The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-11-15

AIltt f1uSSSy.
Ulmont Stanley was in Boston the
first of the week on business.
Miss Lucy Hun, Miss Ruth Biais-
dell and Milton knowlan were home
from the Pennington Normal School
over Sunday.
Chester Shepard has finished work
on the section and is now employed
IN river in the Drawn repair crew on
Che railroad.
Miss Sarah Clarke has closed her
home for the winter and lett last
week for Baltimore. Md, where she
has passed several winters.
Miss Louise Jewell was operated
upon by DR.. Smith at the Somerset
Hospital last Thursday for diseased
ronsils She returned home Friday
and is getting along nicely.
Miss Gladys Mitchell has been en-
loving short vacation from her du-
ties at Jones Spa.
Mrs. Kate Libby is i'll and is being
cared for by Mrs. Flavilla Witham OF
Smithfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Pierce Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Whitney and Mrs. Martha
Russell were Sunday guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tinkham in Arson.
jaw Pierce is in Bangor serving on
the grand jury.
Hartley Buckingham left Monday
for the up river numbering camps
where he will be employed for the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Emmons are
visiting in New Hampshire and Mass
achusetts.
Frederick Davis and family and
Miss Florence Day of Augusta were
guests of relatives in town over Sun
day.
The Boy Scouts are holding regular
meetings every Monday night at Fred
Thompson Office. Harry Hender-
son is Scout Master
Charles Pray was in Lewiston last
week.
Miss Gladys Hughes of Waterville
was the guest OF her friend Miss
Frances Dresser fast week.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. S. s. Higgins have
moved here from Albion.
Robert Snow of Waterville was call
ing on friends in town Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Bap-
fish Church served a supper at their
vestry on Tuesday evening OF last
week which was well patronized and
Melted the society about $50.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Keene of Win
throp were recent guests of Frank
Keene and family.
Miss Mabel White was home from
Augusta over Sunday.
Ira Hilton. who has had charge OF
the late H. X. Sawyer estate in town
this week sold the house occupied by
Frank Keene near the Hussey coat
sbop building to Charles Sheaff and
the spring which furnishes water for
Ward St, and a part OF Mechanic 81.
to George Chandler and Charles Bige-
low.
Miss Laura Gaylord has returned
from short visit with friends in
Skowhegan.
Mrs. Louise Frost Helen Frost and
Clifford Frost of Vienna were In town
recently to visit Horace Frost, who is
very ill.
Mrs. A. NJ. Percival was in Bangor
last week.
Mrs. Annie Mills has returned to
Portland for medical treatment.
An event to which the ladies of the
Baptist Missionary Society are look
ing forward with much interest is the
Missionary Rally to be held at the
church on Wednesday afternoon and
evening, Nov 21st. Mrs. Fl. r. Hatch
of Fairfield and Mrs, Whittemore Of
Waterville will be the speakers. The
special feature of the evening service
will be Missionary pageant. All
are invited.
Next Sunday morning at the Baptist
Church the pastor will speak on THE
Religion of Cheerfulness.' In the
evening there will be stereoptican pic
lures, showing scenes along the nigh
ways and among the rice fields oil
Central Japan.
Three new members have recently
been received into the Baptist Church
two of whom were given the hand OF
fellowship last Sunday
Mrs. Alma Lowe has returned from
Boston and Stoughton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Gilman and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Alan Hoar
and family visited their sister Mrs
Phyllis Carter in Portland over Sun
day.
Walter Beane was quite seriously
in jured last Saturday while working
on the Dodlin Granite quarry II
seems that while working on der
rick Mr.. Beane's sleeve was caught
lifting Mr.. Beane and then dropping
him, injuring him severely but not
fatally.
Reports from Maryille Tracy, who
is a patient at the kennebec Valley
Hospital are very good. report OF
the accident was given week age
stating that while the boy was hunt
ing muskrats he was accidentally shot
in the face. An operation was per
formed to remove the shot from his
eye and when the bandage was remov-
ed Friday he could see from that eye
which had been so seriously injured
S. +. Caswell of Kittery and How
ard Libby of Elliot accompanied Eben
Miller to Pleasant Ridge where they
will hunt big game.
Miss Cora Farrand has gone to Med
way, Mass to work in the straw shops
this winter.
Philip Carr has purchased new
radtn Outfit