The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-01
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

last.
Mrs e. l.. Marsh of Providence, r. l.,
arrived here Monday night for a visit
with friends.
w. B. Whittier shipped from this
station here last week swine to the
number of 40.
Mrs. John Goodness and Miss Marie
Dumont went to Lewiston Monday to
visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. II. Lambert haYt
been passing several days in the Yici.
nifty of Boston.
Mrs Lewis Whipple of Wateryillt
was in town Monday returning from q
visit in Madison.
Miss Josephine Wescott returned tc
Hallowell Monday after visit with
Mrs. Lorenzo Corson.
Mrs. Carl Titeomb and Mrs. NJ. l.
Greenleaf visited briefly in Wateryille
the first of the week.
/ Monday forenoon the survey of the
proposed Skowhegan-S hawmut cleo
trio line was completed
Mrs. John A. Mooers and Miss Ber-
dena E. Trafton were Skowhegan peo-
pie to visit Waterville Monday
Miss Alta Collins of Cornville came
to town Tuesday to accept a position
at the Marston Worsted Mills.
Willard F. Smith was taken i'll the
latter part of the week, and was con
! fined to his home several days.
Miss Amy Kincaid of Waterville was
in town Monday on her return after a
short visit at her home in Athens.
Mr.. and Mrs w. P. Ordway arrived
home Friday night from a combined
business and pleasure trip to Boston.
Mrs. George Pilsbury returned Mon
day to her home in Augusta after a
visit with her nephew Fred Fellows.
Mrs. d. G.. Jewett was summoned TO
Waterville the first of the week owing
to the illness in the family of her
daughter,
Mrs. Georgia Kennedy of The Forks
has been a guest for several days in
the home of her sister, Mrs. NJ. G.
Kennedy.
John Dougherty and Charles Piper
of North Vassalboro were in town the
first of the week to attend the O'keefe-
Terry wedding.
Milburn Commandery U. o. G. c.
met Thursday evening. The next meet
ing will be held Feb. 8, and there will
be popcorn social.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Perkins of An
son have for few days been guests at
the home of Mr.. Perkins parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Perkins.
Conductor John A. Euppea of Ban
gor, formerly of Skowhegan, one of
the senior conductors on the NJ. c. R.
r. was a visitor in town over Sunday.
FIR. P. e. DesJardens of st. Mary's
Catholic church is making plans with
the end in view of opening the
Parochial school on Water st. some
time during the present year.
Edward A. Parker, sub-principle in
the High School who after an illness
resumed his duties last week suffered
a relapse Saturday and has again been
confined to his home on Water Street.
w. w. Huntoon of Norridgewock
who has been we'll known as a mer-
chant of that town has recently sold
his business to Nj. L. Goldberg of
Skowhegan.
Phillip Villeux went to Pittsfield
Monday to fill an engagement as
soloist in a theater in that place. His
position at the Star theater here is
being assumed by Miss Edna Martin
of Pittsfield.
Fifteen members of the local order
of the U. O. G. c. went to Madison
Friday evening to be present at the in
stallation ceremonies of the officers of
the lodge in that place. w. A. Smith
acting as the grand herald.
Mr. and Mrs. George Merriam of
Portland have been here for visit
with the parents of Mr.. Merriam, Rev.
and Mrs. George Merriam. The
younger Mr., Merriam is boys secre-
tary of the Portland Y. M. C. A
A recent letter from Nathaniel Hall
whose present home is in Tropico Cal
mentions his garden which is growing
finely. OF the different variety of
vegetables there are turnips, carrots,
beets and lettuce, etc.
Gerald Mccarthy student at Good
viii returned to that institution Mon
day morning after a visit with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Nc
Carthy. Mrs. Mccarthy purposes to
leave later in the week to visit her
sister who resides near Towana, Pa.