The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-01-23
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

to Foxcroft by the death of her uncle
Mrs. Jane Woodman has returned
home from a visit with her sister In
Oakland.
The regular meeting of the Wo.
mans Relief Corps was held last Fri
day afternoon.
]. w. Packard conducted services
in the Methodist church at Hinckley
Sunday evening.
Miss Ava Vigue of Waterville, who
has been visiting Mrs. Rosa Bushey
returned home, Monday.
Senator W. L. Walker and Repre-
sentative r. L. Marston we're home
from Augusta for the weekend.
Mrs. A. B. Armstrong, who has been
quite III with the grippe at her home
on Mt Pleasant Ave. Is improving.
The Working League of the Con-
gregational church will meet jan
uary &c, in the parlors of the church
at 2 p. m.
Mrs. r. S. Williams, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. G. B. Fair
grieves has returned to her home in
Hartland.
Miss Katherine Keene departed Sat-
urday for Greenville to assume her
duties as private secretary for Chas.
Shaw of that town
Assistant Postmaster Howard Dur
rell and Mrs. Durrell were among
the Skowhegan people to go to Wa
terville, Saturday.
Landlord Haines of the Coburn no.
tel presented his employees with tick
cts to Our Jim," the Sunshine the
atrical, Friday evening.
Eddy Dysart departed Monday on a
business visit to Lewiston and vicin-
ity. He will probably be absent
the greater part of this week.
Ralph Bailey, formerly of Skowhe-
gan and a Bowdoin college graduate
has accepted position as principal
of the North Arson Academy.
A. NJ. Folsom, farmer from the
Bigelow Hill neighborhood is at work
in Skowhegan and vicinity selling the
book entitled Satan or Christ"
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the Bethany church will celebrate
Christian Endeavor Day, Feb. 2. There
will be special music and addresses
Rev. Theodore Halbert Wilson was
in Hallowell, yesterday and address,
ed the members of the Kennebec Con-
gregational association which was in
session there.
Capt BERTHE |. Rice left Monday for
Auburn where he will remain for the
present, having accepted position
with Field Bros. & Gross in their shoe
factory in that city.
Mrs. John Maxwell and two daugh
tiers returned Monday afternoon to
Hartland after visit with her pa
rents. Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Jewett and
other relatives in town.
Friends of the Congregational Sun
day school will be interested to know
that there were IL more in attendance
at that Sunday school last Sunday
than at any time since October
Mrs. Henry Crowell accompanied
her mother, Mrs. Charles Lancaster
of Canaan to Lewiston, Monday, where
the latter will enter the Central Maine
hospital for surgical operation.
Funeral services for Mollie lies, a
five-months-old child whose death oc-
Cured Saturday were held Sunday af-
ternoon at o'clock p. m, at the home
of George Adams. Rev. George Mer-
y
~ w. Weston Is i'll at his home on
| the Norridgewock road with an attack
of pneumonia. His son Fred Weston
who has been Ill with the same dis
ease is reported as improving. Miss
Gray, trained nurse, is in attendance
William Mckenzie of Lewiston was
visitor, Saturday with DR.. F. Bige-
low Mr.. Mckenzie is a we'll known
dam builder and has just finished a
large contract % miles above Pear
NJ H. He will shortly begin work
upon a contract above the Penobsoot
waters.
Prayer services were held Friday
for Mason S. Whitcomb whose sudden
death occurred at the home of his
nephew, Selectman Francis Parker
Rev. Horace G. McGlaufiin, pastor oil
the Centenary M. K. church, was in
attendance and the services were brief
owing to the critical condition of Mr.
Whitcombs sister, Mrs. Sophronia
Parker. The remains were inferred
in the Pooler burying ground at East
Skowhegan.
| Advices received by DR.. F. S. Bige-
low from his friends on the Pacific
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