The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-17
Local News

A special meeting of the stock
holders of the Skowhegan Farmers
Union will be held at the Municipal
Building Saturday afternoon next.
Miss Ethel Merriam is expected
home Sunday from Woodland. where
she is a teacher. Thornton Merriam
is also expected home from Harvard
for the Christmas vacation.
Rev. Ella Nash of Monticello and
Mrs. Arthur Watson of Maiden, Mass.
who have been in Skowhegan because
of the death of their father, G. W.
Nash departed Monday morning.
The Junior Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the Bethany Church have
elected officers as follows: President,
Geneva Pennell; vice president, Err
roll Buker; secretary, Marion Mer-
riam; treasurer, Helen Hight.
The sale of the Fred Nye house on
West Front Street has been reported
as sold to Ray Price of Perth, N. B.
1t is understood that Mr.. Price has
been a cattle and sheep dealer in
Canada and will continue the same
business here.
Local people will be interested to
learn of the safe arrival in Orlando,
Fla. of Mrs. l.. B. Lombard of Show
hogan and Lakewood. The journey
which was made by automobile, Gov
cred three weeks from the date of
leaving Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. A. Withee, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. f. Emerson, J. w. Fogler, E.
w. Wilson, Charles Smith, George
Raynard and Mrs. L. M. Hanson from
Russell Post and the Relief Corps at
tended the Somerset Veterans Asso-
citation meeting at Madison Friday of
last week.
Russell ]. Powers left Monday for
Machias, where he will remain with
his brother, Prin. w. L. Powers of
the Machias Normal School, probably
until May. Mr.. Powers has been
spending several month in the home
of his sister Mrs. L. w. Gerrish on
North Ave.
A trio of prominent young patrons
of husbandry left here Monday for
Lewiston to attend the State Grange
Sessions. They were George Fogg,
master-elect of Wesserunsett Grange,
C%ornville, Bert Paul, master of East
Madison Grange and Ray Tibbetts,
master of Athens Grange.
Mrs. Clarence Allen was in Water
vile Friday evening to attend the
Coburn reception in observance of Co
burn night at the Institute where her
son Raymond Allen is a student. Mrs.
Elizabeth P. Merrill, a graduate in the
/ class of 1881 was also present from
Skowhegan and read an original poem.
Deputy Sheriff George Strickland OF
Fort Fairfield departed Monday on the
mid day train following a visit with
his uncle X. A. Withee and wife. M.
Strickland has been in Portland to
accompany an alleged smuggler to the
United States Court. The man had
been arrested for transporting Wits,
key across the border and was given
a fine of $50 and sentenced to 80 days
in Jail for the offense-
The death of Aimedee Lacroix &C.
Cured on Saturday morning from tu-
b%erculosis. The funeral was held
Monday forenoon from ST. Mary's
Catholic Church, FIR. P. E. Desjardins
officiating. The deceased Is survived
by a widow and three children, one of
whom is an invalid. while the father
of Mrs. LacroiX has only very re-
Gently passed away. Mr.. Lacroix's
age was 38 years and he together
with his family removed here from
Waterville in the neighborhood of
two years ago.
Bethany parlors was the scene of a
very enjoyable social event Friday
evening when people of all ages at
tended a reception arranged by mem
bers of the Sunday School in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Malbon who
have lately been married. The affair
was planned for a surprise to the
couple who had been invited to attend
a social and the results were most
happy. The guests of honor were
presented with two chairs by Rev.
George Merriam in behalf of the COM
pany, and after this pleasing feature
a receiving line was formed in which
were included Mr.. and Mrs. Malbon,
Mrs. C. P. Whittemore, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifton Whittemore and Mrs. Charles
Whittemore. During the evening the
following program was presented: