The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-18

Monday morning.
Mrs. e. w. Hurd went to Augusta,
Monday to visit viii her sotn, Clar-
ence Hurd of that qfty.
Mrs Roy A. Sylvester went to Bath
Monday where she will spend several
weeks visiting with relatives.
Still few more antiques left. Also
stoves. carpets. etc Mrs. c. e. Nor
ton. 40 West Front ST. 1w51e
Mrs. Amy Meader and Mrs. Verna
Jewett have returned from visit
with Mrs. Jewett's mother, Mrs. Lot
tie Oils in Augusta
John Johnson of East skowhegan
! left Tuesday for Merrimac, Mass,
where he will be employed during the
winter months as he has previously
done.
Miss Helen c. Smith, sophomore
at Colby College, has gone to Wash
ington. ID. c. to enjoy the Christmas
recess with her parents. DR.. and Mrs
George Otis Smith.
The stores will be kept open as
usual Saturday night and Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of
next week. The markets will be
open Christmas Eve.
Mrs. Ruth Clyde arrives Saturday
from the school OF Optometry in Bos-
ton, TO yj@lt~exer Xmas with her pa
rents. TG#and ~ A. b. Borden and
her littfe son CLIFFORD
Mrs. Jennie Z. Kenney, who has
been visiting here for several weeks
with her grandson. Clifton F. Adams,
left Monday for Milinocket, where
she plans to spend the winter.
David Thurlow and George H.
Halves are both at home from Colby
College for the three weeks recess
and the latter. is to be employed~at
the Woolworth store during his vaca-
ton.
Mrs. T. A. Gould, who lives beyond
the Dudley schoolhouse, south, is
leaving this morning for Philadelphia
where she will spend the holidays
with her son, Norman A. Could and
family.
Acquaintance here of Arthur S.
! Merrill, son of the lac Rev. 3. b. Mer-
/ III, anu Il SiduudlC vi II. VIII
be interested to learn that he has
been elected commander of the
American Legion Post at Augusta.
The Misses Ruth Atkinson, Reba
Vail Delphine Murray. Edith Stimp-
son and Elsie Young, all students at
Pennington Normal School, arrived
home Friday evening to spend the
Christmas recess at their homes in.
town.
/ Mrs. Nahum Steward and Mrs. Flor
ence burlington are numbered among
those who have been quite ill during
the present week. Mrs Rachel
Webb, who lives in the same neighbor-
hood on Main street. and who suf-
fered stroke some time since, re-
mains about the same.
Mrs. Laura Beaulier left on the
noon train Monday on a short bust
ness trip to Portland and Boston. On
1 her return home from Waterville she
will be accompanied by her daughter
Annette, a student at Mt. Merci Acad-
envy in that city, who will spend the
Christmas vacation here with her
mother.
E.; Rev. George Merriam, who has been
quite i'll, was able to attend to his
morning preaching service Sunday
and to officiate at n funeral in the
afternoon. Rev. George Loring
Thurlow filled Mr.. Merriam's engage
ment at the Federated Church at
Hinekley and at the State Reforma-
tory in the afternoon.
Mrs. Thomas Dionne and son Alfred
have been moving from their farm
on the Eaton Mt. road to an apart
ment in the Taggart house on High
street. Mr.. Dionne is remaining at
present on the farm, Mrs. Dionne is
at the Skowhegan Savings Bank and
Alfred will be employed nights after
school and Saturdays at the Wool
worth store.
! Shirley c. Mason left Monday for
Allenhurst, ". j.. where he will be
| employed during the winter on con-
struction work Mr.. Mason who had
been visiting friends in town has
been employed during the summer at
Morrisville, Vt. He was formerly
employed in Skowhegan by the Cen
| trail Maine Power Co. on their con-
struction job here,
Rev. Fl. L. Nichols, pastor of the
Methodist Church, who sustained a
serious fall last week. will be confin-
ed to the house for sometime and
supplies will occupy the pulpit at the
church for the present In the ac-
cident, Mr.. Nichols received internal
injuries and the pelvis bone was frac-
tured Owing to his condition there
were no services at the church last
Sunday.
Mrs, Ella T. Holt has been visiting
here few days this week with Post
master and Mrs w. r. Elliott. Since
letting her house to Mr.. and Mrs.
James Stanley, earlier in the fall,
she has been visiting in Dover-Fox-
croft and from here will go to Hud-
son, Mass to visit Mrs. Eta Adding
ton for two months. She will then
go to Worcester Mass, for the bal
ance of the winter.
Skating was in order on the Kenne-
bee River last Sunday. Harry Ma
honey, who is caretaker on the Brit
ton farm noted several man out en-
ioying the ice in his section. Mr.
and Mira Mahnnay pano hare from