The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-01-08

New York.
General Baggage Agent. II. II.
Towle of Portland was in Skowhegan
during the day Saturday on business.
Misses Katherine and Nellie White.
teachers in New York City. returned
Saturday after a visit with relatives
here
Mrs. L. l.. Sanford has been visiting
relatives in Waterville during the past
week having left for that place Friday
afternoon.
Miss Maude Merrill started Friday
on her return To Salem. n. j., follow
ing visit with her mother. Mrs.
Miriam S. Merrill.
Mrs. Ella H. Crowell will go to Mad
ison Monday evening. January 10Th, TO
install the officers in the Degree of
Honor Lodge at that place.
Sheriff Frank Thompson received
Thursday disappointment as Inland
Fish and Game Warden. He has held
this position for several years.
Miss Linda Graves who has been
the guest of her sister Mrs. Harold
Woodbury. and other relatives here
started Friday on her return 10 West
field, Mass
George Soule who went the first OF
last week to Jackman arrived home
Friday having been summoned here
by the death of his mother-in-law,
Mrs. S f. Nay.
William Cockburn who has been the
guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Coekburn on Baptist Hill
left Saturday for Wilton, n. H., where
he has boss dyer's position in tex
tile establishment.
Mrs. Alice Whitehouse and little
daughter who have lately returned
from Chicago and have since then
been visiting Mrs. Warehouses; moth
err, Mrs. Mary Lessor, departed Satur
day for Hallowell.
Miss Margery Smith. who has been
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Alonzo Smith left Saturday forenoon
for Auburn for a short visit before
returning to her studies in the Senior
year at Simmons College.
Mrs. Arthur Cayouette left Friday
afternoon for Waterylle. She and
Mr. Cayouette have for about two
months had home in that city, but
she has been here much of the time
during the holiday season.
Among the local Republicans to go
to Augusta Friday to attend the meet
ing of the Maine Republican State
Committee were Hon. E. N. Merrill,
Hon. William L. Walker, Capt. r. L.
Marston and John E. Taylor.
Several of the young ladies of the
First Baptist Church met at the
County Jail New Years night and
gave little musical for the benefit
of the prisoners there. They also
served lunch of coffee, cake, dough-
nuts, fruit and corn balls to the ten
inmates.
The stockholders of the Skowhe-
gan Jersey Creamery are to meet at
the Creamery office, Saturday, Jan. 10
at / O'Clock p m. Officers for the
ensuing year will be elected, reports
listened to and any other matters of
business transacted that may legally
come before them,
Judge E. c. Smith left here Friday
for Bangor where he had business to
attend to before returning to his home
in Dover. Judge Smith has his re-
search work at the Court House near
ly completed, but other matters con-
nected will keep him busy there for
some time to come.
Tuesday evening, January 18th,
Guest Night will be observed by Show
hogan Sorosis in the Municipal Court
Rooms, Womans Club, Town I'M
provement and gentlemen being in
vited when Mrs. Morrill, Hamlin of
Portland, Maine, will lecture on Re
evolutionary Mexico" Mrs. Hamlin is
a daughter of the late Ex-Governor
Lot Morrill, and comes very highly
recommended. She is giving a series
of lectures on Current Events of the
World in the Congress Square Music
room, Portland, this winter. 1t is
hoped that a goodly number will be
present.
Skowhegan people will be interest
ed to learn what a Portland, Oregon
paper says of Wilkie Clark the pro-
fessional ball player, formerly of this
town:
"Wilkie Clark, a catcher. who was
at one time in the big league, has
been negotiating for the purchase
of the Boise Club from Owner
Bossner ever since the latter visit
ed here a week ago. Clark man