The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-22
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

non Morrison is shortly to give con-
carts in Milo and Bangor.
K. Butler is to deliver the Memo
rial day address at Bingham May 80.
Mrs. Frank c. Nickerson of Mime
sota is the guest of Mrs. ]. o. Smith.
The Good Will club was entertained
yesterday afternoon by Mrs. John W
Fogler, Elm st.
Mrs, Eddy Groder and daughter,
Tbelma left yesterday for visit with
relatives in Wateryille.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary
Dudley were held yesterday, Rev.
George Merriam officiating.
Miss Berle Nye who has been spend
ing some months in Concord with her
brother has been in town visiting this
week.
Harry E. Smith has arrived here
from Portland and has been spending
portion of the present week among
friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Curtis have re
moved to the Frank R. Folsom house
nm Madison Ave, where they VIII
make their future home.
Joseph Lashon formerly superinten-
Amt of the street cleaning department
wbo has been i'll all winter is report
ed as somewhat improved.
Mrs. Annie Morrill, of this town and
Miss Olive Hayden of East Manson
attended the Maine State Spirituaiist
Convention at Augusta, Saturday.
Rev. H. G. MacGlauflin will preach
before the members of the Grano
Army Post and Woman's Relief Corp
next Sunday forenoon in the Centen-
airy M. e. church.
The June meeting of the Somerset
70 Veterans Association and LADIES
Auxiliary will be held June IL, at
Grange hall in East Madison instead
of June 9Th. as previously announced.
Mrs. Fanny Cabot departed yester-
dav and after joining her daughter,
Edith Cabot in Providence, r. l., Will
go to New York On Saturday the
two ladies will sail from that city on
the Ivernia for a ten Weeks trip
abroad. They will land at Gibralter.
Two more prisoners have lately
been added to the list of inmates IN
the county Jail. John Williams was
brought here Monday from Pittsfield
by Deputy Frost for thirty days stay
while the other new arrival is Reuben
Farr who figured in an assault case
at Bingham.
Rev. Roland Farnham, a Congre-
gational minister in Vassalboro, who
WAS a guest Tuesday night at the farm
home of r. G. Bigelow, visited during
the forenoon session in the ninth
grade of schools. While there he ad-
dressed the pupils telling them of his
recent visit to the Gettysburg Battle
field.
Miss Dora Peterson of Somerville,
Mass who has been for some time
the Commercial teacher at the Show
hegan High school, has resigned to
accept a position nearer her home.
The resignation will take place at the
end of the school year in June.
Miss Pederson's step is much regret
ted by both the pupils and other
members of the faculty.
The many Skowhegan friends of
Misses Nellie and Kate White who
are teachers in Passaic, N. ]. will be
Interested to know that they have
lately passed examinations and re-
ceyed certificates which now grant
them the privilege of teaching in Nav
York City, should situations be OBJ
tainable there.
News was received here yesterday
of the death of John Milton Adams in
Clinton, his death having occurred
at the home of his granddaughter in
that town. He had lived the greater
part of his life in Madison and the re-
mains will be inferred in the Black
we'll burying ground in that town.
The funeral will be held in Skowhe-
gan from the home of another grand
daughter Mrs. Howard Young on
North Ave, Friday at 10 o'clock.
New England climate justifies an
effort to master the use Of coal for
fuel. B. F. Eaton has acquired re-
putation for understanding in this
line and prides himself when once he
has started a coal fire in the fall, on
not letting it go out for the winter.
This spring he commences to fear his
heater will get no vacation for the
ninth consecutive month, without in
terruption is entered upon, One con-
tinuous fire, without rebuilding, from
September 81 to the same day the
following May, breaks the record, so
Tar as known and may ii be hoped