The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-16
Skowhegan Local News

Mrs. Ann NJ. Coleord left Tuesday
for 4 visit in Gardiner.
There are six prisoners in the Coun-
~ Jail at the present time.
Miss sena Fedler of Chicago is the
guest of Mrs Fred Conant on Pleas
ant ST
I. D. Savers is in the hospital at
Togus being treated for eatarrh of the
throat
Mr. and Mrs D. {. Jewett are at
home from Southport where they are
sotourplng for the summer
Mrs. ". II. Munsey of Dorchester.
Mass has departed after visit with
her niece. Miss Hannah r. Page.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas East of Long
Beach. Calf, have departed after a
visit with air and Mrs W. H. Emery.
The power house just beyond Madi-
son Center has been practically COM
pleted and the current has been ap-
piled
Rev E. L. Marsh has arrived from
Providence r. L for a visit with his
family who have been Spending some
time here.
Among the recent births recorded at
the Office of the town clerk is daugh-
ter (Helen NJ to Mr.. and Mrs Edgar
l.. Barnes.
Mr. aud Mrs. Arthur Packard of
Portland have been visiting here with
Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Packard and
friends in town.
There will be a platform meeting
next Sunday evening at ! O'Clock at
the First Baptist Church with Alfred
Chubbuck as leader
The Ladies Circle of the Methodist
Church will hold a food and apron
sale at the Church yestry, Saturday
afternoon, July 18th.
Miss Augusta Savage of Boston ar
rived Monday night to visit with her
j parents Mr.. and Mrs. Jewett Savage
j for about four weeks.
Sherman Cook of Pittsfield has been
i here visiting Mrs. Cook who has been
i spending the summer with relatives in
town but now has gone to Milo for a
weeks visit.
Mrs. John flanagan is giving an
auction bridge this afternoon at her
cottage at Fairgrieve Bay, Lake Wes-
serunsett in honor of Miss Frances
Mitchell of Buffalo, " Y.
Mrs. Aureia Greenleaf who has been
guest at the home of her son, Nor
rll Greenleaf for several days pur-
poses to leave for Boothbay today
i Accompanying her will be her grand
son. Master Philip Greenleaf.
Mrs Clara Lang and Miss Edith
Lang of Boston have been guests at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. \. II. Lang
this week. They have been visiting
for a time in Palmyra and Mr. and
Mrs. Lang motored over for them Mon
day.
The death of Mrs. Bridget McCollor
the widow of Phlias McCollor occur
red Monday night at the home of her
daughter Mrs. Theresa Deyoll ON East
Maple st. Her age was y years. The
funeral was held at Embden yesterday.
There are two surviving daughters.
One of Somerset Countys large
families is that of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Thibeault of Skowhegan. Their
fifteenth child was born on July 4th.
The father is employed as a section
hand. on the Maine Central Railroad
and the family are of French descent
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Leclair have
been entertaining a number of guests
at their home during the present week.
Among the visitors have been Mr. and
Mrs. Alphonse Pooler, Mr. and Mrs
George GerouX, Will Leclair and De-
tave Leelair all of ST Martin. Boise.
Canada, also Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
MieuX and Louis Mieux of Waterville
The Williams Block, corner of Madi-
son avenue and Elm street, owned by
DR.. l.. A. Dascombe and j. C. Griffin.
has been much improved during the
past fortnight by repainting. Among
the other business structures to come
out in new dress, recently have been
the Brown property on Water and
Court streets. now owned by Clyde II.
Smith. the Skowhegen House and Geo.
W Covers block A portion of the
Daniel Lewis block is also to be paint
ed shortly.