The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-22
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Henry Lewia went to Gardiner Sat
urday to spend Sunday with relatives.
Miss Mabel Goulette spent Sunday
with her parents in Gardiner
A. A. Heald of Wateryille was in
town Saturday in interest of the Y. NJ.
c. A. work.
Mrs. Manley T. Pooler entertained
the Clover club at duplicate whist
Friday afternoon.
Rev. ]. D. Packard went to South
Newburg Saturday where he conduct
ed services Sunday.
Miss Gala Porter of Dorchester,
Mass, Is visiting her sister Miss Ed
ma Porter at the Hotel oxford.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Anderson of
Portland spent Sunday with Mrs. An
dersons mother, Mrs. A. X. Per-
kins.
r. T. Patten has been engaged to
speak at the West Somerset Pomona
Grange, ST. Adams, June % on Direct
Primary.
Ernest Raner moved his family
fir m Providence, r. l., they arriving
here Saturday night They are to live
on Maple street.
Mrs. E. T. Goodrich has been
elected vice president for the Bethany
Baptist church of the Clementine
Weston w. G. T. L.
Mrs. Fannie Fletcher, matron in
the Northfield Seminary. arrived home
Friday to spend the summer with her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Converse l..
Webb.
George H. Plummer has gone to
Jackman where he will remain for
the rest of the summer in charge of
some contract work for Steward &
Blunt
Rev. F. L. Hayward attended the
quarterly conference of the Methodist
,rAurCh which w@ ;
urday. District Supt. G. D. Holmes
presided.
Miss Cora Robinson arrived home
from Washington, d. C, Saturday
night where she has been spending
the winter in the home OF DR.. and
Mrs. George Otis Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Taylor ar
rived here from Freeport Monday
where they will spend the summer
with their parents. Mr.. Taylor is
principal of the Freeport High school,
B. W. Adams of Mayfield vet
eran of the Civil war was guest of
Sewell W. Smith, Friday Mr.. Smith
and Mr.. Adams were boys together
and they have not seen each other
since 1861.
Mrs E. n. Merrill and E, F. Mer-
III Htut W ID IllS W in uHSudy
where they will attend the Com
mencement exercises at Bowdoin col
lege. Mrs. Merrll's son, w. F.
Merrill is in the graduating class and
has one of the Commencement parts. |
Those from Skowhegan who will |
graduate from the different colleges |
n New England this summer are: w.
Folsom Merrill from Bowdoin Charles
). Cleveland and Elmer Tobey from
he University Of Maine; Maurice
Merrill from the Harvard Law school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kincaid return
d last week from Kirksville, Mo-,
where they have spent the past three
ears in the American School of Os-
They were enrolled with a
lass of two hundred representing
hirty different states and territories
William T. Towne died In Madison
thursday. He was SO years old and
oofOn OuC oOh, rhuHh, Win WuOLi uS
we'd. Funeral was held Sunday at l
. m. Rev. Robert Morris of the First
BAPTIST church, Skowhegan, officiat-
ng. Interment was in the South Side
emetery.
A picnic and a most delightful time
vas enjoyed by the pupils Of Mrs.
Della Sanford and their parents and
riends Friday afternoon at her home.
Mrs. Sanford has taught the school
'or several years in the Dudley dis
trict and 1t is always pleasure for
her pupils to anticipate the picnic
that is always in store for them at
near the school house but the rain in
ention to hold the picnic in a grove
near the school house bu the rain in
erfered and the % boys and girls ad-
burned to Mrs. Sandords home and
hey were joined by the parents and
riends. Games were played and all
ad good social time. A piano solo
1as given by Beatrice Smiley, one of
he pupils and a song by Miss Wini-
red Gardner, a former pupil of Mrs
Refreshments of ice cream
nd cake we're served.