The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-01-29
Skowhegon Local News

Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie r. Brown left
Tuesday afternoon for their home in
Winter Hill, Mass.
Miss Franc Morrill, of Menominee,
Mich, arrived here last week and is
the guest of her aunt Mrs. Augustin
Fowler.
Mrs. Josephine Smith Pierce of
Reading Mass. has been guest dur
ing the present week of Mrs Amos X.
Butler.
Mrs. Hattie Eaton of Sharon, Mass,
arrived Tuesday evening to visit for
time in the family of her brother,
Rev. Geo Merriam.
A business meeting of Eunice Farms
worth Chapter D. A. r.. will be held
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Gertrude Buchanan.
Mrs. Reuel S. Williams of Hartland,
has arrived in Skowhegan to visit for
a time with her sister Mrs. Geo. b.
Fairgrieves on Russell Street.
Ned Sampson resumed his duties
the first of the week at the pharmacy
of Sampson and Avore, after being
detained at his home by illness.
The Farmers Telephone Co are to
increase their week day continuous ser
vice one hour, from six A. M. instead
of seven to eight-thirty P. NJ, com
mencing the first of February.
Mrs. H. A. Simpson of Winslow. was
in town Tuesday evening to attend
Sorosis meeting. She is the mother of
Miss Harriet Simpson, who assisted
in the presentation of the program.
At the next meeting of the Rebek-
abs, Tuesday evening, February 3rd,
the committee have arranged for spec
ial entertainment 1t is hoped that all
members will make special effort to
be present.
The Boy Scouts held their fegular
business meeting last Friday. Plans
for the Pitt Parker entertainment
were brought up. Saturday basket
ball was played between two picked
teams in the club rooms.
Mrs. Ella II. Crowell was in Oak
lo IN In cfall tho nfiipnrG
of Hamilton Lodge Degree of Honor in
that place. Last Thursday evening,
Mrs. Crowell installed the officers of
Canaan Grange.
Ralph Denning, former deputy
sheriff of Harmony, was in Skowhe-
gan Tuesday visiting his mother, Mrs
Samuel Herrick, who is recovering
from the effects of surgical opera
ton performed at Somerset Hospital
Mrs. Sarah H. Gledhill left the first
of this week for visit with the fam
lily of Thomas II. Salt in Rensselaer,,
N. Y. Her daughter, Miss Edith Gled-
hill left yesterday forenoon for Oak
torp, Readville, Mass, where she will
visit for a few days.
Funeral services for the late Peter
Ploude occurred yesterday forenoon
at st. Marys Catholic church, Fl. r..
E. Desjardns officiating. The de-
ceased passed away last Monday al
his home on Olive Street He is sur
viyed by no family.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter =. Ordway are
expected home tomorrow from a va
cation trip of several weeks, during
which they have visited Washington,
d. c., and Richmond Va. They were
accompanied on their journey beyond
Boston by Mr.. and Mrs James Lums-
den of Reading Mass.
Frank Carsley of Wateryile and :.
W. Herrick of Harmony, were in
Skowhegan yesterday. These two
gentlemen were associated together
as deputy sheriffs at the special ses-
sion of court held here some years
ago at the time of the Terrio murder
trial Mr. Carsley then was a resi-
dent of New Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Olin Bridges, super
intendents of the Skowhegan Poor
Farm, have been entertaining during
the present week Mr. and Mrs Delma
Sawyer. Mrs. Sawyer, whose name
was formerly Miss Theodate Bridges,
is their daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Saw
yer were welded at Augusta Saturday
afternoon by Rev. II. f Dunnack at
the Green Street Methodist Parson-
age.
This evening members of the Con
gregational parish instead of holding
a mid-week meeting of their own,
visit other churches to show brother
ly interest and lend Christian support
The remaining subjects to be treated
in the series Sunday morning on the
illogical problems at the Congregation
al church are as follows: February
/, Salvation; February s, The Red
Significance of Jesus to Mankind
February a. God. Sunday evening at
z Opera Forum in the Auditorium