The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-05-04

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Mrs. Abbie c. Lambert returned
home Monday from visit of five
weeks in Mechanic Falls.
Mrs. L. c. Trafton returned Mon
day from visit with Mr., Trafton at
the Ayerdae farm in Bangor.
Mrs. Lila Hersey who has been
visiting in New Portland will remain
in Skowhegan during the summer.
". G. Simpson, now a resident of
Oakland. while fishing on Messalons-
kee Lake, Monday, had the pleasure
of landing an 8-pound salmon.
Mrs. Annie F. Fish and John L.
Fish are again located in the Squire
house at 6S Middle St, which was for
several years prior to last fall their
home.
Prof. and Mrs. J. Abbott Kendall
who have been filling musical en-
gagement in St. Petersburg, Florida
during the winter, will return to their
Skowhegan home about the 18th.
Mrs. W. H. Paine is to leave here
tomorrow for Portland to pass the
summer with her husband. Her
daughter, Mrs Laura Head, will be
also a member of the household
E. A. Moore, who makes frequent
business trips to Danyers Mass, is
leaving for that place again this
week. He and Mrs Moore have been
located for some time at Hotel Ok
ford.
Charles Mitchell who has for a
long time occupied an apartment in
the DR.. II. c. Taggart house on High
Street, is to make his future home
with the family of his cousin, Henry
Mitchell.
Frederick Upton, student at the
Institute of Technology arrived yes
terday to spend a few days with
Frank w Knowlton, teacher of Man
ual Training in the schools here and
at Madison.
Miss Mary Murphy, who has been
in Boston with Miss Louise II. Cor
burn for several weeks returned
Monday night. Miss Coburn having
gone to the home of her sister Mrs.
Chas. Pepper in Concord, Mass.
A sewer seven hundred feet in
length is being laid through the mid
die of the Archer farm property and
new street will be laid out there
shortly. The estate was purchased
some time ago by Elmer f. Green
wood.
A masquerade party was enjoyed
by a number of little folks Saturday
Dumont, their daughter Hazel being
the young hostess. Different char
acters were represented and refresh
ments were served.
+. l.. Cushman of Gulford accom-
panied by Mrs. Cushman, Harry I
Cushman of Boston and Mrs. w. S.
Laid of Augusta were in Skowhegan |
the first of this week owing to the
death of their father c. II. Cushman.
Mr. Laid was also up from Augusta
to attend the obsequies
The Little Thump presented in the |
Opera House under the auspices of
the First Maine Regiment Band, Mil I
itary Department of the Maccabees, I
was very successfully given by the |
same cast as appeared in the produc-
ton in Grange Hall some weeks ago I
Miss Mertie Moody and Ray Kilgore I
in the leading roles as well as the
entire company appeared with much 7
credit. Music was furnished by
Maccabee Orchestra.
Ernest c. Butler, John H. Ian
caster and William 7. Seekins left
Tuesday by early train for Portland. T
where they have since been attend .
ing the Grand Lodge sessions of the |
Masonic Fraternity. Mr.. Butler will |
present a memorial to the late W. r. |
G. Estes of Skowhegan for the Grand |
Lodge and Mr. Lancaster a memorial |
to Mr.. Estes for the Grand Council |
The late Col. Estes was one of the |
prominent Masons of the State and |
missed but very few of the Grand |
Lodge sessions for many years.
There are 1922 pupils between the
ages of and 81 years in the Show
hogan schools, as compared with 1850
last year according to the school
census lately completed by Superin-
tendent Gerrish Since the first of
April there has been considerable of
an increase because of several fami
lies moving into the town, in part due
no doubt to the building of the shoe
plant here and these pupils are not
included in the above figures. Dur
ing the year about AZ boys have be-
come 81 years old and a Slightly
smaller number of girls, and in the
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