The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-11-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Abel c. Patten have
moved from the Thompson house on
Pleasant street
Mrs " II Gannett has returned To
her home in Augusta. following a Wis
it here With her sister, Mrs Eugene
Swain.
Among the recent births in town IS
noted that of nine and one half
Mound son to Mr and Mrs. Maurice
Gaylord
Holm . Goodwin of East Corinth,
{ who has been visiting for several days
with relatives in Skowhegan and vie
unity, has returned home
Mrs Lizzie b. Lombard, who has
been spending several months at her
cottage. Lakewood, departed Monday
for Orlando, Fla. where she will pass
the winter.
David Lewis, grand warden OF the \.
f Q. F., of Maine was recent visitor
in town. He has of late been in
Portland and vicinity working in the
interests of the order,
Percy Means of Gardiner, formerly
clerk in the store OF +, ". Buchanan,
has been calling on friends here dur
Ing the past week He is now en-
gagged as a travelling salesman.
Miss Ruth Withee who has been
visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Alfred futile, has returned to
Westboro, Mass. and will spend the
winter in that city with her brother.
A. x. Butler. Samuel W. P.hilbrick
and Adelbert A Porter are named by
-. {. Hamlen as members of the
SkoWhegan Fuel Committee. The
first named gentleman is chairman Of
the committee.
Libby Pulsifer, a Freshman at
Colby, visited briefly with his mother
on Friday. He left in the afternoon
for Providence, r. l.. with the Colby
/, football team and played in a game
) against Brown University on Satur-
day
One Of the local restaurants has on
) display very unusual pumpkin,
; gathered from the fields Of the
George Ti1ton Farm on the Norridge-
; wock road. The vegetable is of the
Twin Siamese type and is about three
. feet in circumference
. Miss Mabele Ross, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Charles Ross, assistant in
the kindergarten, was transferred
Monday and is now a teacher in the
.. second grade, assisting Miss Eliza
. beth Maeomber Miss Gladys PEN
; nell is now assistant In the Kinder
garten.
Chain letters are being sent broad
cast thruout the State of Maine and
other States, pnrported to be signed
by the Red Cross This organization
has nothing to do with the chain let
ter idea and the matter is being inves-
tigated in Skowhegan by the proper
officials.
The social, held in the parlors of
the Island Avenue Congregational
church last Friday evening for the be-
nefit of the Y. NJ. G. A fund was large
ly attended During the evening
games were enjoyed and neat sum
of money was realized from the sale
Of ice cream
The trees about the Somerset
County court house grounds have
been trimmed without great expense
to the county. Several occupants Of
the Jail played the role of woodsmen
and under the supervision of Deputy
Charles Chute and Janitor Viles, did
a most acceptable job.
A large sum of money was realized
from the benefit given Monday night
at the local theatre. Last week sew
eral ladies of the town were selling
tickets for the affair and their efforts
were suitably rewarded The money
will be used by the Society for the Re-
lief of French Wounded
Mr.. and Mrs Everett T. Goodrich
left on the midday train last Thurs
day for Montreal, where they are Wis
iting with their son, DR.. b. o. Good
rich. member of the faculty at Nc
Gill University. From there they
will go to New York city for visit
before returning to Skowhegan.
Henry Choate of Larone has In his
possession hen of which he may
well be proud She Is certainly a
bird and the higher the market price
on eggs becomes the better this biddy
produces During the Is months of
her life she has laid 204 eggs, worth
more than $40 at the present market
value
Ralph Buzzzell who has been en-
! ployed, in and about Skowhegan for
the past two years, has returned to
his home in Cherryfeld. Recently,
Mr. Buzzell has been working for
Maurice Gaylord, ON Hilton Hill.
He may return to this locality. altho
his plans have not been, as yet, de-
fnitely decided upon.
II. w Sturteyant of Nome. Alaska,
who has been visiting here for some
time with his brother, Edwin Sturte-
want, departed Friday for Milo, where
he will visit another brother. He
does not purpose to return to Alaska
until Spring but will 20 as far as
Seattle, Wash. Mr.. Sturtevant went
to the far North about 8 years ago
The local branch of the Somerset
Red Cross Society are in receipt of
shipment of knitted articles from the
i Norridgewock chapter. The ship
ment includes, % sweaters, % pairs
of stockings, six mulflers, three pairs
of wristlets and one pair of bed socks
all of which goes to show that the wo-
men of Norrideewock are doing their
bit
rs in past years, the ladies of the
Bethany Baptist church Will send out
dinners At THANKSGIVING time for the