The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-08
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Mrs. Mildred Totman, a former tele-
phone operator, spent Sunday with
Miss Vera Bearce.
Herbert Wentworth has purchased
the Everett T. Goodrich cottage at
Lake Wesserrunsett.
Rev. George Merriam was the
speaker at the meeting of the Y. NJ. c.
A, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Minnie Emory, matron at Good
Will, spent Sunday with her daughter,
Miss Blanch Emory.
Mrs. ]. II. Williams of Fairfield
spent the day, Monday, with Mr.. and
Mrs. A X. Jones, Elm st.
The marriage intentions of Elmer
Corvette and Alice NORM were record
ed at the Town Clerks Office, Monday.
Ed King formerly of Skowhegan,
has been appointed game warden of
the Caratunk division to succeed the
late Deputy Pierce. !,
Misses Nina Perkins and Isabelle
Thomas spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter E. Mcclure at their home
on the Malbon Mills road
Rev. George Merriam Of the Beth
any Church will exchange pulpits
with Rev. T. H. Wilson of the Con
gregational church, Sunday.
Hiram Thing entertained about 90
school girls by a Mayfiower party
Saturday. He acted as scout master
on long trip to the Mayfower glens
where many of the beautiful flowers |
were plucked.
John Wright, after more than year
engaged in the drug business else
where and staying at the home of
Mrs. Wright in Madison has again be-
come head clerk in the drug store of
F. w. Bucknam.
Tomorrow evening friday at the
Bethany Baptist Church Parlors, there
will be a union social to which the
members of the Young Peoples So
oieties of the four churches, the Boy
Scouts and the Y. NJ C. A. are cordial
ly invited.
Maurice Leo Provenchen and Henri
eta Barreault were married Monday
morning at St. Mary's church, Rev. FIR.
p E. Desjardins officiating. The
couple will make their home in Show
hogan, the groom being a weaver in
the wooden mill.
Mrs. Edith Shepherd who left early
last fall for Bahama Islands for her
health returned home Friday night.
On her way home she stopped for
some time in South Carolina and was
accompanied from Philadelphia by her
daughter Mrs. F. W. Briggs of Pitts
field.
On Monday Sol Reynolds completed
the Oath year as superintendent of the
Skowhegan Power station. He has
missed only two weeks in that time
and for the last II years has not been
absent day. The station was built
about twenty-five years ago when the
stand-pipe was put up.
Delonie Bouchard, who suffered the
loss of his farm buildings on the
Athens road last Thanksgiving Day
by fire, has begun operations for re-
building and has already the cement
foundation raised for an S0x40 foot
barn of the most modern type He
will also build a fine set of buildings
for a home.
Skowhegan has two teachers that in
the next two years will have taught
thirty years in Skowhegan. Mrs.
Lizzie Healey will have also reached
the age to receive pension under the
new law passed at the Legislature
She is now principal of the Academy
building. Miss Addie NJ. Swain has
taught nearly twenty-eight years. She
is principal of the Garfield building.
Cooperating with the Congrega-
tional Church, Don Morrison will give
concert Friday evening, May IT, He
will be assisted by Miss Effie Pooler
of Waterville, vocalist, and by Miss
Mary Emery as pianist. Something
of interest Is added to this concert
from the fact that Mr.. Morrison has
recently resumed his singing in con-
nection with his song writing, and
will give several of his new produc-
tons in this program.
Two more scouts have been promot-
ed from the rank of Tenderfoot to that
of Second Glass, Warren Merrill and
Joseph Haskell On Saturday OF last
week the scouts began regular drill
ling preparatory to Memorial Day at
which time they have been invited to
escort the Grand Army men. The
second drill was held on Monday
evening Others will be held with
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