The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-12-21
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS
John Brown was in Pittsfeld Satur-


day and Sunday.
Jewett Savage departed Saturday
for a visit in Augusta.
Dir. and Mrs. Kleber W Smith have
been passing week in Boston.
George Soule visited his parents III
Hartland during the past week.
Mrs. b. A Roberts left Friday for
a visit with friends in Lewiston.
Miss Mildred Chase spent the week
end with relatives in Wateryille.
c. f. Dealey visited friends in
; Waterville Saturday and Sunday.
Allen Weber of Hartland was here
during the day Saturday on business.
Miss Irene Nichols left Saturday
morning on the early train for Jack
man.
Mrs. Ray Pierce and little son left
Saturday for a visit in Fairfield and
Hallowell.
George Wheeler of Pennington had
business in Skowhegan the first of
this week.
Miss Ethel Walton arrived home
/ Thursday night from a visit in Bos-
ton and vicinity.
Miss Alice B. Currie, a student at
the High school spent Sunday at her
home in Cornyile.
Mrs. A. A. Cratic of Jackman who
has been in town for few days went
to Wateryille Friday.
Mrs. Edward B. Hinckley and Miss
Faith Hinckley of Hinckley were
guests Friday in town.
Master Joseph Haskell and Master !,
Morrill, Hoxie are visiting in Brook
line and Arlington, Mass.
Mrs. E. F. Greenwood of Fairfield
was in town Friday for a visit with
her son, H. NJ. Reynolds.
Harry c. Williams of Auburn, form
erly a resident of Skowhegan was in
town Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs Annie Knowles of Portland
who has been visiting Mrs. Margaret
Rawles, returned home Saturday.
w. G. Emery of North Arson was
in town Thursday, being on his home
ward journey from visit in Portland.
Mrs. Fred G. Hight of Athens was
in town lie latter part of the week,
leaving here for a visit in Lynn and
Saugus, Mass.
Mrs Leslie r. Brown of Cambridge
Mass, arrived in town Friday, being
called here by the illness of her
mother, Mrs. Noah Reed.
Miss Lucy Bigelow of North Fair
field was here the latter part of last
week, the guest of her cousin, Mrs.
Daniel Thompson.
Mrs. Dwight A. Ball. who has been
visiting relatives for two weeks in
this vicinity returned Saturday 10
her home in West Paris, Me.
Miss Harriet Simpson went Satur-
day to her home in Winslow for the
holiday vacation. She was accom-
panied as far as Wateryille by Miss
Gertrude Townsend.
Mrs. Elmer H. Dunton of Strong
field, Saskatchewan Canada, \. w,
has arrived for a visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George w.
SAVAGE Madison avenue, and with
other |; .es in this vicinity
Word has been received from
Washington, d. C., that Congressman
S. w. Gould of Skowhegan sailed
Thursday for Panama as a member
of the investigating committee to visit
that place. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Gould.
There were 113 students in the
High school alone last term according
to the report of Superintendent L. w.
Gerrish. The members of the fresh
man class number 38, the Sophomore
class 20, the Junior class % and the
Senior class o. The school closed
last week for the holiday recess.
There will be more or less changes
made in the public school teachers of
this town and Madison for the terms
at the beginning of the year. The fol-
lowing are the probable changes as
far as is known at the present time.
Mrs. Daisy Richardson having re-
signed from the Richardson district,
Miss Ethel Baird of Hartland, stu
dent at the Pennington Normal school
has been approved to fill the vacancy.
Miss Alta Ellis will be transferred
from the Snow district to the Parker
district and Miss Myrtle Reeyer of the
Pennington Normal school will take
the school in the Snow district. Miss
Mildred Crafts has resigned her posi-
ton in the Malbons Mills district
continue her studies at the Castine
Normal and that school will be under