The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-06-10
Skowhegan Local News

w. H. Langley of Fairfield spent
Sunday with friends in town.
Miss Lucy Jewett OF New York ar.
rived last night to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Jewett.
Hon. Samuel W. Gould has been in
Orono this week to attend Commence
ment exercises at the University of
Maine.
Miss Rubena Burgess of Somer.
Vile, Mass, is being entertained as
house guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Lawley.
The directors of the Skowhegan
Woman's club held a business meet.
ing Friday at the home of Mrs. S. W.
Philbrick.
DR.. C. E. Norcross of Harland and
F. S. Burrill, deputy sheriff of that
town, were in Skowhegan a portion
OF the day Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Danville Fish left
Monday forenoon for Portland where
they will visit for two weeks or more
with their son and daughter.
Gerald C. Marble and Charles ].
Sheridan, students at the University
of Maine, arrived home Monday. hav-
ing completed their studies there for
this year.
Mrs. E. B. Chase and Mrs. Eva o.
H. Baker were in Waterville Satur-
day afternoon to participate in the
annual Ivy day festivities at Colby
college.
Miss Helen NJ Luce, stenograp her
in the Office of the American Wooden
Co. at Oakland, visited Saturday and
Sunday with Miss Isabelle B. Thomas
of Dyer St.
At the Island Ave. Congregational
Church next Sunday there viii be
Children's Day exercises under the
direction of Mrs. Bert Dane and Mrs.
| O0dS. w dlheT.
F. W. Briggs and E. E. McNeelie of
this town, in company with w. L.
Pushor and w. B. McGilvery of Pitts
field, spent the weekend at the Nc
Gilvery Camps at Lost Pond.
The Social Circle of the Methodist
Church will ho.d an apron and food
sale in the Mcclellan Block, Water
ST., from 10 A M. to 5 P NJ, next
Tuesday, Merchants Day.
Miss Josephine Leighton and Miss
Harriet Simpson, teachers in the To-
cal grades of school, left Saturday
for brief visits at their respective
homes in Columbia Falls and Wins
low.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
underpinning for the addition to the
new high school, the contract for this
portion of the building having been
sub-let to Ephraim Cowett of the
town.
Local people interested in Spiritual
ism gathered at Dr. F. S. Bigelow's
home Sunday evening and enjoyed
Circle conducted by Lewis Jones of
Bangor, who is spending some days
with the Doctor
Misses Frances L. and Ards z.
Lancey of Hartland motored to Show
hogan Sunday and were accompanied
on their return by Mrs. H. E. Blake
and Mrs. J. H. Blake, who have been
visiting friends in town.
The funeral of the late George D.
Arnold was held Sunday afternoon
at o'clock from the family residence
on Madison Ave. The officiating
minister was Rev. George Merriam
of the Bethany Baptist Church and
1.-THE house was crowded with relatives
and acquaintances. The Grand Army
Post and Woman's Relief Corps at
tended in a body and an unusual pro-
fusion of lovely flowers voiced the
sympathy of loving friends The re-
mains were borne to the South Side
Cemetery for interment, the pail
bearers being w. H. Heselton, y. A.
Withee, ]. P. Thompson and A. H.
Wyman. Clifton w Arnold of New
Orleans. La, only son of the deceased,
arrived in Skowhegan shortly before
the hour set for the sad ceremonies,
G. W. Snow of Somervile, Mass, a
step-son, was also in attendance.