The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-06-03
Skowhegan Local News

Miss Mae Moore. who has been at
the home of Mrs Anne Lumsden went
to Hartland Friday to visit with
friends.
Mrs. Nellie Clark, who has been for
some time in the home OF her son.
r. T. Savage, has returned to her
home in st. Adams.
Miss Marie Louise Merrill, stu
dent at Colby College returned Tues
day, after spending few days at her
home in Skowhegan.
Mrs. Ruth II. Eaton, Department
president of the Woman's RELIEF
Corps. entertained other department
officers at a luncheon in Wateryille
Il Friday. A business session followed.
Samuel Whittemore has lately sold
his handsome bay saddle and driving
horse to Mrs Annie Williamson of
Lew iston, for her own use. The ami
NAL is very handsome one and Will
doubtless be recalled as having been
driven by J. l.. Parlin.
Moody Jewell of Fairfield has COM
pleted his duties as bookkeeper for
the United States Paper Board Co.
at the Fairfield office and has ac-
cepted a position as bookkeeper for
the Maine Spinning Co. in this town.
He plans to remove his family con-
sisting of a wife and child here next
month.
Mrs. John w Steward entertained
at a house party from Saturday until
Tuesday in honor of her daughter,
Miss Marion Steward. Those pre-
sent were the Misses Hazel Ross,
Mary Washburn, Bertha Terry, Lena
Blanchard. Inez Crosby and Clara
Heath. All are students at Colby
College.
Mr.. and Mrs H. s. Hopkins are in
Oquossoc for ten days having left by
auto for that place Saturday. Miss
Cora Hopkins accompanied them, re-
turning Monday and Miss Virginia
Hopkins visited the last of the week
in Wateryille. They are the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Morton, who
were here last Friday night and en-
joyed the motor trip with them.
An exchange says; The many
friends throughout the State of Rev.
f. w. Churchill, who recently resign
ed the pastorate of the Free Baptist
church at Milo, will be interested to
learn that last Sunday he announced
the temporary withdrawal of the resi-
gnation, owing to the practically I'M
animous desire of the parishioners
expressed at a recent meeting for
him to remain. Mr.. Churchill has
occupied the pulpit of the First Bap-
fist Church here once during the
spring and his discourse was much
liked on that occasion.
Mrs R. S. Mckinney Of Madison
was in town Thursday afternoon be-
ing homeward bound from Southport,
where the Mckinney cottage had just
been burned. Mrs. Mckinney was
passing a few days at the shore and
was alone in the building when the
connagration occurred, having been
awakened at about 2 o'clock in the
morning. After discovering the
smoke she rushed to neighbors, who
returned and removed the greater
part of her clothing. 1t Is not known
! how the flames had their origin but
it is supposed around the chimney.
Sheriff Frank Thompson was ac-
companied on his return trip from
lockwood by Hector Burbee, who was
placed in the County Jail to await
the action of the Grand Jury. He
was tried before Trial Justice Chase
on a double larceny charge pleading
guilty. He was placed under $500
bonds but was unable to procure
bondsmen. 1t was alleged that Bur-
bee had broken into the office of the
| American Express Co. at lockwood
on two nights in succession and had
taken a half barrel of beer and %
quarts of whiskey. The barrel was
dropped in the Lake and it was neces
sary to procure a boat to recover the
plumber.
The meeting of Skowhegan Grange
on next Wednesday evening promises
to be one of unusual pleasure as the
members of Russell Post and the Wo-
mans Relief Corps are to be guests
for the evening. Supper will be
served at $50 the committee appoint
ed to have this in charge being Mr..
and Mrs C. H. Chute Mr.. and Mrs.
c. II. Stinchfield and Mr. and Mrs.
o. W. Bridges. Mrs Ella II. Gro
well has submitted the following
program for entertainment: Music.
Grange Quartet; welcome to G \ II
guests Peregrin White, master OF
Skowhegan Grange, response, Com
mander Harrison Weston; welcome 70