The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-26
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

patient at Somerset Hospital.
Miss Lola Goodwin spent Christmas
day with relatives In Pittsfleld.
The members of Sorosis will meet
Tuesday. Dec. 81, In the library par
iors.
There was special dinner for the
prisoners at the County jail Christ
mas day.
Miss Grace Jewett, who has been
quite i'll for more than two weeks, is
recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lockwood of
Bloomfield ST., are the parents of a
son, born Dec. 10.
Miss Maud Merrill of East Orange,
N. j., is visiting her parents, DR. and
Mrs. John N. Merrill
Miss Eleanor Wilson of Cambridge,
Mass, Is visiting her brother, Rev.
Theodore Halbert Wilson.
Mrs. Joseph Chabot and three chill
dren went to Waterville, Tuesday az
ternoon to pass the holiday with rela-
tives.
Maude Belonga of Ward Hill, Mass,
is in town, spending the holidays with
her mother, Mrs. Nellie Belonga on
Free st.
Mrs. c. H. Moore and son, Walter,
of Newport, who have been guests in
the family of Nelson Weston, have re-
turned home.
Earle Huckins student at the Bry-
ant & Stratton Commercial school,
Boston, has arrived home for a visit
with his mother
Mrs. Chas Holt took the s O'Clock
train, Monday for Dover where she
will spend several weeks with her sis
ter, Mrs. Genthner
The new furniture for the \. Nj. c.
A rooms has begun to arrive and the
boys will soon have an attractive suite
of room for association purposes.
Eddy Holland had the misfortune to
crush the end OF one of his fingers,
the other day while engaged in his
duties at the Maine Spinning mill.
w. F. Walsh of Berlin, N. H., ar
rived in town, Tuesday to spend
Christmas with Mrs. Walsh at the
home Of e. w Adams on South street
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred J. Smith and
twin daughters, Mildred and Marion of
Gardiner, spent Xmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles futile, at the Tuttlc
farm
Prof Roy l.. Marston left Tuesday
forenoon for New Haven, Conn, where
he was to pass Christmas with Mrs.
Marston, who is visiting her mother
In that city.
The Misses Kate and Nellie White
arrived in town, Saturday night to
spend the holidays with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. White. After the
holidays they will return to Passaic,
N J.
Pupils have been reported as being
neither absent nor tardy during 10
weeks session of school in the Park
building as follows: Ethel Gilbert,
Ruth Homestead, Carl Burkhardt, Cath
crime McCarty, John Meader and Helen
Lord.
The members OF the Clementit
Weston w 7 L, met Tuesday after
noon and packed their annual Christ
mas box to be spent to the SkoWhegan
Poor Farm. Gifts were also brought
In to be given to the "shut-ins'. The
only feature carried out on the pro-
gram was a duet beautifully sung by
Fred and Elsie Raynor, accompanied
by Miss Doris Rayner
We are in receipt at this office OF n
Photographic sheet copy Of the drafted
map from which the Skowhegan sheet
Is being engraved for later publica-
ton in three colors. Copies of the
photograph are not yet ready for dis
trlbution, but when issued within g
year the regular map will be on sale.
DR.. George Otis Smith, Director of the
Geological Survey tells us by letter
that there are only a few of these
photographs made. 1t Is a most in
teresting map to study and tells us
much of interest about Skowhegan.
Supt L. w Gerrish has reported
on the number of the pupils in the
Skowhegan schools during the last
semester as follows: High School,
boys. 55, girls. Sc; total III; grade 8
and 8, boys 30, girls 35; Weston, grade
7, II boys and 81 girls; Garfield, grade
6, 10 boys, 80 girls; grade 5, Is boys,
26 girls grade 4. II boys, Is girls;
grade 4, 1G boys, "a girls; Lincoln,
grade 3, 25 boys, % girls; grade "a,
Is boys, "a girls; "a and 2B, % boys
and II girls; grade Ia and lib, is
boys, 20 girls; Park, grade and 6, 10