The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-12
Skowhegan Local News

The illness of Isaac Wheeler with
pneumonia has been reported.
Miss Pauline E. Oak is expected
home shortly from the Leland Powers
School of Oratory.
J. d. Vaughan has returned from
Gardiner and is now employed in the
Water Street pool rooms.
Miss Emma Roullard returned to
Gardiner Sunday accompanied by her
little niece, Catherine Brann.
Donald w. Philbrick and Sherman
Shumway, freshmen at Bowdoin Col
lege spent Sunday at their homes
here.
!. K. Philbrick has recently added
new stone to further complete his
equipment for lens grinding in his
optometry department.
Miss Augusta Savage returned yes
terday to Boston, after being in Show
hogan to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jewett Savage for two weeks.
Miss Leila Wyman, teacher in
Grade VII, was off duty the first of
the week owing to illness. Mrs. c..
B. Hight substituted in her place.
Births have lately been recorded at
of ol
lows: To MI. and Mrs. Alphonse
Buteau son and to Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Trask, a son.
The Past Noble Grands Association
was entertained Monday by Mrs.
Isadore N. Spear. Refreshments were
served and program was presented.
A very enjoyable meeting was report
ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. A H. Cornforth, Miss
Vera and Miss Una Cornforth and l..
l.. Libby of Pittsfield, have been in
Skowhegan during the present week,
having matters of business to attend
to at the Court House.
According to present plans Joseph
Ellis and Elmer Elliott, who were
sentenced to terms of Imprisonment
in the State Prison at Thomaston,
will be taken there tomorrow. Prison
Warden Frank Ham is expected to
take them to that place.
The officers of the Degree of Honor
Lodge at Madison will be installed by
Mrs. Ella H. Crowell of this place,
next Monay evening. 1t is hoped that
members of the Skowhegan Lodge
will 20 in sufficient numbers so that
a special return car can be arranged
for.
A special program has been ar
ranged for the regular meeting OF
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge next Tues
day evening. A rehearsal of degree
work will be held this Thursday
evening at 1880. 1t is hoped that the
team will make special effort to be
present.
A jolly time was spent at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs Omer Beaulieu on
Russell Road when their daughter,
Pearle, entertained the members of
the o. T. @. Club. Dinner was served
in courses at 100 and all departed at
a late hour. The next meeting will
be held at the home of Miss Maude
Roullard
Funeral services for the late Isaac
Freeman were held Saturday forenoon
from the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Dana Lawrence, Madison Avenue and
Pleasant Street. Rev. Geo. Merriam
of the Bethany Baptist church was
the officiating clergyman. The re-
mains were placed in the Southside
receiving tomb.
Mrs. Emma p. Weston had rather
an unpleasant experience the other
evening Her team was stabbed at a
local livery and when she went to
procure it the animal was gone with
another one left in its place. The
matter was shortly set right however
as the missing horse was located. The
confusing incident was caused by a
strangers driving in from the coun-
try with a hired horse with which he
was not thoroughly acquainted, hence
Mrs. Weston's horse was substituted
in it's place.
Skowhegan friends will be interest
ed in nuptial ceremony which is to
be performed this afternoon at
O'Clock in a Concord. (Mass) church.
The contracting parties are to be
Stephen Pepper of Concord, Mass
and Miss Ellen Hoar, granddaughter
of the late Ex-senator Hoar. A re-
ception is to follow at the home OF
the bride. The groom to be is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pepper, Mrs.
Pepper before her marriage having
been Miss Fanny Coburn of Skowhe-
gan.
marriage of interest to Skowhegan