The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-04-10

saddle horse from .. H. haihes vi
Pttsfeld.
Miss Dorothy NJ. Elliot left Tuesday
foranoon for a visit with her sis.a:,
w.. r. W. Stafford in Hartland.
Iohn Nutting is acting at present
ss street cleaner and doing some good
work in making the village highways
more presentable.
Mrs. Arthur Brainerd of East Went
worth who has been visiting Mrs.
VIII Wyman on Shirley ST., returned
to her home Tuesday
Miss Xaverine c. Bison who has
beea filling a milliner's engagement
in Boston has returned home and has
accepted a position In Curtis.
The members of the Mission Circle
of the First Baptist church will be
entertained tomorrow afternoon by
Mrs. J. G. Osborne at the parsonage.
Mrs. f. B. Folsom who has been
confined to her home. corner Water
and North streets, for the past eight
weeks is reported as slightly improy-
I'd
Byron NJ Chapman has accepted a
position at the Skowhegan Jersey
Creamery. Mr.. Chapman lately NOV
ed to this place from Athens buying
The Reed farm on the river road.
The next meeting of the Skowhegan
Board of Trade will be held Friday
evening, April IS. The election of
officers which was put over from a
previous meeting will occur on this
date.
George Kaborch who has been en-
ployed here for some time left Tues
day forenoon for a visit to Lawrence,
Mass Quite a party of his Assyrian
friends here were at the station to
see him off.
Skowhegan people will doubtless
wish to attend the lecture to be given
in Waterville. Friday, April IS by DR..
H. w. Wiley, chief of the Bureau OF
Chemistry of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.
Among the out-of-town people IN
Skowhegan Monday was George Fos-
Il Wit \,
a lively chestnut mare, II years old
She has raised five colts and the first
pair by Simpson sold for $500.
Mrs. Arthur Henneman of Denver
Col. who arrived Monday for q visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dinsmore
was accompanied by Mrs. Wallace
Martin and Miss Ethel Martin who
home
Acquaintances here will be interest
ed to learn that William NJ. Abbott
formerly of Skowhegan Is at present
member of the faculty of Smith S
Agricultural school and Northamp-
ton school of Industries at Northamp-
ton, Mass.
The death of Beatrice the three and
one-half year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Amedee Couture occurred Sun
day of peritonitis. There are two
other children Beatrice being the
eldest Funeral services were held
Tuesday at st. Mary's church, Father
Desjardins officiating.
The Star team of this town won
from Great Northerns of Madison
Wednesday evening. This was the
final game of the bowling series and
gives the championship to Skowhegan
In this final game the winners took
every point The same evening the
Star pool team of Skowhegan won
from the Madison team by score OF
200 to 1873.
The members of the Universalist
Mission Circle were happily enter
tanned Monday afternoon at the home
Of the president, Mrs. Mary w. Var
aey on Madison Ave. 1t was the &C.
casion of the opening of the Mission
mite boxes and refreshments were
served by the hostess. The next
meeting will be special one and will
be held Monday April %. Guests are
to be invited and there will be a
speaker from away.
Interesting Cradle Roll exercises
were conducted at the Bethany Bap-
fist church last Sunday afternoon. be-
ginning at 800 The event was
planned under the auspices of the
Junior Christian Endeavor, directed
by Miss Alice Written and Mrs. Ethel
Whittier Ames. About fifty were In
attendance, the mothers and children
being guests. The exercises were
appropriately carried out by the
children the new names added to the
roll being written on slips of paper
and dropped into an attractive white
cradle by the child presenting the
name for membership.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Queen Esther Circle was held at the
home of Mrs. Charles Turner last