The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-09-19
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

]. Palmer Merrill is absent on a
weeks visit to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. w Fl. Paine left yes
terday for visit to Portland.
Miss Charlotte Sullivan left yester-
day to visit at her home in Oakland for
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Stitham have
been in Pittstield for recent visit
with relatives.
home in Kingfield after a visit with
Mrs. E. A. Parker.
Mrs. Ray Pierce and little son visit
ed, Tuesday and Wednesday, in Fair
field and Wateryille.
Miss Sadie Pennell returned yes
terday to Wateryille to resume her
studies at Colby college,
MIR. and Mrs. C. H. Cushman return
ed, Monday, from weeks visit with
with relatives in Augusta.
r. K. French, former Skowhegan
resident, now located In Portland, has
arrived in town for visit with friends.
Charles Hoxie is reported as being
quite i'll at his home in Canaan. DR.
Stinchfield was called to see him. Mon
day.
The members of the S. II. E. club
we're very enjoyably entertained Sat
urday by Miss Blanch Emory at Good
Will Farms.
Miss Rowena Flynt has returned to
South Hadley. Mass, to resume her
studies in the second year at Mt. Hol-
yoke college
Misses Mabel and Cora Paul of
Swampscott, Mass. returned home last
Monday after several weeks visit
with Mrs. w S. Parkman.
DR.. Maud kellett, who recently To-
Gated in Auburn, has been in town re-
turning Monday. She was aecompan-
led by Miss Annie Steward
Mrs. Martha Seaton, who spent
Tuesday with her mother Mrs. w. A
Bailey, left on the afternoon train for
Augusta, TO continue her training at
the City hospital
Late marriage intentions filed with
the town clerk are those of Clyde b.
Holt and Mrs. Edith Leahy both of
Skowhegan, and Frank b. Folsom of
Cornville and Miss Emma r. Bragg, of
Skowhegan.
For the month of August there were
recorded at the office of the town
clerk, an unusually large number of
marriages for Skowhegan, there being
IL in all. Only three deaths We're re-
corded and eight births.
The speaker at the morning services
last Sunday at the Bethany church was
Frederick H. Knight, Phi. D., superin-
tendent of the Little Wanderers Home
in Boston. He delivered a very fluent
address. In the evening, Miss Matilda
Brown of Boston was the speaker.
The next meeting of the Clementine
Weston, w. c. T. L., will be held Tues
day afternoon, Sept. a. in G. A. R.
hall. This will be the annual meet
ing, and reports from the superintend-
ents of various departments OF the
union will be given, also officers elect
ed. A full attendance is desired.
Next Wednesday evening will be OBJ
served as Ladies Night at the meeting
of Skowhegan Grange. A class of II
candidates will be received into the
order and a supper will be served. AT
the meeting last night the degree was
conferred on two candidates and there
We're two applications for membership.
A very enjoyable private dancing
party was held Monday evening in
Grange Hall Decorations We're effect
lively arranged with 4 combination of
asters, golden rod and autumn leaves.
Very excellent music was rendered by
kendall's orchestra, these popular mu-
sicians performing with much credit.
About d. couples attended.
At the First Baptist church next
Sunday morning there will be special
music, some of the soloists of Satur-
day evening remaining for the service
The Wagner TIE Deum" will be sung
with Miss Harriet Marble and J. Har
yey White, solosts DIR. P. A. Wood
of Bingham will sing the tenor solo,
Zion" and Mrs. Florence w. Diller
of Philadelphia, Hold Thou Ny
Hand"
Out of town people here to attend
the funeral of the late Francis /.
Estes held Tuesday were his children.
Oscar Estes, Cambridge, Mass; Mrs.
D. G Dorothy, Glen Ridge n. J.. Will
liam A. F. Estes, Waltham, Mass. Guy
Parkhurst Estes, Winsted, Conn.
Others from away included Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Cooper, MIR. and Mrs