The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-13

tlOll Ol the WOTiu WAL meiloFlal.
Mrs. Bertha Britton, proprietor of
lntervale Farm on the River Road,
has gone to Boston for the winter
Mrs. Martha Patten, William Hal
fry and Dyke Wills of Pittsfield were
guests on Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur Chase.
Miss Faith ]. Hinckley and a party
of ladies from Good Will were up
Tuesday evening to attend the concert
at the Centenary Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence E. Sprague
Of Lexington, Mass, are being enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. Sprague's
brother, Carl Curtis on Maple street.
Ben Agneau, formerly of Newcastle.
Pa, and for many years a well known
travelling man in this section, visited
the first of the week with W. II.
Cummings.
Mr.. and Mrs Perley Roderick and
three children, who have been living
in Lewiston for several years, have
moved their family to Skowhegan, Mr..
Roderick having employment here.
c. w. Day, L. W. Smiley. DR.. Geo,
E. Young. Ira A. Norton and d. A.
Porter were among the local Rotari-
ians to visit the Central Maine Santa
rum Monday evening, where they
dined.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0mer Bison of Win
throp and Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Pinette
of Auburn have been visiting for a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Bisson's
daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Roderick of North avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Russell en-
tertained a party of neighbors Satur-
day night at their home in observance
of their twelfth wedding anniversary.
The hours. were spent socially with
cards ana games. Refreshments
were served and the visitors left a
gift OF silver.
William Burlock and family have
come here from Hartland, having leas-
ed the Stanley f. Nay farm, one mile
above Malbon's Mills for three years
or more. They are to occupy the
Nay farmhouse and Mr.. and Mrs. Nay
are to board with them.
Mrs. Sarah Vigue and Mrs. Jennie
Roy are planning to go to Bristol,
Conn. for the wedding of their niece,
Miss Eleanor Dulac TO George Yong,
which will be solemnized at Thanks
giving time. The bride to be is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dulac,
formerly of Skowhegan
Mrs. w. II. Diller, with her two
sons, John and Billy. and companion,
Miss Lena Jack started yesterday on
their return to their home in Lans-
doWne. Pa, after several months with
Miss Lena NJ. Wyman at the Wyman
homestead on Main street.
Mrs. II. L. Nichols, Mrs. Carrie Mac
Pherson, Mrs. Herbert Ames, Miss
Pearl Bernard and Mrs. Maria Cooley,
as delegate, represented the local
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
at the annual district meeting, held
LAST week In Augusta. Mrs. Nichols
presided at the meeting.
Henry L. Mitchell is for the pres
ent acting as manager of the SHOW
hogan Novelty Works of which the
late Fred Fellows was formerly man
ager. Sparks from the chimney at
this plant started quite a fire on the
roof last Saturday afternoon. Dam
ages from the fire and water will
probably be confined to $125.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney A. Merrill and
son. Rodney Jr., of Attleboro, Mass,
visited over the week end with Mr..
Athens. The gentleman from Massa-
chusatts is expected to arrive tonight
and will spend a few days with his
uncle, assisting him in disposing of
some livestock.
The first of several private socials
to be held by Somerset Council,
Knights of Columbus, this winter will
take place Tuesday evening in the
Grange Hall. Dancing will start at
S o'clock, music to be furnished by
Marion Oddy's six piece orchestra, an
aggregation admittedly OF the best IN
Maine. At ten the party will retire
to the banquet hall where a delicious
luncheon will be served under the di-
rection of a committee made up OF
wives of members
Friends of DIR. and Mrs Robert
Shields of Long Island, N. Y. who
have both been patients at Kennebec
Valley Hospital for some time, will
be glad to learn that both are i'm
proving. Mrs Shields was former
ly Miss Emerald Young of this place,
Some two or three acres OF wood
land were burned over last Saturday
afternoon on the east shore of Lake
Wesserunsett 1t was the property
of Fred Dionne a farmer on the East
Madison Road, and as there was a
high wind blowing at the time con-
siderable alarm was felt. The
Skowhegan Fire Department was
called and had much difficulty in
checking the flames. The origin OF
the fire is believed to have been due
to It careless smoker. George Dionne,
IA son of the owner OF the property
discovered the conhagration.
The following officers were elected
at the regular meeting of the Ella f.
Mitchell philatbpa Class Monday even