The independent-reporter., 1922-03-02

III iii6 NNiiiAoAl W lnoSe IN sorrow.
Cheer up the sick room with greet
ing cards from Ames', 100 Water st
Saturday, February %. was the busi-
est day in the history of the Library
as 351 books were let out for home
use.
w p. Laney of Gardiner returned
to that city Monday after spending the
week end with relatives and friends
in town.
Our North Cornville correspondent.
Mrs. Nettie NJ Huff, has lately been
appointed Justice of the Peace by Coy
ernor Baxter.
Mrs. Eunice Jacobs of Harmony,
who has been visiting her son l.. e.
Jacobs and family, returned home
Tuesday afternoon.
Leger King has returned to Skow-
hogan to remain for the present after
having been employed in Wateryille
for several months.
Mrs. w. B. Pierce of Beverly, Mass.
will return home today having been
here since Saturday to visit her mo-
ther, Mrs. Joseph Otis Smith.
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Smith left Tuesday
on the midday train for Oakland cal
led there by the critical illness of
her brother-in-law, Charles Bailey
Miss Alice Smith has returned to
Maiden, Mass, where she is a teacher
after visiting with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Alonzo Smith of Kennebec
street
w &. Hunton Of Portland, Indus
trial agent for the Maine Central Rail
road Company. is expected in Skow-
hogan the last of this week having
business with the Skowhegan Novel
ty Works.
Mrs. Grace Baum of Bath, who ad-
dressed the Woman's Home Mission
airy Society of the Methodist Church
Monday, was entertained by Mrs. H.
l.. Nichols at the Methodist parson-
age. leaving Tuesday on the midday
train for Fairfield and Watervile.
Our files are low on the issues of
February 2 and 8. 1922 Five cents
per copy will be paid for each issue
sent or brought to this office. Give
full address so that proper remittance
may be forwarded Editorial De-
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A quiet wedding was solemnzed
Tuesday afternoon from the parc onage
of the Bethany Baptist Church when
John w, Boston of Canaan and Mrs.
Jennie b. Bean, also of Canaan
were married by Rev George Mer-
riam. The couple are to reside on
the groom's farm in the south east
part of Canaan.
The Curtis Hat shop which has been
undergoing renovations has been COM
pleted. With the present arrangement,
I charming lattice work screen sep
'rates the show room from the work
'hop while hangingH of blue cretonne
~arry out the general blue color
.cheme of the store. New interior
furnishings have also been added
a large number were present at
the regular meeting of the Christmas
Club which was held Monday after
noon with Mrs. f. o. Eaton on Main
street The ladies continued their
Christmas sewing and two read d'ng5
were enjoyed by Mrs l.. &. Trafton
and Mrs John Cool. Mrs. Eaton
served refreshments during the after
noon. The next meeting will be held
on Tuesday, March IA, with Mrs. Les
ter Packard
A part of the radio wireless apara-
tus. which is to be installed in the
Milburn Club rooms arrived Monday
from Boston but because one of the
parts had been broken in tranSporta-
ton, the damaged part was returned.
A business meeting was held Monday
evening relative to making up the ne
cessary fund to pay for the same fol
lowing the 81 assessment on each
member. Vice president, George E.
Sampson presided and two new mem-
bers were accepted They were Ar
thur Cheney and Lloyd Morgan. the
latter being an apprentice here at
the American Wooden Mill.
Friends of the family of Omar Tur-
cote will be sorry to note that they
ldNc leluluctl ~ tutll LII Hltl lOillc /
n Holyoke. Mass. after having resid
ed in Skowhegan for about six years
Mr.. Turcotte and two daughters, Miss
es Alice and Ida, have been there for
sometime while Mrs. Turcotte and
two children. Germaine and Joseph
left Tuesday morning to join their ia
mily Another daughter Miss Mar
Garet. will probably remain in Show
hogan until after the Easter holidays |
The following new books We're re-
ceived at the Public Library during
February: fiction; The Head of the
House of C0ombe, Burnett; "The Hid
den Places Sinclair; THE Mystery
Girl Wells: "IIarlequin and Colum-
bine.' Harrington; Laramie Holds
the Range" Spearman; THE Wasted
Generation" Johnson; "Messer Mar
co Polo" Byrne; "Moby Tick" Mel
Vile. Non-fiction: "The Hope In
dams Hough: THE Friendly Arctic,
Stefansson; Herman Melville, Mari
ner and Mystic" Weaver: Chemistry
of Commerce, Duncan; Modern Brit
ish Poetry Untermeyer; History of
the Art of Table-Setting" Murphy |