The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-04-13
Skowhegan Local News

,-ieiting with friends IN WaterVllle.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kilgore are the
,.arents of a daughter born yesterday.
Mrs Matte E Goodwin left yester-
day morning by early train for New
York.
Allen Prescott of Winslow was in
town the first of the week owing to
the death of his step-father, F. NJ
Wyman.
Funiee Farnsworth Chapter, D. a.
p which was to have met Monday
ooxt has been postponed. Further
announcement will be made relative
10 the session.
Dr B. !. Lawley of Arlington,
Mass. has been passing a few days
IN Skowhegan visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs Thos. Lawley, and
other relatives.
Mrs. George R. McNally returned
saturday to her home in Clinton,
after being here for a week visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Dysart, of
Madison avenue.
The members of the Universalist
Mission Circle are meeting this after
noon at the home of their president,
Miss Clara B. Yarney. Mrs. Asa NJ.
Bradley, stage organizer in the Mis-
sion Circles, is the guest of honor.
Mrs. J. NJ. Dysart left Monday for
Woodstock. New Brunswick and
after visiting for a time there will re-
urn into Aroostook County in this
state. where she will visit III the
Town of Blaine and elsewhere before
returning to Skowhegan.
Mrs. Bales Spaulding has recently
received word of the death of her
cousin. Walter Nugent, who was
serving with the Canadian troops in
France. The deceased was formerly
Of New Brunswick and had been at
the front for the past two years.
\ special meeting of the life men,
bers of the Somerset Central Agri-
cultural Society will be held at the
Municipal Building on the afternoon
of April "a. Several important bust
ness matters are to be considered,
details of which will be found in
rheir notice elsewhere in this issue.
Mrs. Fred W. Bunker left Monday
for her home in North Arson after a
visit with Mrs. ". S. Stinchield.
She and Mr.. Bunker expect to leave
shortly for Oregon and California.
They will probably be away for two
months, the trip being necessitated
because of the death of Mr. Bunker's
brother.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. f.
Haines on Middle street was the
scene of a pretty chidrens party the
9Th in honor of the fourth birthday
of Miss Glennis. the little daughter
Of the household. Refreshments
were served and the little ones were
made happy with various amuse-
nents for children.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Cornforth of
Auburn were weekend visitors at the
Coburn. Mr.. Cornforth is a court
stenographer and came to substitute
in place of Cecil Clay the regular
stenographer at the April session,
who was obliged to go to his home in
Portland. Mr.. Cornforth was former
~ a resident of Skowhegan.
Patriots Day will occur on We'd
nesday next and the following holiday
hours will be observed at the Skow-
hogan Post Office Window closed
from o'clock to 10.45; II to 2; 215
to 4.45 and at at night. There will
be one collection and one delivery.
but the rural carriers will make
their regular trips. Money order
window will be closed all day.
The body of Mrs. Abigail Jane
Whitney arrived in Skowhegan Mon
day night from Boston for interment
in the family lot at the south side
cemetery. The remains were accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs Fred Dodge,
Mrs. Dodge being a daughter of the
deceased. Mrs. Whitney was the
widow of the late Ezra A. Whitney
The Helen Coburn Mission Circle
was pleasantly entertained by Mrs
E. T. Goodrich at her home on Dyer
Hill, Madison avenue, last Friday
afternoon. The topic was Some
Builders of the Kings Highway" and
different articles relating thereto
were read by the members There
was music on the monograph. The
next meeting of the Circle will be
united with the Kennehec Basket