The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-27
Date of Rebehah card party changed
to Friday, April 4th.

fesslonal trip to Bangor today.
s. w. Gould, Esq. departed Tuesday
for Boston. He will probably be alb.
sent until the last of this week.
Miss Gertrude Chamberlain one oil
the nurses at Somerset Hospital has
been quite i'll during the past meek.
Mrs. G. B Fairgrieves returned last
week from a visit with her niece
Mrs. Humphrey Dyer, in Arlington.
Blaine S. Viles, land agent and Mrs
Viles of Augusta formerly of Skowhe-
gan were in town the last of the week,
The many acquaintances of Joseph
N. Smith will be gratified to learn that
he is recovering from the effect of his
recent surgical operation.
Edward A. Weber, one of the Sc
lectmen of Hartland was in town a
portion of last week attending to bust
ness matters at the Court House.
There will be special meeting of
Parmenas Encampment Friday even
ing, March 2Sth for the purpose of
comforting the Royal Purple degree.
S. Russakoff and family are to make
their future home on Mt Pleasant
Ave-, having been removing this week
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At the regular melting of Parmenas
Encampment, No. Is, I. o. o. F. held
Tuesday evening, March 25th the Gold
en- Rule Degree was conferred upon
a class of nine.
Deputy Sheriff c. II. Chute left to-
day for Thomaston, accompanying
Michael Shannon theer for entrance
into the State prison where he is to
serve a life sentence
Mrs, Henry Gotta of East Madison,
who recently underwent an operation
at Somerset Hospital has so far recov-
cred as to be able to leave that insti-
tuition to visit with friends here for
few days.
Miss Emma Written and niece Miss
Alice Written have removed from their
former home, the Wadsworth house on
Madison Ave, to the upper tenement
in the c. w. Goodrich house further
up the Avenue.
AT the meeting of Russell Relief
Corps held last Friday afternoon the
regular routine business was carried
out. There was discussion in re-
gard to members of the G. A. r. be-
ing admitted to the meetings and ex-
tracts were read from the National
Convention reports.
Word has been received here of the
marriage engagement of Miss J. May
Morrill, to Byron Pryor Goodwin of
Boston. Miss Morrill, is the daugh-
ter of George Morrill, of Skowhegan,
and has many friends here She was
graduated from Skowhegan High
School in SO and was valedctorian of
her class.
A very pleasant social function was
given by Mrs. Forrest Goodwin and
Mrs. J. Wallace Blunt Friday evening
in honor of Mrs. Joseph Simpson of
York Harbor and Mrs. Blaine Viles of
Augusta Five tables were arranged
for whist and prizes were won by Mrs.
Simpson. Mrs. F. O. Sawyer and Miss
Edith Gledhill. A lunch was served
during the evening.
The Afternoon Whist Club was en-
tertained Friday by Mrs. B. A. Nc
Coombs at her home on Water St The
hostess gave prizes to the club mem
Der having the highest score which
was won by Mrs. F. o. Sawyer, and to
the substitute having the highest score
which was won by Mrs. Molie NJ
Steward. The consolation prize was
SlNtH 10 MISS mabel 1OOJtI.
Deputy Sheriff Will Taylor of Jack
nan was in town yesterday bringing
Lewis Newton, Omar Poulin and
Theodore Poulin from that town to
answer to indictments returned by the
grand jury. They did not arrive until
after the adjournment of court, so ac-
'ordingly went before bail commits
'ioner, George W. Cover and were
admitted $500 each for their appear
lnce at the next term of court.
Thomas Mcclure, the young Irish |
nan who has been held here in the |
county Jail since January as the prin-
ipal witness in the Shannon muir
Ter case. left Monday for his home in |
Ireland. He had been in this country
short time when the murder was !
consequently the greater
art of his stay in the United States
as been within prison walls Dur
ng his. absence from Ireland Mr..
fcClure has had fortune left him,
nd when affairs are settled up he
urposes to again return to this
ountry.
E. A. Parker, sub-master of Skowhe-
an High School, who has been i'll at