The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-01-28

Dana Lawrence went to Pennington
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Francis w. Briggs left Tuesday
afternoon for a visit to Boston and
vicinity.
w. p. Preble returned Tuesday to his
work in the Riker-Jaynes store in
Lewiston after visiting here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Preble.
David W. Lewis is to install the Of
ficers1es the N. E. o. P.Lodge Madi-
son tonight. Other members OF the
order are also planning to go from
here.
Deputy Sheriff Hollis Jacobs of
Pittsfield and Fred S. Burrill of Hart
land were among the out-of-town Of
ficials present at the opening day OK
Court
John Cobb of Kineo attended the
Cobb Russell wedding Monday even
ing, being a cousin of the groom.
Miss Annie McIntire of Scion was also
an attendant at the nuptials.
George Harrington has returned 70
Portland after being here in charge of
Green Bros store during the illness
and absence of Harry Barker, the reg
ular manager. Mr. Barker has just re-
turned from Medford, Mass.
There will be a game of basket bail
this Thursday evening in Armory Hall.
Two games will be played the All Stars
Co. vs. Company + and the Mohican
Tribe VS.. Company E End. The game is
called at 8 10 and lovers of the sport
are sure of a grand, good time
Mrs. E. l.. Marsh of Providence Il.
|. arrived Saturday to visit with Miss
Hannah r. Page. Monday the two
ladies left for Bangor to be in that
city during Convocation week. Rev.
Theodore Halbert Wilson of the Island
Ave. Church has also been in the city
to attend the meetings.
An administrators hearing in the
estate of the late Johanna Gibson OF
Fairfield was heard by Judge G. o..
Small in Probate Court Friday. Judge
Brazzel of Fairfield appeared for the
estate and other attorneys present
were Harold Weeks, Esq. of Fairfield
and Frank Brown Esq. of Waterville.
Mrs. William Mebane, twice teach
err in the schools of this town has been
teaching during the winter in the
Grammer grade of school at st. AL
bans, her native town. At the COM
her husband who is a veterinary en-
ployed by the Great Northern Paper Co
Relative to report, recently APP
pearlng in the Skowhegan correspond
ence of one of the daily papers to the
effect that our new postoffce building
was to be built in the early future, Il
should be said that w. II. Heseltoh
has a lease of part of the property con-
veyed to the government, which will
not terminate until the summer of
1916. This would seem to preclude
any construction on the new postoffice
building until that date.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Williams and lit
tie daughter. Louise arrived here Tues
day forenoon for a farewell visit with
Mr.. and Mrs G. B. Gairgrieve, before
departing for their home in Mount Yer
non, Washington. They have been in
Maine for number of weeks, making
their headquarters with Mr.. Williams
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Williams
in Hartland Mrs. Williams was be-
fore her marriage, Miss Elva Thompson
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. f. IL.
Thompson, formerly of Somerset Co.,
who now also live in Mount Vernon,
Washington.
Robert A Emery, who has been for
some time at ST. Paul's School. Garden
City. New York has been appointed by
Congressman John A. Peters to West
Point Military Academy, taking the
place of a cadet who failed in his ex-
aminations. His brother Franz
Emery. who will graduate from West
Point in June has had a very high
standing in his classes in the military
academy and upon graduation will go
into the regular army as second lieu
tenant. The two young gentlemen are
the sons of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Emery,
the mother and family having resided
here for some time during Mr.. Emerys
business absence in New York.
Mrs Mary Driscoll passed away
Monday at the home of Mrs.
Gertrude klncaid where she VAS being
cared for. The deceased was the wild
ow of the late John Driscoll and was
about "a years old She was COM
municant ut 81. Mary's Catholic Church
but otherwise than In the performance
a