The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-22
Skowhegan Local News

Hayden Lake clear OF ice. Sunday
last, This is somewhat earlier than
the usual date.
This evening at 7.30 Mr. Wilson will
give a stereopticon lecture on Mexico
in the Congregational Church.
The Sunshine Society will have a
food sale in their room at the City
Building on the afternoon of April
81.
Mrs. y. c. Kendall of California
has been in town the past week. Her
husband is to join her here in the
early future.
Herbert Robinson of Portland was
calling on friends in town Sunday
Mr.. Robinson is now a member of the
engineering staff of the city of Port
land.
Miss Gwendolyn Nelson, who has
been spending some time in Oakland
since coming to Maine from Boston
visited last week with Miss Ruth Mel
son here.
A special meeting of Somerset
Chapter will be held tomorrow Friday
evening. The p NJ. and M. E. M de-
grees will be conferred and refresh
re uyi1l ho oor,tod
Joseph Murray was in Augusta
yesterday to attend the State meeting
of the sealers and weighers. Mr..
Murray holds that position in Show
hogan, having received his appoint
ment April 1.
Ollie Church, Wilfred Boufford and
Rose Lessor were quietly married by
FIR. P. E. Desjardins. Both are resi-
dents of this town and they are to
make their future home here
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mitchell have
returned from Dorchester, Mass,
where they have been visiting their
daughter and family Mrs. Mitchell
has been in that city for some time
and Mr.. Mitchell had business in Bos-
ton the last of the week.
At the Philathea room for women a
visitors book Is kept as means of
showing whether public interest and
use Of the rooms is sufficient to war
rant their continuance. During the
first two weeks the register showed
that about ATS people visited the
rooms.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Larry left yes
terday morning for a visit with their
son in Yarmouthville and also to visit
in Augusta Mr.. and Mrs. Larry, who
have been living on Spring Street
during the winter, have sold their
farm in West Hartland and later pur-
pose to purchase another.
Mrs. X. E. Oak left yesterday for
Boston, where she is to attend the
commencement recitals of the Leland
Powers School from April 26th to
April Goth. Her daughter Miss Paul
inc Is a member of the graduating
class and will return with Mrs. Oak
to Skowhegan to pass the summer.
The Mission which was in progress
last week for the women of the par
ish of Our Lady of Lordes closed
Sunday and the Mission for men be-
gan Monday night. These services
average an attendance of about four
hundred daily. FIR. Desjardins Is be-
ing assisted by FIR. Dozois and FIR.
Cote of Montreal.
The Town Improvement Society
will hold its annual meeting tomor-
row afternoon in the parlors of the
Library. Officers for the coming year
will be elected, a program will be
presented and refreshments will be
served under the direction of Mrs.
Jessie F. Fletcher, Mrs. Bertha Kirk
by and Mrs Viola Burnor.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Green and
daughter Margaret, arrived home Sat
urday night from their trip across
the continent. They were away
thirty-nne days and spent a portion
of the time with Ernest Green, a son
of the couple and his family in Chi
cago. Miss Margaret left yesterday
morning for Hebron, where she will
resume her studies at Hebron Acade-
my.
The body of Augustus Jewett was
brought from Norridgewock Sunday
to the undertaking rooms of Lord &
Caswell and later removed to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Per-
kins near Falrview Park. Mr.. Jewett
who was Sc years of age. formerly
lived in East Madison. Mrs Perkins
is his daughter and there Is also q
son w. A. Jewett. who now lives in
Cornvile.
Deputy Sheriff Hollis Jacobs of
Pittsfeld was in Skowhegan Thurs
day bringing with him Joseph Fran
ciosi. who has been charged with