The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-04-10
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Kerry B. Steward arrived home,
Monday from a visit with friends In
Augusta.
Otto Folsom-Jones returned Mon
day last to Bowdoin college to resume
his studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter P. Ordway
are extensively repairing their Water
street residence.
The Working League will meet Mon
day afternoon at two o'clock at the
Congregational Church parlors.
Milburn Fowler Is at home from
Tufts Dental COLLECT, Boston, for a
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathan Fowler
Mr.. and Mrs. David Lyon wish to
announce the engagement of their
daughter Miss Isabel NJ. Lyon to
Mahlon A. Dane.
Next Sunday evening the Bethany
Baptist Society Is to unite with the
First Baptist Society at their meeting
house on the hill.
The members of the Afternoon
Finch Club were very pleasantly en-
tertained last Thursday afternoon by
Mrs. r. F. Wilson at her home on
Alder street.
Miss Bertha Merrill and her friend,
Miss Pingsa HUI. who have been
guests of the formers parents left
for Wellesley, Mass, Monday to re-
sumo their studies at Wellesley Col
lege.
The Imperial Auto Repair Company
| is to be congratulated upon the ex-
cellent line of automobiles which have
arrived at their garage and which In
another column you are invited to ex-
anime.
Mrs. c. A. Symonds, accompanied
by her granddaughter, Marguerite
and Lillian Abbey departed Monday
afternoon for visit with Mrs. Sy-
mond's daughter, Mrs. A. E. Newell
in Clinton.
Mrs. Henrietta Wood, who has late.
ly returned from a visit to Panama
and who has been staying in the
home of her brother, Judge E. F
Danforth, went the first of the week
to Bangor to visit for time witt
friends.
The High and Village schools il
Skowhegan and Madison will Degir
next Monday, April IA. The rura
schools of Madison will begin Al III
day, April q, and the rural schools
of Skowhegan will begin Monday
April IS.
N. NJ. Cleveland one of the r. F. ID
drivers out of Skowhegan has beer
suffering from the effects of bruised
face, which was caused by {
horses kicking and hitting a too
which bounded backward to his fact
causing the injuries.
The regular meeting of Woman's
Relief Corps was held last Friday at
ternoon in Grand Army Hall. Con
sidering the storm there was a gooC
attendance and an entertaining meet
ing was held. Plans were made
toward later celebrating the ami.
versary of the local corps.
Charles F. I4ashon has opened thu
grocery store on Court street, former
ly occupied by Joseph F. Pooler
Mr.. Lashon learned the grocer
trade as a clerk and as deliverymar
for several Skowhegan firms but has
been employed for the past eigh
years in the sash and blind factory OF
the Island.
Statements of the condition of two
of Somerset county's widely know
financial institutions, the First Nation.
al Bank and the Skowhegan Savings
Bank, appear in this issue. In the
first named, the surplus fund and UNI
divided profits are now the highest
since its organization, and 1t is a note
worthy coincidence that the statement
of the Skowhegan Savings Bank show
it's deposits to now total more than or
any previous date
Next Sunday morning at the 10.4f
service at the Bethany church, H. V
! Meyer of Boston, manager of the Am.
erican Baptist Publication society will
be the speaker. Mr.. Meyer is an en-.
ergetic business man, interested il
Sunday School work and Is one of 9
team who are conducting Sunday
School Institutes in this State. Mr.
Meyer will also be present at the Sun
day school session.
Doubtless many Skowhegan people
will be interested In the following ac-
count of luncheon given last Satur-
day by Mrs. Victor e. Edwards oil
West Boylston at her beautiful home
'Eastoyer". Mrs. Edwards was for
merly Miss Janet Gage of Skowhegan
and her luncheon guests were old
time classmates in the Skowhegan