The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-11-04
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


". G. Wyman has been called To
Gardiner on account of the illness OF
! his father.
Miss Olive Quincy of Waterville is
passing the present week with her
cousin, Miss Eva NJ. Blair
Judge and Mrs. Fred F. Lawrence
and Miss L. May Richards of Augusta
were visitors in town Tuesday.
Alec Thompson and Warren c. Mer-
rill have returned to Bowdoin College
after being here to vote Tuesday.
A stated conclave of De Molay
Commandery K T. was held at the
Asylum, Tuesday evening. Balloting
was in order.
Mrs. Robert W. Linn Jr OF North
Vassalboro departed Tuesday morning
after visiting at the home of her
uncle Adam Simpson.
Mr. and Mrs. A. o. Burrill have
gone to Pressure Isle where Mr.. Bur
ril has business with the heating con-
Germ of Nash & Viles.
An executive meeting of the First
Philathea Class was held Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. Carrie
Steward on Baptist Hill.
Mrs. Susie f. Jacobs will entertain
the Pioneer Past Noble Grands Asso-
citation at her home on Mt. Pleasant
avenue next Monday afternoon.
DR. George Otis Smith, who has been
at home from Washington, d. C. after
a short visit with his family, started
on his return Tuesday morning.
County Agent C. A Storer was at
Orono Saturday to attend Colby
Maine football game. He made bust
ness trips to Scion and Hartland Mon
day.
Harry M. Cullen, who has been
spending the summer on the property
which he purchased on the Currier
road, left here Tuesday on a business
trip to New York.
All persons wishing to attend the
evening school during the coming
winter are requested to meet at the
high school building Friday evening
of this week at 7:15.
Dr. Cora M. Johnson OF the Wo-
mans Reformatory went to Augusta
Tuesday afternoon on business and
remained for a meeting of the State
Buyers Association last evening.
w. ]. Butler. Albert Butler, Hugh
Hamilton, r. b. Pooler and the Misses
Lucy and Lena Goulette were at the
Hebert farm in Embden last Sunday
accompanying Miss Winrie Hehert to
her home after visiting In Saowhegan.
W. II. HeseIton, who recently under
went critical surgical operation in
Portland, is reported as making good
progress toward recovery. Before
returning to his Skowhegan home Mr..
Heselton will probably spend some
time in Gardiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Curtis of Bridge
street entertained as guests Monday
night. Edmund L. Walker of Wood
fords and Frank Walker of Patten.
the father and brother OF Mrs Cur
it's. Mr.. Walker was on his return
from Patten to his home.
Wingate Bunker of Cambridge, Ga
years old is at Somerset Hospital with
compound fracture of the leg just
above the ankle Bunker WIS run
over by team and sustained the in
iuries lust mentioned which required
A surgical operation to remedy the
same
An organization of which Miss Sadie
NJ Ward is president, has lately been
organized. It will be social club
composed largely of Madison ladies
who attended Federation at kineo.
Mrs. Florence Waugh Danforth OF
skowhegan is included in the mem
bership list.
There will be a meeting of the FED
Grated Missionary Reading Circle on
Friday. Nov at p. m. in the church
narIors. The new book The Bible
and Missions" will be used and one
If the members will give information
from tae Far East furnished by her
son who is doing valuable work IN
that part of the world All ladies are
cordially invited to attend their meet
ings.
Twelve ladies who sewed with Miss
Reatrice Genthner as director at the
Red Cross headquarters during the
war met Tuesday evening with Mrs.
Z l.. SayaEe on Wac" street an On
loved Halloween elmer. The am
ing room was attractivelp decorated
in Halloween style the favors being
Halloween'n boxes of sweets and the
fayurs place cards suggestive or the
mystic season. Pumpkins were much
in evidence and the salad course was
served from pumpkins. After dln-
ner games and sociabilitity were IN
ordhr. Beside the hostess and
guest of honor Miss fethener. the loi-
lowing ladies were present Mrs. Mel
lie Savage Mrs. May Rowell, Mrs
Laura II. Dinsmore, Mrs. Lula Row
ell. Mrs. Alice Fowler, Mrs. Grace T.
Cover. Mrs. George French, Mrs ID.
r. Smiley, Miss Inez Bailey, and MISS
Dorothy Elliot.
Joseph II. Murray, the local sealer
of weights and measures. who was IN
Portland last week to attend the meet
ing of the Maine State Sealers AS
sociation, reports a most profftaDle
session. A special effort is being
made. states Mr.. Murray to see II
better cooperation cannot be had be-
tween the people and the official seal
ers. The function OF the seafer Is TO
cause correct weights to be used. In
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