The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-07

in town
F. R. Mcclure of Cornyille, left on
the noon train today for Boston on
business.
Miss Julia Coburn of Concord
Mass, has arrived in town for a visit
with relatives
Miss Mildred Jackson of Fairfield,
arrived in town, Saturday, having ac-
copied a position here.
j. H. Gray of Scion and Martin J.
Donahue of The Forks, were out-of-
town men here, Tuesday
Wallace Fellows of Pennington,
was the guest, Monday night of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry P. Carron.
]. W. Packard was in Hinckley,
Tuesday evening to conduct services
at the Hinckley-Clinton church.
The Working League of the Congre-
gational church met in the church
parlors last Monday afternoon.
Mrs. r. L. Davis and daughter, were
in town, Tuesday. They were on their
way from Madison to Sherman station.
Miss Hazel T. Leavitt, the we'll
known theatrical coach, has gone to
Newport to superintend a perform
ance in that town.
Mrs. E. B. Chase was in Oakland,
Tuesday, where she read her paper
on Alaska at a meeting of the Wo-
mans club in that place.
The next regular meeting of the
Sunshine Society will be held in the
rooms at the Municipal building, Fri
day, March 10. at $50 o'clock
At the morning service in the NJ.
E. church, there was preaching by
Rev. Arthur T. Craig of Waterville-
The special music included solo by
Charles Turner
Mrs. Dexter Vaughn has returned
from a visit in the vicinity of Gardi-
ner. Her position in Gilman's
office has been supplied during her
absence by Mrs. C. E. Norcross.
Mrs. Henry Sewell went to Lynn,
Mass, where after visit she will go
to her home in Clinton, Mass. She
has been located with Mr.. Sewell here
during the winter at Hotel Coburn.
Cecil Lawley of Chico, Cal, and
Frank Littlefeld of Richmond, accom-
panied the remains of the late Mrs.
Carrie Lawley here from Richmond
last week They were the son and
brother of the deceased and were
guests while in town at the home of
the Misses Lawley on Middle st.
The Lewia Shoe Co. announces this
week a special clearance sale of boots,
shoes and rubbers that is sure to
appeal to our readers. Many Of the
goods advertised are at half price
while throughout the entire stock a
big cut in prices is made. The adj
vertisement in another column gives
more particulars.
John Davitt, representing the f. B.
Moore Co. of New York. has been in
town this week, perfecting the final
arrangements in the change in bust
ness at the Aarston Worsted Mills.
This firms name has been changed
to the Wesserrunsett Worsted Co,
and the new officers are Bin Page,
president and E. b. Moore, New York,
treasurer. The general manager is
Charles J. Alexander.
j The Skowhegan friends of r. H. Ell
bridge, a resident of Hampden. will
be panied to learn of his death in that
town, Friday last. He only shortly
removed from here to his former home
in that town, having been for several
months at the home of the late MIR.
and Mrs. f. T. Allen, corner Cedar
and West Front ST. His death was
reported as being due to pneumonia,
and his age, sc years. He is survived
by a widow, who was a sister of Mrs.
Allen.
A very pleasant social#eyent was
that of Tuesday evening mthe vestry
of the First Baptist church, when a
/ leap year party was given under the
auspices of the Christian Endeavor
society of the First Church. The af-
fair was directed by committee with
Mrs. Grace Cover Marston as chair
man. The program was a musical
and literary one, and guessing games
furnished much amusement A merry
feature of the evening was the hat
trimming contest in which about rs
men participated Hats and toque1
were most artistically trimmed, Lou
is Brown winning the prize for the
most successful millinery creation,
and the gift of a picture was awarded
| to the owner of the hat, Mrs. j. G.
Osborne. During the evening, refresh
ments were served of punch and wa
fers by Mrs. Marston and Mrs. Da
vid Steward.
Wapfad bouaakoonar af Hotel