The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-06
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

end visitor at her home in Wins,ow.
Among the Skowhegan people in
Bangor last week to attend the Con-
vocation exercises was Mrs. John w.
Fogler.
Clair Marston left by early train,
Friday morning for Boston where be
had business. He was accompanied
by Mrs Marston.
Mrs. NJ. A. Brewer departed Friday
for her home in Medford. Mass. her
services as nurse having been en-
ployed in Skowhegan for some weeks.
DR.. Harold Blbber of Canaan was
in Skowhegan. Tuesday. calling on
professional friends He has lately
located in that town going there from
Bath.
Frank Hooper, conductor on the
midday train out of Skowhegan, had
business in Portland Saturday. Eddy
Fiske of that city was put on as sub
stitute.
Rev. Theodore Halbert Wilson ar
rived home from Bangor, Saturday
morning where he had been in attend
ance at the Convocation Week exer-
cises since the Thursday previous.
The many friends of Miss Grace
Jewett of East Front St, will be graft
fed to learn that she was able to ride
over town by automobile Friday. She
has been i'll for the past eight weeks.
The card party given Thursday eve
ming in Heselton Hall, under the aus
pices of Priscilla Rebekah Lodge was
a most happy occasion. About fifty
persons were in attendance. Ices
were served.
c. A. Jones. proprietor of the Farm
ers restaurant, has recently received
from an aunt in Palm Beach large
cocoanut, the address with the word
seed" being marked upon It, 1t came
by parcel post and the cost for trans
portation was 80 cents.
e. B. Carter will remove the first of
March from his present business loca-
ton, where he has been located for the
past five years, to the Lewis block
next door The first floor will be de-
voted to the sales, cutting and fitting
rooms, with work rooms fitted up in
the second story.
Honoring the anniversary of Lin
coins birth, THE Red Road" prepared
for the Freedman's Aid Society, will
be given in the Centenary NJ. E. church
next Sunday evening. The program
includes: Responses, reading services,
hymns, an address, and Rotations.
The members of the c. A. r. and Wo-
mans Relief Corps will attend.
The remains of Bert Mckinney,
Road in Madison were brought here
Friday and placed in the receiving
tomb, funeral services having been
held at the home at 10 o'clock that
same day. The deceased was Is years
of age and had been i'll two years with
a tubercular trouble. He was the son
of Perley Mckinney.
FIR. p. E. Desjardins of st. Mary's
Catholic church was in Waterville,
Thursday to officiate at the wedding
of his brother, DR.. Arthur u. Desjar-
dins and Miss Marie l.. j. D'Argy,
both of Wateryille. DR.. Desjardins,
who is well known physician in his
home city, spent some time at the pa
rochial residence here last summer,
and congratulations are offered to him
and his bride by Skowhegan residents.
1t will doubtless be of interest to
friends in this section of Somerset to
learn of the following marriage. At
the Congregational Manse in Hillyard,
the 22nd of January, 1913,
Mr., George j. Judkins and Miss Lucia
B. Child. Mr. Judkins is a rancher at
the Foot Hills and also is proprietor
of the Foot Hills store. The newly
welded couple will make it their home
at the store on the ranch. The groom
at one time resided in this vicinity.
The Maine Civic League, through
it's secretary, Edward H. Emery of
has been active in Somer-
set county, recently. In various
places of business, simple games of
chance, not generally looked upon as
harmful of themselves,
had been in operation. These the Civic
League official, asked to have discon-
tinued, and he reports that all to
whom he explained that the devices
and games, though simple, were plain
ly in violation of laws, readily agreed
TO have them taken out. One arrest
was made, the hearing occurring be-
fore Judge BRAZIL on Friday. The
seemed to warrant leni-
ent treatment and the case was mol
pressed on payment of costs.
Services of a pleasing nature were
carried out at the seven o'clock SER