The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-04-27
Skowhegan Local News

Mrs c. a. Stinchfeld left yesterday
-. a visit in Augusta
John Easier of Richmond was here
- attend the funeral of his brother,
AIeAander Easier
Judge and Mrs. Fred Foss Law
4ence departed Tuesday morning for
4 visit to New York City.
Mrs. Jennie NJ. Schwartz returned
trom Jackman Station Tuesday night
and is located at Hotel Oxford.
Mrs. Nellie NJ Hurd of Harmony
has been a guest at the home of F.
Pennell this week arriving Tues
d5y night
Miss Lula Smith went Tuesday to
Xassalboro, where she will pass sew
eraI weeks with relatives, Rev. and |
Mrs. Wilbur Berry.
Mrs. Walter Wiltshire of Waterville
returned home yesterday after being
here with her sister, Mrs. H. S. Hop
kins who has been i'll this week.
Mrs. r. B. Cole passed the day yes
-erday in Winslow with her daughter, |
Little Charline Cole is visiting for a |
tme with her grandmother in China.
Rev c. H. Mckinney, an acquan- |
lance of several years standing, as
sisted in the memorial services for
the late Mahlon R. Gerrish Tuesday.
|. J. Smith who has been quite i'll
since returning from the Methodist
Conference in Rumford. is sufficient
" recovered to be about the house.
Somerset Lodge F. G. A. NJ in
structed three candidates Tuesday
evening. There was very large at /
tendance and a delicious lunch was
served under directions of Mrs. Kate
5. Simpson,
Edward Bllodeau, who has for
some time been located in Waterville |
has been visiting here for short
time this week. He will return next
week to Hartford, Conn, where he
will continue his studies for the
priesthood,
Rev. and Mrs. II. G. McGlauhin left
Yesterday for their new home in Ber
lin. ~ H., where Mr.. McGlaufiin will
be established as pastor of the Meth |
odist Church. During their stay of
a few years in town the couple have
made many friends who will wish
them success in their new surround /
ings.
The Sisters of the local Convent
eft Tuesday morning en- the early
tran for Watervlle where they at
tended the funeral of Sister Gertrude,
"a member of their order of nuns. The
deceased before entering the sister
hood was a resident of Rumford. 1T
is vacation time at the Parochial
schools
The next regular meeting of Gold
en- Rod Branch l. S. S. will be held
on Thursday p. M. May 4, at the
home of Mrs. Harvey Quimby on
Madison Avenue in the Pencil house.
The last meeting was held with Mrs.
George Foster. After the meeting
refreshments were served and music
from the Victrola was much enjoyed.
Ii was one of the most enjoyable
gatherings of the Branch.
Deputy Labor Commissioner Henry
NJ Donnelley and Miss Minnie Han
ley. female factory inspector have re-
turned to Augusta after an inspection
trip to Madison and Skowhegan. At
Madison they prosecuted in court a
case against parents who permitted a
child to work in mill in Madison
by giving false statements as to the
childs age. The child was removed
from the mill and the parents fined
so and costs.
The c. c. c. c. members were en-
tertained Tuesday evening by Miss
Elizabeth Webb at her home on
Pleasant st. A delicious dinner was
admirably served at the usual hour
and there were a few invited guests
1t was partially arranged as a sur
prise for Miss Webbs sister, Miss
Gertrude Webb, whose birthday oc-
Cured yesterday and the visitors
brought a number of charming gifts
as souvenirs of the event
f. l.. Savage was in South Gardi-
ner Tuesday where he set W l. Thur
Tough at work as foreman of a gang
of eight men taking down a very
large building subsequent to remoy
ing the timber to this town where
II will be used in the erection of the
new mill of the Savage Manufactur
ing Co. The foundations of this
structure will be entirely of concrete
while the upper portions will be OF
brick 1t will be two story with a
basement. There will be $1,000
square feet of floor space in the build