The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-06-26
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

/ here for a visit with his son Arthur
Jones on Elm street.
Mrs. John Nutting has gone to Ken
nebnnkport, to visit her sister, Mrs.
Mae st. Clair for a time.
Major Foster returned to Gardiner
Saturday forenoon after visit with
his son. N. Foster in town.
Services were conducted at the jail
/ Sunday afternoon by Rev. J. G. Os-
borne Of the First Baptist Church.
Charles Hill OF the oxford depart
ed early in the week for visit to
Portland where he formerly resided.
Mrs. J. X Brown of Augusta de-
parted Saturday forenoon after a
visit with her sister, Mrs, w. c. Eaton
NJ. St Ledger left Monday for
1 Portland where he was to attend the
Moving Picture Exhibitors Conven-
/ ton.
EE. Parkhurst OF Pressure Isle left
Monday forenoon after a visit at the
home of his cousin, w. H. Emery on
Water Street.
Miss Annie Bergman, local school
! teacher, left Friday morning for the
summer vacation to be spent in Au-
gusta and Bangor.
Mr.. and Mrs George Soule left for
Hartland by early morning train Sat
urday. They were to visit Mr..
Soules parents there.
AT the morning service in the First /
Baptist Church Sunday the music by |
the choir was supplemented by we'll
rendered solo by Lees Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. w B. Whittier have |
gone to Sydney for visit with Mrs |
Whittier's aunts whose respective
ages are 90 and "a years.
Mrs. F. F. Blackwell, Mrs Ches- |
ter Furber and son, Harry of FAR
field were among the out-of-town peo- |
ple TO visit Skowhegan Friday last. |
Mrs. Ida Green, who has been To-
Gated here during the winter left Fri
day forenoon for Boston, either in or
nearby which city she will remain in
definately.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hinckley of
Worcester, Mass, we're guests Thurs
day at the home CT w. B. Whittier.
They were en- route to Moosehead Lake
and were travelling by auto.
The degree was conferred Friday
evening at the meeting u Sunset
Chapter o. f. s. This was the fin
al meeting for the summer. The
Field day will be held later.
Mrs. Don Messer was among the
Saturday morning passengers out
of this station. She was
on her way to Huntington, Mass, and
had been visiting with relatives in
East Madison.
Mrs. Minnie L. Murray has gone to
Boston to visit her sister. She will !
also serve as a delegate from the Wo-
mans Circle of the First Baptist |
Church to the Missionary Convention |
to be held there June "a and %.
Charles J. Sheridan, who was grad
uated the 18th inst. from the Show
hogan High School, has gone to Bow
doinham to visit with his grandparents.
He will continue his journey from
there to Livingstone, Mont. for an
indefinate visit with his mother.
NJ. j. Sheehy of the Commonwealth
Shoe Co, was a passenger out of this
station Monday morning on a down
river business trip. He reported mat
tiers as moving along favorably at the
local shop, and said they were turn
ing out five hundred pair of shoes
daily.
Mr.. and Mrs r. A. Dean and their
grandson, Ralph w. Peters, went to
East Hampden, recently where they
are to pass a months vacation. Mr..
Dean is one of the loom fixers in the
Anderson Mills. They were accom-
panied by Samuel G. Brown who makes
his home in the Dean household.
Mark Harville and Marion Mills
members of the 4th Maine Battery,
attended the Battery reunion held
the latter part of the week in Augusta.
Henry Cannon also went from here
to attend the same event. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Canaan and
they were to visit in Gardiner be-
fore their return.
Fifteen or twenty teams of Gypsies
passed through here en- route to Nor
ridgewock, Saturday. They were met
before they arrived in town by an
official who ordered them not to
make Skowhegan a stopping place.
This thoughtfulness on the part of |,
Sheriff Thompson was appreciated, as
oftentimes these travellers cause con-
siderable annoyance to the people |
where they camp.