The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-20

Winslow.
Miss Hannah r. Page arrived home
Saturday evening from a short visit in
| Portland
Postmaster Clarence Mantor return
ed Saturday from a short business
trip to Bangor.
Mrs. Clara Wyman left Friday
morning for Salem, where she was
summoned owing to the illness of her
mother
Mrs. E. l.. Marsh of Providence, X.
l. has been passing several days at
the home of Miss Hannah r Page on
High St
William Fish left Monday morning
for Portland where he will be locat-
ed. His wife will join him there in
the near future.
Chester Nutting and Sewall Lander
left here Friday last for Beverly
Mass, where they have accepted po-
sitions with the United Shoe Machin-
cry Co.
Lees Hall left Friday for South
j Lawrence. Mass. where he was to
join Mrs. Hall Both were called to
that city owing to the death of Mrs.
Halls brother-in-law
George B. Fairgrieve and f. P.
King, the latter a game warden OF
this section were in Augusta Friday
to attend the 23rd annual meeting of
the Maine sportsmen's Fish and
Game Association.
Two births are recorded as haV-
ing occurred in Skowhegan on
January H. One was a daughter
born to Mr. and Mrs. Levi Marcou
and the other a daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs VIM. Tozier.
Interested friends will be gratified
to learn that Guy Hubbard, the son OF
Mrs. ]. N. Smith has become some
what improved since his return from
Hebron. where he had been patient
at the Sanitarium.
/ Elmer E. Towne was in Fairfield
/ and Good Will Friday to begin re-
hearsals for music numbers which the
pupils of these two schools are to
render at the prize speaking contest
to be held in Skowhegan February %.
John w. Fogler left Friday for Lud-
low. Mass, where he will join Mrs.
Fogler and visit with his son Ben b.
Fogler and family. From there Mr..
and Mrs. Fogler will continue their
tourney to the south, where they Will
remain for time.
The Pierces gave a delightful en-
tertainment in the Opera House Fri
day evening. Both were exceeding !
" clever and held the close atten-
ton of their audience until the end
of the performance. This was one
of the series in the High School
course.
Dana Lawrence has purchased
lot on Beech st. and has moved the
small house formerly located near the
White School House to the same This
will later be used as an ell and
main house will be built for the fu-
ture home of Mr. Lawrence and his
family.
Miss Dora Peterson of Somerville,
Mass, formerly teacher in the Com
mercal Department of the High
School, has been visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Matson and other former
acqualntances in town. Miss Peder-
son is no longer teaching, and has
lately been filling stenographer's po-
sition
The Bowdoin Glee Club was greet
ed with a good sized and appreciative
audience in the Opera House Thurs
day evening. The sum of about $25
was reported as the amount cleared.
The only Skowhegan boy who is con-
nected with the organization is Ar
thur McQuillan, sophomore at the
College.
Among the out-of-town people here
to attend the Poultry Show last week
were Rev. and Mrs. A. S. Craig and
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Steward of Fair
field. It will be recalled that Mr.
Craig preached at the Centenary M. E.
Church in Skowhegan several times
prior to the arrival of Rev. H. G.
McGlauflin.
Report has been received from Dex-
ter since the discovery of the loot in
the farmhouse of Joseph Downing,
who is at present detained in Skowhe-
gan Jail awaiting the action of the
Grand Jury. that 1t is believed Down
ings farm was the headquarters for
gang of thieves who have been OPP
Grating in Dexter and vicinity for
some years. Cottages about the
shore of the lake have been broken
into and goods carried away II Is