The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-12-21


Miss Leila Forbus went to Winslow
Monday for a few days stay.
Mrs. H. B. Strickland left Monday
for Boston after vacation spent in
town.
DR., H. C. Taggart was in Wateryille
Monday to attend the funeral of a
relative.
Mrs. Lizzie Richardson returned
Monday from a visit with her mother
in Canaan.
There will be a boxing exhibition
here Thursday evening, Dec. %, at the
usual place.
Deputy Sheriff Hill of Jackman was
in town Monday to accompany a
prisoner here.
Mrs. C. D. Harris and Miss Hazel
Webb of Canaan were visitors to
Skowhegan, Saturday.
Miss Olive Green, one of the faculty
at Hebron Academy, Hebron is at her
home here for the holidays.
Mrs D. J. Taylor has returned to
her home in Orono after visit with
Mrs D. S Holden on North avenue
The next regular meeting of the
Milburn Commandery L. o. G. c. will
be held Thursday evening, Dec %.
The Working League of the Island
Ave Congregational church held a
meeting Monday in the church par
Tors.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Richardson of
East Skowhegan are rejoicing over
the birth of little daughter, Lillian
Marion.
Miss Augusta II. Savage of Boston
has arrived to spend the Xmas sea-
son with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J..
A Savage.
Mrs Andrew Bellevue and two chill
dren of Lewiston were in town the
first of the present week on their way
to Cornville for a visit
Harold c. Robertson of Boston was
in town on business the first of the
week. He left here for a visit at his
former home in st. Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Steward have
recently returned from a trip to New
York, and Lawrence, Mass. Their
daughter, Miss Martha visited in the
later place during their absence.
Mrs. w. B. Brown and two daugh-
ters, Helen and Dorothy of Madison
were passengers out of this station
Monday on their way to FoXcroft for
a visit with the parents of Mrs.
Brown.
County Commissioners Henry Gro
we'll of this town, Granville Perkins
of Madison and o. E. Libby of Detroit
were in Pittsfeld Saturday to be pres
ent as referees in an electric light
pole case.
Albert Jewett, master of the local
Grange and Christopher NJ. Gallup,
chairman of the committee on taxa
ton are Skowhegan people to attend
the State Grange meeting held in
Lewiston this week.
Mrs. Ellen Jones who has lately
been elected Master of the Athens
Grange at Athens was in town Mon
day on her way to Lewiston to attend
the meeting of State Grange being
held in that city this week.
Monday to her home in Gardiner
after a visit of six weeks with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Will
liams. She was accompanied by Mrs.
Murray of Gardiner who had also
been here for a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Gauvin and son
of Lewiston arrived in town Monday
night. Mrs. Gauvin and son are to
remain in Skowhegan as the guests of
her parents while Mr. Gauvin is or
ganizing a lodge of Moose In Water
vile.
Miss Margaret Griffin a student at
Wellesley college is at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John c.
Griffin for the Christmas vacation
Herbert Griffin is also home from
Hebron Academy for a visit with his
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Maddocks left
here Tuesday morning for Massachu-
sets where after a brief visit they
will continue their journey westward
as far as Newark, Ohio. They pur-
pose to spend the remainder of the
winter with their son in the last
mentioned place.
Among other donations which
should have been mentioned in the
writeup of the Charity Bazaar to be
found in another column is the receiy-
Ing of box of Japanese articles for
the sale from Mrs. Sallie Weston
formerly of Skowhegan now a resi-