The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-09
Skowhegan Local News
Lent began yesterday


day morning for Lewiston where he
had business.
Mrs. Maria Folsom is located for
the present al the home Of Miss
! Mabel Robinson on Middle street.
Augustus Gilblair who has been
! housed since the 18th OF February
vas out Saturday for the first time.
Mr. aud Mrs. Horace Cook of Wat
eryille departed Monday morning
after a visit with relatives in town.
Mrs Flora Dunton who has been a
guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Plummer
left Saturday forenoon for Lewiston.
Mrs Mary Buzzell of Pittsfeld ar
rived Saturday forenoon to visit with
her daughter Mrs. Charles Look of
Summer st.
Fred o. Eaton has returned from
his trip to California and other west
! ern points, which covered a period of
! several weeks.
Norman H. Bassett of Augusta and
Thomas G. Lancey of Pittsfield were
I in Skowhegan Saturday last attend
ing to business matters
Abel Thompson and John Forsythe
are in Boston this week attending the
automobile show. On their return
they will visit relatives in Portland
and Lewiston.
Blaine S Viles was made candi-
/ date for election to the office of
mayor of Augusta for another year
by the Republicans of that city at a
/ meeting held Friday evening.
! Miss Doris Kennedy has returned
! from The Forks and has resumed her
studies at the the High school. Her
mother has been very i'll and Miss
! Kennedy was with her for some time
The High School Orchestra accom-
panied by Rev C. II. Mckinney was
: in North Arson Friday evening to
) play at a social function given under
the auspices of the Womans Club in
that town.
= Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Fellows of Bos-
2 ton have been visiting here with Mr.
and Mrs. C. f. Fellows of Bloomfield
Green. The two gentlemen are
associated together in the Skowhegan
Novelty Mill.
The Skowhegan Rifle Club was de-
feated in their shoot against the Wa
teryille Club Friday evening by five
points. The local team got 425 out
of a possible five hundred the Water
yille's getting 43O
Among the out of town people at
tending the Horse Show was Adrian
Robinson of Madison formerly of
Kingsbury He was accompanied by
e his wife and they were guests of his
sister, Mrs Lyndon Lancaster.
n Harvey D. Eaton accompanied by
r his son and two daughters was in
town Saturday leaving here for his
home in Waterville They had been in
Cornyille to attend the funeral of
Mrs Sarah E. Foster the grandmoth-
er of the younger people.
, Letters have been received from
Miss Harriet l.. Marble on her jour
ney as far as Honolulu and it is eX
. pected that she is in Japan during
the present week, arrived in Jaro,
Philippines, where she is to teach
next week.
Mrs. Nellie r. Copp, teacher of the
ploma in the Palmer System in
, writing has been asked to contribute
specimen of her writing for publ
, cation in the American. as a sample
of good penmanship Mrs. Copp was
! the first person in Skowhegan to re
ceiye a diploma in this particular
course
One of the largest. if not the larg-
est audience that ever assembled in
Skowhegan Opera House for a con-
cert greeted John J. Maven of New
York last Thursday evening Mr.
Navens voice was greatly admired
and he won loud applause from his
listeners. 1t was a musical event
long to be remembered while the
variety of selections which he sang
brought out his various tones to a
wonderful degree
There was good sized attendance
at the meeting of Sunset Chapter, o.
T. s, last Friday evening. The degree
WAS conferred on two candidates and
afterwards lunch of sandwiches,
cake and coffee was served from
small tables in the banquet room.
The committee in charge were Mrs.
.. b. Farerieye, Mrs. Thomas Min
and Mrs klorrip Smith