The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-04-25
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

A s. White of Boston was In town
the first of this week visiting friends.
f. Elmer Nolin has returned from
few days business trip to Rock
wood.
A. S. White and a Bowdoin gradu-
ate was in town, Monday. visiting
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hill of Port
land have assumed the management
of Hotel Oxford
Miss Edna S. Porter has been
spending several days at her home In
Dorchester, Mass
Mrs. c. F. Rowe of Wateryille was
the guest last Tuesday of her cousin,
Mrs A II. Lang.
Mrs e. w Ochampaugh has return
ed from visit of several weeks in
Fall River. Mass
Rev NJ. Gerry Plummer of Bing-
ham was an over Sunday visitor in
the family of Emmons Head
David Holden has sold his farm and
departed for Lisbon Falls the first of
the week, where he may decide to To-
cate.
Mrs. Francis w. Briggs of Pitts
field has been a guest for several
days of her mother, Mrs. Edith S.
Shepherd.
Mrs. Lila Daggett and her son,
Omar, spent Sunday in Norridgewock
with the brother of Mrs. Daggett,
Charles Devoll.
X. A. Withee returned home, Mon
day night from a Lewiston hospital
where he recently underwent a sur
gical operation.
Harry Graves has been visiting his
sister, Mrs. Harold Woodbury. for a
few days and returned to Trenton, N.
j., Monday where he Is trap drum
mer in Keiths theatre.
Ralph Wentworth went to Port
land, Tuesday, where he was to un-
dergo an operation for appendicitis
at. the Maine General hospital. He
was removed thither on cot.
Miss Mabel E. Packard, nurse at
Somerset hospital, returned Monday
from Bingham having accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Savage home from
that institution. She had been caring
for their little daughter.
Charles Williams of Gardner spent
Sunday in town with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. j. H. Williams. On his re-
turn Monay he was accompanied by
his little daughter Marie Williams.
who has been visiting her grandpa
rents for a few days.
DR.. w. L. Ferguson, a missionary
from India will be a speaker at the
Bethany Baptist church next Sunday
morning DR.. Ferguson has been de-
livering addresses in the cities of
Boston, New York and Chicago, and
has been associated with Fred b.
Smith in the work of the Men and
Religion Forward Movement.
1t Is expected that the ice will go
out of Hayden Lake this week. Prep
arations are being made for busy
season at Lakewood. Many new boats
are being put In and about ten new
motor boats will be added to the
lake, there now being about 80 there.
Several new cottages will be built
both at Lakewood and on the East
side
The Skowhegan High school base
ball team has been organized and the
first game of the season. will be
played with Oakland High school at
Fairview Park here next Saturday.
the game to be called at $50 a. m.
The team has engaged Clarence B.
Hight as coach and the following men
will make up the team: Shumway,
C; Burrill, p; Taylor, LIST. b; Viles,
End. b; Dumont, 3rd. b; Knapp, s. 8.
Weston, |. T.; Dunlap. C. f.. Emery,
r. (.
The annual meeting of the Kenne-
bee Union of Woman's clubs will be
held, May 3, at the Universalist
church in Fairfield. The combined
clubs of Fairfield and Hinckley are
the entertainers and the Ladies' Aid
of the Universalist church will fur
nish lunch at % cents per plate, thus
doing away with the care and trouble
of providing by individual clubs. A
program will be presented, consisting
of music and papers on current top
les. which cannot fail to be interest
ing and helpful. The election of Of
fcers for the year 1928 will also
take place. There will be special
reduce rates on the trains.
There is considerable anxiety be-.
ing felt over Pete Debe as to whether
or not hc waa IN hoard tho Titanic