The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-01-11
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daughter.
Gates l.. Austin of Athens was in
town Saturday leaving on a business
trip to New York.
Marked down sale of corsets, BAN
deaux and brassieres at the Cayou-
cite Shop, Water street.
The dance which was to have been
held in Heselton Hall Saturday has
been postponed indefinitely.
A. kilby, representative from D..
F. Monroe Company, paper house of
Boston, was in town Tuesday ON bust
ness.
Mrs Lydia Walker and Mrs. Rattle
Corson, both remain critically i'll at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George L.
Spofford
Miss Jeanne Thomson who has been
at home from Pennington Normal
School returned Monday to resume
her studies.
Friends of Mrs. l.. +. Parsons will
regret to learn of her continued poor
health which for the last few days
has been more serious.
A special meeting of Sunset Chap
ter o. E. S. will be held this Thurs
day evening at 7.45 for the purpose
of filling vacancies in the list of elect
ed officers.
The meeting of the Town Improve
ment Society scheduled for last Sat-
urday will be held next Saturday af
ternoon at 2.45 sharp. Each MEM
Der is allowed to take one child.
All those holding invitations to the
Pollyanna Club Dancing series will
please bear in mind that another one
of these pleasant social events is to
occur this Thursday evening in Hesel-
ton hall.
WANTED-You to know that Thos.
Meighan will appear Monday, January
Is, at the Skowhegan Opera House,
in Bachelor Daddy a benefit pic
ture for Boys and Girls Club room.
A real boys picture at regular prices.
Watch for the boys selling tickets on
the street.
Donald Newall of Norridgewock, the
young lad who was shot in the back
some days ago, is getting along IA
vorably. Mr.. Newall is a student at
Hartland Academy and makes his
home with Supt. and Mrs. II. B. Cliff
| ford of that town. He is a patient
at Kennebec Valley Hospital.
Susman Russakoff who few
months ago purchased a half inter
est in the Hotel oxford property has
now purchased from Hulares Broth
ers, the building which they occupy
at the iuncture of Russell and Water
streets. The former owners will con-
tinue to occupy the property for the
present.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the local postoffce for the
week ending January 9Th: Mrs. Blaine
care of Emma Talbart, Miss Alma
Ettinger, Mrs. Nina Hinckley, Mrs,
G. w. Radebaugh These letters will
be sent to the dead letter office II
not called for before Saturday, Jan
uary goth.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Ellis of Fair
field are among the prominent Grang-
ers who have been here attending the
Pomona Grange sessions this week
Mrs. Bills has been one of the Som
erset County duputies and is well
known lecturer. She left yesterday
for visits to the Oranges in New
Sharon and Temple.
The pupils of Mrs. Dora Trafton
Nye's piano class met at her home
Saturday evening to listen to Mrs.
Nyes Interpretation of the Paderew-
ski concert which she attended in
Portland She gave a history of Po-
land and different Polish composers
including Chopin and especially dwelt
on the life of Paderewski. Mrs. Nye
played Shuberts, "Impromptu' which
Paderewski played and parts of other
selections which the great pianist had
played, illustrating his manner and
methods. 1t was very enjoyable to
Mrs. Nye's large class of pupils.
Among the surgical patients at
Somerset Hospital are Bernice Aus
tin of Canaan; Mrs. Russell Emery OF
Madison; Miss Ida Witham of Madi-
son. Mrs Maude Lawrence of Skow-
hogan; Alice Kennedy of Bingham and
Mrs. Iottie Shores of Canaan. Medi-
cal patients are Mrs, Howard Wes-
ton of Skowhegan, who remains about
the same; Ada Kent of Cornville and
George Goodwin of Fairfield. Patti
ents discharged are Mrs. Daisy Hut
chins of Mercer, Mrs. Ella Smith of
Madison, Mrs. Paul Silvain of Skow-
hogan and Lester Moody of Skowhe-
gan.
Funeral services for Mrs. Celia
Freese, wife of John Frcese were
held yesterday aftrnoon at three
o'clock from the undertaking chapel
of Lord and Caswell. Rev. George
Loring Thurlow, pastor of the Fed
Grated Church officiated. Mrs. Freese
was fifty-six years old and the fam
ilv has lived here about four years
their previous residence having been
Dover Foxcroft. Their home was on
East Front street. The deceased had
for sometime been tubercular and had
twice received treatmnt in sanatori-
ums. Her final illness was due. how
ever tn nneumonia and her death Oc-