The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-26
Skowhegan Local News

Miss Marguerite Day of Portland.
departed Tuesday morning following
visit with her sister Mrs f. +.
Merrill.
Mrs Emma Bigelow of Lewiston,
arrived Saturday for a visit with her
sister, Mrs Ira \. Norton. on Madison
Avenue
Pioneer Past Noble Grands Asso-
citation viii meet next Monday,
March ,, with Mrs Emma Backford,
Water Street.
George a. Moore accountant in the
office of the Skowhegan Trust Co.,
spent Sunday and the holiday with
his parents in Gardiner
At the next regular meeting of
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge several can
didates will be initiated Special re-
hearsal this (Thursday) evening.
Installation ceremonies in Wood
bine Lodge, D. of H., will be held
Monday evening. The installing Of
ficer is to be Mrs Ella H. Crowell
Miss Agnes White, nurse of Do
/ yer. n. H., who has been caring for
patient in the vicinity of Athens,
left this station Saturday for Lewis
! ton.
Miss Sarah Pennell of the Liver
more Falls High School faculty, spent
/ Sunday in Skowhegan as the guest of
/ her parents, Mr. and Mrs F. F. Pen
nell
Gerald c. Marble. student at the
University of Maine. returned Mon
day to that institution after a visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs f. w.
Marble on Spring Street
John f. Merritt, who is employed
as news agent on the Maine Central
trains between here and Portland, at
tended the Senior Reception at Kents
Hill Seminary Friday evening.
Miss Lucy NJ. Poulin leaves Satur-
day for Boston. She will be joined
in that city by Miss Durren, her trim
mer and from there the two ladies
will proceed to New York to inspect
late styles in millinery.
Carleton Holt of the firm Holt and
Hight, potato dealers, was in Angus
Ia Monday to attend the conference
between the Governor and Council
> and numerous potato growers of
Aroostook County. The meeting was
called at the request of these grow
ers, it having been rumored that the
Federal government nigh, establish a
quarantine against the Maine potato
: parent to limited extent in several
t parts of New England.
The following real estate transfers
have lately been recorded at the Of
5 flee of Somerset Register of Deeds.
Cornyile, Byron Perkins TO ester e.
t Stevens; Skowhegan, Emma p Wes-
| ton to John II. Lancaster; Pittsfeld,
Charles w. Salisbury to Lewis H.
Borden; Hartland, Lewis H. Borden
to Charles w. Salisbury Arson,
Chas. II. Macklin to Wallace l.. Mack
lin; Norridgewock, Charles H. Hus-
sey, ct ais, to Bombazee Power Co. !;
Mercer, E. B. Willard to Clarence F..
Brown; New Portland, Willie A. Dyer
to Charles A. Pease.
John O'Brien left here Tuesday on
his way to Tigpish, p f. l., where he
is to join Mrs. OBren and make his
future home. Mrs. O'Brien was re-
rently called to that place owing to
the death of her father This left her
with the care of farm and as Mr..
O'Brien also has land in that vicinity
it seemed advisable for the couple to
take up their residence there. Mr..
OBrien has been in Maine for ten
years. Five of that time he was en-
ployed by the Shawmut Mfg. Co. at
Shawmut, but for the last five years
has held chauffeurs positions in
Skowhegan.
Owing to the resignation of Ernest
w. Ochampaugh who has been instruc~
tor in manual training since its intro
duction into the Skowhegan-M
schools, W. l.. Coggin of Somerville,
Mass, has been elected to that posi-
ton. Mr.. Coggin is a graduate of the
Sloyd Training School, Boston, and
has had experience as a teacher in
Massa chusetts. He is t. assume his
new duties next Monday. Mr.. Ocham-
paugh has accepted similar position
in Portland and he and Mrs. Ocham-
paugh will depart for that place Sat
urday. During their residence in
Skowhegan both Mr.. and Mrs Ocham-
, paugh have made many friends who