The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
Skowhegan Local News


of Bath for an indefinite period.
Mrs. L. \. Clement left Monday on
the mid train for a visit in Port
land
Edward \. Merrill, Esq. left Mon
day afternoon on business visit to
Bangor.
George Mekenney a we'll known
Boston horse man was a business
visitor in Skowhegan Friday.
Chester Hodgdon of Augusta depart
ed Monday afternoon following visit
at the home OF Leslie Knight.
Mr. and Mrs Sanford Philbrook Of
Sidney were in town over Sunday to
visit Mr.. and Mrs John Clifford.
Miss Leone Coda departed satur-
day after visiting with Miss Ruth
Hooper at the home of Mrs. Flora A.
= Dealey.
Walter Ware of Fairfield is expect
ed to be a Thanksgiving guest in the
home of his brother George Ware on
Center st.
Owing to the holiday on Thursday
there will be no sessions in either the
village or rural schools after Wednes
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henderson OF
Middle st. are being felicitated over
the arrival of a son in their home on
Sunday last.
A daughter was born on Saturday
to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Perkins
whose home is on Madison Ave, near
Fairyew Park
A. Arthur Jewett arrived home Sat
urday from Belgrade Lakes having
completed his duties there. He is
now planning to go to New York.
Congl Working League will hold lis
annual sale of useful and fancy arti-
Giles in Church Parlors, Wednesday,
Dec . Open a; p. M Do your
Xmas shopping early.
Ancient and Modern Necromancy,
alias Mesmerism and Hypnotism, de-
nounced will be the subject consider
ed at the Christian Science services
next Sunday morning.
An additional guest expected for
the holiday at Dr. Covers is his Sis
ter, Miss Annie Cover of Augusta
Her mother, Mrs. John Cover, who
has been in Skowhegan for some time
plans to return with her to the Capt.
tai City in a short time.
- The family circle of DR. and Mrs.
w S. Stinchtield is temporarily in
4 creased by the presence of several
house guests for Thanksgiving. Among
- them are the following Portland peo-
pie. William Clough, Sr., William
D Clough, Jr.. wife and children and
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pilsbury.
\ The Skowhegan postoffice will be
closed Thanksgiving Day as follows:
From o'clock until 1915; from 1850
until 2; from 2.15 until AS and from
. o'clock on. The corridors will
however be open all day as usual.
There will be one delivery and one
. collection by the City carriers but
none by the rural carriers.
1t is the desire of the postoffice de-
partment that the public aid them in
every way possible during the big
mail rush incident to the Christmas
season. To do this most efficiently
patrons are advised to mail early,
wrap parcels securely and address
plainly The weight limit parcel post
is fifty pounds within a radius of $50
miles and twenty pounds elsewhere.
do not open until Christmas" stick
}, ers are allowable on all packages
w. II. Boynton arrived home Thurs
day from a trip to Boston, where they
J attended the Food Fair, later continu-
ing their journey to Buffalo, N. Y. and
Niagara Falls. Mrs. Boynton. who ac-
companied her husband stopped off for
a visit in Boston on her return. The
couple have a daughter, Miss Anna
Boynton, who is taking course at
Buffalo Business College and anoth-
er daughter, Mrs. Fay Mitchell. whose
home is just out of Buffalo in Cheek
towaga, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p Peqnell will
entertain at an old fashioned Thanks
giving party when their children will
come home for dinner. Besides mem
bers of the family who reside in Show
hegan DR.. and Mrs. Tozier and the
Misses Doris and Emma To&ier of
Fairfield and Miss Sarah Pennell of
Portland will be in attendance. Guy
Pennell will come down from Moose
head Lake and Mrs. Pennell is ex-
pecting her sister, Mrs. FLORA Phillips
of Orrs Island to be present.
Ezra Stevens who has lived in