The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-01-30

Rev. II. G. McGlauflin assisted In
religious services at Fairfield last
week.
Mrs Joseph Butler left Saturda"
morning for visit with relatives IN
Waterville.
Miss Lucille H. Wing went. Satuf-
day. to Fairfield to visit her aunt, Mrs.
Ralph Jewell.
Miss Rhoda Young left Saturday for
a visit to relatives in Boston and New
market, N. II.
Mrs Sarah S Marston, who has been
quite i'll at her home on Baptist Hill,
is reported as improving.
c. NJ. Fogg departed Saturday, haV
ing matters of business to attend to
in the towns of Winthrop and Read
field.
Saturday morning. Mrs. Joseph La
casce left for Brunswick where she
was to visit her son, Elroy, junior
II. Bowdoin college.
District Deputy ID. w. Lewis was III
Madison, Thursday evening to assist
in the installing of the officers OF Non -.
pareil Lodge, n. f. o. p. He was ae-
companied by Mrs. Lewis.
The members of the j. I. Whist
Club are to be entertained to-day at
the home of Mrs. Frank Benner on
Main st. The last meeting was held
at the home of Mrs. Minnie c. Pishon.
The Bowdoin Glee Club gave an ex-
cellent concert in the Opera House,
Thursday evening. They appeared
here under the auspices of the High
school and the entertainment was fol-
lowed by dance in Grange Hall.
Mrs. Inez Getchell, District Deputy
Grand Chief of the Pythian Sisters,
who was here to install the officers
of the local Lodge of Pythian Sisters,
Friday evening, was entertained while
here at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
M. knight.
Miss Mildred Chute of the Fairfield
school teaching force, accompanied by
Miss Blanche Webster of Augusta
teacher of Domestic Science in the
Fairfield High school, was in town.
Thursday night to attend the Glee
Club concert.
Harry Smith returned Thursday
night from Boston where he has been
for some time connected with a cloth
ing firm. He has been i'll during his
stay In that city and returned to
Skowhegan to remain for some time,
hoping to regain his health.
Miss Mabel Pooler left Thursday for
visit with her aunt, Miss Julia Co
burn in Concord, Mass. From there
she will go to Columbus, Ohio, to visit
with Mrs. Henry Dowd. Miss Pooler
and Mrs. Dowd were schoolmates to-
gether at Lasel Seminary in Auburn
dale, Mass.
DR.. and Mrs. X w Smith departed
Saturday morning. the doctor being
on his way to Portland, while Mrs
Smith was going to Roxbury, Mass
to visit with Mrs. Walter DeWere,
who has been very i'll. Mrs. DeWere's
friends in this vicinity will be graft
fed to learn that she has so far re-
covered as to be able to contemplate
visit to Skowhegan shortly.
The Missionary societies of the Cen
tenary M. E. Church held the last
meeting with Mrs. II. G. McGlaufiin at
the parsonage. The program was in
charge of Mrs. Ida George, president
of the Home Missionary Society. This
society is studying Mormonism, the
present year, and the program ar
ranged on that line was full of inter
est and much enthusiasm was shown
by those present.
Mrs. Abbott Nelson and Mrs. J. IL.
Williams of Fairfield were among the
out town people here to attend the
o. E. S. installation Friday evening.
They were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. r. Jones. Mrs. Nelson formerly
resided in Skowhegan, Mr.. Nelson be-
ing employed as drug clerk by
Sampson & Avore. He is now in bust
mess for himself in Fairfield, being in
partnership with Ernest Holman, who
was also employed as a drug clerk
here for time.
The ladies of the Working League
connected with the Congregational
church had rather an unusual visitor
at their regular meeting, Monday af-
ternoon. 1t was a woman claiming to
be the wife of minister and saying she
had come from Lowell, Mass, to visit
her brother by the name of Litchfield
whom she claimed was resident OF
Skowhegan for many years; not find
ing him, however. she had applied TO
the League members for help. She
said she had no money and was given
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