The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-05-27
Skowhegan Local News

Charles Atkinson returned the last
of the week to East Boston, leaving
Mrs. Atkinson for a longer stay in
town
Mrs. Frank l.. Flynt arrived home
Saturday forenoon from visit ina
Pennington, where she formerly
j resided.
A H. Wyman is spending some
time with his daughter Mrs W. II.
i Diller in Lansdown, Pa. and his son
/ DR.. l.. P Wyman in Chester. Pa.
Miss Anna Page, who has been
with Mrs. Hannah Page at Miss Han
nah r. Pages for some time has
been passing a few days in North
] port.
Mr.. and Mrs Noah Kendall and
son of Oakland. Calf who are in
the east for several months, left Fri
day afternoon to visit for time in
! Dexter.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Henderson
and son have vacated Miss Mabel
Robnssn's house on Middle st. and
have moved to Bath, where they for
merry resided.
A handsome pair of black team
horses weighing 1885 pounds have
been added to the stables of the Am
erican Wooden Co. The purchase
was made In Boston.
/ Mrs. James Brown and daughter
Lillian of New York departed Satur-
day after visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ora Haryille Mrs. Brown is the
sister of Mrs. Harville.
At a meeting of the Freshman
baseball team Friday evening, Francis
Crotteau was elected captain in place
of Harry Dysart resigned and Joseph
Haskell was elected manager.
Among the out of town people here
owing to the death of Levi H. Gle
ment were a brother Herbert l.. Gle
ment of Dixmont and a brother in
law, Barney Estes of Harmony
John Wright, who is one of the eff
ficient clerks in Bucknam's Drug
Store, together with his family is
shortly to occupy the house vacated
by c. F. Larry on Summer st.
The Boys Club of the Bethany
Baptist Church entertained their
young lady friends Friday evening in
the Church Chapel. There was no
program presented, but the hours
were happily spent in playing games
and in partaking of delicious refresh
ments of ice cream and cake
Monday, May 81, the Skowhegan
Post Office will be closed from 9 to
1916 from II to 2, from 2.l5 to 4.45
and at six o'clock at night. There
will be one collection and one deliy-
cry by the City carriers The Rural
1dII Will nO uClFClJ'
Money Order window will be closed
all day.
Among the local people, who have
been in New London, Conn. this week
to attend the sessions of the Grand
Lodge, Degree of Honor were Mrs.
Ella H. Crowell, who is Grand Lady |
of Honor and Mrs. Horace Weston,
representing the local lodge. Mrs.
Crowell will visit in Boston and vi
entity with relatives for a time. Judge
E. +. Danforth has also been attend
ing the meeting.
Judge Fred Foss Lawrence was in
Waterville Friday evening to Off
ciate as chairman of the board of
judges at the finals in the Goodwin
Interscholastic Debating League. AS
ISOLATED with him on the board were
two Fairfield gentlemen Harold
Weeks, Esq and w. o. Jersey. Car
roll Ben Flanders of Skowhegan,
Colby II was one of the timekeepers
during the discussion
Among the local people who at
tended the County Sunday School
Convention in Pittsfield last week
were r. F. H3msted Maurice Magoon,
G. r. Fogg, Mrs. Ethel Whittier Ames
and Miss A. e. Written from the
Bethany Sunday School; Mrs. E. w
Marble and Miss Gertrude Carter
from the First Baptist and Rev. Theo-
dore Halbert Wilson, E. E. Harris,
Miss C. J. Williams and Miss H. r.
Page from the Congregational Sun
day School,
Many friends in Skowhegan will
be interested to learn that Miss Row
ena Flynt, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
F. l.. Flynt, who Is Senior at Mt.
Holyoke College. So. Hadley, Mass
has been invited to return to that in
stitution and assume the instructor
shin In Latin there. She will also
have the privilege OF taking. at the
same time. post graduate course
for her A. M. degree. II Is uncer-
tain whether Miss Flynt will accept