The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-19
Skowhegan Local News

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Saturday
Miss Harriet simpson spent Sunday
visiting with her parents in WINSTON.
Mr.. and Mrs. 5 W Philbriek left
for visit to the Forest city sator-
day
Harry cullen left Saturday for Bos-
ton. WHO'RE he may be located for the
winter
Mrs. Mollie NJ Stewart has been
visiting during the past week with
friends in Pittsheld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Turner left
Saturday to visit with relatives of
Mrs. Turner in Jackman.
Mrs. Senie Wood left Friday after
noon for Portland following IA visit
with the family of Dexter Rowe.
The subject of the Sunday morn
ing service at the Christian Science
Church will be Soul and Body.
Mrs. Joel E Taylor of West Front
st has been called to Campello, Mass,
because Of the illness Of her aunt
A son was born last week to the
wife of Glenwoo F. Barnes, at San
ford They were formerly of this
town
Miss Edna Gushing is expected home
from Westbrook Seminary to pass
Thanksgiving with her mother Mrs. G.
Wallace Nash.
George Savage who has been spend
ing about two weeks with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Savage has re-
turned to his home in Lynn, Mass.
Miss Mildred Brown, chief operator
in the Rumford Telephone Exchange
left Saturday. after paying visit to
the local exchange. She accompanied
/ Miss Packard of Bethel here who is
acting as substitute during Miss Iva
Sanborns illness.
/ Augustine b. Bailey is in poor
j health at the present time. Mr.. Bailey
was for thirty-five years connected
with the Hotel in Harmony and later
with the Park House at Hartland but
is now living in Skowhegan with the
family of his son Edward A Bailey.
A certificate of organization for the
DE Molay Charity Fund" was filed at
the Office of Register of Deeds, Thurs
day The following are the officers:
President A. r. Jewett; vice president,
George H. Plummer; secretary or
clerk, w. R. Elliott; treasurer, George
E. Sampson; auditor, John II. Lancas-
ter; directors, A. r. Jewett; George II.
Plummer, George E. Sampson, John II.
Lancaster and w r. Elliott
Skowhegan friends of Nh and Mrs.
Nelson Towle will be glad to well
come them again to residence in this
place. They have taken up their
dDOue DIT lHtlI lOt mel IOiIiNt W. -
Bridge St 1t will be recalled that
Mr. ToWle bought a farm at Cas5
Corner in CornYille and moved there
in March. 1912. He still owns the
farm but expects to make his home
! in Skowhegan in the future.
The inspection of Somerset Chapter
r. A. NJ. occurred on Friday evening
in Masonic Hall. At $50 a tempting |
/ banquet was served by members of
the Eastern Star under the direction |
of Mrs. Adam Simpson, about eighty |
persons participating in the repast.
Later the inspection was conducted |
! by Most Excellent Wallace N. Price.
grand high priest The work was in
the Royal Arch degree and was wit
messed by many members from Nor.
ridgewock, Canaan and North Anson.
Russell Post G. A R. has decided
to lease a hall in the upper story of
the Dodge Block when completed, for
Grand Army headquarters. Besides
an audience room about 54x21 feet in
dimension, there will be kitchen and
dressing room. Modern convent
ences will be installed and the loca-
ton of the rooms will be in the sec
ton of the building nearest to the
Lewis block Prior to the burning Of
the former Dodge block on this same
site, the upper story of the structure
was for long time occupied by the
G. A r. organization.
At the last session of Probate Court
administration was granted In the es-
tate of William r. Hunnewell late of
Pittsfeld His property inventoried |
$4,000 and leaving no will, his heirs
will be his wife, brother and sis
ter Among the Wills presented is
that of Laforest d. Matthews, late of
Hartland, the beneficiaries being an
adopted daughter Mrs. Jennie Baker
of Bangor and Frank d. Matthews of
Hartland, a grandson. His estate in
ventoried $4,000. Beneficiaries in the
will of the late Fannie b. Lawley are
a sister Miss Mary E. Lawley and a