The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-30


City.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest J.
Groder will be pleased to hear of the
arrival of little boy, Linwood Joseph.
Mrs. H. C. Judkins of Clinton for
merly of Skowhegan departed yester-
day morning after visit in this sec
ton.
The Ladies Circle of the NJ. E.
Church will meet Tuesday at the YES
try for an all day meeting. Picnic
dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Smith, who have
been occupying their cottage at Lake
Wesserunsett, are now at their Cedar
st. home.
Conductor Frank Hooper and brake
man George Ware were in Lewiston
yesterday to appear as witnesses in a
court case.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Woodcock ar
rived Saturday night at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Waller for an
extended visit.
Mrs. C. G. Mckinney, who has
been at the home of her father, Board
man Davis for some time has return
ed to Portland.
Miss NJ. A. Bigelow of Sea Breeze,
Florida, departed yesterday on the
midday train after being here to visit
with Mrs. Chas. R. Viles.
Mrs. Chas. WEIGH of Portland and
Mrs. Frank Soule of Oakland have
been visiting here with Mrs. Ellen
Cover and Miss Addie Cover.
Mrs. ". E. Porter is critically i'll
at her home on Water st. Dr. Brock
of Portland was called in consultation
with the family physician last even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur r. Jones and
yesterday morning for Boston plan
ming to attend the Rockingham Fair
today.
Elmer E. Harris, manager of the
Skowhegan Jersey Creamery, was in
Lewiston yesterday to attend the
Creamery meeting. Railroad rates
We're among the absorbing topics to
be discussed.
Miss Anna G. Kennedy has returned
from Portland where she has been en-
joying her vacation. While in the
Forest City she was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. DeForest H. Perkins, former
! ly of Skowhegan.
S. Russakoff, who for a number of
years has been engaged in the jewelry
business in the E. N. Merrill block,
has leased the store until recently oc-
cupied by Bison & Conant, which is
being thoroughly renovated to suit his
convenience.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Phillips of Los
Angeles, Cal, who have been visiting
here at the home of their niece, Mrs.
James A. Brown, left yesterday for a
visit in Pittsfeld and were to go from
there to Island Falls before returning
to the west.
Fred c. Emery, who has purchased
the Chandler Dow homestead on Madi-
son Avenue, has begun to repair the
same preparatory to removing there.
Mr.. Dow within a few days is to go
to the home of his niece, Mrs. E. T.
Goodrich, where he will reside in the
future
DR.. H. C. Taggart, while making a
call Monday at the home of Mrs.
Gerald Mccarthy on Water St, suf-
fered a paralytic shock. Dr. Das-
combe was hastily summoned and the
stricken man was removed to his resi-
dence on High St., Drs. Thayer of Wa
terville and GAIA of Skowhegan being
called in consultation. He passed
away this morning.
Mrs. Laura White, who resides at
the home of her brother, j. w. Jewett
on Spring ST., was stricken Monday
night with paralysis. Her illness
was first detected when she failed to
respond when called in the morning.
Mrs. Jewett was in st. Adams at the
time. whittier she was summoned ow-
ing to the Illness of her daughter, Mrs.
John Maxwell, but arrived home Tues
day.
The second in Miss Harriet L. Mar
ble's course in Musical Appreciation
was given Monday evening at her
studio in the Merrill Block The
subject was the Maine Music Festival
and was illustrated by songs and
piano numbers. In her lecture Miss
Marble graphically told of the music
and singers, OF their early life parti-
cularly of Melba, and Emilio de
Gogorza. and other interesting facts
She also mentioned the composers
and took up In general the programs