The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-11-04
Skowhegdn Local News

Francis W. Briggs left Tuesday af
ternoon on a business visit to Bos-
ton.
Mrs. D. w. Jones and child went
Tuesday to Augusta for a visit with
her mother.
Mrs. Edith Mariner of Topsham,
who has been the guest of Mrs. Annie
Nolin, departed on the midday train
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard B. Steward
left Tuesday afternoon for Rockport,
where they are to visit their son, DR..
c. w. Steward.
Charles B. White has recently in
stalled a Human milking machine
at his farm ON Hilton Hill. He is at
present milking twelve COWS.
William Simpson of Oakland join
ed his wife and daughter Lucille here
ootui udy lOl ouOll WISH Will lue
family of Adam Simpson, returning
Sunday.
A regular meeting of the Pioneer
Past Noble Grands' Association will
be held next Monday afternoon, the
Sth. at the home of Mrs. Grace Oliver
on Water st.
Mrs. Percy P Hill of Northeast
Harbor was a passenger out on Tues
days midday train. She had been
visiting in Skowhegan with Mrs. w.
]. Abbott and Mrs. C, R. Viles.
Mrs. Herman V. Morrill, of Port
land, once a resident of Skowhegan,
who has been visiting Mrs. E. E. Fair
brother in town, went to Hartland
Sunday for visit with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey B. Goodwin
and Carroll Goodwin attended the flu
neral of Mr.. Goodwin's step-mother,
Mrs Maria Goodwin in Canaan Sun
day last. Rev. George Merriam also
went from here to officiate at the SER
vices.
The County Commissioners were in
regular session Tuesday at the Court
House, o. E. Libby, the member from
Pittsfeld, who is especially active in
his efforts to put through the Jack
man-Kineo road, leaving for an up
river trip on business.
The Carpenters and Joiners Asso-
citation held a meeting Monday even
ing at the Selectmen's office in the
City Building. Seventeen new mem
bers were received and the charter
was closed This association which
has lately been organized now has a
membership of over fifty and is to
hold regular meetings on the first and
third Monday of each month.
There will be a special meeting of
the Helen Coburn Mission Circle to-
morrow afternoon (Friday) at the
home of Miss Louise II. Coburn Mrs.
! Hatch of Fairfield, president of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
for Eastern Maine, will be the speak
er and a cordial invitation is extend
ed to all ladies and girls of the Beth
any Parish to be present Those at
tending schools or engaged in office
work are urged to come after the
completion of their duties.
Peregrin White has bought of his
father, Charles B. White. sixty acres
of land, the original tract which Mr..
White, ST. purchased when he went
to Hilton Hill about 1880. There
are on this piece 600 apple trees
which have been set out during the
past twenty-five years. Mr. and
Mrs White plan to live in town this
winter so as to give their children,
Parkman and Evelyn a chance to at
tend the Skowhegan village schools.
i uCg VIII CULTIVATE the utN pun IudoC
commencing next spring
A special conVocation of Somerset
Chapter Royal Arch Masons for the
purpose of inspection will occur No
vember II at 100 o'clock, Right Ex-
cellent James A. Richan, Deputy
Grand High Priest will be present on
his official visit and there will be
work in the Mark Master degree. A
banquet is to be served at 6.45. A
sad feature in connection with the
event is that notices signed by the
late c. Milton Lambert, secretary of
the Chapter are in readiness for dis
tribution. having been prepared by
this official just prior to his demise.
The Rally Day exercises at the
Congregational Sunday School last
Sunday included talk to the child
rem by Rev. c. H. mckinney and the
following numbers: Onward Chris
tian Soldiers. by the Sunday School;
recitation Robert Stimson; recitation,
Hermalene Boyd and Dorothy Dane;
recitation. Ben Oddly chorus by Sun
day School: Rotations, Ruth lies and
Kenneth Conn and GiuginR nv the