The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-07
Local News
Ms. William wildes is patient at

arrived In town, tuesday
Mrs Smith Whittier is quite i'll al
her home on Summer ST
Miss Marjorie Salley is among those
who are victims of the humps.
T. II, Anderson of Portland was the
guest of his father, Lewis Anderson.
yesterday.
Miss Ruth Locke has returned tc
Portland after a visit at the home oil
DR.. and Mrs J. T. Wadsworth.
Charles X. Hall of Portland Of the
New England Lines Industrial Bureau
was here on business. Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs Joseph Lacasce of Me-
lachie, Canada, who have been here
for a visit with friends started home
ward yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lloyd and three
children, of Caribou, arrived. here
Monday and will make their home
about six miles out of this village in
Norridgewock.
In the notice of the Sunday school
concert at the First Baptist church
last Sunday. mention should have been
made of the recitation of Mollie
Blunt and John Emery. who repre-
scented Liberty and Uncle Sam.
Another spelling match will be con-
Quoted tomorrow Friday evening in
Municipal court room at 745. 1t will
be between the seniors and juniors and
i is the second in a series of matches
made up of teams from the High
school.
Lee w. Foss and Elmer Tibbetts
were two Athens men to visit Skowhe-
gan yesterday. Mr. Foss at the Ath-
ems town meeting last Monday was
reelected 1st selectman for the en-
suing year and Mr.. Tibbetts was elect
ed road commissioner
The boxing exhibition which was to
be held at Heselton hall tomorrow
friday evening, has been declared
off, the management announcing that
Young Martin had sprained his ankle
while training and that the exhibition
will be held Friday, March 10.
The death of Miss Ethel j. Wescort,
aged 81 years, 10 months, occurred
Tuesday at the home of Lorenzo Cor
son, about three miles out of this vii
held today at the Corson home, Rev.
George Merriam of the Bethany
church, officiating.
The regular meeting of the C1emen
tine Weston, w. c. T. L., will occur
next Tuesday afternoon, Mar. II, in
G. A. r. hall at o'clock. 1t will be
Teachers and Mothers meeting"
with five minutes talks by teachers
and will be under the direction of
Mrs. Ethel NJ. Hight. A cordial in
yitation is extended to all interested.
Owing to the continued illness of
Pres Roy l.. Narston, Vice-President
Carleton P. Merrill has called meet
ing of the Skowhegan Board of Trade
for Friday, March s, at p. NJ. Del
egates to the spring meeting of the
State Board of Trade at Augusta will
be elected The meeting is called
/ early on account of a meeting by the
Committee of Twenty" later.
When William Cormier was called
for to answer to a charge of liquor
selling, in the municipal court, before
Judge F. F. Lawrence, Friday after
noon, he was found to be missing and
1t is supposed that he took the 2.3O
train for Watervlle. He was arrest
ed Thursday, and had recognized with
sureties. He was arrested by Sheriff
Mooers after a long and hard investi-
cation.
In the report of Dr. j. E. Wads-
worth, medical inspector of the public
schools than when the medical exam
100 less defective children in the
schools than when the medical evan
nations were started, while the re-
duction of children suffering from
anenoids, tonsils and defective teeth,
prove the cooperation of the parents
and the effectiveness of the system.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Weston was the scene of a very pleas
ant gathering of young people, We'd
nesday evening of last week, when
their son, Fred Weston celebrated his
10 birthday. Some % were in at
tendance, including the Senior class
of Skowhegan High school, of which
the host is member. During the eve
ming refreshments were served, and d
pocket book was presented to Mr..
Weston as a birthday remembrance.
The morning services In the First
Baptist church were of much interest
Sunday, when the pastor, Rev. j. G.
Osborne, preached sermon on the
subject of The Meanest Man. in Jeri
cho," and the music was of unusual
excellence. Mrs Louis A. Kinds sang
Lead Kindly Light" and the choir