The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-03-19
Skowhegan Local News


9ii9H lANhti hllNutil itlA SATURDAY
f for visit in Boston and Lawrence,
Mass
William Gould left Saturday for
Portland where he Vas to undergo a
. surgical operation,
Thomas Butler returned Saturday TO
/ Salem Depot. y. H. after a few days
visit in SboWhegan.
Miss Helen Luce returned the first
/ of the week from visit with her pa
rents in New Portland.
, Sheriff Thompson and Adam Simp-
son were in Pittsheld during the day
Saturday. on business
Mrs. Mabel Titus left Saturday
morning for the Sisters Hospital in
Lewiston where she is to receive
! treatment.
Mr. and Mrs Alvah Watson of No
Belgrade departed Friday after visit
ing for short time at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Larry on summer
ST.
Master Norman Decker, son of Mr.
and Mrs Llewellyn Decker Jr. of Gin
/ ton. has been passing a few days with
Mr. and Mrs H. c. Judkins on Tur-
ner Ayeue.
Daniel Pierce OF Bingham is in the
County Jail having been tried and con-
vieted on a single sale charge. He
was given thirty days sentence and
promised never to sell any more liqu
ors.
Judge Leslie c. Cornish of Augusta
who was the presiding pustice at the
Court session here during the winter
was renomnated Friday by Governor
/ Haines as Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Judicial Court.
Rev George Merriam otticiated at
the funeral of Mrs Betsey Blackwell
Monday at II a. IN. in Cornville. The
remains were brought to Skowhegan
and placed in the South Side tomb.
Mrs. Blackwell was 81 years of age
and her death occurred March ID.
The Western Somerset County Tea
chers convention will be held May 8
at Scion. The program has not yet
been announced but Prof h. w. Leigh
ton and Miss Blanch Emory of the
High School faculty are among those
who have been assigned parts thereon
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
f. j. Guerney will be interested to
learn that they are to again make
Skowhegan their home For some
time they have been residing in Port
land, and the change in their location
is occasioned by Mr.. Guerney's hav
ing accepted his former position as
brakeman on the local trains
The third and fourth degrees will
/ be conferred upon a large class of
! Skowhegan Grange next Wednesday
/ evening. The following program has
/ been assigned for entertainment: Vo
| cal solo, Mrs. Emma Fl, Dunton;
reading, Mrs. Evelyn w. Pratt; vocal
| solo, Almon +. Sanford; The Harp
of Taras Hall, music and chorus,
Miss Winifred Gardner; Come Back
to Erin" solo and chorus; music,
Grange Melodies A Harvest Feast
will be served after the program
The remains of Master Byron Var
ney were brought here from Bangor
Saturday and placed in the South side
in this vicinity are panied to learn of
the lads death, as his long illness had
occasioned much sympathy. He was
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilder Var
ney of Bangor and the grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Robinson of
|
Cornyille. Master Byron was i'll for
some time here and later was taken
to Cornville and still later removed
to Bangor where his death occurred.
The funeral was held there Friday and
interment will later be made in the
South Side cemetery. Besides the
parents. Mrs. Varney having been Miss
Lena Robinson of CornYille, there is
sister Hlda. aged 10 and a brother
Harold aged 8. Master Byron was Is
years of age.
The Calendars outlining entertain
ment and work for Skowhegan Grange
/ have been issued from this printery,
prepared under the supervision of
Mrs. Ella H. Crowell The Grange
which was organized February 16.
| 1875 had 800 members at the begin
ming of the present year. The order
is however, rapidly growing The an
nual Children's day will occur May
6. and Russell Post and Relief Corps
will be guests of the patrons on the
evening of May 90 On the evening
Of July l. East Madison Grange are
to be guests. and the topic for the
evenings entertainment will be "In