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

Mrs. Della Briggs and family, have
moved here from Norridgewock, hay-
ing purchased a home here.
Sheriff Thompson was in several
Somerset County towns last week
attending to official business.
Mrs. George X. Robinson has gone
to Greenville junction to visit her par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. T. F. Jones.
Miss Mildred Weston Is expected
home Sunday from Boston where she
has been studying music during the
winter.
Mrs. Stanley NJ. Cover and daugh-
ter Muriel, have gone to Imington
to visit for a time with Mrs. Covers
parents.
Miss Grace l. Russell departed Sat
auday for North Berwick, TO resume
her teaching duties in the High school
In that place.
Miss Gladys Croker OF North St,
was awarded the clock in the contest
which has been conducted at Proven
calls Cigar Store.
Master Fred Wheeler who lives at
the home OF his uncle, A B. Arm
strong. has gone to Portland to visit
with his mother for a time.
Mrs. w T. Seekins and Mrs. Forrest
Cross, left Friday morning for a visit
with Mrs. f. E. Bridgeham. in Pitts
field. Mrs. Cross and Mrs. Bridgeham
are sisters.
Mrs. Nellie Clark of Norridgewock
who was a visitor last week in the
family of Charles Mantor on Middle
Street, departed Saturday forenoon
for visit to Waterville.
The many friends of Miss Fanny
Lawley. are very glad to hear that
she is much improved in health, after
being confined to her home with the
grippe, for about two weeks.
Mrs. John Murray and children of
WatervilIe, left Friday after visiting
with her sister Mrs. E. A. Decker.
Mrs Decker has also been entertain
ing her aunt, Mrs. Fannie Brown of
Monmouth.
L. ID. Matthews of Brighton, well
known citizen of that town, was in
town Friday. Mr.. Matthews has late
ly sold five of his farms in Brighton
and purposes to cut down his business
affairs to a smaller scale.
The records from 1909 to 1868, are
being indexed for the Somerset Reg
lister of Deeds. c. B. Hight has al
ready begun on the work, which will
probably not be wholly accomplished
for three or four years.
DR.. c. R. Viles was in Madison
Thursday evening and acted as reader
at benefit concert, given in honor
of Miss Arlen Mckinney of that town,
who is home from the New England
Conservatory for a vacation.
Friends of Mrs. Edith Shepherd,
who has been spending the winter In
Bahama Islands, will be interested
to learn that she has started home
ward and is at present, in South Car
DINA. She will probably return to
Skowhegan sometime next month,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Drake of Somer-
Vile, Mass, were in town Saturday
en- route for Athens, where Mrs.
brakes mother, Mrs. A. E. Locke is
Ill with pneumonia. They are the
of Mrs. Marion Drake-F1an-
ders, the soloist, who occasionally |
sings before Showhegan audiences,
and will visit with her before their
return to Massachusetts.
The body of Mrs. Frank l.. Hight |
arrived here Friday morning, from
New Richmond, Wisconsin, and was
from here to Athens for bur
ial. Mrs. Hight whose maiden name
was Flora Fish, was resident OF
Athens for long period of years. 60
ing West to reside with her daugh-
ters, Mrs. Sarah Wade and Mrs. Lu-
verna Bixby, who with husband
survive.
Mrs. Arthur Henneman of Denver,
Col, arrived here early this week for
a visit with her uncle, Harry Dins-
more. This lady will be recalled by
Skowhegan people as Miss Myrtle
Hoxie, her home has been in Denver
since her marriage, In November 1911.
Mr.. Henneman is in the wholesale
seed and grain business, in Denver.
On her way east, Mrs. Henneman
reached Omaha on the first train that
came through that city, after the dis
astrous cyclone of March. She
was obliged to change her route
through Ohio, on account of the floods
that have prevailed in that section.
The Afternoon Whist Club, was very
agreebly entertained Friday aftrnoon
by Mrs. w. NJ. Pulsifer, at her home on
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