The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-01-07
Skowhegon Local News

w. E. Hackett departed on the mid
day train Tuesday on a business visit
to Bangor.
Mrs. b. F. Russell suffered an i'll
turn Tuesday but yesterday she was
reported as better
Mr.. and Mrs, George L. H. Smith
left Sunday for few days visit in
Boston and vicinity.
Thomas Somerville, one of the over
seers in the Arms Mills is absent on
a visit to Providence, R. l.
Thomas II. Anderson of Portland,
formerly of Skowhegan was a visitor
here the first of the present week.
o. II. Drake judge of the Pittsheld
Municipal Court was business visit
or in Skowhegan during the day Tues
day.
Deputy Sheriff Alpheus Mason of
Canaan was among those from out of
town to pay visit to Skowhegan
Tuesday.
William Flanagan of Somerville, |
Mass, who has been guest in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Bison
departed Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis E. Dow are re-
ceiving the fluctuations of their
friends over the safe arrival of lit
tie daughter in their home.
Friends of Little Dorothy Kelley |
will be gratfied to learn that she has
recovered sufficiently to be removed
from Somerset Hospital to her home. |
Mrs. Julian Conroy returned Monday
to her home in Auburn after visiting
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Ray |
mond Dionne and other relatives in
town.
Mrs A M. Thompson of Summer St.
left yesterday for East Boston where
she purposes to remain for the bal
ance of the winter with her daughter, |
Mrs. Charles Atkins.
r. D. Cleveland of Athens was in
Skowhegan during the day Tuesday
accompanying his brother Frank H.
Cleveland and wife thus far on their
return to their home in Everett, Mass. !
Charles H. Davis of New York City |
has been a guest at Hotel Coburn
during the present week. His visit
to this section is occasioned because
of interest in his country place xii |
care" on the Lakewood road.
The usual line of study upon THE |
Child in the Midst" was taken up
Monday by the members of the Uni
versalist Mission Circle which met at
the home of the president, Miss c. b.
Varney on Madison Avenue.
Lombard's Log Hauling Machine, a
big motor on runners drew quite a
crowd of people on Madison Avenue
Tuesday forenoon. The machine was
being run through to The Forks where |
it was to be used in the numbering !
operations of Boyd & Harvey of Au
gusta.
The regular services in the differ
ent departments of the First Baptist
Church will be continued and next
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will preach in the forenoon. Mr.,
Mower, who is well known Baptist
clergyman of the State was formerly |
the minister at the First Church.
The C. c. C. C's. met Tuesday even
ing in Library parlors for their an
nual Christmas tree. Gifts were
distributed and much merriment was
aroused. delicious course dinner
was served, eighteen covers being
laid. Mrs. Josephine Smith Pierce
of Reading Mass. was an out of town
guest.
The Skowhegan Garage Co. have re-
newed their lease with futile Bros,
for a term of five years. They have
also placed an order with the S. f. |
Bowser Co. for one of their most up
to-date filling station outfits consisting
of a 10000 gallon underground tank
with forty gallon per minute pump |
with filter.
The death of Drew Holt aged about |
SO years occurred at his home on the
Canaan Road Saturday,. He sustained
a paralytic shock on the Sunday pre-
vious to his demise and a second one |
on Friday. Mr.. Holt was born in |
Canaan and had resided for
many years upon the place where his
death occurred. His wife passed
away fourteen years ago and since
that time he has lived by himself |
Following the Ill turn on Friday he
renamed alone that night. and on Sat
urday was found by a neigabor to be
In serious condition. Mr.. Drew /
was the father OF Ave children OF /