The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-24
Local News


Arthur r. Jones arrived home Tues
day morning from a business trip to
Boston,
Willis Jones of The Forks was a
guest Friday in the home of Hon. S. j.
Walton.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F.. Hackett left
Saturday on the midday train to visit
for a time in Portland,
Miss jeanette Sturteyant of the
Fairfield school teaching force is to
pass her vacation in this town.
Miss Nora Bradford left Monday
morning for Lewiston where she was
to enter a hospital for surgical treat
ment.
Augustus Gilblair accompanied by
Mr.. ard Mrs. George Ware visited
sunday with Miss Julia Gilblair in
Hallowell.
Mrs. Eta Hcrrick of Harmony re
turned to her home Saturday follow
ing a brief visit with her sister Mrs.
Charles Oliver.
Rev. Theodore Halbert Wilson OF
S%kowhegan was among those from
this own who We're present at the
Good VIII fair last Friday.
Mrs. Albert c. Bowman accompanied
by her son Lea, arrived in S%kowhegan.
Saturday evening to visit her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. L. A. Dascombe.
Russell Post G. A. X. and Russell
Relief Corps will hold a joint installa-
ton Friday evening January LIST. Sup
per will be served at about $50.
Misses Florence and Mabel Pooler
arrived home Saturday evening from
a visit with their aunt Miss Julia Co
burn in Concord, Mass. and in Boston.
Mis-. INODtll hGllNO VI III Jclul ltu
Saturday from Portland accompanied
by her daughter Miss Lucille II. Wing,
who is a student at st. Joseph's AGA
deny, Deering.
Major George II. Burns was in Wa
%terville Friday night to attend a Can
ton inspection. Major Burns was the
inspecting officer of that battalion. He
was in Gardiner Monday evening for a
similar purpose.
Clifton Wheeler. formerly Of Show
hogan, now of Watertown. Mass, and
a student At Harvard Dental School,
arrived Saturday in Hinckley to visit
his grandparents. He plans to visit
in this town before his return.
Representative-elect Carlton NJ. Holt
is reported as somewhat improved
from an illness which has confined
him to his Pleasant st. home. The
malady from which he has been suf-
fering has been assesses in the
throat.
A team horse belonging to Walter
c. Weston dropped dead neal the cor
ner of Spring and Middle SITS, Sunday
forenoon. 1t had been noted that the
animal was not we'll and the owner
was on his way to a yeterinary's when
the fatality occurred.
The fire department was called out
Saturday in response to a call from
French St, where a small dwelling
house owned and occupied by Paul
Murray was burning. BY use of
chemicals and some water the flames
were easily oXtinguished with slight
damages to the structure.
Nj. and Mrs. Ernest Ayore arrived
home Saturday night from Boston.
Mrs. Avore has been spending some
weeks there with Mr.. Ayore, whose
business establishes them in the city
previously referred to during the win
ter. They are to remain in Skowhe-
gan for about two weeks.
George Soule' of Boston visited the
first of the week with his sister Mrs.
William Rowell at Rowellyale. On
Monday Mrs. Rowell accompanied by
her brother and two daughters, Misses
Alta and Mildred Rowell went to Pitts
field to attend the wedding reception
of Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Soule.
Miss Helen Pratt has resigned from
her duties as teacher in the Pitts dis
trict school and is to be succeeded by
Miss Leah Viles of Flagstaff, formerly
the teacher at Ward Hill in Madison.
Miss Louise Corson, who has been
teaching at Pugh's Corner. goes to
Ward Hill and Miss Elizabeth Clifford
of North Arson will leach at Pugh's
Corner.
Hon. William L.. Walker. Senator
elect, Roy l.. Marston and John f..
Taylor were local Republicans to at
tend the meeting of that political par
ty held Friday evening in Augusta.