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

to sit up after an illness of several
weeks duration.
! Among the recent arrivals In town Is
son which was born, Tuesday to the
wife of Eugene Currier.
Have you paid your tax? If not the
collector kindly requests you to do SO
at once and avoid free advertising.
The birth of daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. Alphonse Denies has lately been
recorded at the office of the town clerk
Madison Clifford of North Fairfield
has returned home after spending
three weeks at Somerset hospital as
patient.
Miss Helen Clark left Tuesday morn
ing by early train for Hartland, being
called to that town by the illness of
her mother.
The annual convocation of Somer-
set Chapter Royal Arch Masons will
be held tomorrow friday evening at
40 o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Perry have the
sympathy of their friends in the loss
of their infant daughter which occur
ed. Jan. %.
Mrs. Charles f. Mason of ST. Adams
arrived in town, Monday to visit with
her sister, Mrs. Benjamin Flanders
on North Ave.
Everett Bacon was home from Bow
woin college several days last week
owing to illness. He returned to that
institution, Sunday.
Mrs. Ida Buck of Waterville, we'll
known Christian Science practitioner
of that city, has been in Skowhegan
this week visiting Mrs. A. r. Smiley.
Among the passengers out of this
station, Tuesday afternoon were Mrs.
c. W. Jewett and little son. They
were going to Augusta to visit with
relatives.
Among the people here owing to the
death of Nelson W. Weston, were Mr.,
and Mrs. c. H. Moore of Newport, Fred
w. Palmer of Dover and Miss Minnie
Graves of Lewiston.
Miss Hazel T. Leayitt, who has been
in Woodstock, n. B., to stage a thea
trical, arrived home Saturday night
and yesterday morning left for visit
to Boston.
At the meeting of the Mems Club
of the Congregational Society to be
held this evening, the subject of
Church Finances will be further dis
cussed. The leader is to be f. b.
Curtis.
|. Oscar o. Rollins, who died in Wash
ington, d. c., was brought here and
placed in the South Side receiving
tomb awaiting burial in the spring.
He was at one time a resident of
Skowhegan.
w. A. Smith of Waterville, formerly
of Skowhegan, was in town, Tuesday
on business regarding the settlement
of the estate of the late John Dore,
While here he sold the Dore cottage at
Lakewood to Ernest c. Butler
At the last meeting of the Eunice
Farnsworth Chapter, ID. A. R., silk
State of Maine flag was presented 20
the chapter by the First National
Bank. 1t is a most attractive emblem
of the State and it's presentation is
greatly appreciated
Miss Marion Kicker, State Director
of Domestic Science, of Pennington.
departed Tuesday morning for Fair
field after an inspection OF the work
of the local domestic science class.
She reported as finding the conditions
of the class here in a very excellent
condition.
Bruce White, who has been spend
ing several weeks with Mrs. White and
their two sons in town left Tuesday
morning for Boston where after visit
he will continue his trip to Sherbrook
Quebec, where he has business. From
that point he will go to Spokane
Wash, which is his business location
and where he will probably remain
until June.
Harris S. Shaw of Boston was in
town the first of the week in the in
terest of Medford, Mass. parties re-
garding the purchasing of the organ
that Is about to be removed from the
Congregational church. Mr.. Shaw is
noted pipe organist of Boston and
while here made arrangements for the
dedication of the new pipe organ
which is being placed in the auditor
ium Of the Congregational church
here.
Two errors which occurred in last
weeks paper are corrected under one
head as they are both connected with
the same family. Carl Roullard was
the winner of the snow shoes in the