The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-09-24
Skowhegan Local News


day TO visit in Presque Isle.
Mrs S. ". Herrick of Harmony vas
the guest Friday of her sister. Mrs
c. r. Oliver.
Miss Harriet Simpson went Friday
afternoon to Winsow for a week end
visit at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs S. w. Philbrick and
Donald " Philbrick were in Augusta
during the day Friday
Mrs II. Hilton of Someryille. Mass,
has departed after being here to visit
Nh aud Mrs J. L. Waller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Totman of
Winthrop. Mass. were guests during
the past week of Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ.
Holt on Pleasant st.
Mrs Carrie Littlefeld of Albion. who
has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Maria Webb and her SITTER, left Sat
urday forenoon for Boston.
Mrs Ethel McAllister of Chelsea,
Mass, returned Saturday after re-
naming for a few days with her sister
in-law, Mrs. A. B. Armstrong
The directors of the Skowhegan Wo-
mans Club met for a business session
Saturday afternoon at the home OF
the president Mrs. f. n. Merrill.
Harry Cohan left Saturday for a
visit with relatives in Lynn and Bos-
ton. He went at that time particu-
larly to attend the Jewish holiday
festivities.
Mrs Minnie Emory, a matron at one
of the Good Will Association cottages
departed Saturday forenoon following
a visit with her daughter, Miss Blanch
Emory of the High School faculty.
Cards from Ripley have been receiv-
marriage of Miss NJ. Marie Lane to S.
l.. kimball Mrs Kimball was at one
time a member of the Skowhegan
School teaching force
Mrs. W L. Mebane purposes to join
her husband DR.. Mebane at Kineo in
November. DR.. Mebane, who was To-
Gated here for a short time has lately
accepted his former position with the
Great Northern Co. and has removed
from Skowhegan.
Mrs Ned DUDE EDNA S. Porter) of
Mansfield Mass, arrived in Skowhe-
gan Friday night to attend the Hurley
Mitchell nuptials. She will substitute
for two weeks in her former position
of book-keeper at the Office of the
Maine Spinning Co.
County Commissioner O. +. Libby of
Pittsfeld was in town Saturday having
been at Moscow during the week to in
vestigate the matter of disseminating
two roads in Moscow They also in
vestigated the location of new road,
the proposed route of which covers
about three miles.
Miss Arrie L. Pratt of New York
visited the latter part of the week a
the home of her aunt, Mrs. c. Davis
Miller Saturday, Miss Pratt, went to
Sanford for an over Sunday visit with
her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Pratt, who
was for some time resident of Show
hogan. but who now lives with another
daughter, Miss Myrtle Pratt, a school
teacher in Sanford.
Ex-postmaster Charles Atwood of
Biddeford was in town last week Wis
iting briefly at the home of Willard +.
Smith. Mr. Atwood was a native of
st. Adams and was a former school
teacher in Harmony, Mr.. Smith having
been one of his pupils in that town.
He also found numerous other old
time acquaintance in Skowhegan up
on whom he made calls during his
stay here.
The body of Mrs. Elizabeth Jane
Earle was sent from here Monday to
Readfeld for burial Mrs. Earle was
the mother of DR.. f, E. Earle of Ca
naan and had lived in that commune
ty for some time. Her death occurred
during the night of Friday and funeral
ceremonies were conducted at Canaan
by Rev. George Merriam of the Beth
any Baptist Church Sunday afternoon
r. W Leighton Of this town sang dur
ing the services Mrs. Earles age
was So years.
At a recent meeting of the Bloom
field Academy Trustees who are in
charge of the Public Library fund.
Levi w. Weston was reelected presi-
dent, and c. p, Merrill, elected secre-
tary to succeed Amos X. Butler John
w Fogler is to continue as treasurer
and Mrs. Fanny J. Cabot is to serve as
librarian The following arc the trus-