The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-05
Loo Al NEWS

Mr., and Mrs. Charles Hill of the
Athens road are the parents OF a
young son
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Harding OF
Somervile, Mass. were guests Tues
day at the home of DR.. F. S. Bigelow.
The topic of the services at the Fed
Grated church this tThursday) evening
win be AN Evening with The
Psalms"
Mrs. Cora Furber of Canaan has
lately been moved TO the home of her
son F. o. Furber on Middle street,
where she is very i'll.
Mss Beatrice Lowd, who was
thrown from a horse which she was
riding Monday night, received injuries
on her head but Tuesday was reported
as improving.
Charles Goodwin has bought out the
Cloutier saddlery and harness shop
on Madison avenue. He will move
the stock from his upper store TO the
Cloutier store.
The boys of Miss Doris Tobey's Sun
day School class Of the Federated
Church held vicente roast Tuesday
by the Great Eddy. out-of-door games
preceding the refreshment period.
The Womans Foreign Miss .onary
Society will meet with Mrs Anna
Merrill next Monday afternoon at 3
O'Clock. The questions in the April
magazine will be cons .dered. .
DR.. l.. A. Dascombe and DR.. C. F..
Richardson returned Sunday night
from a fishing trip to Carry Pond
which they had enjoyed in company
with two Massachusetts physicians.
Robert Elliott, the aged father OF
William r. Elliott, died Tuesday at II
o'clock after long period of failing
health His home was in Haverhill
Mass. and he had been-a frequent Wis
itor in Skowhegan in the past. His
son reached his bedside prior to his
demise. A widow survives.
Calvin Jones. who has been living
in the upper apartment of the Eaton
house on Middle street has purchased
the Urban Sleeves farm near Pueh
Corner in Madison, and will probably
remove there in the course of two
weeks. Mrs. Jones father Elder p. B.
Osborn will continue to make his home
with them.
County Commissioners e. T. Good
rich, Henry Crowell and ii. l.. Good
rich were in session Tuesday at the
court house. The commiss oners will
visit the plantations probably during
the week of the 10th to investigate
road conditions. They are to have a
hear ng at Concord the Sth of June
relative to the dis-continuance of sew
eral roads in that town. Mr. Good
rich returned Monday night from a
trip to Lake Onawa where he and for
mer County Attorney #. A. Anderson,
Frank Bailey and Edwin Childs had
been fishing.
The Ella F. Mitchell Philathea
Class members had very happy meet
ing Monday night, the general idea of
a postofflce being novelty arranged
under the direction of Mrs. Kate Tur-
ner and aids. The lad es of the class
met at the Bethany Baptist church
with mystery in the air. The sever
al ladies Of the committee were in
waiting in suits of khaki. Mrs. Turner
representing Lieutenant Bobs and
with a good sized aeroplane marshall
ed the ladies to the Fogg garage
which was the scene of the new post
Office building. The interior arrange
ment greatly resembled a genuine post
Office and here the LADIES' received
letters which told how dollar had
been earned for the musical depart
ment OF the Bethany church. There
were also parcel post packages which
were paid for at the postofiice and
which contained various articles, this
being a novel way of conducting reg
ular sale. After the letters and par
eel post packages had all been read
and examined, the class adjourned to
Bethany Chapel where punch and waf-
ers were served. About 100 ladies at
tended.