The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-03-24

Rev. Robert Morris left Monday
morning on a business trip to Ban
gor.
Miss Virginia Osborn arrived home
Monday morning from a brief visit
in Hinckley.
VIM. Fleming OF Hartland visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. M
Rand over Sunday.
Miss Mae Yeaton of Auburn. has
been visiting at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. C. w. Pierpont,
.Iohn Smith arrived in town Mon
day night ON furlough from the Ma
tional Soldiers Home in Togus.
Ernest Green. John Dane and Miss
Gail Taggart were home from college
over Sunday with their parents
Mrs. Ralph Ames and her children
returned to Wateryille Sunday after
visit with her mother Mrs. S}lith
| Whittier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bigelow re-
turned to Auburn last Friday on the
noon train after a visit of week
with relatives and friends.
J. NJ. Scribner was in Augusta on
business Saturday. His trips in the
interest of his we'll digging contracts
are quite numerous of late.
Arthur Wood of Portland. passed
Sunday in town with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. A. Wood. and was ac-
companied by Miss Leta Kelley.
Charles E. Tilton, superintendent OF
schools in Bangor, was the guest OF
his mother, Mrs. Tilton on the Nor
ridgewock road over Sunday.
/ Deputy Sheriff Charles Adams of
Jackman, who has been in town dur
ing this session of court went to
Pennington on business Monday
morning.
Mrs. d. Wilder Colby of Sanford
arrived in town last Friday for
visit here with friends. Mr.. Colby
was superintendent of schools here
for several years.
About fifteen of the De Molay Com
mandery X. r., No, 10, went to Pitts
field Monday TO attend the funeral OF
the late A. P. McAlastef. Sir Knight
of that Commandery.
Miss Larned, who delivered the ad-
dress at the 7 o'clock service at the
Congregational church Sunday even
ing, was the guest of Miss Hannah r.
Page while in town.
Mr., and Mrs. Dinsmore Bunker
were in Waterville last Saturday
where Mr. Bunker purchased a new
model automobile, Ford. He Is to
be an agent here for that machine
! this season.
John Mc1lwrath, assistant electri-
clan in the Harvard Medical college,
arrived in town on the early train
Friday morning, called here by the
death of his mother, Mrs. Jane Nc
llwrath.
Fire alarm box So rang about $50
o'clock last Friday morning for
chimney burning out at the residence
of John Mcpherson on Water street.
A small crowd turned out and the all
out whistle blew at 6.45 a. m.
Mrs. d. F. Palmer, who has been
spending the winter with her daugh-
ter. Mrs Clara A. Stephenson at
Wellesley Hills, Mass, arrived home
last Saturday on the afternoon train.
She Is visiting at present with Mrs.
Helen Robinson.
Miss Nellie Beane has resumed her
duties as clerk in W. P. Ordway's
store. Miss Beane fell on the ice
three weeks ago, and was hurt quite
badly. Her sister. Mrs. E. E. Fred
eric, who has been with her. has re-
turned to her home in Starks.
DR.. l. B. Mower of Waterville, cor
responding secretary Of the Baptist
convention was in town over Sunday
and conducted services for Rev. Mr..
Morris in the morning, In the af-
ternoon he and Mr.. Morris went to
Arson where the, latter gentleman Is
holding regular services Sunday af-
ternoons.
Last Friday night the eighth grade
held a very successful class party In
Heselton hall. They had the pleas
ure OF having their former teacher. Miss
Addie Swain, with them. Their re-
freshment committee was Myrtle
Moody, Paul Jones' Bessie Scott,
John Mitchell Carrie Thompson and
Emery Dyer.
The following gentlemen represent
ed the Skowhegan encampment of l..
o. o. F., at the District meeting in
Waterville last Thursday: Willis A.
Bailey. George Burns, Edward Spear,
p,s5on n paker Eeorpe Morrill, ana