The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-13

Mrs. George Ware was in Augusta
yesterday for the day.
The family of Hans Hansen are
Quarantined because of scarlet fever. +
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Ford left Tues
day for o weeks visit in Portland
with Mrs. Ford,s sister. Mrs. Spinney.
Mrs. Carrie Bragg Rnd her daugh-
ter, Mrs. F. B. Folsom left yesterday
morning for Lewiston to attend the
State Grange sessions.
Francis Friend, who has been at
home for several weeks, owing to i'll
health is much improved and went
to Augusta yesterday. on business.
Ralph Emerson and Harry Hovey
left yesterday for Lewiston to attend
the State Grange sessions. Mr..
Hovey is gatekeeper In skowhegan
Grange.
Willard J. Croteau has accepted a
position as special agent for the John
G. Griffin Company. He will be
particularly engaged in the casualty
department.
Late indications OF spring rather
than winter were two strawberry
blossoms received at this Office from
Mertie A. Oliver OF Starks. The
blooms were picked December 9.
There will be Christmas enter
tainment and box social at the Moody
School Building, East Skowhegan,
Friday evening, Dec. IA. Ladies
CHI al NO. nj m
Mrs. Carrie Mcpherson will have
on sale at the home of ]. R. McClel-
Ian on Elm street, articles from the
fancy table, Japanese and jewelry
tables which were not sold at the fair
on Tuesday.
Linden Lancaster has returned
home from st. George, Newfoundland,
where he was in charge of getting
lumber mills in readiness for opera
ton. These are used in connection
with the numbering interests of Bin
w Page in Newfoundland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Burnor of
Springfield, Mass. are expected Sat
urday night for a visit with Mr..
Burnor's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Burnor. They expect to remain here
until the first of January Mr.. Bur
nor is employed by the Rolls Royce
concern of Springfield
The sale of the Chester Perkins
place on the DR.. Mann road to Frank
/ Moody and Clyde Winsbury was re-
ported yesterday by Cleveland &
Creation. This is a small poultry
farm. They also report the sale of
the C. N. Jones house near the Som
erset Shoe Factory to Flora Sheerin
Of Skowhegan.
Mrs. Julia Churchill of 30 East
Front street, who has been very sick
for sometime is still confined to her
bed, altho little improved at the
present time. DR.. fash of Fairfield
was called last week to attend her.
She is being cared for by Mrs. Ralph
Emerson. Her many friends hope
for speedy recovery.
There will be q joint meeting of
Golden Rod Branch l. S. s. and the
Skowhegan Sunshine Society at the
home of Mrs. Joseph Brooks on Beech
street. Thursday afternoon, December
20. Golden Rod, Branch will pack
box for the Blind Babies Home at
Dikers Heights, New York and the
Sunshine Society will pack box of
Christmas cheer for the Clay Farm
inmates.
Mrs. Addie c. Beal and her son Car
roll c. Bean, S. Fl. 8. '22, will sortly 7
close their farm home on Hilton Hill
and come to Skowhegan to spend the
winter at the home of Mrs. Beal's |
sister, Mrs Emma Nutting on Winter
street. Mr.. Beal expects to be en-
ployed at the store of the Farmers
Union The stock at the Beal farm
will be cared for from the L. q. Ste
vens farm.
A regular meeting of Sorosis will
be held Monday evening in the par
lors of the Public Library. Instead
of the customary Christmas tree,
there will be a silver offering which
will be turned over to Miss Lancaster,
the district nurse, to be spent for the
poor children of the community. The
committee in charge of the evening
are Mrs. Mary Rowell chairman,
Miss Alice f. Written, Mrs. Isabelle
IT. Moore, Mrs. Adelaide L. Whiting
and Miss Lula Chapman.
Two members of the Skowhegan
high school football team, Emile
Dionne and Francis Murray have
been picked by Coach White Of Bid
deford high school for an All Maine
Gridiron II. Murray will be one of
the guards although originally
tackle. He is big fellow, weighing .
around $50 pounds, but is very fast
considering his weight Dionne will
play on the backfield, having already
distinguished himself in the various
battles which Skowhegan high has
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