The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-12-02


The Federated Working League will
a4at next Monday afternoon in the
fgarch Parlors.
earl Curtis of the Griffin Insurance
0ek on business
1Ir. and Mrs. Ira W Linnell Of Ban
#sr who have been guests at the home
- his uncle. Sewall w Smith depart
- Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Corson leave
re next Monday for West Babylon,
Y. where they will pass the winter
Q4th their son. 2. l.. Corson.
Donald Paradis and his sisters, Clara
md Regina who have been guests OF
The Misses Bouchard returned to Lew
iston, Friday afternoon, last.
Word from Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Bal
ley announces their safe arrival in st.
petersburg, Fla, and states that they
are pleased with their nav location.
L. f. Jacobs, Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of Maine, o. o. r. was
in Waterville last evening to attend
meeting of the Odd Fellows Lodge
in that city.
Friends of Miss Eleanor Confrey,
who has been frequently employed as
trained nurse In Skowhegan, will be
interested to learn that she has gone
to Orlando, Fla. for the winter,
Granville Reid has arrived from No
l., has
ing some time on business and mas
ioined Mrs. Reid and their children at
The home of her parents Mr.. and Mrs
F. P. Pennell.
Elton l.. Holbrook, who has been
nassing some time in New York since
completing his work in the Catskills,
came last week to visit his mother,
Mrs. Kate c. Holbrook, OF the public
school teaching force.
J. Wallace Blunt Of Boston, who
has been visiting with his family at
their home on Elm street went to
Bridgton Saturday to visit with ms
mother, Mrs. Mae Blunt and his aunt
Mrs. Augusta Cabot
William Preble has been visiting
with relatives here for several days
and with Elton Holbrook will shortly
leave for Miami Fla, where he has
nosition in a hotel. He has been en-
Moved in the Catskill Mts., during
the past summer.
Mrs. r. s. Williams, with her son,
George S. Williams and Mrs. Williams
of Hartland, returned to their home on
Friday after visiting with Mrs. Will
Iiams' daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Dyer
and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo, b. FairgrleeVe
Word has been received here OF the
birth of a son to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
G Merrill of Westbrook. He has been
named William Brewster Merrill. MI
Merrill 81 the son of the late Rev H.
r Merrill and formerly resided mere
The annual meeting of the Sunset
Chapter. No So Order of the Eastern
Star will be held tomorrow tFriday)
evening at 7.45. There Will be degree
work. election of officers and refresh
ments. The Worthy Matron desires
= rehearsal of Officers this tThurs)
evening.
pair of horses driven by Charles
Iaryais became frightened at the 235
train Yesterday as it pulled across
Water street. Both horses threw them
selves to the ground and broke the
tongue of the sled to which they
were hitched They did not effect a
runaway.
Somerset County is second on the
list of counties in the State IN having
tha number of Sweet Corn Cost ac-
count books kept by Sweet Corn CROW
ers. Twenty three men have taken
hold of this branch Of Farm Bureau
work. Kennebec county is In the LEAD
with 81 account books.
high mass OF requiem was cele-
brated from the Church OF Our Lazy
of Lourdes for the repose or the SOU
of the late John LaBonte at the re-
quest of Mrs. LaBonee, yesterday. mass
will be offered for the late Edmund
King Saturday morniny at O'CLOCK
reouested by AdelarS King and famlly
Acouaintances here of Sentil and
Chester Richards will regret to learn
of the death OF their mother, MIS-
Alma Young, which occurred SUNDAY
morning at her home in Arson. MIS-
Young was fifty years old, and was
native of Sunbury County, N. Is. be
sides the sons living in Skowhegan
there are two other children, Ern-
est Richards of Arson and Mrs. sylvia
hatcher of Gardiner.
The electors for Warren G. Harding
of Ohio and Governor Calvin Coolidge
of Massachusetts. Republican eandi-
dates for president and vice presldehl
respectively received plurality OF
II 394 in the National Election Nov .
according to the official vote "hlcn
was announced Tuesday. The oIlclal
vote in Somerset County was 6533 tor
Harding and Coolidge, Republican )
277O for Cox and Roosevelt, Demo
Gratis; IA for McCauley and Barhull'
Single Tax and PTS for Debs and Sted--
man, Socialists
The children of Mary will attehu
$50 mass next Sunday morning at 'ne
Catholic church. The girls OF
the parish will receive holy eoia III
mnnion during the service. AT lo,oo
high mass will be sung with music ny
the church choir At $50 Will occur
the Rosary and Benediction with spe-
cial music by the children. Inc gun.
day school convenes at 2.@O Al presenl