The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-06-17
Skowhegan Local News


Rev. J. ". Packard conducted
preaching services at Larone last
Sunday.
Frank Emery arrived home Monday
from West Point from which he has
Just graduated.
Mr.. and Mrs E. c. Dunton and Mas
ter George Halves visited in Scion the
first of the week.
Mrs. Frank Paine returned from
Falmouth Friday where she has been
with Mr.. Paine for a time.
Mrs. Ella H. Crowell arrived home
Friday night from a visit of some
weeks with her son in Boston.
Rufus Townsend has been quite
sick at his home on Winter Street
having been taken one week ago to-
day.
Mrs. A. L. Chase of Bangor was a
guest Saturday and Sunday in the
home of her uncle, Jonas W. Jewett
of Spring st.
Mrs. Ill S Hopkins accompanied by
her daughter Virginia left Tuesday for
Boston, purposing to return by auto
mobile after a short stay there.
Miss Mae Moore who has been
spending some time in Skowhegan has
gone to Liberty, where she has &C
cepted a position for the summer
Miss A. Magma Gordon, who has
been pursuing a course at the Bryant
& Stratton Commercial School is ex-
pected home for the summer vacation
tomorrow.
Mrs Ruth H. Eaton. department
president of the Woman's Relief
Corps will be in Portland the 22nd
and 23rd to attend the 31st annual
department convention.
DR.. and Mrs. C. E. Norcross and
Master Winston Norcross of Hartland
visited with relatives and friends here
Sunday. Mrs. Norcross and her son
remaining for a few days.
Master James Smith, brother of
Clinton Smith of the Norridgewock
road is the first to report the finding
of field strawberries this season. He
gathered a dish full on Saturday last.
Mrs. George Thomson left Tuesday
for visit in Amesbury, Mass. Up
on her return she will be accompani-
ed by her mother, Mrs. William Hun
ter who will spend some time in the
Thomson home !
The death of Madeline Erma Buzz
zell, daughter of Howard and Agatha
Bickford Buzzell, occurred Thursday
last from spinal meningitis. Burial
was made Saturday at Larone. The !
childs age was twelve months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Kendall and son
Of Oakland, Cal, who have been pass
ing several weeks with relatives and
friends in town have taken the F. r.
Steward cottage at Lake Wesser-
unsett, where they will be domiciled
during the summer months.
DR.. Arthur Rodden, who has for
some time been employed in the Of
fee of DR.. f. o. Sawyer. has accepted
a position with DR.. King in Portland
and has already departed. The va
cancy caused by his resignation is
being filled by Maurice Bracket
Word has been received from Miss
Mildred Chute, who is member of
this years graduating class at Farm
IngtOn Normal School, that she is i'll
With the humps. These seriously
hinders her participation in the COM
mencement proceedings at that insti- /
tuition,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Folsom
Jones go to Brunswick next week to
attend the graduating exercises at
Bowdoin College. Their son, Otto r. /
is member of the
class. Roy Folsom-J Zones |
will also be in Brunswick for a por-
lion of the festivities.
Leon Bailey of Medford visited the |
latter part of the week with Mrs.
Bailey who is spending some weeks
1t the home of DR.. f. S. Bigelow.
Frank Delano and wife, Mrs. Carrie
of Medford and Mr. and Mrs
l.. r. Knowlton of Pennington were
also callers at DR.. Bigelow's the last
Of the week.
Miss Maude Bacon left Saturday for
a visit in Sidney and planned also
TO visit In Dexter and Monroe before |
going to her home in Bluehill. She |
Is also planning to attend the summer
school at Castine for a part of the
time at least Miss Bacon has for
several years taught in the public
schools of the town. but will teach at
Medford Mass next year.
Parents and friends were invited to