The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-04

visiting the j. r.. NadsWorthS at
their home on Madison avenue.
Mrs Carrie 7. Fairbrother of
Madison avenue who has been seri-
ously sick the past week was a lit
tie better yesterday.
Earl Green. who has been suffer-
ing from blood poisoning in his right
hand and has been unable to work
for the past two weeks. is now slow
ly improving.
Mrs. Sadie Hunter who was oper-
ated on last week by Drs. Wadsworth
and Stinchfield at the Somerset Hos
pital, is reported out of danger and
is improving slowly.
Mrs Carl Curtis is among those
who are entertaining this week Mrs.
Arthur r. Jones who is soon to leave
for Dexter. Mrs. Curtis is to be
hostess Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Proctor
and family are moving 10 Springfield
this week, where Mr. Proctor has en-
ployment They came here from
Norridgewock last summer.
Miss Bertha Goss who was operat-
ed on recently by Dr.. George +.
Young for appendicitis, returned yes
terday to the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Tibbetts where she is staying.
The many friends OF Mrs. X. Fred
Wilson of Alder street. will be glad
to know that she is improving from
the operation which she underwent
last Friday at the Central Maine Hos
pital, Lewiston.
George T. Foster of Cornyille
shipped a purebred Guernsey COW to
Grover X. Coffin of Machas last Sat
urday morning. by American Express.
The COW and crate weighed 1440
pounds and the transportation charge
was $500.
The January Silver Tea of the
Skowhegan Woman's Association will
be held at the Rest Rooms Saturday
afternoon from 3 to o'clock The
directors who will serve tea for this
afternoon are Mrs. +. l.. Horne and
Miss Gertrude Carter
There will be a special meeting of
Milburn Commandery, No. 305, U, o..
G. c. Wednesday evening, January
tenth, when Commander Herbert Nc
Kenney of Portland will install the
officers. The installation viii be
public and the members may invite
guests.
The quarterly business meeting OF
the Skowhegan WOman's Association
will be held next Monday evening at
100 in the Rest Rooms. All men,
bers are urged to be present at this
first meeting since the Association
assumed the management of the
rooms.
Horace Smith of Foxbbro, Mass.
returned home Monday after brief
visit with his sister Mrs. Matte S.
Goodwin. Mr.. Smith is a native of
Cornyille and first went to Massa-
chusetts SO years ago. In all this
time he has not failed To return for
visit to Somerset county at least
once each year.
There will be meeting of the
local branch of the W. c. I. T..
next Tuesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
at Library parlors. The afternoon
will be in charge of Mrs. Ethel
Hight 1t is to be a Mothers meet
ing and there will be someone to take
charge of small children whose moth
ers wish to attend.
The members of the Skowhegan
Fire Department including the chief,
Mark Savage, Charles l.. Elwel and
the forty-five call men, are planning
for supper which will take place
Thursday evening of next week OF
the week later, the exact date not be-
ing as yet decided. The three Sc
lectmen and the fire commissioners
are to be honor guests on this oc-
casion.
Miss Geneva smith entertained a
few of her friends at her home last
Saturday evening in honor of her
house guest, Miss Rachael Dobyns OF
Kansas City. The guests were the
Misses Marion Adams, Beatrice
Smiley, Magma Gordon, Florence
Burrill and the guest of honor Miss
Dobyns and the Messrs. Allan Went
worth, Brooks Savage, Emery Dyer
Francis Friend. Bruce White and
Harold Symons.
An alarm from Box 81 last Friday
morning at 6i5. called the fire de-
partment to the wooden dwelling
house ON Railroad street owned by
Allie Buteau and occupied by Joseph
Burnor The auto chemical and the
hook and ladder answered the call
but the latter was not put into ac-
ton. One tank from the chemical
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