The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-13
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

day.
Mrs. Cony Sanborn left Thursday
for a visit with friends in Lowell
Mass.
Mrs. b. F.. Webb went to Bangor,
Saturday to spend the Sabbath with
Mr.. Webb.
Miss Dorothy NJ. Elliott of the High
School faculty was in Waterville dur
Ing the day, Saturday.
Skowhegan Grange has been invited
to meet with the Patrons of Husband
ry at Canaan this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Alexander Patterson
returned to Hartland, Saturday, after
visit since the day previous with
friends in town
Miss Lillian Taylor and Miss Ethel
Mitchell left Saturday morning for a
visit in Lawrence, Mass. Miss Mitchell
formerly lived In that city.
At the close of the meeting of Sun
set Chapter, o. f. s.. held Friday eve
ming, refreshments of coffee, sand
witches and olives were served
Mrs. w. G. Morrill, OF Pittsfield Wis
tied Friday and Saturday with Mrs.
Jennie NJ. Schwartz at the Oxford.
Both ladies are china decorators.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Adams of New
Portland have returned after visits at
the home of his brother, NJ. S. Adams
and with the family of j. c. Viles.
Eunice Farnsworth Chapter, d. A.
r., Is to meet Monday afternoon with
Mrs. <. E, Greenwood, Madison Ave.
Mrs. Hamlin Bartlett will assist her as
hostess.
Mrs. Henrietta Wood of Norridge-
wock, who has been passing some time
at the home of her brother, Judge E.
f. Danforth, left Friday afternoon for
a visit in Bangor
Mrs. Harold Larry went to Portland,
Friday to visit at the home of her
cousin, Arthur Packard. Mr.. Larry ac-
companied her and attended the Boys
Conference in that city.
Mrs II. +. Frost of Pembroke, who
has been visiting relatives In Canaan,
left here Saturday morning for visit
with her brother G. G. Wilder, assist
ant librarian at Bowdoin College.
Mrs. E. L. Marsh departed Saturday
on the midday train for her home in
Providence, r. |. She was in Bangor
during Convacation week and before
and since visited friends in Skowhe-
gan.
We have recently concluded negoti-
ations which will enable us to provide
our subscribers with one of the ablest
and best known daiies of the time,
upon very advantageous terms. Full
particulars in our advertising columns.
A delightful bridge party was given
Friday afternoon by Miss Florence
Pooler at her home on the Middle
Road. Prizes were won by Mrs. Jen-
ME Philbrick, Mrs Arthur Jones and
Miss Lola Goodwin. Refreshments
were served.
Perley Foss. deputy sheriff during
Ex-Sheriff Mooers term of Office is
about to remove to Lowell, Mass Mr..
Foss whose home was in Bingham,
was well known to numerous &C
quaintances in this town, haying had
frequent business visits her in the
past.
Many flock of good hens are be-
ing carefully tended through the coi,i
winter months by Skowhegan village
people. Among them is a bunch of
twenty Rhode Island Reds, own
ed by Harry Stevens of Railroad 81.
These birds produced 500 eggs in Jan
uary and among them about half a
dozen of mammoth size, some measur-
ing eight inches in their longest cir
At the meeting of the Congrega-
tional Club, held Thursday evening,
in the parlors of the Congregational
church a committee on finance was
appointed consisting of DR.. S. nj. /
Cover, c. p. Merrill and Leslie H. !
Goldsmith to advise regarding better
business methods for running the |
church. The work of the Skowhegan
Board of Trade was discussed and at
the meeting this evening the subject
FOR discussion will be Pool Rooms"
The following local is clipped from
The Fairfield Journal and will in
Ierest Skowhegan people as II. II.
Brazzel Is judge of this division OF
Court: Among the recent
business changes in town is that of
the McFadden & Co., agency. Mrs.
Harriet McFadden has sold out half
interest to II. II. BraZzel who will en-
ter the office and conduct the business
with Miss Vera Small as assistant.
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