The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-03-19

parents. Mir. and Mrs Delbort Smiley
on Dyer St
/ The regular meeting of Russell Ike
/ lief CORPS viii be held tomorrow al
ternoon in Grand Army Hall.
The Philathea Class OF the First
Baptist Church was entertained Mon
dav evening by Mrs Eta S. Bradley.
Mrs. Z b. league and Mrs. Lester
Clark aud two children visited rela-
uvcs IN Wateryile Saturday and
sunday
j. II. Swift who has been the guest
of his niece, Mrs. Albert Watson on
Mt. Pleasant Ave, returned to his
home Monday.
Mrs. Alfred Watson of Mercer who
has been visiting Mrs. Emma p Nes-
ton on the Norridgewock road return
ed home Saturday.
The Congregational Working Lea
que will meet Monday afternoon in
the parlors OF the congregational
j Church at O'Clock.
i Mrs. George 3. keene arrived Sat
urday forenoon from Augusta to visit
Mrs. " II. Wildes and Miss Mildred
i kpene AT the Oxford
The Womans' Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist Church is
to be entertained tomorrow afternoon
by Mrs. |. j. Smith, Madison Ave.
The Spring term of the Supreme
Judicial Court will convene in SHOW
hogan Tuesday, April It'll. Judge
George f. Bird of Portland is TO be
the presiding justice.
Mrs. Charles Hill left on Monday
morning for Portland where she was
called owing to the death of her sis
ter-in-law. Mr. Hill had been in
that city for several days.
Merle Bartlett who has been visit
+ ing his mother. Mrs. Walter DeNere,
in Portland. arrived Saturday night
and will remain at the home OF his
uncle, W r. Smith for a time
Mrs A. f. futile left Monday on
the midday train for visit with re-
latives in Westboro, Mass. Her visit
at this time was made particularly ow-
ing to the i'll health of her father.
At the meeting of the First Baptist
Mission Circle held Friday afternoon
with Mrs. j. G. Osborne at the par
sonage business was discussed, an
informal program presented and re-
freshments served.
Mrs. Lena B. Mebane who has re-
signed her position as a teacher IN
thee Skowhegan schools left Monday
for her home in St Adams. 1t is her
present plans to later go to Texas for
a visit with her husband Dr. Mebane.
Thomas Rollins who is employed
at Bingham was in town Saturday
for a short time. He was accom-
panied by his daughter, Miss Christie
who remained for a visit with her Sis
ter. Mrs. Henry Thomas and other rel
atives.
Friends in Skowhegan of Miss Faith
Hinckley will be interested to learn
that she is recovering from the effects
of a surgical operation performed in
J in Watervlle Thursday last Miss
Hinckley is the daughter of Rev. G.
w. Hinckley of Good Will Farm.
John Walker of North Hartland was
brought to Skowhegan Saturday and
lodged in the county jail for 80 days
| He had been arrested for disturbing
| the peace 1t is understood that his
/ family complained of his actions He
was taken to Pittsfield and tried be-
fore Judge o. II. Drake, the above
mentioned sentence having been the
result
A. r. Dudley has returned home
from Lake Moxie where he has been
cooking in a numbering camp. The
crew at the scene of the numbering
operations was in charge of James
OBrien of Lake Moxie and better
than three million of lumber will be
cut there before the season is COM
pleted. Owners of the timber lands
are the Coburn heirs.
The death of Miss Sarah Burrill oc-
Cured at Somerset Hospital, Monday.
She had been i'll since the Tuesday
previous but was not removed to the
before named institution until Thurs
day night. She had been employed
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. l..
Walton for about three years, her
home having previously been in Can
aan. Miss Burrill was about 64'years
of age and is survived by brother
Charles Burrill of Canaan and sis
ter who resides in Shiloh. The re-
mains were inferred in the Canaan
cemetery.
A meeting of the Skowhegan School
Board was held Friday at the office of