The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-11-04
Skowhegan Local News

Mrs Mary f. Bean returned Sunday
from a short visit in Augusta.
Mr. and Mrs. Carleton P. Sander
son left Friday for their new home
in Jackman.
Mrs Harry E. Smith visited Friday
in WaterYille with Mrs. Horace Cook
elizabeth Parker).
Miss Geneva Smith and Miss Doris
Cover passed the week end with
friends at Kent's Hill.
Mrs. Abbie Mclaughlin of Milo has
been for some days at the home of
DR.. F. S. Bigelow on East Front st.
Cynthia A. Brooks has sold piece
of land on the road leading from La
rome to Skowhegan to Edmund c.
Taylor.
Mrs. L. w. Gerrish accompanied Mr..
Gerrish last week to Bangor the lat
ter going to attend the Teachers Con-
vention.
Miss Gladys f. Pennell went to
Bangor Friday for a visit remaining
over until after the football game
Saturday.
There will be an Old Fashioned
Dance, next Tuesday evening at
Grange Hall for the benefit of Show
hogan Grange.
Mrs. Charles Currie was in Rich
mond last week to attend the funeral
of her uncle, John s. Mason formerly
of Skowhegan and Brighton.
Miss A. p Mantor a teacher in the
CastiHe Normal School, was guest
Saturday and Sunday of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mantor.
Warren J. Foss of Brighton, who
has been located at his camp at Etna
during the summer was a business
caller in Skowhegan Friday last.
Mrs. Emma Bigelow, who has been
at the home of her sister. Mrs. Ira A.
Norton for some time, left Friday af-
ternoon for her home in Lewiston.
At a recent meeting of the Colby
College Debating Society Carroll Ben
Flanders of Skowhegan, Colby II
was elected to the Office of president.
Willard J. Croteau has purchased
the home of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
John S Mason on North Avenue and
with his wife has moved to that loca-
ton.
Miss Iva l.. Briggs, who is train
ing for a nurse in a Lewiston Hos
pital, was in town the latter part of
the week, the guest of relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Charles Atkinson of East
Boston, who has been visiting with
her brother Eugene Thompson and
family on Summer St, departed Fri
day last.
Carlton M. Holt and his father
Manley D. Holt have purchased of
Roscoe M. Dunbar, his home farm on
the road leading from the River Road
to the Middle Road so called.
A whist party Thursday evening in
Convent Hail. arranged by the Catho-
lie Order of Foresters, was greatly
enjoyed and many prizes were won
About thirty tables were set, The af-
fair was a benefit for st. Mary's
parish.
The Woman's Club will meet next
Wednesday afternoon in the parlors
of the Public Library. The subject
will be Philanthropy and Miss Marion
H. Hamblin, will give talk upon
My Experience as Red Cross
Nurse" A report of the Federation
at Biddeford will also be
given.
Skowhegan friends will be interest
ed to learn that Frank S. Cairns. who
for some time has been collector of
Customs at Manila, is now located at
Berkeley, Calf, and will remain
there until the middle of December
and possibly longer. Mr.. Cairns has
been i'll and for eight weeks was in a
Manila Hospital. This necessitated
his giving up the trip to Maine as
planned and may possibly detain him
from returning to Manila at the APP
pointed time. Should he return to
resume his former duties he will be
back by his family.
Considerable excitement was Occa-
stoned both here and In Pittsneld dur
ing Friday night owing to the disap-
pearance of. Landlord Judson Nichols
Of the Lancey House, Pittsheld and
party of friends. The gentlemen
had been In Skowhegan during the
day and had telephoned to Pittsield
that they would be in that town In