The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-30


Moore and family visited in Etna.
Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs Ira Hilton and Mrs..
Maria Staples visited Walter Hilton
AT the L. OF VI. sunday.
The annual inspection Of the Mar
shall =. Hale Circle. Ladies' of HE
q. \. K. occurred Monday afternoon
AT special meeting appointed FOR
that purpose.
Daniel Mcneil has purchased The
Charles Grant house on Ward 81
Miss Edna Thompson and Miss
Jessie iced visited Miss Thompson 5
brother in Pennington. Sunday.
Dr and Mrs. W. +. Brown visited
in Morrill, Sunday.
William Knapp visited in Leeds
over Sunday
Mrs. Mary upper passed away al
ter long illness of diabetes at the
home of her daughter Mrs Percy
Berry early Monday morning Mrs.
Upper was about seyenty-fiYo years
old and the widow OF Peleg Tupper
A longer obituary will be given later
Mrs. Dora Lowell OF Slarks and MI
and Mrs. Daniel McBaughiin Of War
ron have been in town being called
here by the illness and death OF the
two ladies mother. Mr.. Mary Tupper.
Guy Emmons and family and Mrs.
Eta Blaisdcll visited Miss Ruth
Blaisdel iii Pennington, Sunday al
ternoOn
Miss Jessie iced is assisting in
Marcia's spa while Mrs MARCH, $
mother Mrs. Alma Lowe is 50 critical
~ III.
Scott Rogers and family Of Fair
field visited relatives in town Sunday
DR.. and Mrs. 4. G. Strout and two
sons and Nh and Mrs. Dow of Dexter
were callers al the home OF Bernard
Carr, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ". White of Auburn
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eben
Miller and Mrs Ada Drake last week.
Mrs. Freeman Abbott WAS in Au-
gusta, Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Strickland have
been enjoying an automobile trip to
Boston. They We're accompanied
home the first of the week by Mrs.
Strickland's mother Mrs Mary Rob
inson. who has been visiting relatives
in Boston during the past few weeks
Mrs Daniel McNeal, Mrs. Amos
Johnson and Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Johnson Of New Portland returned
last week from a visit with relatives
in Berlin. y. II.
Mr.. and Mrs George Carr accom-
panied by Major and Mrs. Albert
Nickcrson visited relatives in Phillips,
Sunday
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL NOTES
Pupils not being absent or fardy for
past six weeks are: Donald Ncafon,
Erma Morrill,, Clayton Kinney, Res
sic Crommett, Hazel Beane, Freda
Wing, Pauline Mitchell. Rena Tracy;
: Margaret Emmons, Fern Boone Glen
nys Berry and Dorothy Blaisdell
Visitors for past six weeks are
Stunt. Sinlconeau, Mrs. Nellie Clark
Mrs. Nellie Taylor. Mrs. Guy En-
mons. Mrs Howard Brown, Mrs. lila
Mitchell. Mrs. Harry Yeaton. Mrs
Percy Quimby and Mrs. Ahbie Walker
Visitors always welcome.
We wish to thank the parents one
and all who helped US 10 get our new
sash curtains.
Rena Tracey has not missed word
in spelling.
Saturday night Jack Holt will ap-
pear in "Nobodys Money at the
Town Hall This is very interest
/ ing picture of a money mix-up and
the patrons Of the Town Hall always
like Jack Holt.
On Wednesday evening a little be
fore six an alarm OF fire VAS given
and it was found that fire was
smouldering in the basement of the
Baptist Church ana smoke was com
ing through the ridgepole al that time.
Much credit is due the former pHster's
wife Mrs. l.. d. Tihbptts for her
presence of mind in ringing the bell
and calling for help. Mrs. Tibhetts
and her daughter were walking by the
church and noticed "A cloud of smoke
coming from the rear OF the building.
but as the train was in the station
lust behind the church it was at first
thought to be comingafrom the engine,
but to be sure Mrs. Tibbetts went back
of the church and found smoke pour
ing from the basement and coming
from everywhere. Without delay she
gave the alarm then unlocked the
church and rang the bell until help
arrived thus saving the church and
no one knows how much other pro-
v.
mystery as mo- one was supposed to
have been in the basement since the
previous Sunday but the basement
door was unlocked and it was thuoght
that someone had been in and dropped
match. Sheriff Mooers worked on
the case for several days as our fires
in this section are too numerous.
After the arrival of the new fire en-
CINE the smOuldering timbers were
soon taken care of without doing very
serious damage to the building. The
church was smoked very badly. Again
on the same evening the engine was
called for Il big blaze burning on the
Cheviot farm but upon arrival il was
found that the use of the engine was
not needed as Mr. Cheyiot was burn
ing potato tops which made a big IRE
that someone thought was a fire from
some other cause.
MRS CYNTHIA ANN JONES
The many friends of Mrs. Cynthia
A. Jones were shocked to hear of her
sudden death which occnred Tuesday
morning of last week Mrs Jones
was in her usual health Monday when
she retired but early Tuesday morn
ing when her daughter Miss Francis