The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-21

que VIII meet at the church paflorS
next Monday afternoon at o'clock.
Robert Kendall of Hallowell, who
has been on a hunting trip up river,
is visiting at the home of his sister
Mrs. W. S. T Mccormack OF Summer
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Dow are
expected home soon from two weeks
vacation passed in Vermont, in which
state they formerly resided. During
Mr.. BOWS absence Joseph Roy is in
charge of his harness store.
Mrs. Della Barnes arrived home
last Monday night, after being confin-
ed at st. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston,
for about three months She was
accompanied by her husband, Galen
Barnes and daughter, Miss Maud
Green.
There will be a meeting of the Sun
set Chapter No. So, o. E. S, Tuesday
evening, November 26, at which time
Grand Matron Josie E Mathews of the
Grand Chapter of Maine, will inspect
the Chapter. Supper will be served
at $50 O'clock.
Rev and Mrs George Merriam with
their daughters, Helen and Marion are
to pass Wednesday and Thursday of
next week with Prof and Mrs. Weeks
in Waterville. In the party will be
also, Mr. Weeks parents who will
come from Randolph.
Mrs. Robert Lord and daughters
Elizabeth and Dorothy arrived in town
last Friday and are guests of her
mother Mrs. Emma Burrill. Mrs
Lord has been in Portsmouth ~ H.
thru the summer months and expects
to return at some later day.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Harville arriv-
ed here Nov. 6. They came by auto
from Dover, Ma H., where they now
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relatives and friends, returning Nov.
-. Mr.. Harville has been employed
at the l.. H. Shattuck shipyard, New
ington N. H.. since July, 1917.
Mr. and Mrs. Bales Spaulding have
moved from their home on Leavitt
street to the Bin w Page farm in
the Malbon's Mills district. They
will make their home there for the
future. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry ]. Whit
temore, who have been residing at
the farm, have rented place in
Skowhegan village.
The Misses Elizabeth and Gertrude
Webb entertained the C. C. c. c. at
their home on Pleasant St. last even
ing. This club has had only one
meeting for the year, as the members
have all been busily engaged in the
work for soldiers and sailors, and
have put aside all thoughts of pleas
ure during this time.
A reception is to be given to mail
carrier Tilson F. Davis and Mrs.
Davis at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace s. Withee in the Withee dis
trict next Saturday evening, to which
only patrons of r. F. d. route number
l and their families are invited. Cot
fee will be served and the ladies are
expected to bring cake.
Owing to unavoidable conditions,
the Bethany church is closed for the
winter, therefore the time honOred
custom of the annual Thanksgiving
social, and contributions of money and
supplies for the needy, will not be
maintained A committee has been
chosen, however, to look after some
of the most worthy cases, and anyone
wishing to contribute cash to the
work can do so by leaving their Of
fering with Rev and Mrs. George
Merriam.
John Ridpath, who has been in the
service and at Camp Greenleaf,
Georgia. has been in town about ten
days. He was honorably discharged
from service on September 10th and
after being in a hospital in New Jer-
sey, came to Maine. He has been
stopping at the Maine Central. While
here he bought two farms, and will
specialize in sheep and poultry. The
farms are located in Scion. He will
leave town this Thursday for his
home in Scion.
Pvt. Rex Kelley arrived here yes
terday noon, and is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs Frank r. Madden on Mt
Pleasant avenue. Private Kelley was
for some years an employee of the
Maine Telephone Co., the most Of the
time attached to the Skowhegan Of
fee He has been with the Ameri-
can Evolutionary Forces in France
for about year. and has recently
come to Maine from a New Jersey
Hospital, where he was sent to recu-
perate from wounds received in the
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