The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-01
Fifteen trout was the goodly cater
of Fred Tuttie on Monday.

| U. S. Littlefield of Newport was in
town on business, Tuesday.
E. w. Marble is reported quite sick
at his home on Spring street.
The S. H. e. Club met with Miss
Dora Petersen, Tuesday night.
Hon. Forrest Colby of Bingham WIS
business visitor in town, Tuesday
Mrs. Harry Chase will go to Gardi
ner, tomorrow, to join her husband,
who is working there for time.
Mrs. PAMELA A. Jewett arrived
home last Friday after spending the
winter with her niece near and around
Belfast
Mrs. Edward Quincy of Portland
with her little daughter, has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mathew Kennedy.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lewia are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth
of daughter. born Tuesday, April
18th. MADELINE Phillis)
Mrs. Harold Wood and children of
Belfast are visiting in town and DIR.
Wood spent Sunday with them visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Wood.
| Mrs. Clarence b. Hight. for a num-
Der of years teacher of the 9th grade
of the High School, has resigned her
position to take effect at the end of
the school year
County Treasurer, James Fellows,
who has been in Portland several
weeks for treatment returned home
| Tuesday night, somewhat improved,
though still quite feeble.
Rev. Fred A. Leitch, PHI D., who
was pastor here for five years and has
been in Auburn for the last three
years has been appointed pastor of
the Bar Harbor Methodist church.
Don Morrison will receive pupils
for the violin or voice during the
months of May and June. Meet him
at his studio, Morrison & Mcclellan
block, Saturday. May 3, at 900 a. m.
Supt of schools, l.. w. Gerrish has
completed the school census for
Skowhegan. 1t shows $50 boys and
872 girls, a gain of 80 over last year,
and a gain of 10 over two years ago.
Clarence b. Hight. who is REIN
dexing the records at the Court -Houst
back of 1856 found Caratunk spelled
in an original way in the records of
of 1915. The spelling was Kerry
Tunck".
The Ladies' Missionary Society of
the NJ f. church will hold its regu-
lar meeting with Mrs. Leslie Jacobs
next Friday, May 2, at 2.3O p. m. There
will be an interesting program deal
ing with the organization and methods
OF the Mormon churCh.
Gordon Bragg, who recently gradu-
ated from the business college of Bry-
ant & Stratton in Boston, and of late
has been employed by the Central
Maine Power Co. at Dexter as steno-
grapher, has a similar position in
Berlin n. II. for a pulp company.
Mrs. Converse l.. Webb. who has
been passing the winter in Wabasha,
Mimi, is having repairs made on her
Main street home in preparation for
her home coming the first of May to
pass the summer She has been pass
ing sometime with her daughter, Mrs.
J. W Fletcher, a matron at Mt. Her
mon School, Mortified.
There will be a meeting of the citi-
zens of the town at the Municipal
Building tomorrow evening for the
purpose of making plans to form a
team to be known as the Skowhegan
base ball team. There Is some ex-
cellent material in town this year and
it is hoped that the team may have
the support of every citizen.
Jefferson Savage probably has the
only picture of the battle of GettyS
burg in the town that was taken from
the original engraving made by John
Bachelor. The original plate cost
500 900 and many of the men seen in
the picture are taken from life anG 1t
shows scenes that were actually en-
acted during the famous battle and
shows a famous general that broke
through the enemy's lines receiving
mortal wound and the last scene
shows him giving away his personal
effects and the parting words for his
family.
Skowhegan friends will be grieyed
to learn of the death of Mrs. Sadie
Abbott, wife of w. J. Holloway, who
died March 26, after short illness
from pneumonia at her home In Dou-
glas, Isle of Man. Her age was 30
years. She leaves to mourn her loss
beside her husband, one son and two
grand children of Abingdon, Mass,
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