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

Augusta.
Senator-elect William L. Walker
had business in Augusta one day last
week
Mrs. Arthur Plummer, who has been
visiting Mr. Plummer here, has gone
to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. T. Pooler left Tues
day afternoon for a visit to Boston
and vicinity.
George Quincy of Boston has been
passing several days with his brother,
Edward J. Quincy
Mrs Elsie J. Trask left Thursday
for Togus after a visit with her son.
Herbert Trask and wife
Miss Mildred Sanborn of Portland,
who has been the guest of Mrs H. S.
Hopkins, departed Tuesday
Mrs. Mildred Totman of the local
telephone exchange. on Tuesday, went
to Canaan to visit her parents.
Mr. and Mrs Alfred Roberts of Bev-
erly, Mass, departed Friday after a
visit with Mr. and Mrs. X A. Withee.
Miss Josephine Dunton, who has
been here visiting her mother, Mrs.
Cora Dunton, left Thursday for Cor
ham, N. H.
Among the SkowhegaR people to Wis
it Watervile, Saturday, were Mrs. K.
A. Parker and the Misses Marjorie and
Corinne Sally.
Ralph Weston has returned from a
business trip toward Wisconsin. He
returned, however, before the com
pletion of his journey.
Mr. and Mrs. w. l.. Dutton have been
in Augusta for several days, called
there by the death of Mr. buttons
father, Reuel w Dutton.
One of John F. Phillips six-months-
old barred Plymouth pullets, produced
a big egg the other day. 1t measured
and 3-S by and rs inches.
Mrs. Della Sanford has resigned
her position as teacher in the Dudley
Corner school owing to illness. This
necessitated the closing of the school.
Edward Leach, who is we'll known in
Skowhegan, has suffered a stroke of
paralysis. For many years Mr. Leach
was employed in the wooden mills
here
Mr.. and Mrs. Jewett Savage are eX-
pecting on Saturday, their daughter,
Miss Gusta H. Savage of Boston, who
will remain with them until after
Christmas.
Mrs James Steward, who has been
visiting for several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Ralph w. Leighton, de-
parted Friday for her home in Middle
town. Conn
Randolph Raymond was brought
here from Pittsfeld last week and
lodged in the county Jail He was
previously arrested on the charge of
drunkenness.
Ralph Anderson of Portland, repre-
senting the Portland Packing CO., ac-
companied by Deputy Sheriff Brophy
of Fairfield, had business at the com
pany's plant here, Thursday,
Mrs. Isabel Hutchinson of Portland
was here to attend the wedding of her
son, f. r. Hutchinson and Miss Helen
M. Weston which was solemnized
Thursday. An account of the cere-
mony will be found in another column
Mrs. X. Oliver and little son went
to Harmony, Tuesday, where they
were called owing to the death of
Mrs Ralph Denning The deceased is
the wife of Deputy Sheriff Ralph Den
ming and has been i'll for some time in
Lynn, Mass.
Mrs. c. J. Worthen of St Adams
departed Monday for her home after
being at Somerset hospital to visit her
brother Oscar Bigelow of st. Adams,
who is a patient at that institution.
The many friends of Mr.. Bigelow, who
is a travelling man, will be interested
to know that he Is improving
The Congregational Club met Thurs
day evening in the parlors of the Is
land Ave- church. There was a large
attendance. The subject for the eve
nings discussion was THE churches
ly handled by Willis A. Bailey. He
gave some interesting statistics con-
corning the attendance of people To-
cally in the various houses of worship
and told something of the auxiliaries
connected with the churches. He gave
as the average attendance for Noyem-
Der in the Protestant churches 400
persons. while those attending the
Catholic church were found to be 1000
persons in the same month. After the
discussion, music was furnished by the
Nictrola of e. c. Butler, Esq, and re-