The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-19

/ oOH NloltlI6 lIlCDu5 anu ISldllNCS AdSl
! Sunday.
Mrs. Avis Clough of East Madison
has been very i'll with the German
measles.
The regular meeting of the Order of
/ the Eastern Star will occur tomorrow
(Friday) evening
Miss Amy Kincaid arrived home last
Friday night from an extended trip to
Boston and vicinity.
Miss Pauline E Oak who has been
/ teaching in Danville, KY, will arrive
I here next Monday evening
Mrs Avis Clough of East Madison
is going 10 spend the Christmas Holt
days in Pennington with friends.
Mrs Ann Colcord is ill at the home
of her sister Mrs Rose Eaton on East
i Leavitt street and Mrs. Emma Frost is
caring for he.
Bert Webb left here last Monday
morning for Bingham, where he will
/ be employed as head saw filler for the
f National Lumber Company.
Local dealers are paying $3.50 for
/ beans This is a drop of soc from
] last weeks price. The other market
quotations remain unchanged.
Mrs. A. d. Adams returned to her
home in Madison last Tuesday night
after being the guest OF her sister,
Mrs. NJ 4. Beale of Silver street
Mrs Lucy Young returned to her
home on the Fairfield road last Sun
day, after being the guest of her sis
ter Mrs. Lizzie Blanchard for week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William C. Fletcher
have returned to their home on Oak
Hill, Norridgewock, after being visit
ors at the home of Mrs. Kate c. Hol-
brook of Mt. Pleasant avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Parsons, who
have resided in the George Nay house
on Middle street, are to move into the
NJ. B. Heselton house on Maple street,
formerly occupied by DR.. Cover.
On the evening of January 7th,
there will be a joint installation of the
| Priscilla Rebekah Lodge and Canton
Somerset. An entertainment will fol-
low. Supper will be served at $50.
Mrs. Rose Strickland returned to
her home at Hinckley, Wednesday p.
m. after short visit with her moth
er Mrs. Esther Leech and her sister
Mrs. James Gilfllan of West Front
street,
Mr.. and Mrs J. l.. Parlin of this
place were visitors on December 9th
at the big exhibit of Southern Cali
fornia products maintained free to the
public in the Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce.
Artie Dolober, son OF Mrs Ethel
Adam, left here last Tuesday for Gar
diner, where he will be employed for
a while in one of the mills. He has
made his home with Mrs. Adams for
nearly two years.
Alfred Wadsworth of the Hawaiian
J. f. Wadsworth of Madison avenue
He had been in military training at
Camp Pike, Kansas, but is soon to re-
turn to his far distant home.
Ella F. Mitchell philathea Glass will
meet at the Herbert Judkins Store.
tomorrow, Friday a. m at 1913, for
the purpose of attending the funeral
of Mrs Mitchell. which is to occur at
the residence of Henry l., Mitchell,
50 Mechanic st.
Mrs, Arminda Smith arrived home
last Monday from Canaan where she
has been caring for her sons wife,
Mrs. Charles Smith They were the
parents of a little daughter, the little
one passed away when it was only
few days old.
Miss Lena Wyman, accompanied by
her two little nephews, John and Billie
Diller, left here this morning CThurs-
dayD for Lansdown, Pa. They were
also accompanied by their maid Miss
Lena Jack. Miss Wyman will remain
for some time to visit with her sister,
Mrs. w H. Diller.
Alexander Cardinal of Lewiston,
who has been here for several days
visiting Dr. A B. Borden, left here
, last Saturday. He will return next
week. Mr.. Cardinal is agent for the
American Adding Machine Company
of Chicago, Ill. He was resident OF
this place for nearly three years, be
ing manager of the Bijou Theatre.
Mrs. Lue Hamilton of Cambridge
has returned from Ohio Hill in Fair
field. where she was called by the seri
GUS illness of A. ]. Hamilton, rela-
tive who still remains in very criti
cal condition. She is to pass the
winter with Mrs Stanley Nay on the
Cornville road Mr.. Hamilton pur-
chased the Sprague-Taylor farm,
about two years ago. coming there
from Cambridge Mr.. Hamilton is
member of the various orders OF Odd
Fellowship represented in Somerset
County.
The following is a list of books
which have arrived at the Skowhegan
Public Library this month The
Tale Of Frisky Squirrel Galley; The
Tale OF Gruffy Bear daley; Boy
Scouts in Glacier Park (Eaton) Sc
cret Wireless CTheiss); Little Miss
Rosamond (Rhoades); Dave Porter
Under Fire (Stratemeyer) Adventures
of Arnold Adair Origgs) My Company
(Swan) Hearts Haven (Burnham);
Hills OF Refuge (Harben) Elizabeth's
Career (Ward) In the Heart OF Fool
(White); Shavings (Lincoln); Out OF
the Silences (Waller) Valley OF De
mocracy (Miholson); Steep Trails
(Mair) Far Away and Long Ago