The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-04-17

for visit with relatives in Portland
S. f Greene has returned from
weeks pleasure and business visit to
Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Omar Folsom have
been visiting friends in Dexter the
past week.
Mrs. Henry Crowell has been en-
PERTAINING for several days, Miss Myra
Littlefield of Dexter.
A class will be given the Patri-
archal degree at the next meeting OF
Sebasticook Encampment.
The sale of the J. II. Walker farm
in Arson to Walter Bennett of Spring
field, Mass, has been reported here.
Mrs. Charles Folsom-Jones charm
ingly entertained the members OF the
Night Hawk Club, Saturday evening.
S. Parker Foss returned TO Water
Vile Monday forenoon after visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. I. l.,
Foss.
Mrs. Maria Webb accompanied by
her daughter Mrs. Emma F. Webb
were visitors in Waterville the first
of the present week.
Leon Symons who has lately taken
a position as bookkeeper and steno-
grapher with Steward & Marston in
their Wateryille office was at home
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Philbrick left
Friddy on the midday train for 81.
stephens, n. b. While there they will
visit with the family of Mrs. Phil
bricks late sister.
Miss Alice Danforth departed Sat
urday morning for visit to Boston
and vicinity. She will be absent about
three weeks and will probably visit
also in New Hampshire.
Roscoe Bigelow sold to Walter
Gleason of Oakland, last week, meat
stock to the value of 5000. 1t con-
sisted of a pair each of one and three
year olds, and pair of oxen.
Hon. Fremont J. c. Little of Augusta
was in Skowhegan Saturday and acted
as referee in a bankruptcy hearing
held at the office of Daniel Lewis Esq.
n. Tobey AIooers acted as stenograph-
er.
Mrs. w. O. Chase went to Wateryille
Saturday to meet her daughter Miss
Katherine Chase, who has accepted a
position as stenographer in Fairfield
and who came to Skowhegan for an
over Sunday visit.
p. e. Harrington had the misfortune
Saturday to break his knee cap while
engaged in his duties at the plaht of
the Skowhegan Lumber Co. H. was
removed to the home of irving Gates,
where he has a room.
Miss Jessie Roberts, who has been
caring for Mrs. Alden Bosworth, who
has been critically i'll for some time
departed Saturday for Lewiston. Miss
McMann has assumed the care of the
patient who is improving.
Services were held at the Somerset
County Jail last Sunday afternoon at
three O'Clock under the auspices of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. Rev. Theodore Halbert Will
son was the speaker and Mrs. George
Paddock the soloist.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Davis Miller arriv-
ed home Friday night after an absence
since February. While away they
visited in Summeryille, S. c.. later re-
turning to Washington, ID. c., for
visit with DR.. and Mrs. George Otis
Smith. They also visited in Boston
and vicinity.
Funeral services for the late Miss
Itdtnel AlIch WIZ uiSu III vi 'is'bu
were held Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock from the home of Mrs. Alice
Russell Douglass. There was quite
a concourse of friends in attendance
and the officiating minister was Rev.
George Merriam.
Among the passengers out of this
station Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. |. E.
Curtis of Madison who were depart
ing for Willow, Cal. They were to
stop for a time in Boston and were to
be Joined there Monday by George
Tinkham, wife and two children also
of Madison, who were going to Pasa-
dena, Cal. 1t is the intention of both
families to locate in the west.
There are according to the present
school census of Skowhegan 80 famil-
les with seven children and over,
making an aggregate of 3i8 children.
The largest family in town is that of
Richard Perkins which contains 10
children. The next is Fred Thibeault
who has IL children, and Fred Ames,
IL. The families with seven children
or more besides those named are:
e, A. Bison, Z; Vital Bouchard, 9;
Adolph Boutin, Z; James Galway, q;