The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-02
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

J. y. Smith was in Newport satur-
/ day on business.
Miss Lucy Weeks of Fairfield spent
/ Sunday with Miss Corinne Salley.
Miss Jennie Murray has been visit
ing friends in Bangor during the last
week.
f. p. Mayo OF Fairfield was in town
Friday night and attended the Gould
/ banquet.
Bert Folsom spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Verne Wiley at their home
/ In Cornyille
Arthur Wood of Portland spent Sun
day in town with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs Fred Wood.
J. ". Packard was in South New
burg over Sunday where he supplied
the pulpit OF the church.
Mrs Laura Perkins of Portland is
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Perkins on Madison avenue.
Lawrence Murray left suddenly
Monday for New York city where he
has a position in a linotype factory
Mr. and Mrs. c. Davis Miller will 90
to Washington, d. C., this week to
visit Dir. George Otis Smith and fam
lily.
Mrs. Rose Burrll went to Chelsea
Sunday where she attended the we'd
ding of her son. Arthur. who was mar
ried Tuesday
There we're - members of the
/ Skowhegan Grange who went to Mad
tson Saturday evening as guests of
| the Madison Grange.
The teachers of the Skowhegan
/ High school were in Waterville and
Fairfield Friday where they visited
the High schools there.
Oscar f. Knowlton and Stanley
! Chalmers have filed petitions in bank
ruptey. The first meeting of their
creditors will be held March II.
Miss Emma Bragg has been clerk
ing for the Atlantic Tea Co., while
Mrs. Hayden has been enjoying va
cation at her home in Rhode Island.
Miss Bessie NJ. Scott of Providence,
r. l.. formerly of Fredericton, n. B.,
is visiting at the home of Miss Doro-
thy Day. Miss Scott is graduate OF
the Rhode Island hospital
w. ]. Groder and family, who now
reside in Gardiner, passed Sunday in
town. Mr.. Groder returned Tuesday
nut his family remain for a longer
visit with her mother, Mrs. George
King.
Traverse jurymen for the March
term of the Somerset Supreme court
we're drawn Thursday as follows:
lanes W futile. Charles K. Viles, J.
smith Nutting and James A Brown.
Miss Irene S. Nichols of Jackman
has been engaged to teach the sec
ond and third grades in Madison and
began her duties Monday morning.
Miss Nichols graduated from Skowhe-
gan High school class of 1910.
In our issue last week we mention
I'd that a New York Herald had been
brought to the office bearing the date
t the time of the death of President
Lincoln. The name of the owner of
the paper should have been Charles
VI. Rand.
News has been received here of the
marriage of Miss Addie Caroline
Swift to Leon Cotherell in Norwood,
Mass. last week Mrs. Cotherell is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Dean
Stanley Swift, who were formerly
residents of this town.
| 1t has been found that there are IT'S
people in Skowhegan who are 70
years old or over The oldest person
is James Leadbetter who is SO years
old Others in town who are 80 years
old and over are: Benjamin Flagg,
Isaac Dyer Amherst Spofford and
Mrs. Lucinda Oak
1t has been found that there are II
churches in Somerset County The
greatest number is of Methodist
:hurches, there being II; Baptist
come next with Is churches; and the
| Congregational, 8 churches. The rest
are divided among Union, Catholic,
! Universalist and Friends.
Ralph. the threeyear-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Fon Studley was sew
erely scalded Thursday and there is
little hope of his recovery. The boy
was playing in front of the stove when
a kettle of boiling water was acct
dentally split on him badly scalding
! him on the head and body.
Carl Holt who has been manager
of the Maine Telephone Co. here for
bout six years. has resigned his po-