The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-05
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Eliza Barrows left Tuesday
morning for a visit to Lawrence and
Boston.
Mrs. {. ]. Abbey went to Wateryille,
Tuesday to visit with her sister, Mrs.
f. NJ. Sedgeley
Mrs. NJ. G. Kennedy has been visit
ing, this week, with Mrs Mitchell
Marcia in Shawmut
d. f. Faulkner left Tuesday fore
noon for Boston after a visit of sew
eral days with friends here.
Mrs. c. NJ. Lambert is entertaining
her aunts, Mrs. II. r. Stephens and
Mrs. A. NJ Penney Of Lewiston.
Mrs. Wilmot 6 Porter of Monticel-
10 is visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Luce on Bigelow Hill.
George W Soule of Boston, who has
been a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Rowell, departed for his home, Tues
day
The Working League Of the Congre-
eational church will hold it's annual
sale Friday at O'Clock in the church
! parors.
Mrs. May E. Blanchard of Waterylle
returned home Tuesday after having
been employed in the candy rooms of
/ F. f. Sawyer.
Lawrence Hayden has been reported
as seriously ILL., His brother, Robert
Hayden of Athens, has been here ow-
ing to his illness.
Ralph B. Bigelow of the L. of NJ,
Orono. spend Thanksgiving at the
home of his brother, Roscoe G. Big
Glow and family
Mrs. Frank Haycock and two sons
have returned to their home in Cherry.
field after visiting for time with Mr..
and Mrs. Walter cowett in Skowhe-
gan.
The train due here at $50 was 20
minutes late Saturday morning owing
to one car of the work train being de-
rallied about half mile this side of
Shawmut.
! Mrs Octave Vigue was taken to the
Sisters hospital in Lewiston, Tuesday
by early train. An operation for ap-
pendicitis necessitated her entrance to
that institution.
Friends here of Mrs. II. G. Mac
Glauflln will be grieved to learn that
her mother is not improving. She has
been with her in Presque Isle for
about nine weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Grover and
son, Fred, of Lynn, Mass, returned to
their home, Friday, after a visit with
Mr. Growers parents, Mr. and MEs. ST.
mon Grover, Summer street.
A dancing party was held Monday
night in Heselton hall. Many of the
Younger set were the participants, the
directors being, the Misses Nell Gift
ford, Theresa Bison, Pearl Boulier
and Berle Nye.
The members of the UniVersalist
Mission circle were entertained Mon
day at their monthly meeting by Mrs.
Mary White Varney and Miss Varney.
The history of Universalism is being
studied by this society.
An enjoyable dancing party was CIV
en- Friday evening in Grange Hall di-
rected by D. F. Faulkner and II. A.
Mcclure About 60 couples were in at
tendance and excellent music was fur
nished by Towne's orchestra.
At a meeting of the Arson Camp
Meeting Association held at Madison,
Monday. Rev. II. G. MacGlauflin of this
town was elected leader for the an
nual camp meeting which it was voted
to hold at North Arson Camp grounds
from Aug. "a to Aug. 81. Rev. j. E..
Betcher of Madison will be musical
leader
Three hundred and sixty-six cases
are included in the civil docket just
issued for the December term of the
supreme court and there are 81 cases
in the equity docket. For the first
day of court the following cases have
been assigned: John Stone ct al vs..
Frank Padham and Tr., Small and
Folsom attorneys; Eugene o. Dam
forth VS.. Blanche l.. Padham, Small
and Gibbs attorneys
Mrs Elizabeth Foster of Waterville,
a returned missionary, spoke at the
Centenary NJ. E. church, Sunday eve
ming under the auspices of the Wo-
mans Foreign and Home Missionary
Societies. Mrs Foster is one of the
most entertaining speakers who visit
Skowhegan, and on this occasion she
was not disappointing to the large au-
dience present. Her subject was Five
Days in Singapore,