The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-16
Skowhegon Local News

W. D. Snow was in Gardiner during
the day yesterday on business.
The usual order of services is plan
ned for next Sunday at the Bethany
Baptist Church.
There will be a Republican caucus
Thursday, July %, at the Municipal
Court Room at 730.
The Sunshine Society will meet at
the home of Mrs. Cyrus Newton
Thursday p. m, July 23rd.
Mr. and Mrs A L. Prouty and chill
dren of Waterville visited the first of
1.-THE week with Mrs. f. NJ. Kelley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Butler have
arrived from Salem Depot. N. H. and
are to make Skowhegan their future
home.
Otto r. Folsom-Jones left Tuesday
for Rockland where he will be engaged
for time on trains running out of
that city.
Mrs. Blanche Steward of West Rut-
land, Mass, has been the guest of
relatives and friends in town a por-
ton of this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Bean departed
Tuesday after having been here for a
visit with Mrs. Beans parents Mr.. and
Mrs. William Boulgier.
Forrest J. Cook of Waterville was a
Sunday guest of George Parker. Both
belonged to the same fraternity at the
University of Maine.
L. c. Williams of Athens, present
postmaster of that town and ex-eoun-
ty commissioner was in Skowhegan
during the day yesterday
A pleasing birthday party was given
Mrs. Isaac Freeman Tuesday at the
cottage of her daughter Mrs Dana
Lawrence at Lake Wesserunsett.
George W. Cover, ESQ.,. has been
elected a trustee of the Skowhegan
Savings Bank filling the vacancy
caused by the death of w. H. Wildes.
Mrs. Van Nelson is shortly to re-
turn from a visit with relatives in
Damariscotta. Accompanying her
was Master Kenneth Nelson her young
nephew.
Among the out of town people here
to attend the funeral of the late
Adolph Boutin were his brother, Bap-
list and SON Rev. Father Boutin of
Holyoke, Mass.
Miss Elizabeth MeRitchie has re-
turned to Kalamazoo, Mich, after sew
eral weeks visit with DR.. Cora NJ.
Johnson of North Avenue. Yester-
day DR.. Johnson entertained Miss Mae
/ Cannon of Wateryille.
Miss Iva Jackins who has spent
much of her time in Skowhegan as
goyerncss in the family of Dr. George
Otis Smith during their residences
! here, arrived last night from Boston
and Lake Winnepesaukee.
Mr. and Mrs. George Thomson have
/ been entertaining as guests during
j the present week Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
/ Thomson, Miss Thomson and George
Walker all of Amesbury, Mass. The
/ trip was made by auto and the party
was accompanied Tuesday on their
return as far as Gardiner by their
host and hostess.
jams Boyd departs today, and to-
morrow will sail from Charlestown,
Mass. wharf for Europe. He will be
away some two or three months and
plans to visit some of the principal
cities of the old world. Mr.. Boyd
was born in Scotland but come II
this country seven years ago This
will b. his first visit back
Miss Arrie L. Pratt of New York
arrived in Skowhegan Monday night
for a short visit with her mother Mrs.
Elizabeth Pratt and her aunt, Mrs.
E. {. D. Miller. Mrs. Pratt who has been
located in Skowhegan for some time is
shortly to return to her former home
in North Newport, with the idea of
later making her home together with
her daughter Miss Myrtle Pratt in
Sanford
The body of Mrs. Charles Snow of
Auburn arrived here yesterday and
funeral services were held this fore
noon from ST. Mary's Catholic Church,
F'r. p. E. Desjardins officiating The
deceased was formerly Miss Winnie
Conroy and was the daughter of JOS
eph Gonroy of this town There is
a surviving sister Mrs John GREELEY
OF Skowhegan and a brother Thomas
Gonroy of Lewiston.
L. J. Butler has one of the veteran
animals of the town, the beast in ques-
ton being Fred the bay horse, which
is we'll known about town on the de-
livery team of Lashon & Butler. His
age is thirty-two years and he still is