The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-27
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


Mr. and Mrs. Harold l. Goss of Bling
hom have been staying at Hotel Co
b,rn during the present week.
Friends will regret to learn tina
Mrs Albion Merrill Of Norridgewock
ie critically ill. DR.. Wadsworth wal
called to see her in consultation will
DR.. Ames.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Ochampaugl
are to pass their vacation in Fall Riv
or Mass. Mr.. Ochampaugh Is teacher
y, Manual training in the Skowhegar
and Madison schools.
Mrs Henrietta Wood arrived here
Tuesday night for visit with hel
brother. judge E. F. Danforth. Mrs
Wood has been absent for some time
on a trip to Panama.
The death of Matte MudSett occurr-
cd on Pine St, after An illness with
pulmonary tuberculosis. The remains
we're sent to Oxford, her former home
for burial. Her age was 20 years.
Mrs. Maria Folsom, who has been
passing the winter with her sister
Mrs Eugene Leonard in Somerville
Mass. arrived home last week, and is
occuping her home on Madison Ave.
Miss Olive and Miss Myrtle Green
are the guests of their parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Green. The former is a
teacher at Hebron Academy. and the
latter a student at Pennington Nor
NAL
The Skowhegan Woman's Club OBJ
served Children's afternoon at the last
meeting. 1t was an exceedingly in
terestng and happy occasion, and
next week we are to publish an ac-
count of it in full.
The Town improvement Society is
to observe gentlemen's night, Monday
sgening, the 31st. The prin
sneakers are to be Maurice p. Mer-
rill Esq, and Carleton P. Merrill.
The event is to be held in Congrega-
tional Parlors.
Skowhegan friends will wish to con-
graduate Stephen Pepper of Concord,
Mass. upon his engagement to Miss
Ellen Hoar, granddaughter of the late
Sen. Geo. F. Hoar of Concord, Mass,
which has lately been announced.
Mr.. Pepper is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Pepper, the latter having for
merly been Miss Frances Coburn, of
Skowhegan.
Mrs. George H. Webb of Water St.
was hostess to a gathering of ladies,
lately, who meet for the purpose of
playing whist. Mrs. Webb was a
most delightful entertainer and during
the afternoon, RECALLED her guests with
delicious refreshments, of ices and
cake The ladies will meet one week
from to-day with Mrs. r. f. Wilson,
and it is their intention to shortly Sc
lect club name.
Owing to the serious illness of VIII
Ham E. Duffy who was to have spoken
here Tuesday evening, the first in the
course of the five lectures given under
the auspices of local Socialists, had to
be omitted. 1t has been learned that
Mr.. Duffy is seriously i'll in Lewiston
and unable to fill his engagement in
that city. Next Tuesday evening it
is expected that William F. Barnard
the next speaker in the course Will
take up something of what Mr.. Duffy
was to have spoken upon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brown celeb:a-
ted the goth anniversary o. their mar
riage Saturday evening, at their home
on Cross st. There were about seven
ty-fiye relatives and friends in atten
dance, md included among those pres
ent from out-of-town, were Mrs.
Browns mother, Mrs. Nary E. Wal
ker, Arson; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rowe
and daughter Fern Smithfield; Mr..
and Mrs. Milford Tibbetts Norridge
wock; and Mrs. Frank Tibbetts. Oak
land; Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Tibbetts,
Arson. The evening was spent in
playing games and cards, refreshments
of ice cream, cake and foncy waters
were served. The latter part of the
evening, Miss Helen Brown and Leon
laneto gave peanut hunt, in which
prizes were won by Miss Margaret
Chase and Miss Alice Varney. Mr..
and Mrs. Brown were the recipients
Of numerous gifts
Skowhegan acquaintance will be in |
terested in the following clipping taken
from the Waterylle Sentinel of March |
10Th, which says in part: The second /
notable gift to Colby College to be !
made within the past year comes in
the form of rare art collection from |
Nharles Hovey Pepper, l.. II. D.. of the
class of SO, who during his recent !
trip abroad purchased the 70 distinct
pieces, which have just been received
by the college to be used in the de-
partment of the history of Art taught
by Professor Clarence H. White. The