was in town,
Monday. and left the same day, to re-