The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-25
Skowhegan Local News

See ad oS Mrs. Ellen Crocker, page 5
Or. Milburn Fowler has arriycc
home from a visit to Boston.
{. W. Jewett. wife and child arrived
home Monday forenoon from visit
with relatives in Augusta.
Frank Plourde of Skowhegan has
purchased the shoe shining establish
ment at Ed. sayers shop on Madison
Avenue
Bert Mitchell of Providence, X. l
departed Monday afternoon following
q visit with his mother Mrs Martha
Mitchell
George Young. student of medicine
at the University of Vermont has ar
rived home to visit his parents. Mr..
and Mrs Charles Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wood who were
lately married in Portland are so
journing for a week at Lakewood
They are to reside in Portland.
Miss Marcia Williams who is a
teacher in the. kindergarten schools at
Riverside, Mass has arrived home to
visit her mother. Mrs G. F. Merrill.
The Convent of our Lady of lourdes
is closed for the summer and the Sis
ters have gone 10 Wateryille where
they will be domiciled for the present.
John f. Casey lately of Portland has
accepted Il position as baggage master
on the train leaving here at l1.50. Mrs
Casey has arrived to remain here for
the present.
Father Coyle of the Uganda Mis-
sions. Africa. has been a guest of
Father z. f. Desjardins at the Rec
tory of Our Lady of Lourdes. He is in
this part Of the world owing 10 his
health.
Claude Barker'Who has been visiting
al his home in Athens was in town
Monday leaving here for Brunswick
where he Will render cornet music at
the Commencement exercises. Mr.
Barker next months goes to the White
Mountains where he has a summer
engagement.
Mrs In. White of Danforth who was
here last week to attend the funeral
of her nephew, Alonzo z. Merrill, de-
parted Monday forenoon. Mrs. H. a.
Bennett another aunt and Mr. Bennett
of West Newton, Mass, remained in
SkoWhegan for longer visit at the
Merrill home. Both ladies are the
sisters of Mrs Merrill.
Horace burlington and Co. who have
been established in the making Of
brick here since 1890 have set fire to
a kiln which contains 250,000 brick at
their yard on Bloomfield st. The
work of making these brick has en-
ployed the time since the middle of
May and it will probably take about
two weeks to burn them sufficiently
for use.
Harold Adams and Arnold Berry
We're before Trial Justice John II. Ian
il, AI,pio;pn1 Count AIoDdov-
morning on complaint of Chief of PO
lice F. p. Pencil. The two young
men were found it is alleged in the
corridor of Municipal Building intoxi-
Gated and were reported as having
done several other annoying things in
the past. He was given a sentence of
ten days but were put on probation
by the presiding justice.
Last Friday evening the Christian
Endeavor Society of the Congregation
al church held its annual banquet.
After the supper which was bountiful
and served in good taste by COM
mittee of young ladies under the di-
rection of Miss Marion Lord, remarks
were made by Harold Larry. president
of the society, E. E. Harris, Miss
Margaret Smith. l.. l.. Walton and Mr.
Wilson. To all appearances every
body had thoroughly enjoyable time.
The mid-week services at the Con-
gregational Church will be held as
usual this evening at 7.30 o'clock. Sun
day services with preaching by the
pastor will be held at 1915 a. IN. and
Z p. m. AT the latter service there
Will be stereopticon pictures of Madu~
IA. India and some of the surrounding
places. Sunday School will be held
as usual at II o'clock noon. Because
of the stercopticon lecture in the even
ing there will be no meetings in school
houses this Sunday. Last Sunday
there were twenty-eight at the Snow
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