The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-15

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Miss Katherine Keene of Greenville
departed Monday following a visit
with relatives in town.
Mrs Nellie Perkins of Pittsheld has
been in SkoWhegan to visit her cousin
Mrs. Carrie ?. Fairbrother.
Hunter Thomson left Monday for
Lynn Haven. Florida, for visit and
With a possibility of locating there.
Mrs. Walter Powers Of Gardiner.
WHO has been visiting her sister Mrs.
Ralph Emerson. departed Monday on
the midday train.
Miss Mabel French, a student at
Bliss Business College in Lewiston.
returned to that city Monday after a
visit at her home here.
The Womans Club will hold its
opening meeting of the season We'd
nesday, Oct Is, in Library parlors.
1t will be an at home" affair.
Charles H. Davis left Saturday on
his return to New York. He has been
passing a considerable portion of the
summer at "kilcare' his farm between
here and Lakewood.
Ned II. Lambert is to remove his
business from its present location in
the Williams block, corner Of Madison
Ave and Elm Street to the Ross store
now vacant on Water St
Mrs. Miriam S Merrill is planning
TO leave shortly for New York where
she will visit her sister and also
Wilmington. Del, where she will visit
her daughter, Mrs. r. F. Bratten.
Late marriage intentions filed at
the office of the Town Clerk include
those of Oscar James Edwards, a
machinist in Boston and Verna NJ.
Daggett. the daughter of Bertice Dag
gett of Skowhegan.
A large number of persons attended
the splendid organ recital in the Is
land Avenue Congregational Church,
Sunday at 40 p. m, given by DR..
Minor c. Baldwin. Prayer and re-
marks were offered by the pastor.
Chas. F. Smith, who has been in
Chicago for the past four years,
where he has a position with an cleo
trical firm, has returned from trip
to Jackman and is now visiting his
father. Joseph y. Smith. He plans
to remain in the East until after
Thank sgiving.
Sorosis resumes its literary meet
ings the first Tuesday of November
following the annual vacation season.
Mrs. Mabel p. Judkins has resigned as
president owing to her removal from
town and Miss Clara Varney has been
elected vice president to take the place
of Mrs. Helen c. Wentworth, resigned.
Mrs. Hattie Young of Burnham was
in town during the day Monday de-
parting on the midday train. She
had been visiting in South Scion with
her brother Walter c. Williams, and
although they had both lived in the
towns. where they now reside, they
had not seen each other for thirty
years.
A tea, dainty in its appointments,
was given Friday afternoon by Mrs.
John A. Mooers at her home on Madi-
son Avenue. in compliment to the
ment Society. The meeting was fully
attended and all plans for the opening
Of the club were practically completed.
The first meeting will be Friday, Nov.
%, in Library parlors.
The body of Miss Alice Varney was
day, the remains having been brought
here from Worcester, Mass, where
her death occurred following an ILL
ness of tuberculosis. Her age was
46 years and she was the daughter of
Elisha Varney. whose home is on the
River Road. Miss Varney went from
Skowhegan to Worcester about thirty
years ago.
Complete sets of Thackery and
Mark Twain have lately been added
to the Skowhegan Public Library.
other new books lately placed on the
shelves there have been as follows:
Scandinavian essays, Boyesen; Swed-
ish Life, Won Heidenstain; Home life
in Norway, Daniels; The Clean Heart,
Wall of Partition, Bar
clay; oath of June, Richmond; Auc-
ton Block, Beach; Henry of Navarro,
Ohio, Porter; The New Clarion Har-
ben.
Rev. George Merriam was in Madi-
son Sunday to ofliciate at the funeral
of Cyrus Holbrook, whose death oe-
Cured at his home not far from the
Twelve Corners. Burial was made
at Scion. Mr.. Holbrook was we'll
known in Skowhegan, being one of the