The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-22

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Arthur Jones departed on the noon
train Monday for a business visit to
Boston.
Carleton P. Merrill has arrived
home from trip as far west as
Chicago
Frank Parsons has returned home
from several weeks absence in the
Dead River region.
Miss Ethel Healey returned Monday
on the midday train to Wateryille
after visit with her parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. c. Jewett and Col.
and Mrs. w. R. G. Estes have been
enjoying fishing trip to Mosquito.
DR.. L. p Geoffrion who has been i'll
for some time with an attack of in
fammatory rheumatism is greatly i'm
proved.
Mrs. Carl Pierce of Hinckley visited
here during the day Tuesday with Mr..
Pierce, who is substitute brakeman
on local train.
f. X. Poulin has purchased the
hack business of Levi Currier. AT
present Mr.. Currier is contemplating
a location elsewhere.
Mrs. Pauline Hill left here this
morning for .Longmeadow, Mass.
where she will be the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Palmer Taylor.
Fred Palmer and Charles Severance
of Dover returned after several days'
visit with Mr. Palmers sister. Mrs
Emma P. Weston at the Weston farm,
They came across country by auto
mobile
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Wallace Nash and
daughter arrived last night from an
extended stay in California They
visited in Boston on their way home
ward. Their many friends here will
be much gratified to have them home
again.
Miss Bridget Flemming who has
been employed as night operator in
the Farmers Telephone Exchange. is
at the Maine General Hospital, Port
land, for surgical operation. Dur
ing her absence Miss Nellie Brophy of
Scion is acting as substitute opera
tor.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the
Centenary M. E. Church was enter
tanned Monday by Mrs. H. G. Nc
Glauf1in at the Methodist parsonage.
There was large attendance and ar
engagements were made for the socials
and suppers to be served during the
coming year.
Milburn Fowler, who was called
home last week by the death of his
father Nathan Fowler, returned Sun
day to Boston where he has resumed
his studies at Tufts Dental College.
After the completion of the term he
will again return to Skowhegan and
be in charge of DR.. C. r. Vles' dental
rooms.
small company of friends and rel
atives called at the home of Mrs.
Mary Moody Weston, on the Island,
Friday last, to signify by their pres
ence their interest in her seth birth
day. Among the guests were two
nieces Mrs. Emily Johnson of Farm
ington and Mrs. Annie Weston of
Madison.
Miss Miriam Woodbury. of New
York City filled the pulpit of the Is
land Ave. Congregational church last
Sunday morning in a very acceptable
manner. She spoke most entertain
ingly on home mission work and ga,
much descriptive of the emigrants'
first hours in America. The male
quartet as usual furnished music.
News of the death of Charles II.
Mcdonald of East Madison reached
here, Tuesday forenoon, his death
having occurred early that morning.
He had lived for a long time in that
village and friends here and in his
home town will regret his demise. His
age was "a years and he s survived
by two sons, William of East Madison
and Hiram of Minneapolis, Mimi, Mr.
Mcdonald was veteran of the Civil
War and a member of Co. c.
Special attention is drawn to the
fact that the Boy Scouts are to march
with the G. A r. men on Memorial
day. Those scouts only who are
present for the final drill on Satur
day of this week will be allowed to
march. All members of the Troop
are asked to be present promptly at
2 o'clock for the regular meeting
which will be followed by the drill.
Last Saturday, after the meeting in
the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms, the Scouts
were seen for the first time marching
through Water street In different for
nations. Considering the brief time
in which they have drilled, they made