The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-05-13

visit DR.. Frank Bigelow.
F. NJ Bricker who has been visit
ing his daughter, Mrs Robert Bigelow
returned to his home in Colonsville
Pa last Friday.
William Rand, clerk at the Maine
Central Hotel is able to be about after
being confined to his room for a long
time with rheumatism.
Mrs. Julian Viles of New Portland
has been visiting this week with DR..
and Mrs. Charles r. Viles. She was
on her way from home to Tim Pond
Camps.
r. w Stafford and ]. B. Williams
of North Hartland took home Mon
day a pair of handsome gray work
horses which Mr. Stafford had pur-
chased of Watson & Weston.
f. A. Bartmess of Yonkers, n. Y,
who joined Mrs. Bartmess here owing
to the death of her mother Mrs. l..
NJ. Hanson, has returned home. Mrs.
Bartmess will remain during the
greater part of the week.
Rev. George Merriam preached at
the County Jail Sunday afternoon,
the religious services being conducted
under the auspices of the W. c. T. U.
Miss Marion Lord presided at the or
gan and K. w. Leighton sang a solo
George Lynch, chef at Hotel Coburn
left Monday morning for Bath. with
er he was summoned owing to the
sudden death of his brother who had
passed away during the night. Rela-
tives were not aware of the fact how
ever, until attempts were made to
rouse him In the morning
Miss Alice Longley of Norridge-
wock has accepted a position as cash
Ter and accountant at the Independent
Reporter office, taking the place OF
Miss Myra French, resigned. Mrs
Alice Burdin, who has been doing
substitute work for the firm has COM
pleted her duties and has returned to
Augusta.
Mrs. Lawrence r. Plunkett, for
merly of Skowhegan, now of Massa-
chusetts, is back at her home again
after a trip to Texas, where she visit
ed with her daughter, Mrs. R. E. Ken
ney for several months Accompanying
her back was her granddaughter Miss
Dorothy May Kenny, who is to re-
main north during the summer.
The funeral services of Mrs. Lydia
M. Hanson in Bethany Chapel Friday
afternoon were largely attended by
the friends of the deceased Rev.
George Merriam officiated and Mrs
Harold Bradley was the soloist. There
were many lovely flowers. The pail
bearers were l.. E. Jacobs, X. A.
Withee, E. T. Goodrich and r. F. Par
ker, the burial being made in the
family plot in the South Side Gene
terry.
At the meeting of the Home Relief
Society Saturday afternoon in Library
Parlors the new constitution was pre-
scented by Mrs. F. w. Briggs, Mrs.
Lois w. Patten and Miss Gertrude S.
Weston. A nominating committee
was appointed consisting of the be-
fore mentioned ladies' and the district
helper, Mrs. Roullard. reported. Plans
for a food sale were in order and a
committee appointed to have the mat
ter in charge consisting of Mrs Mollie
NJ Stewart, Miss Mabel Pooler, Mrs.
Florence w Danforth, Mrs. Dora G.
McNeele and Mrs. Edith Philbrick
Among the interesting agricultural
notes of the spring season is a state
ment concerning the farm animals of
C. T. Chase. now of Garland but for
merly of Skowhegan. Mr.. Chase has
flock of ten eve sheep which have
given birth to 10 lambs and all are
living A year ago Mr.. Chase had
eleven ewes which gave birth to %
lambs, nineteen of which were raised
and when sold in the spring brought
in SOL. This former Skowhegan
man is also the owner of a herd of
Holstein cattle of which six head are
pure bred and eleven are Grade Hol-
stems.
A Bible evening was enjoyed at the
First Church yestry May 5th. when a
review of the Book of Mark was taken
up by the members of the class with
Mrs. Philo Steward, the teacher In
charge. Talks were given and pa
pers read by the following ladies'.
Mrs. f. f. burlington. Mrs. Florence
Dugas, Mrs. Harold Bradley. Mrs. l.
f. Dow. Mrs. Frances Kelley. Mrs
Ada Phillips. Mrs. Pearl Lawrence
Mrs. Carroll Goodwin. Mrs. Perley
stevens aud the Misses Lena Wyman
Mabel Haryille Hope Withee. Marion
Carpenter. Constance Anderson
Florence withee and Cadie Brown. A
song was sung by Mrs. Bradley aud
chorus music Was furnished.
A ppopls we're x.so leaving beth.