The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-18
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Mrs. Sumner Totman Of Pressure
Isle arrived Friday to visit Miss Hat
tie Longley for a short time.
Mrs Caroline Hilton delightfully."-
entertained the Matinee Club al her
home on Friday afternoon. Dainty
refreshments were served.
+. f. Barker was in Lewiston on
business last week
Mr.. and Mrs Louis Whiting are in
Boston for a week and have been at
tending the Poultry Show, where Mr..
Whiting had some unusually fine
birds on exhibition. MIR. Whiting
also exhibited fancy birds at the
Bangor Poultry Show held recently
and came home with blue ribbons and
prizes from all of his exhibits.
Mrs. Chester knight and two child
rem of Oakland are visiting her faith
er, Fred Doyle.
The members of the Morning Glory
Club were delightfully."- entertained
last Thursday by Mrs. D. +. Taylor
and Miss Nellie Dolloff the occasion
being in honor OF the fifth annivers-
airy of the club At noon a very nice
picnic dinner was served the hining
room being prettiy decorated for the
occasion. A handsome birthday
cake was also served the guests
Everett Campbell is still confined
TO his home by illness and his posi-
ton is being filled by Milford Tib-
belts.
The chemical engine was called to
the fire at Frank Tnkham's last
week but the flames were nearly ex-
tinguished before the arrival of the
engine by the neighbors. The roof
of the house was destroyed, but the
other buildings saved.
Miss Inez Tobey of Lowell. Mass.
visited her parents in town several
days recently
Alfred Watson was called to Rome
uncle, John Watson.
Charles Longley is on the sick list
and unable to attend to his duties at
the shoe factory.
c. f. Pray was in Boston last week
on business.
Fred Kelley who suffered a stroke
yecently, Is improving.
Mrs. Charles Lancaster was called
to Skinner recently by the serious
Illness of her mother.
James Huntoon accompanied his
little son Willis. to Boston last week,
where the child will undergo a surgi-
cal operation at the Peter Bent Brig
ham Hospital
Mrs. Phillip Williamson was very
dangerously i'll last week but is much
better this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Gilman have
moved into the Bigelow house and
Mr.. Gilman is working in the shoe
factory.
Mrs. Lila Tobey and Mrs Lizzie
Holway attended the Pomona meet
ings at Skowhegan last week and
while in Skowhegan they were the
guests of Mrs Hugh Hurley
The Sophomore Glass of the High
School gave social at the town hall
last Thursday evening.
Miss Maude Moore who recently
graduated from the Maine General
Hospital in Portland has been spend
ing the past few weeks at her home
in town and returned to Portland the
first OF this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Webb have
moved into the Taylor house on Wa
terville Hill and Mr.. Webb is work
ing in the shoe factory.
Mrs. Henry Husscy and daughter
Miss Virginia have both been on the
sick list
Frank Trench is passing this week
in Boston and during his absence
Merritt Holt is taking charge of the
store.
Last Friday evening the officers Of
Quinnebassett Lodge I. o. o. f. No
100. and Somerset Rebekah Lodge No.
II were installed at semi public in
stallation at their hall. Delightful
music was furnished by Jones orches-
ira Of four pieces and after the ex-
ercises harlequin ice cream and as
sorted cake were served The fol-