The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-25

There will be a Vesper service in
St Mary's Catholic Church Christmas
night.
Miss Annie Bergman, who is a
teacher in Brewer is visiting relatives
in town.
Miss Jessie Roberts, trained nurse
from Lewiston, is here caring for Mrs.
Charles Green.
Miss Katherine Keene is expected to-
morrow for few days visit with her
mother and sister.
Miss Marcia Williams. a Kindergar-
ten teacher in Milton. Mass, is visit
ing at her home here
W. d. Snow left Wednesday morning
for a visit to Lewiston. From that
city he was to go to Gardiner.
Mrs. Peter Merry is passing Christ
mas with her son Roland Kilkenny in
Nashua, N II. She was accompanied
by Miss Edith Head.
James Giltillan who is pursuing a
course of study in pharmacy in Phil
adelphia institution, arrived Monday
morning to visit his parents.
Practically the first fall of snow
for the winter of 1918 occurred during
the night of Dec %. Sleighs were
the conveyance used the oath
W. A. Foss and daughter Miss NJ. w
Foss of Athens were among the shop
pers and out-of-town business people
noted on our streets Tuesday
Arthur Merrill of Bowdoin College
visited in town during the present
week He left this morning for Nor
ridgewock to visit with relatives.
\ recent marriage intention filed al
the office of the Town Clerk is that OF
Geo. Curtis Foster of Waterville and
Victoria Blanchard of SkoWhegan.
Miss Ethel Merriam who is home
from Colby College for the holiday
recess is assisting the regular force
of clerks in Bucknam's Drug Store.
Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Murray have
been entertaining the present week
their two sons, Lawrence. who is a ira
Yelling salesman in New Hampshire
and Paul, who is a student at the Uni
versity of Maine.
Skowhegan friends of Guy Park hurst
Estes, Christian Science practitioner
will be interested to learn that he has
removed from Winsted, Conn, and has
opened an office in New York City al
353 Fifth Avenue.
Among the holiday visitors in town
is Miss Margery Smith al the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. AlonzC
Smith. Miss Smith is student al
Simmons College, Boston. and has moi
paid a visit to Skowhegan for some
time.
All the meeting of Skowhegan Sorosls
to be held Tuesday evening Dec. 30tt
in the parlors of the Public Library
the subject will be Universal Peace
and it will be a Christmas meeting
The hostesses are to be Mrs. Harriet
Parker and Mrs Theda Cross and it is
hoped there will be a large number
in attendance.
Angler l.. Goodwin, ESQ, of MelrOse
Mass. has been recently appointed
treasurer and manager of the Pro
ducers and Consumers Exchange, a
cooperative enterprise promoted by
the Maine State Grange with head
quarters at SO State St. Boston. Mr.
Goodwin was a Somerset boy, a grad
uate of the Skowhegan High School.
He is now serving on the Melrose
Board of Aldermen.
The matter of having the streets
better lighted at night IN SkoWnegan
has lately been taken up by the mem
0ers Of the Board of Trade and hav-
ing the arc lights changed for mean
descent lights has also been suggested.
This will, however, probably have to
be decided by the town at the annual
town meeting. The question of hav-
ing cluster lights installed in the
town has also been somewhat discuss
ed locally. For about one month the
Central Maine Power Co. have kept
the streets lights all night and we have
been informed by Superintendent Abb
hey that this will be continued.
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