The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-18


from her recent Illness which contin-
ed her to her room for a time.
Miss Gail 4 raesau has arrived
home from her duties as teacher in
the High School al krnnebunkport.
Mr. and Mrs Daniel Fish and Mrs
Befsey Rogers the mother of Mrs.
Fish lett Friday for visit in Lewis
ton
Mss Alice Harvey teacher OF Do
nestle Science in the Skowhegan-
Madison Schools left Friday for he"
home in Bangor.
Thomas Min departed Friday for
his home in Brighton. Mass. Mrs.
Min will remain for longer visit
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Law
renee CoCkburn.
Frank c. Fellows of Boston, con-
nected with the Skowhegan Novelty
Works who has been here on business
and for visit with his brother {.
/ +. Fellows departed Friday
/ s. f. Emerson and his daughter
Mrs. Bertha LasAey left Friday for
Camden where they will Join Mrs. EN-
erson who has been spending some
weeks with another daughter in that
town
Master Bruce II. NJ. White left Fri
DAY forenoon for British Columbia,
whore he will pass his summer vaca-
ton with his father. Bruce White His
! mother accompanied him as far as
Montreal.
Mrs. Carrie Tilton has presented
the Skowhegan Public Library with
the Pedagogical Library of her late
husband Charles I. Tilton. Books Of
fiction have also been donated from
this source.
Friday the pupils of Miss Swain
and Miss Briggs presented the last
mentioned teacher with a handsome
inlaid mahogany tray. Miss Briggs
has rendered her resignation and is
to be married.
At the annual convention of the
Maine Fraternal Association for the
Blind held in Portland last week, p. d.
Witham of this town was elected to d
membership on the executive board.
A large number of the blind OF the
State were present.
! A pleasing entertainment was pre-
scented in the Bethany Chapel on the
evening of June II when an interesting
program was presented. The numbers
included several readings by Mrs b. +.
/ Cornell Of Rumford, and the musical
numbers were piano solo, Dorothy Nj.
Nye. duet. Virginia and Smith Ames,
George and Helen Halves and singing
BY the Junior Choir.
New books have lately been added
to the Public Library as follows;
Life of the Fly, Fabre; The Sc
cret Book. Pearson; "Gitanjali', Ia
gore; Sanctuary" Mackaye; Bible
in the Making, Smythe; Children OF
Labrador" Dwight; "Midshipman in
the Pacific" Brady; Boy Scouts
Hike Book; Camp Fire Girls,
Fortunate Youth" Locke; Witness
for the Defense" Mason; "Burbury
Stokes" Hopkins; "Barnabetta
Martin; North of So. Sinclair;
Overland Red" Anon; Roast Beef
Medium, Ferber-
Miss Marjorie Loring, teacher OF
drawing in the hegan-Madi son /
schools departed Friday for her home
in Somerville, Mass. She was &C
companied by Miss d. Jet Briggs who
will visit her. Among the other
teachers who will be away during the
summer are Miss Harriet Simpson.
who will go to her home in Winslow,
Miss Blanche Emory will go to Good
Will. Miss Mabel Sweet to East Hold |
en-. Miss Josephine Leighton to Column
bia Falls Miss Ethel Croker to
Brewer. Miss Florence Burnham to
Boothbay. Miss Ellie Noddin will not
Immediately leave town nor will Miss
Maude Bacon. as she will later go to
Peaks Island.
The home of Mrs. Harry Williams
on Summer st was the scene of an
other birthday gathering on June 10.
when Mrs. Williams entertained mem
bers of her Sunday School Glass at
the Bethany Church in observance of
the event Among those present
were: Mrs. Charles Smith, Mrs
Charles Whiting. Mrs. c. D. Miller,
Mrs. Elizabeth Pratt. Mrs. Mary =.
Archer, Mrs. Mary Leighton. Mrs. Har-
Vile. Mrs. Perkins. Mrs. Dora Savage
and Mrs. Clara Wyman. The hours
were passed socially with refresh
ments. The class is taught by Mrs.
Miller and it is a social custom of
the members to celebrate their natal
days by an lat home"