The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-01-02

Grace Rowe went to Oakland, yes
tsrday to visit her aunt.
Miss Ruth Nelson went to Fairfield, |
Yesterday to visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Morrow
nave been visiting relatives in Hart
land.
Arthur Merrill, Elroy LaCasce, Omar |
Bowdoin college.
Mr.. and Mrs H. A. Toward of Wa I
terville, were out-of-town people here
New Years day.
Mrs Jennie NJ Schwartz arrived I
home last night from visit to Hart
land and Pittsfeld.
Miss Olive Green has returned to
Hebron Academy where she is mem
Der of the faculty.
w A Davis of Athens was among
the up-riyer men in Skowhegan, yes
terday on business.
Miss Marion Swain of the firm of
VI. G. Swain & Co, left yesterday for
ten days visit in Boston.
Gordon Bragg is substituting as
news agent on the train during the alb
sence of his brother, Lester Bragg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Chute have
been removing, this week from Madi-
son Ave. to the Jail residence on High
ST
George Young, a student at the Yer
mont University, returned yesterday
after having been here for his vaca-
tioR
Sheriff Thompson has added to his |
list of dupties, Henry Brophy of Fair
field and Frank J. Donnelly, North An
son.
While in town the first of the week.
Mrs. Mary Cushing Palmer was en-
tertained by Mr. and Mrs George |
Sampson.
Major Foster, who has been here
visiting his sons, Major and William,
returned yesterday to his home in
Lewiston.
The Catholic Order of Foresters will
install their officers, January 10. New
ell Beaupre of Biddeford will act as
installing officer
During the past year there have
been recorded at the Office of the town
clerk In Skowhegan, SO marriages, 122
births, and 1873 deaths.
Miss Eleanor Wilson has returned to
Cambridge, Mass, after a visit with |
her brother, Rev. Theodore Halbert |
Wilson, at the Oxford.
Attorney H. II. Thurlough of Pitts |
field has returned to Skowhegan from
Augusta where he attended the open
ing session of the legislature.
Frank Hooper, who has been Off
duty for some time owing to illness,
resumed his conductors position on
day.
Holt & Hight have just unloaded
six Model T Ford touring cars, the
first of their 1913 shipments, which I
are receiving many favorable COM
ments
The installation of the officers of I
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge will occur
Tuesday evening January T. Supper
will be served to the lodge members |
at $50.
Mr.. and Mrs b. F. Webb were pas
sengers out of this station yesterday |
being on their way to New York Mr.. I
Webb will go south, and Mrs. Webb |
will remain In New York during his
absence.
The members of the Helen Coburr
Mission Circle will meet Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs. c. Davis Mil
Ter. 1t is to be the annual business
meeting of the Circle and officers art
to be elected.
The car load of Big 10 Flour of
which this paper made mention two
weeks since, has been received by
Steward & Smiley, the Island millers,
and all SkoWhegan HOUSEWIVES may Sc
cure sample for trial by telephoning
that firm.
The members of the Skowhegan Wo-
mans Club and their guests were
charmingly entertained last Monday
evening In the Bethany Baptist
church by Mrs. Mary Cushing Palmer
of Newton, Mass. Mrs. Palmer who
formerly resided In Skowhegan, gave
readings from personal observation In
connection with the time spent In the
old South She also sang and play
ed several selections.
The people connected with Our
Jim" the play which the members of
|. S. S. are to give in connection with
their annual fair, are hard at work,
and II promises to be q big event in