The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-01-09
Senator W. l. Walker returned to

improving from her recent illness.
Mrs. Mary Lewia went to Halloweil
Tuesday to visit her daughter.
Miss Florence Smith has returned to
Waterville where she will remain for
the present
Miss Bertha Merrill departed Tues
day for Wellesley College where she
will resume her studies.
s. w, Philbrick and son Donald wilt
messed the Inauguration of Gov.
Haines at Augusta, Thursday.
Judge Halliday of Newport was In
town the first of the week having
business to attend to at the Court
House.
f. p. Pennell has been In Pttsfield
and Harmony the past week on bust
ness. He formerly resided in the last
named town.
Mrs. y. w. Godfrey and little daugh-
ter have returned to Auburndale'
Mass. after visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Carleton p. Merrill.
Mr. and Mrs. George Smith and
laughter have returned to Medford,
Mass, after visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
Xantheaus Withee.
Samuel Harding, formerly OF SHOW
hogan. who Is now located in SOM
erville. Mass, has been here for
short time on business.
Mrs. Emily Levenseller and daugh-
ters Ruby and Hattie Brown OF Pitts
field. have returned home after Wis
it with Mrs. Frances Kelley and
daughter.
Mrs. J. Palmer Merrill will go to
Auburn, Monday, where she will lee
ture before the members OF the Au-
burn Art Club, on THE Woman Who
Understands"
Herbert 8. Hopkins has been Ill
this week at his home on North Ave.
EFF. Butler of Wateryille has been
substituting on the local trains dur
ing his absence.
A runaway on Madison Ave. and
Water st. caused considerable excite
ment, Friday. 1t belonged to +. II.
Morrell and ran hohme. No damages
were reported.
Manager Charles j. Alexander was
In Waterville, Tuesday to attend
meeting of the Maine Manufacturers
Association, which was addressed by
e. B. Moore OF New York.
The name of George Maxfield of Ca
naan should have been added To the
list of X. F. d. men who attended the
meeting of the Somerset County Rural
Carriers Association which was held
mere New Years Day.
The silver cup at the Western Maine
Poultry show at Norway, last week,
was won by Charles c. Cleveland of
Skowhegan on his Silver Laced Wyan-
dottes. Besides this, he received on his
Brahmas and Silver Laced Wyandottes
3 first prizes, second prizes and 2
third prizes.
Beginning with next Sunday, Mrs
A. II. Smiley will assume the duties
as first reader in the Christian Science
church, succeeding Mrs. F. l.. Flynt,
who has occupied that position for
about two years and half very ac-
ceptably. Mrs. Smiley has been sec
ond reader and Mrs. Howard Friend
will take Mrs. Smiley's place.
The Week of Prayer in Skowhegan
opened up Sunday evening in the
Centenary NJ e. church with sermon
by kew. J. G. Osborne of the First
Baptist church. There was good at
tendance. Monday evening services
were held In the vestry of the First
Baptist church with the vestry prac-
tically filled, Rev. Theodore Halbert
Wilson of the Congregational church
being the principal speaker. Tuesday
evening the services were held in the
vestry of the Congregational church
with Rev. H. G. McGlauflin of the M.
E. church as leader. Last evening In
the NJ. K. vestry, with Rev. Osborne
the leader Tonight in the Bethany
Baptist church, with Rev. McGlaufiin,
leader. Friday night in the M. E.
church with Rev. Wilson, leader and
Sunday evening in the Congregational
church auditorium with a sermon by
Rev. George Merriam and special mu
sic.
The Boy Scouts of Skowhegan held
their first regular meeting for In
struction last Saturday. The signal
ing of Morse code were taken up by
Alexander Thompson, John French
and Bruce White, while the others re-
ceived the messages. This was fol-
lowed by practice in tracking. the first
division of the troops going with the
Assistant Scout Master, Carroll Nor
rill into the Russell woods where they
were tracked by the second division
OF the troops under the direction of
coout Mautar Wilaop Int MANAGED tn