The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-01-27
SkOvvhEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Deputy sheriff Brophy Of Fairfield
was In town on business yesterday.
Miss Clara j. Williams has been
visiting several days In Bangor this
week.
Clarence n. Hight returned home
yesterday from n two days business
"trip to Jackman.
II. d. Watson. principal OF Good
VIII High school. was In town yea
terday on business.
r. @. Lord of the nrm OF Nutting a
Lord. undertakers. Was In Belfast
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. o. A. Abbey left yesterday
morning for Portland whore she In
to make a brief visit.
Mrs. Ella II. Crowell. chief OF hon
or of Woodbine lodge. ID. OF H.. Is in
Oakland today, where last evening
she installed the officers of Hamilton
lodge, d. OF II.
Mrs. Mary Brainerd and daughter.
Miss Carolyn. left Tuesday morning
for Boston where they were to join
a party OF forty on a trip Of several
months abroad. Among the coun-
tries they are to visit are Egypt,
Palestine and Switzerland.
Miss Gertrude Whittemore, after
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Whittemore for several weeks,
left on the noon train yesterday for
Boston, where she is to spend the
next few months in study at the Con-
esryatory of Music.
E. c.. Butler, Esq, was in Water
Vile yesterday in attendance at
meeting of the State Laymen's COM
mittee, of which he is a member. The
policy and plans of the movement
were submitted by Arthur A. Head,
State Laymen's secretary and dis
cussed by the committee. These will
be ready for publication as soon as
they are changed according to the
suggestions received yesterday. AL
though Mr.. Head has visited EACH
member of the board previously, this
Is the first meeting together since he
was elected.
A letter received from Will Webb
In Manila, P. l., by his parents last
night, tells of the visit of the Show
hogan people who are on tour
around the world. There were about
seven hundred tourists in all aboard
the ship and in their honor Manila
took on a festive attire and gave the
city into their hands for the length
of their visit. Frank Cairns took
the Skowhegan party for ride in
the government automobile, giving
them an excellent opportunity of see
ing Manila and outlying points of in
terest The Maine boys in Manila were
heartily pleased to see their home
friends in the distant tropical city.
Charles Sheaff, the freight clerk
and operator of the Maine Central
railroad, who succeeded John Lam
caster, had rather queer and I'M
accountable experience Tuesday. He
and Mrs. Sheaff rose at the usual time
in the morning and had been up but
few minutes, when both suddenly
tainted away. One of them managed
10 inf he noio w
DR.. Stinchfield. From that time
throughout the day, they and the
four children were quite sick. In the
first place the doctor pronounced the
trouble as coal gas, but afterwards
he was uncertain as to what caused
the illness. Mr.. Sheaff returned to his
work yesterday but the rest of the
family were not able to go out.
The following grand officers of the
United Order of the Golden Cross
were in town Monday night to install
the recently elected officers of the
Skowhegan lodge: Grand Command
er, A. s. Bangs of Augusta. Grand In
side Guard Mckinney of Portland
Grand Herald Ross of Portland and
Grand Past Noble Commander Luke
Ivors of Waterville. After the In
stallation the ceremony of presenting
the Past Noble Grand Commander
was performed. The business meet
ing occurred in the X. Of P. hall and
the banquet In G. A. R. hall. The
officers installed were: Noble Com
mander, W. A. Smith; Vice Noble
Commander, Mrs. Maude Adams;
Past Noble Commander, George l..
Cleveland; Keeper of Records, Mrs.
Maude Albee; Prelate, Mrs. Lila Sal
ley; Herald, Charles Turner; Finan-
cial Keeper of Records. Mrs. Rose
Smith; Warder of the Inner Gate,
Nathan Shepley; Warder of the Outer
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