The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-01-26
GOODYEAR
Tires. Tubes, Accessories
Gas-Oils
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AHtUOTlAtu F"TU JtFFiC0
Etanley's Garage, ". i. Stanley, Prop
The damage to telephone and cleo
trio light lines during the Sunday
night storm, was quite heavy. During
the early part of the evening Sunday
the electric. wires near Skowhegan vii
lage were broken down and left Nor
ridgewock without any lights or cleo
trio power until Monday forenoon.
The friends of nr. and Mrs. f. NJ.
Tower of Madison but formerly of this
town will be pleased to know THAT Il
| little daughter arrived in their family
| last week. Mrs. Alta Holt Bates is
the nurse in attendance.
Walter Prue of Waterville has COM
menced his duties as foreman at the
I shoe factory.
Charles y. Hussey received a very
! bad injury from a fall last week and
| since that time has been very i'll and is
now under the care of a trained nurse.
| Charles Savage was in North Arson
| Sunday. II, 90
The Farmers Telephone Company
have issued new directories to their
subj vribers. i1iI!ip+<,r.
| Gordon Bennett is able to attend
school again after being confined to
| his home several days from "A bad
kw0und on his head which he received
while sliding Several boys were in
the party and one party on double
/. runner aeoideptaly ran into Gordon's
4 Sled Ind c0t aayefY bad wound in Cor
don's head. which required several
stitches to close. -
j, Henry IL rosstssstsy a5:aas as sudden %sa
! ing the week has been cared for nights
by William Soule -.
The members of Cedar Chapter O.
Il: S. enjoyed a picnic supper before
their regular meeting on Friday eve
ming. At the business meeting the
! officers for the coming year were very
impressiYely installed by Past Matron,
| Mrs. Lydia Longley, assisted by Past
Matron, Mrs. Alice Haynes, as chap
lain. and Miss Musette Hale as mar
shall Before the installation the
worthy patron. Walter Taylor, in be
half of the Chapter, presented the re-
trting worthy matron. Mrs. Josephine
Whiting with past matron's jewel,
for which Mrs Whiting thanked the
Chapter for this gift and also for their
kindness during her term of office.
The following officers were installed:
Worthy Matron. Mrs. Winnifred Bur-
CESS: worthy patron, Walter r. Tay-
lor; associate matron. Miss Lila Carr;
sec. Mrs Harriet Blaisdell; treas,
Mrs Florence Taylor; cond, Mrs
Grace Smith; assoc. cond., Miss Jen-
ME Hale; chaplain. Mrs. Maude carr;
marshall. Mrs. Hazel Moore; pianist,
Mrs. Annie Merrill; Adah, Mrs. Jose
phine Whiting: Ruth, Mrs. Kate
Smith; Esther, Mrs ;Alics Hale; Mar
tina. Mrs Neva Jones; Electa, Mrs.
Edith Jones warder, Mrs. Susie Ly-
ons: sentinel, Almon Blaisdell. The
Chapter gave Mrs. Iongley and her
assistants a rising vote of thanks for
their excellent work and Mrs. Long
lev is also to be presented with a
Past Matrons' pin.
Mrs. Charles Miller was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Horne few
days last week
The members of the O. e. c. Club
were delightfully."- entertained by Mrs. |
Edna Emmons at her home last week
Tuesday afternoon.
William AIulheron was home from
Bangor over Sunday.
Miss Fay Barker of Wateryille. but
formerly of this town, was the guest
OF her grandmother, Mrs. Mahahla |
McIntire few days last week. i
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Normandy
expect to leave soon for California.
Edward f. Barker of Waterville
was in town Saturday to attend the
funeral of w. II. Clifford.
Lauriston Lowe is in poor health |
this winter.
John l.. Otis has moved to Lynn,
Mass.
The members of Lebanon Lodge F.
G. A. NJ. gave social at their hall on
Wednesday evening of last week and
invited seyeral of their gentlemen |
friends as guests. Ice cream and cake !
were served and good time enjoyed
by all.
Mrs. Jay Pierce and Mrs. William
Hilton were in Portland few days
last week the guests of relatives.
Have you heard about the new
street sprinkler? 1t is said from good
authority that we are to have one IL |
we all pull together and help earn
the cash to buy 1t. Can anyone inn ,
agine the joy we will all have of sit I
ting on our lawns and porches next
summer and not eating our proyerb-
ial peck of dust every time an auto
mobile passes, which is almost con- /
tinually. Can we imagine the JOY of
having our doors and windows open