The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-26


Cross rooms are not to be opened this
week Friday for the usual work but
next week. work will be resumed and
it Is hoped that IA many ladies' as
possibly can. will come and help sew
The Congregational annual fair was
held last week Tuesday and was a
great success Over two hundred dol
lars was Melted the society for the
sale OF useful and fancy articles and
from the supper All the booths were
decorated with red. white and blue
and evergreen and made a very attrac-
tive room.
The influenza has again made its
unweicome appearance in our town
though as yet none of the cases have
been serious as during the recent cpl
dmic. Some whole families have been
III with the disease, among them being
the Almon Blaisdell family Mrs.
Grace Bigelow and three children. Ben
Smith and family, Ralph Whitney,
Charles Savage and daughter
Mr and Mrs Alvinza Whitcomb and
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Mclaughlin OF
New Sharon were Sunday guests OF
Mrs Roxie Carr
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Dempsey of
Massachusetts are passing the week
with their parents Mr. and Mrs Will
liam Bracket.
Mrs Leland Merrill has been confin-
ed to her home by illness during the
past week.
Mrs. II W Smith is visiting her
mother in Hampden this week.
ny. h. fIH r n r
with the influenza.
Miss Iona Pray is home from her
school duties in Kennebunk on ac-
count of the Illness of her mother
Mrs. Charles Pray.
a very attractive window has been
arranged by some of the ladies in
terested In the Red Cross drive in the
vacant store next to the jewell store.
Many pictures of our soldier boys are
in the window.
The Ladies Aid OF the Baptist
Church held their annual sale and
supper at their vestry last week
Thursday. The affair was a great
success and netted the society over
$170 and the sum would doubtless
been much more had the influenza
epidemic not struck town the day pre-
vous to the fair.
All the graded schools in town clos
ed last Friday for their Christmas va
cation. With the exception of the
High School Christmas trees loaded
with gifts and good things to eat were
enjoyed in all the various grades and
appropriate programs given by the
children.
Miss Annette Spauldng has finished
her school in Mercer and returned
home.
Miss Elsie A. Walker OF the Army
Nurse Corps arrived home Monday
evening for a seven days furlough
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.
Walker. Miss Walker who is a grad
uate of Somerset Hospital. has been
stationed at the L. S. Gen. Hospital
No. 8, Otisvllle, New York, for the
past six months.
The last meeting of Cedar Chapter
o. e. s. was held Friday evening and q
Christmas tree was enjoyed by all at
ter the regular business meeting. The
following officers were elected for the
coming year: Worthy Matron. Mrs
Alice Haynes; worthy patron. Jay NJ
Pierce; associate matron, Mrs. Kate
Smith; treasurer Miss Florence Jew
EFT; secretary. Mrs. Harriet Blaisdell;
conductress. Miss Hazel Whitney; as
sociate conductress, Mrs. Lillian
Whitney. A picnic supper was serv-
ed before the meeting
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A Bracket are
visiting relatives In Shawmut.
Mont Stanley has been enjoying an
attack OF the influenza.
Cony Russell has been confined to
his home by illness during the past
few days.
Mrs. Helen Barker visited relatives
In Watervllle Monday
Roy Kelley was guest of his moth
er over Sunday and returned to his
home in Gardiner the first of the
week.
DIR. II w. Smith visited at his old
home in Hampden on Christmas day.
o. c. Woodman passed Christmas
with his parents in Woodfords
Fred Witham of Madison was the
week end guest of his daughter Mrs
Cora Hilton.
Bert Quimby has been on the sick
list.
The family of Mr. Gallant are i'll
with the prevailing epidemic.
Mrs Verne Cunliff and Mrs. Margie
Gilman Of Smithfield were guests OF
Mrs. Elva Stanley one day last week.
Frederick Spaulding arrived home
Friday night having finished his du
ties with Uncle Sam at one of the ex
perimenting camps near New York
City.
Fred Wheeler has been confined to
his home during the past two weeks |
on account of having cut his foot very
badly while numbering in one of the |
up-river camps.
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Vaughan and
little son OF Thomaston are the guests
of Mr. and Mrs r. r. Vaughan.
Mrs Frank Vaughan has been very
i'll with influenza
MIR and Mrs Frederick Davis of
Berwick are the guests of relatives |
in town during the Christmas holi-
days
The next meeting of the Marshall /
p. Hale Circle will be held on Tues
day, January 7th, and the members
of Bates Post and the Sons of Vet
Grams have been invited to be present |
as guests of honor
Mrs. Mahala McIntire recently re- /
ceivcd a letter from her son Lewis T
which was written from the Hotel +