The independent-reporter., 1919-11-13

Iohn r. Philbr ok left Tuesday
morning on a business visit to Bos-
ton.
little girl was born to Mrs. How
ard Weston last Thursday at the Som
erset Hospital.
Charles Butler and Bert Daggett are
enjoying fishing trip in the Indian
Pond section.
Mrs. L. J. Delano of Augusta has
been visiting this week with her
daughter Mrs. c. W. Jewett.
Ralph Morrow arrived here on the
noon train Tuesday for a brief visit
with relatives and friends.
Leroy Badger and family of Nor
ridgewock spent the week end visit
ing his brother Palmer Badger and
wife.
John Burgess of Lowell, Mass, who
has been visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
A. r. Watson, departed Tuesday
morning.
Leon Boutin, who broke his leg
while at work on the new mill, is
getting along as we'll as can be ex
pected.
The Ladies' Aid of the First Bap-
tist church will meet Monday afer
noon, Nov. II, at 2 o'clock with Mrs.
Ida S. l.. Smith.
y s Steward of Bath who has been
visiting his mother Mrs. Phoebe Stew
ard and sister, Mrs. Sarah S. Mars
ton. returned home Tuesday.
a cantata Two Harvests" by Far
ris Tozier, is to be presented by the
members OF the choirs of several of
the Protestant Evangelical Churches
about Thanksgiving time
Thaddeus f. Triton of Woodsfords,
Colby College, 1920, was in town
Tuesday, calling on friends. Mr.
Tilton. who is president of his class
was employed in Skowhegan last
summer as a newspaper correspond
ent
Mrs. A. e. Bisson has gone to Bos-
ton to visit with her daughter Miss
Chantel Bisson, a student at Bur
dett's Business College From there
she will continue on to New York to
visit two other daughters, Miss
Xaverne c. Bisson and Miss Theresa
Bisson.
The Town Improvement Society
will entertain the members of the
Woman's Club and Sorosis on Friday
evening at 730 in Library Parlors.
The speaker of the evening will be
Prof Henry W. Brown of Colby Col
lege and his subject will be "Unprized
Friends"
Charles F. Larry, formerly of this
town and resident for twenty years,
has been here this week to move his
household goods to Chocorua, N. H,
where he and his wife have been liv-
ing for four years and a half He
and his brother have been engaged
in the ice cream business there and
he now plans to make his permanent
homo In Chnooruo
Skowhegan friends of DR.. Robert
Wildes, who has lately been located
to learn that he has re-entered mill
tary service as first lieutenant and
is now adjutant to the chief of the
dental section in the United States
Health Service, with headquarters in
Washington. DR.. Wildes is the son
of Mrs. Abbie K. Wildes and in the
recent war served overseas in the
dental corps as a lieutenant
At the stated communication of
Somerset Lodge, No. "a, F. and A. M.
which was held at Masonic Hall, Mon
day evening the Master Mason degree
was conferred on three candidates
After the work a delicious lunch in
Guiding lobster salad and other dain-
ties were served by Mrs. F. W. Buck
nam, wife OF the present master of
the lodge, Mrs. w. p. Ordway, Mrs.
+. p Whiting and Mrs l.. H. Gold
smith, wives of other officers of the
order.
Mrs. A. H. Cleveland and her broth
er, Ray Malbon, have returned from
Stratton, where they spent a short
time with Mr. Cleveland who is pass
ing the winter in Eustis on account
of his health. There was bit of
adventure combined with the journey
which was made by automobile mas
much as they encountered six inches
of snow at Carrabassett, continuing
on at Bigelow they found there a fall
Of 10 inches and when they reached
Stratton they found a foot of snow
Much difficulty would doubtless have
been encountered had it not been for