The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-15
Skowhegan Local News

Royden Y. Brown Esq of Bingham
was in town during the day Saturday F.
William Scdgeley was among those
to leave Tuesday Tor Topsham to at
tend the fair >.
The regular meeting of the Skow
hogan Board OF Trade will be omitted
tomorrow evening
Friends viii be gratihed 10 learn
of favorable reports regarding the re-
coyery of Mrs Albert Ware.
sherman Shumway returned to Bow
dom College by early train Tuesday
after short visit in town
The regular meeting of the Woman |
Relief Corps will be held tomorrow
afternoon in Grand Army Hall.
L. \. Moore has gone to Lexington,
Mass. and will probably remain in
that vicinity for several months.
Mrs. A. Often of Waterville, who has
been visiting her sister Mrs l.. l.
Sanford returned home Monday.
Mrs. Lizzie Lombard plans to so to
Florida for the winter. leaving some
time around the first of November.
The Working League will hold n
meeting next Monday afternoon in
the parlors of the Congregational
church
Roy Seekins arrived Saturday fore
noon from Lowell, Mass, called here
by the illness of his father, William T.
Seekins.
Mrs. f. l.. Smith of Southwest Har-
Dor departed Monday after visiting in
Skowhegan at the home of her son
Franklin Smith
Rev. and Mrs. Wilbur f. Berry of
Vassalboro were guests Tuesday OF
Mr.. and Mrs. l. J. Smith the two
ladies being sisters.
Miss Grace Ramsdell, teacher in the
first grade on Baptist Hill was able
to resume her duties Tuesday after
being out of school owing to illness.
Arthur Cushman of this town has
returned from a two weeks autOmo-
bile trip to New York City. He was
accompanied by Leon Ladd of Augusta
Mr.. and Mrs Roy E. Symons arriv-
ed home Friday from their honeymoon
trip to Boston and vicinity and are
domiciled at their home on Water st.
Dir. l. L. Salley attended a meeting
of the Maine Veterinary Association
held last evening in Lewiston. The
doctor has also been attending the
Topsham fair.
Steps are being taken toward the
formation of a Parent-Teachers' AS
ISOLATION by the committee appointed
to look after the same and meeting
Will probably be held the latter part
of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel f. Emerson
were in New Portland Tuesday to at
tend the meeting of Pomona Grange.
Mr.. Emerson is secretary of Pomona,
position which he has held for
many years.
The big saw dust piles on Jewett
street, near the site of former saw
mill were ignited Monday and burned
so fiercely for time that an alarm
was pulled in for the aid of fremen
to quench the flames.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Philbrick left
the first of the week for Boston and
New York. They were to be accom-
panied from Brunswick by their son
Donald W Philbrick, who would go
to Boston to witness Mondays game.
Mrs. George II. Burns, department
inspector of the WOman's Relief
Corps of Maine expects to leave the
first of the week for Rumford where
she will be engaged officially in that
town aud elsewhere in Oxford Coun-
ty. visiting different Corps.
Clerk of Courts w T. Seekins under
went an operation for appendicitis at
his home on Leavitt St, Saturday. DR..
! Russell of Lewiston assisted by Drs.
Dascombe and Taggart of Skowhegan
performed the operation and the pa
tient is reported as making favorable
progress toward recovery.
! c. T. Moses of Corinna and Theo
! Goldmark of New York were in Show
| hogan Monday. Both gentlemen are
connected with the corn canning fac
tory in Corinna and had business in
this section of Somerset County. They |
were accompanied by Mrs. Moses and
Mrs. Coggns of New York.
The Clementne Weston W. c. T. U.
will give a Teachers reception at the
Bethany Baptist parlors. Friday even
ing, Oct. 16. Members of the Union
with their husbands, and others in
rested in the schools, are invited to