The independent-reporter., 1918-11-28

DR.. |. l.. Salley was out OF town last
Friday on business. returning home
Saturday.
Mrs. Maria Folsom will leave for
Portland next Saturday to remain thru
the winter
Allie knight and Howard Durrell
were on hunting trip last week in
the wilds OF the upper Kennebec
Mrs. Alice Whorff went to Water
Vile, last Tuesday, where she will
spend Thanksgiving with her brother
Mrs Mary c. Brainard left for New
York last Monday. where she will re-
main away through the winter months
Turnkey Charles Chute has arriv-
ed home from hunting trip with a
fine buck with antlers that had ten
points.
Arthur Wood and wife from Port
land were guests of his father, f. A.
Wood, at the oxford. for the week end,
returning Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Brophy have
returned to Skowhegan and have TAX
en- the rent on Madison avenue, for
merly occupied by f. b. Carter.
Mrs. Adam Simpson has returned
home after a short visit with her son
William Simpson and family in Oak
land and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Linn
Jr. In Vassalboro
Alton Holbrook, the son OF Mrs.
Kate C. Holbrook, was operated on
last Monday morning for appendicitis
at the Somerset Hospital, by DR..
Young of this place and DR. Hardy OF
Waterville.
Miss Eva Blair. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert ]. Blair OF North
avenue, will celebrate her twentieth
birthday at her home next Saturday
evening. Refreshments of Ice cream
cake and candy will be served.
John Oddly went to Portland last
Friday to hear the celebrated pianist
Ethel Laginska. at the Maine Music
Festival Others to attend from here
were J. Harvey White. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Malley, Mrs. Sadie Pennell Reed
and her sister Gladys Pennell.
We were in error in our last weeks
issue, when we stated that John l..
Fish was to spend the holidays in the
south with his mother, Mrs. Annie
Fish He leaves with a party on
December 4th. the other members be-
ng Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred II. Lang
This Thanksgiving Day. the Show
aegan postoffice will be closed from 8
4. m. to IL a. m, from p M to 5.45
D. m. and at 6.15. The lobby will be
open until 645 p. m. There will be
,ne delivery and collection by village
carriers All r. f. d. trips will be
omitted
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Pierce, who
nave spent the greater part of year
1t the home of Mrs. J. o. Smith on
Water street, are leaving town. Mr..
Pierce had been Ill for about two
years or more, but has sufficiently re
covered to be able to resume work.
rhe family are to take up their resi-
Ience in Massachusetts. Mrs, Pierce
will probably remain until after
This week Thursday is our annual
day. There are very
many people in our town who have
very much to be thankful for. There
are none but have something to be
thankful for. On this Thursday even
ing, there Is to be a citizens service
at the Methodist church at half past
seven. Wouldn't it be the very best
way to show our thankfulness by at |
tending such a service? Let us all
make an effort to pack the church to
the limit and make this day one to be
in more ways than one.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. j Hayden of East
Front street announce the engage
nent of their daughter, Miss Mary, to
Alfred S Preble. for the past five
years salesman at the Ira A. Norton
clothing store. Mr.. Preble is the
son of Mr. and Mrs c. w. Preble who
moved here from Norridgewock about
i've years ago. Mr.. Preble last men
toned is proprietor of the new. lunch
'oom recently opened on Water street
opposite the American Express office. |
Miss Hayden moved here with her pa
'ents from Providence X. |. ten years
,go She attended the Skowhegan
schools and graduated in the class OF
1916 The Reporter joins with the
many friends of these popular
Young people in extending congratu-
ations
This tThursdayl there is to be a
Whist Party in Convent Hall with mu-
sic by the High School orchestra. The