The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-27
Congressman-Elect Goodwin and w.
II. Wildes are in Augusta today.

P. A. Rowell, night foreman of the
International Pulp Mill, Scion, was
in town on business today.
Miss Myrtle Traitor of Medford
Mass, has been for some days with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clifford.
Somerset Chapter of Royal Arch Ma
sons will hold their regular meeting,
tomorrow friday evening. The Mark
degree will be conferred.
The many friends of Master Harold
Sanborn will be interested to learn
that he is making fine progress to-
ward health after long illness.
Mrs. Adam Simpson departed Sat
urday for a visit with her brother and
niece in Phillips. She will return
home the latter part of this week.
Parker Witham of Scion, who was in
town for week, the guest of his sis
ters, Mrs. Frank Thompson and Mrs.
John F. Phillips, returned home Mon
day.
Tuesday evening, Feb. 25, Court
Wesserunsett, No. 1920 |. o. F., in
lated class of nine new members
which was followed by light refresh
ments.
1t is reported the James Fellows
who lately went to Portland for medi-
cal treatment is slightly improved. He
was accompanied to that city by Mrs.
Fellows and their daughter, Mrs.
Bruce White.
Congressman-elect Forrest Goodwin
who has not been we'll fer some time
and who has been receiving treatment
in Portland has returned home. His
many friends here are glad to hear of
his improved health.
John w. Fogler departed Tuesday OH
business trip to Minneapolis, Mime
sofa. Mrs. Fogler left the same day
for Ludlow, Mass. where she will yisi.
during his absence with her son, Ben
B. Fogler and Mrs Fogler.
Geo. Longfellow, of Scion, shipped
his sorrel horse, Buster, last Monday,
to Milton Mills. n. II. He was sold
to Massachusetts parties. This horse
is one that was brought to Scion by
Geo Cunningham last fall.
E. B. Carter will remove this week
to his new location in the Lewis block
on Madison Ave. which has been titted
up for his tailoring establishment.
Ed. Savers will also remove his ton
serial business to the same building.
The members of the Senior class
of the Skowhegan High school were
entertained Saturday evening at a
Shakespearian party by Miss Dorothy
M. Elliott, member of the High
School faculty, and by Miss Hannah
X. Page at Miss Pages home on High
street.
very excellent supper was served
last Friday evening in the parlors of
the Bethany Baptist church under the
direction of Mrs. Howard G. Wilson
and the members of her Sunday school
class. The invited guests were the
members of Miss Bakers class of the
Bethany Sunday school.
A poem THE Band on the Titanic
which was recently read before the
members of the Skowhegan Woman's
Club and which we shall shortly pub
lish was written by Mrs. Emily Page
Webb of Pasadena. Cal, formerly oil
Skowhegan. Mrs. Webb's poems are
always of much interest to her Show
hogan friends and this one will nor
prove an exception.
At the regular meeting of Parmenas
Encampment, No. Is, |. o. o. r., held
Tuesday evening, Feb. 20, the Royal
Purple Degree was conferred upon
eight candidates. there will be spec
ial of this Enaampmnt, Friday evening
for the purpose of working the Royal
Purple Degree. At the regular meet
ing, March II, the Patriarchal Degree
will be conferred.
The remains of Mrs. Hulda Baxter,
wife of Lorenzo Baxter of Burnham,
were brought to Skowhegan this week
for burial at Blackwell Hill. Her
death occurred on the 10Th instant
and her age was rs years. Beside a
husband aged 95 years who has been
critically Ill there Is son, Alvin
Moore, resulting from former mar
riage, who was in California at the
time of his mothers death, but who ar
rived here in time for the funeral
Mrs. Emma Nutting and Mrs. S. NJ.
Nutting went from here to attend the
funeral which was held in Burnham
Max Strauss, the salesman who, II
is alleged attempted to swindle Harry
A. Dinsniore of this town regarding
the sale OF talking machines and rec
ords was non-suited In civil actor
in which he came from New York al
principal witness for the plaintiff
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