The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-29
Skowhegan Local News

Miss Celia NJ Packard is on va
cation trip to Rumford Falls
Miss Flossie Fortier left Tuesday
afternoon for Gardiner where she will
be employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colby HUFF and child
visited the latter part of the week in
Dexter and Bangor
Napoleon Loubier of Waterville,
clerk of the aldermen. of that city,
was in Skowhegan Tuesday, to inves-
tigate pauper case.
Leslie Grundy resumed his work
at the HUFF Studio, Saturday, after
being off duty for several weeks ow-
ine 10 an appendicitis operation.
The death of Master Charles La
forme occurred ON the 21st instant at
the age of eight months He was the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. f. Laforme of
Center ST.
Friends of Miss Grace E. Jewett,
who is in the Bessey Hospital, Bo5-
ton, sent her a shower of post cards,
Tuesday Miss Jewett is reported as
conyalescing fayorably
John Willetts crew of twenty-six
men who have been employed in rails
ing the tracks near the Maine Central
station completed their duties Tues
day leaving here for Harmony
The Newcastle Lumber Co. will cut
it is understood, six millions of lum-
Der on Sandy stream; five millions at
Jackman; half a million in Starks
and thousand cords of pulp wood.
Mrs. J. E. Taylor, Miss Maude Bacon
and Miss Blanche NJ. Emory were in
Dexter Saturday and visited for
time with Mrs. Marie Lane Kimball,
a former member of the Skowhegan
school teaching force.
Mrs. Nellie r. Copp, teacher in the
Jewett Street school left Tuesday for
where she will visit the
training school and be a guest of her
sister. Miss Grace Russell in that city.
She will also attend the Teachers
Convention Portland, Thursday and
Friday.
The rebuilding of the Amazeen
block ON Water Street is near com
pletion. C. r. Oliver is to occupy
the first floor, something like so by SO
feet, and it will take the place of his
store and three or four work rooms,
widely separated, which
have been used during the past year.
On Monday occurred the death of
Mrs Mary (Vally) Gilbert. The de-
ceased was born in Canada and was
IS years of age. She was the wife of
Joseph Gilbert and the mother of sew
era children. The funeral was held
yesterday from St Mary's Church re-
QUEEN mass being sung by Fr. p. e.
Mrs Gilberts death was
due to Bright's disease
Workmen are expected here soon
from the f. A. Rummery Co. of Port
land TO replace portions of the orna-
mental terra Gotta work on the front
Of the municipal building. Imperfec-
tons have developed since the work
was first put in place and upon being
notified the company who manufacture
ed the terra Gotta, agreed to furnish
new material without charge. Rum
merry & Co., the contracting firm, by
which this work was originally done
are now putting the new material IN
place without expense to the town.
Word has been received from Chas-
Chapman of Madison, that his pair of
horses shipped from here to Califor-
ala about month ago, arrived safely
At their destination. They were nine
teen days on the road. The car in
which they were shipped had to be
held up for repairs at several differ
ent points, and at one time was lacked
up and the wheels removed for an en-
tire day. Freight from Skowhegan
to Fresno, Cal was $780, but in this
price was included the transportation
of one man from Skowhegan to Chica-
go.
The forty hours devotion which was
begun at High Mass Sunday in St.
Mary's Catholic Church was brought
to close Tuesday morning at the
conclusion of the eight o'clock mass.
Assisting FIR. Desjardins in the SER
vices was FIR. George Poirier, former
ly of Skowhegan, now of Sanford, and
other clergymen as follows: FIR. Cur
ran of Madison, FIR. Nordue of Water
willie, FIR. Decary of Augusta, FIR. Gary
Of Waterville, FIR. Degre of Fairfield.
FIR. Rouzeau of Rumford, FIR O'Brien
of South Berwick, and FIR McGinnis
of Sanford.
The funeral of Mrs Oberlin Cha
nontiar II aoN Uhocp daatb woe noted