The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-05-14
Skowhegon Local News

Mrs. George Webb has been visiting
his week with relatives in Scion.
Mrs. r. l.. Marston has arrived home
,.om an extended visit in the south
The Woman's Relief Corps meets to-
morrow afternoon for a regular SEES
sion
Mrs. Florence Halves of South Le-
mont. Me, is visiting relatives in this
place for a few days.
The Ladies of the Macabees will
give a drill and dancing party in
Grange Hall, May %.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Provost are to
move here from Bakers Siding. They
will reside on East Maple st.
Mrs. S. w. Philbrick has recently
presented the Jewett Street school
with a beautiful framed copy of THE
Angelus."
Mrs. G. D. B. Pepper af Waterville
who addressed the members of the w.
c. T. L. Tuesday was guest of Mrs.
c. D. Miller.
James Malitas of Wateryille has
signed a contract with E. D. Savers to
conduct his shoe shining stand at his
barber shop for one year.
Mrs Sarah S. Marston and Mrs. j.
" Blunt arrived home Tuesday night
from several weeks stay in Somer-
vile, S. C. and Washington, D. C.
Roy p. Nay of Augusta visited his
sister Mrs. George Soule Tuesday and
Wednesday. He is employed at
garage in the before mentioned city.
Mr.. and Mrs Albion Hilton of Balti-
more, Md, arrived here Tuesday night
the guests of his niece, Mrs. A. X.
Rowell Mrs. Hilton is in very poor
health,
Mrs. S. F. Marble who as has been
her custom, is to pass the summer in
Harmony has leased her home on
Madison Ave. to Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Morrow.
Miss Louise H. Coburn who has
been passing some time at Watkins
Glen, " Y, and visiting in the vici-
nifty of Boston arrived home
Tuesday night.
T. L. Savage was in Augusta yes
terday TO be present at a meeting of
the stockholders of the Reyes Fibre
Co and to attend to other business
matters at the capital city.
Miss Hazel T. Leavitt who has been
located in New York for some time
arrived in Skowhegan Tuesday night
tor a visit with her mother Mrs. Clara
Leavitt and other relatives.
Ed p b. Osborne will meet with
the seventh Day Adventist Church
next Sabbath (Sat) at 80 p. m. and
sunday at 2.30 and 100 p. m, May
l6 and Il. All are invited
1t has been voted by the Boy Scouts
to have their Scout work begin at $50
"a m. Saturday instead of 1.45 p. m
This will allow more time in the flu
ture to cook the midday meal when
or hike, also more opportunity for
wood craft, first aid and signal work
Tomorrow the members of Sunset
dren's evening in Masonic Lodge
"ooms. A program is being prepared
under the direction of Mrs. j. W.
Steward, Mrs. E. l.. Savage and Mrs
Edgar c.. Dunton. All members hav-
ing no children are privileged to in
wife one.
Relatives here have been advised of
the serious illness of DR.. w. H. Bar
rett at the home of his brother in Ca
naan. DR.. Barrett was formerly a
resident of Somerset County, but later
became a practicing dentist in Paris
France For some years he has been
retired and has resided in New York
and New Hampshire.
Col E. f. Gould of North Arson was
in SkoWhegan Thursday calling upon
acquaintances. During the day it was
his pleasure to visit briefly at the
home of w. II. Paine and there met
Mrs Paine's mother Mrs. Sybil Pierce,
Who is now 80 years of age. Col.
Gould in his boyhood days attended
school taught by Mrs. Pierce, but they
have not met previous to this occasion
for about sixty years.
Il will doubtless be of interest to
SkoWhegan people to note the present
locations of two former ministers of
the town, who have lately accepted
new charges. Rev Theodore Lyman
Frost at one time pastor of the First
Baptist Church is now similarly en-
gagged in Mattapan, Mass. Baptist
Church, while Rev B. G. Wentworth,
once pastor of the Centenary NJ, (,
church has been transferred from
Norway In tho MethOdiat Church in