The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-18
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

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John French left Saturday for a
visit in Bath.
Frank Merriam of Pittsburg, Penn.
arrived home Saturday.
Harry Smith left Monday morning
on a business visit to Belfast.
J. Harvey White arrived home Sat
urday evening from visit to New
York City
Alton York, who has been visiting
his parents. returned Monday fore
noon TO Portland.
Mrs. Josephine Fairbrother has
been numbered among the sick ones
at her home on Spring St
Fred Richardson. who has been
visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. "
L. Hill. returned Monday to Portland
Ex-eounty attorney J. Howard
j Haley OF Haftland was in town Satur-
day on business. departing on the : 25
train
+ " \ Clough of Portland has been
+ a guest during the present week in
the home of his daughter Mrs. ". S
sunehneld
II Tobcy Nooers. Maurice Philbrick
nd Arthur McQmllan, seniors in the
-saaalesa High school departed
Monday for visit in Boston
Mrs. Ethel Brigham of Rochester, y.
H. Who has been the guest of her sis
ter Mrs clyde Whipple, departed
Monday She had been spending
about one week in town.
several months in Brockton. Mass, is
! expected home next week. She will
teach during the winter in the Bigeow
Hill district the term beginning Dec
ember 20.
Skowhegan Grange meets Wednes
day evening to elect officers for the
ensuing year During the evening
there will be pie social with Mrs.
Martha Emerson, Mrs. Myra Arnold
and Mrs. Matte Malbon in charge.
The ordinance of baptism was ad
ministered to Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Graft
at the First Baptist Church Sunday
afternoon. Rev j. G. Osborne was
the officiating minister and music was
i furnished by the First Baptist orches-
! ira.
Miss Lola Goodwin who for some
! time has served as assistant to the
Somerset County Register of Deeds at
+ the Court House, has rendered her re
/ signation and has accepted position
as secretary in the Office of Francis W.
] Briggs in Pittsfeld.
Miss Marjorie Loring. teacher of
i drawing in he Skowhegan-M Madison
schools and Miss Harvey, teacher of
/ Domestic Science are spending their
Christmas vacation in their respective
homes in the cities of Somerylle,
Mass, and Bangor, Maine.
Mrs. w. +. Buchanan of Yarmouth
who has been spending a month visit
ing in the home of her son. Frank w
Buchanan, left Monday to visit for
time in Gorham. Her grandson, Al
van Buchanan left on the same train
for a days absence in Augusta.
Mrs. Z. A. Bailey of Clinton left
Monday morning following visit with
her step-mother Mrs. Lydia Drew and
her niece, Mrs. Fred Wilson on Shir-
ley st. Mrs. Drew will be 81 years
old next Monday and retains her ia
culties to a very remarkable degree.
Very interesting exercises marked
the closing of some of the schools on
Friday. In the Jewett Street school
Mrs. Cops pupils presented a pleas
ing Christmas program, as did the
Kindergarten scholars. A Christmas
entertainment was also given by the
grade VII pupils of which Miss Leila
Wyman is the teacher
Mrs. Matte e. Goodwin arrived home
Saturday evening from Boston, with
err she had gone to meet her sister,
Mrs. Sherman Smith of Los Angeles,
Calf, and who accompanied her back
to Skowhegan, Mrs. Smiths former
home was in Cornville, Me. Sherman
Shumway, a student at Bowdoin Col
lege, was also a visitor the last of
the week in Mrs Goodwin's home
At the last regular meeting of Mil
burn Commandery, No. 305, U. o. G. c.,
held Thursday evening, the following
officers were elected for the year 1914:
N c., Clarence J. Hayden; Y. N c.,
Cassie A. Hayden; w. p, Dora E.
Hansen; N. X. of r., May E. Pratt;
f. X of r., Angie B. Steward; Treas,
Erwin B. Gates; w. H.. Howard II.
Steward; W. |. G., Roy H. Pratt; w.
o. c., Hans Hansen; p. N. c.. Henri
eta Gates; trustees, George II. Burns,
Charles p Adams, Horace Lowe.