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


in Athens Saturday for a vacation OF
two weeks.
i Miss Viola Adell, teacher in the
schools at Bucksfield is in town for a
visit with her mother.
Mrs. Paul Roullard has gone to ST.
George Canada, for visit with her
sister and other relatives.
J. ". Taylor of Smithfeld was in
town Thursday and Friday as a wit
ness in the futile and Miner case.
Miss Grace Russell. teacher in the
North Berwick High school is in town
for a visit with her motehr and sis
ters.
Miss Mary S. James of Plainfield, n.
J.. returned Saturday to her home
after a visit with Mrs. S. w. Phil
brick.
The Christmas meeting of the
Town improvement society will oc-
cur on Friday, Dee. %. in the Library
parlors at the usual hour.
The house owned by Harvey White
and occupied by d. W. Jones on
Leayitt street which was recently
damaged by fire is being repaired.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Trafton of
Calgary, Alberta Province, Canada,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs Floyd
G. Nye and Miss Berdena E. Traf-
ton.
Miss Marie Lane who has resigned
her position as teacher in the public
schools of this town went to Dexter
Saturday to visit at her home in that
town.
W. J. Leighton, who lives in Cum
berland county and who has been at
his old home in Harmony for visit
was a recent business visitor in this
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Ochampaugh
left Saturday forenoon for visit in
Fall River, Mass. Mr.. Ochampaugh
is teacher of manual training in the
public schools.
A. NJ. Dunbar, bookbinder, former
ly of Wateryile but more lately of
Carmel has removed to SkoWhegan
and established himself in business
on Water street.
Miss Edna May Hook, who has been
living in the home of Mrs. F. E.
Emery on Baptist Hill, has gone to
New York city to spend the holiday
vacation with her mother
Mrs. James S. Steward of Middle
town, Conn, who has been a guest at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ralph
Leighton for two weeks expects Mr..
Steward to join her here for Christ
mas
Edward White, Y. s., of Scion was
in town during the day Monday. He
left at the office of the Independent
Reporter a basket of very fine Snow
apples as a sample of his successful
orcharding.
Mrs. Alyah Foss of Athens was in
town Saturday to meet her niece, Miss
Bethania Tucker of So. Orange, \. J.
Miss Tucker is a student at Bates
college and came to pass Christmas
with her aunt
Skowhegan friends have received
the sad news of the death of Mrs.
George A. Shurtleff at her home in
Portland on Dec. 18th. After an ill
ness of about one years duration, the
direct cause of death being a cancer
Gus growth.
Miss Dora Peterson and Miss Bacon
of the public school teaching force
departed Saturday for the Christmas
vacation, Miss Peterson to go to her
home in Someryille, Mass, and Miss
Bacon to go to Bluehill. Miss Eva
Huart, another of the teachers left
the same day for her home in Farm
ington.
New officers were elected for Mount
Moriah Chapter, No. 10, at a meeting
Dec 13, as follows: Thrice illus
trious master William II. Halves;
deputy master, George II. Plummer;
principal conductor of work, E. {.
Butler; recorder, B. A. Sawyer;
treasurer, Charles A. Ross captain OF
guard, Harry A. Dinsmore; steward,
John Robinson.
c. r. Oliver recently returned from
Portland and Boston. Mrs. Oliver and
little son are in Portland where the
child is receiving treatment and the
trip to Boston was necessitated by
the serious condition of the little one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver will make an
other trip to Boston shortly with their
son hoping to bring about further inn
provement although his present condi
ton is not encouraging.
One of the pleasant social events
which occurred recently was the OBJ
serVance of the 10th birthday ami
versary of Mrs Augustine Fowler On