The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-05
IMILBURNgM. FOWLER :

Alfred Watson remains in a very
critical condition with no change for
the better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter p. Ordway are
leaving Sunday for a visit to Boston
and New York.
Miss Ethel Thurston. a local train
ed nurse has gone to North Arson TO
attend to professional duties.
Rev. George Merriam OBLIGATED at
the funeral of Arthur d. knight in
Madison yesterday afternoon.
y. L. Shepley has gone to Richmond
to be in charge Of a store of the At
lantic & Pacific Company in that town
Earl b. Davis left here this week for
California for an indefinite time. He
! will visit his aunt and uncle in Chica-
30 while en- route.
There will be no regular meeting
of the Skowhegan Sorosis on Febru-
airy 9th. The next meeting will be
on Monday evening, Feb. 23rd.
The Pioneer Past Noble Grands
Association will hold their next regu-
lar meeting at the home of Mrs. Mabel
G. Bragg. East Leavitt street, next
Monday afternoon, February 9th.
The next meeting of the Town I'm
provement Society will be held in
Library Parlors, February Is, and
will be in charge of Mrs Ellen c.
Smith.
Rev. c. II. Mckinney will preach
at the forenoon service in the FEEDER
ated church next Sunday and DR.. O.
II. Tracy will conduct the service at
Madison. BY this arrangement nr
Tracy will speak here in the evening
and Mr.. mckinney at Madison
Father J. l.. A. Renaud was taken
to Madison, Monday evening by spec
ial car over the Somerset Traction
line to administer rites to a sick child
of the Catholic faith in that village
The local clergyman was called ow
ing to the absence OF the Madison
clergyman.
Town clerk Adam Simpson was back
at his old time profession that OF
cutting meat again yesterday, being a
substitute at the Lashon & Butler
market w J. Lashon of the firm
is quite i'll and A. NJ. Knight one Of
the clerks was in Madison to attend
the funeral of his father
} Mr.. and Mra, w II. Cummings Of
Elm street entertained a few friends
at dinner party in compliment to
: Captain lie Meitour following his ad-
, dress Tuesday night. Captain lie
Meitour arrived here Monday and was
, guest while in Skowhegan of Col.
: and Mrs r. l.. Marston
Deputy Attorney General Fred f.
Lawrence returned to Augusta, yester-
day. after being here to attend the
Commandery sessions Tuesday during
, which degrees were conferred on eight
, out of town candidates. a fish
| chowder was served under the diree-
ton of a committee of Commanders
knights.
. Grand Master Roscoe W Hanson of
2 Wateryille will be in town today to
5 assist in the initiation of large class
of candidates in the Order of A. o. |
w in Grand Army Hall this evening
Thursday. There will be pro
gram and refreshments will be sery-
, ed. This will be the last meeting to
which State Deputy B. l.. Larrabee
, of Rockland will be present
: Miss Laura Lemieux, who for some
time has been the courteous sales
lady in the Burton store, left yester-
day for Massachusetts where she has
accepted a position in the sewing de-
Z partment of textile mill. Miss Lot
tie Pollard will succeed her as clerk
at the Burton store. Miss Lemieux
was accompanied by Miss Alice Tur-
cote who has been a salesIady at
Ordway's.