The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-18
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Phillip Barstow went to Damarls-
Gotta Tuesday for a visit.
Miss Hannah h. Page was at Good
Will for a short time Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Collect have a
daughter. born Friday (Mareeline).
Mrs. f. II. Dunton went to Augusta
the first of this week to visit rela-
tiyes.
Miss Fausta NJ. Grindle OF Water
vile was a guest over Sunday of Miss
Berdena E. Traitor.
Mrs. Helen Hunt of Good Will was
in town visiting at the home of Mrs.
Eta Merrill Monday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Green went
to Dover Monday where they will
locate for the present.
f. A. Parker sub-master of the
Skowhegan High school has been i'll
this week at his home ON Water st.
Mrs. A. D. Clough of Fairfield who
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
A. II. Bragg returned home Monday
Miss Annie NJ Foss who has been
this way to visit her brother in Athens
departed from here Monday for Bos-
ton.
A. Arthur Jewett has been having
business this week at the plant of
the Wateryille Motor Co. in Water
Vile.
The Harmonial Searchlight Reading
Circle held its regular meeting last
Sunday evening in the office of DR.. F.
S. Bigelow.
Christopher NJ Gallup was in Burn
ham Tuesday to give an address on
Taxation at a Grange meeting in
that place.
The yearly church meeting Of the
Congregational Society will be held
this Thursday evening. A supper
will be served.
Mrs. Calsia Greenleaf and two
children, Edna and Lawrence left the
first of this week for a visit with rela-
tives in Wateryille.
c. w Day has recently sold
four-months old colt sired by Pilot
Nelson PIG IA to Herbert Pratt. Mr..
Day claims this colt to be the fastest
one sired in 1911.
Miss Beatrice Tilton who has been
detained from her studies at the Nor
gan Business College Waterville for
the past week owing to illness re-
turned to that institution Monday
last.
Mrs. A. E. Morrill, and daughter
Hope of Portland have been in town
this week visiting Mr.. Morrill, who
has been here to superintend the
composing department of the F. J.
Smith Pub. Co.
Miss Calla Kennedy entertained
very pleasantly at whist Wednesday
evening of last week at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Edward Quincy.
Three tables were arranged and light
refreshments were served.
Among the out of town people call
ed here by the death of Mrs f. b.
Curtis were her two step children,
Carl Curtis and Mrs. Clarence
Sprague both of Boston, and a cousin,
Edward Keefe of Lawrence, Mass.
A report has been made of the sale
of the red cross stamps in town which
should prove very gratifying to the
committee in charge. The pupils of
the public schools sold over 100, the
stores over 1900 and the various
clubs in town sold enough to make
out $S450.
c. w. Day had the misfortune to re-
Gently lose his valuable nine year old
mare Pauline s., after a sickness of
about "a hours for which he had re-
fused offers of $500. The mare had
taken premiums at the Bangor and
Lewiston fairs for style, action, size,
etc.
Rev. NJ. Gerry Plummer of Bingham
was in town Thursday and Friday
and led the meeting Thursday even
ing at the NJ. L. church. Mr.. Plum
mer was formerly of Skowhegan and
is pastor of the Methodist church in
Bingham He was accompanied here
by Rev. j. r. Meseryey also of Bling
ham.
T. F. Conner and T. f. Getchell of
Pittsheld were in town the first of the
week having business at the Court
House. Mr. Common was one of the
owners in Pittsfield of the business
blocks which were recently burned
and intends to replace his former
place of business by more modern
block
The annual meeting of the Helen
Coburn Mission Circle was held on
Thursday at the home of Mrs. Frank
n. Il fol