The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-04

millinery are being shown at Miss
n,4ens. 60 Water street
Afrs N. Foss of Boston, Mass has
boen spending the past few weeks IN
.arn visiting friends and relatives
Everett Burnor has resigned his
position as bookkeeper in the office of
tho Somerset Farmers Telephone Co
Miss Plummer's Eighth Grade class
orc to hold a Halloween part, at the
home of Lois Patten, tomorrow, Fri
day evening.
meeting of the Methodist Social
circle is to be held Monday afternoon
with Mrs. Ida George, at her home on
Turner avenue
The Past Noble Grands Association
will meet Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. L. E. Jacobs on Mt
Pleasant avenue.
Miss Ida NJ Cummings of Lewiston
is visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. ]. P Thompson on Winter street,
the present week.
The regular meeting, for work, of
the Eunice Farnsworth Chapter D. a.
r. will be held Friday instead of
Wednesday of next week.
We would be pleased to have the
ladies' inspect our line of Fall and
Winter millinery. A full line of
velours Curtis Hat Shop.
Mr. and Mrs. H. c. Judkins, who
have been residing in the Turner
house on Baptist Hill, have been
moving their household effects to the
W A. Pitts place on Locust avenue,
which they have purchased.
Mr. and Mrs. J.. w. Amazeen and
daughter Ethel accompanied by Mrs.
Edith Wescott and daughter Myrtle
we're week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Willis in Salem and DR.. and
Mrs Everett Currier In Phillips.
Baked beans will suffer at the sup
per to be held during intermission at
the dance in Cornville next Tuesday
evening, October .9ths :, .Nutting's or
chestra assisted by Carl Malley, plan
list. Claude Barker, cornetist.
The fire department was called to
/, the home, Of Octave King in Keenville,
Wednesday morning, but the flames
!, we're extinguished before the chemi-
Zeal arrived The trouble arose from
~ ~; in oil stove In the kitchen, and some
~ one became more scared than injured.
AS the winter approaches we are
Nv dad to learn this fact, at the Saw
Sr rye Manufacturing Company's mill
|. here is an opportunity for carpen-
.t&tets and carpenter helpers to get a
r winters job. Also those having pulp
! wood Tor sale can obtain ready cash
at the highest prices ever known.
nan. Mrs Alexander Simpson and Mrs.
C. E. Henderson left by automobile.
n, n last Monday morning for New York
.auaad, taEyiyed. there Tuesday evening.
q. They had been spending the summer
3 as guests or Mrs,-L B. Haskell. They
: were accompanied by Joseph L. Has1
|sa ,ksll, who is to be employed in New
York City. ", - D., - "a. ~ .
~ .f'''a = =; .A9.'r 10y
en David Fountsin of sQaebec WAS In
town last week the guest of MS brotHi
E1sr,,' Joseph Fountain on Milbprns ST.
The Quebec gentleman is member of
a regiment of "Kilties" chiefly re-
crufted in Valcartfer, P. @. He ex-
poets to go into the overseas service
next month. Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
Sleeper OF Los Angeles, Calf were
also guests at the Fountain home.
Mrs Sleeper is the sister of the two
! gentlemen above mentioned
Charles A. Wheeler of Minneapolis,
was in town, Tuesday and yesterday.
visiting skowhegan friends among
them B. F. Eaton, Mr. and Mrs. Cal
win D. Eaton, SeweH:4W Smith, Fred
Pollard and Carlton NJ. Holt. Mr.
Wheeler was born In Fairfield, at
aiohoh rCAkyb Way 49, Ao""' . ''SAA
ty-two years ago he left his home in
that town and the time since then has
been passed In Canada and the middle
west He will leave for Minneapolis
early next month. Mr. Wheeler's
grandfather, Daniel Wheeler. native
- Of Concord, Mass. took up the wild
land which is now the Skowhegan
town farm, about 1890.
Ben g. Collins, ESQ. OF Los Angeles,
Calf, was In town, yesterday. Mr.
Collins was in Maine, in May, 1916,
but previous to that visit had not
been in Somerset county for about IL
years. His home has been in Los
Angeles for about five years. He Is
vice president OF the company engag-
ed in the manufacture of gasoline. He
is also connected with the Mohican
Copper Company. located at BOuse,
Arizona Mr. Collins was formerly a
resident OF North Arson and was
county attorney of Somerset county
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