The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-25


S C. Ward and Tracy Forsythe are
! enjoying a hunting trip in the vicinity
of Deadwater.
Mrs Charles futile and Mrs. E. o.
Fall are spending the week with rela-
tyes in Mercer and Norrldgewock.
Mrs c. r. Oliver has returned to
her home at Long Pond after visiting
here for a few days with Mrs L. E.
Dow
Mrs. Arthur II. Paul who has been
visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. + o.
Fail of Cornyile, returned To Boston
last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Orman Stanwood, nee
Eva Moore, left skowhegan Monday
morning for Readneld, in which town
they will make their future home.
Elias A. Taylor, accountant in the
offices Of the Maine Central railroad
Portland, spent the weekend with his
parents. Mr. and Mrs Charles Taylor
Mrs. Mary st. Peter and Mrs Riel
Orman, both of Waterville, have re-
turned to their homes in that city,
coming here to attend the funeral of
Joseph Raney.
zfiss NI1drod Laopo oaarator. II,
the office of the State Forest Com
missioner, passed the weekend at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Manley T.
Pooler.
Bruce H. NJ White, Alexander
Thomson and Lewis w. Brown, stu
dents at Bowdoin, were at home over
the week end. Libby Pulsifer of
Colby was also in town.
Harry Barker, manager of the local
| five and ten cent store, arrived in
Skowhegan Monday night. following a
visit of several days at the home of
| his parents in Lowell, Mass.
Irving Symonds, a member of the
Skowhegan high school football team,
was injured during the game at Wat
erville last Saturday. He Is now un-
able to walk without the use OF
| crutches.
Elmer E. Towne and son have re-
Gently added to their herd OF Guernsey
cattle, a junior head. The animal, a
product Of one OF Massachusetts cat
tie farms, cost the above mentioned
gentlemen, $3.50.
Bethany Guild will meet in the
church parlors this Thursday az
ternoon and an invitation has been Is
sued to the ladies to bring their
luncheon and remain for the Thurs
day night prayer meeting.
Local patrols of the Boy Scout or
ganization have resumed their meet
ings under the direction of Scout
master e. f. Estabrook During the
past week the boys have been engaged
in Liberty Bond work and have been
very successful In selling of bonds
Members OF the Junior class, Show
hogan high school, enjoyed a Halo
we'en party Friday with Miss AIDE
laide Lancaster as hostess. The de-
hghtful affair was held In the garage
on the w. P. Ordway estate, this
building being suitably decorated for
the occasion.
, While blasting at the rear Of the
! Charles Ross store on Water street.
Saturday, one extra heavy charge
! shattered several lights OF glass in
the immediate vicinity. Excavation
is being made at this point by the
Skowhegan Trust Co.. for the purpose
of lowering the sewer.
There has been seemingly we'll
founded rumor that w. c. Simmons
of North Arson was to open dry
goods store, in the Colby Block, for
merry occupied by A. F.. Dyer, on
Madison avenue. 1t ia now stated
on good authority that he has decid-
ed not to carry out this plan.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gould OF Law
renee, Mass. were guests Sunday at
Hotel Oxford. Mr.. Gould. a nephew
of Hon. 8. W. Gould, was formerly
proprietor OF that hotel. They were
returning from a hunting trip to Sc
bee and were accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. K. E. Underdeffe of Lawrence
The next meeting of Golden Rod
Branch /. s, S. will be held on Thurs
day p. m, Nov. 2, in City Building.
The following State officers were
elected in Lewiston on October 18th:
Mrs. H. B. Pulsifer, president, Au-
burn; Mrs. l. S, Wheeler, first vice
president, Skowhegan; Mrs. F. P.
Weber, I'd vice president, Bowdoin-
ham, Mrs e. II. White, secretary and
! treasurer, Lewiston.
Last Friday evening the young peo-
pie of the Bethany Baptist Christian
Endeayor Society gathered in the YES
try of the church, where they made
candles and patchwork for the sol
diers They rolled paper sufficient