The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-04-13

W. G. Gagne returned from bust
ness trip to Boston Wednesday night.
Mrs Nellie Belonga, who has had
an attack of the grip, is slowly gain
ing
F. B. Wiggin of Carmel was in town
to attend the funeral of John Farm
ham. the father of his deceased wife.
Mrs. e. L. Savage and Mrs. Charles
Jackson and Master Linwood Savage
we're in Waterville Monday visiting
friends.
Miss Annie Friel of Free street,
who has been quite seriously i'll for
the past few weeks, is much better
and able to be about some.
State Highway Commissioner p L.
Hardson has issued call for a coun-
ty road meeting to be held in the
Court house, April 20, at II a. m.
Mrs. Lena NJ. Casey Miss Mathieu) !,
will have her Millinery opening on
Friday and Saturday of this week
over A. e. bfsson & Sons Shoe Store
Howard Weston returned to Tufts
college Saturday afternoon, accom-
panied by his brother, Fred, who will
spend his two weeks vacation in
Boston
Samuel Hurley will leave Friday
morning for Manchester n. H., and
Lynn, Mass, where he will be the
guest of friends and relatives for over
Easter.
Miss Clara Bigelow will return to
Auburn Monday to resume her teach
Mg, having been with her mother
for the past week helping care for
her grandfather, John Farnham.
Golden Rod Branch, |. S. s., held
its regular meeting Thursday, April
6. in the Municipal building. Besides
the usual amount of local work it was
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pital at Portland. The next meeting
will be April 20.
Mrs. L. E. McNeelie and Mrs. For
rest Goodwin left here Sunday after
noon for New York city where they
will meet Mrs. Edith Shepherd who
has been spending several weeks at
Somerville, S. c. The party will
spend two weeks in New York and
Boston Mrs NJ. T. Pooler and two
daughters, Misses Florence and Ma
bel, who have been with Mrs. Shep-
herd, will not be home until about the
first of May.
The members of Eureka lodge, No
128, of the New England Order of Pro-
lection, held very pleasant social
affair at their lodge rooms, G. A. r.
hall. on Tuesday evening, April II.
There we're about rs guests present
Dancing was INDUCED in, music by
Messrs Sheaff and Thibeault. At the
session of the Grand lodge h Id in
Lewiston. Wednesday, April 8, Past
Warden d. w. Lewis of this lodge,
was elected representative from this
district to attend the session of the
Supreme lodge to be held in Boston
in the early part of May.
MIR. end Mrs. Edward n Merrill
and Miss Bertha Merrill of Skowhe-
gan reached New York, Saturday, af-
ter delightful three weeks cruise to
the West Indies, on the S. S. Ham
burg" of the Hamburg American line.
Calls were made at Bermuda, St.
Thomas, Jamaica, Cuba, San Juan,
Porto Rico and Colon. More than
two hundred tourists left the ship at
Colon to cross the Isthmus Of Pana
ma by special train. A series of
athletic games and several balls were
held on deck during the cruise. Mr..
Merrill arrived home Sunday.
AT the annual meeting of the SkoW
hogan Congregational society the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Thomas G.. Lord, mod
orator; r. d. Baker, clerk; L. II.
Goldsmith, treasurer; Hannah r.
Page, auditor; Thomas G. Lord, j. c.
Griffin, Walter Hight, Prudential
Committee; Carleton P. Merrill,
Charles Sheaff, Mrs. Nettie Paddock,
Music Committee. The report of
the treasurer shows the society to
be in a very prosperous condition,
and it was unanimously voted to
continue to employ Rev. B. B. Merrill
as pastor
The funeral services of John Farm
ham occurred at 11.30 a. m. Satur-
day from his late residence on Sum
mer street. Rev George Merriam Of
floating. The G. A. r. had their SER
vice at the house also. The floral
offerings were very beautiful. There
was lovely pillow from the G A
r. pillow from the daughters, Alice
and Linnie, with the word Father
on it. a crescent from the BigelOW