The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-02-24
Skowhegan Local News

noon for a visit 10 Portland
Miss Winona Paddock went to Wa
terville Saturday to visit with
friend
Miss Lena Wyman. deputy clerk Of
courts has been detained from her
duties this week owing to illness.
Mrs. Annie Davis of Winthrop has
arrived to visit for about two weeks
with her daughter. Mrs. Maurice Ma
COON
Miss Alma Clark of Pennington de-
parted Tuesday forenoon following a
visit at the home of her cousin, Mrs.
". J Abbott
The Ladies Circle will observe
their annual guest day at the home
of Mrs. Allen on Cedar street next
Monday afternoon.
Walter Harvey and Robert W.
Haines were drawn to serve as extra
jurymen for the remainder of the
term of court but Mr.. Haines has
been excused.
An oyster stew and smoke talk was
served in connection with the regu-
lar meeting of the Carpenters and
Joiners Association Monday evening.
The affair was held in one of the
Heselton halls and there were sew
eral speakers. among them being Sc
lectman Clyde II. Smith.
Out of town people here owing to
the sickness and death of Col. W. K.
G.. Estes were his daughter, Mrs. W.
r. Buchanan of Brockton, Mass, who
arrived shortly after his condition be-
came serious, Mr. Buchanan, Mrs. e.
II. Willis and Mrs. {. r. Crandell,
both of Portland The two ladies last
referred to are nieces.
A valentine luncheon dainty in its
appointments was served at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Estabrook at
their home on Pleasant street last
Thursday in compliment to Mrs. VIC
let V. Fogg district deputy president
of District No. 33 of Rebekah Lodges
and her suite of officers. The hus-
bands of the ladies were also guests
and a very delightful evening was
spent. Cards and finch were played.
A very happy surprise was ten
dered Leonard William Boiler last
Thursday afternoon and evening
when thirty young people met him at
his home on the Middle road in honor
of his eleventh birthday. Among the
guests were his teacher, Miss Evelyn
NJ Merrill and all of his schoolmates
at the Gould school. The house was
prettily decorated and the time was
spent in playing games. At six O'Clock
a dainty luncheon was served, crown
ing features of the feast being two
birthday cakes with eleven lighted
candles thereon. Gifts were received
At the several meetings of Log
Driving Companies in Augusta a
number of Somerset county men were
elected officers. OF the Kennebec
Log Driving Co, the Moose River
Log Driving Co, Dead River Log
Driving Co, and the Dead River
North Branch Log Driving Co. S. W.
Philbrick is the clerk and treasurer
and A. X. Butler of Skowhegan is the
auditor. Mr.. Philbrick, is also a di-
rector of the last three companies, f.
P. Viles is president of both the Dead
River and the Dead River North
Branch Cos. and Bin w Page is a
director of the former Co. C. Guy
Hume of Fairfield is also a director
in one of the companies
Emery. L. Fletcher of Ely, Nevada,
who has been visiting with his moth
err, Mrs. Ellen Fletcher and sister,
Mrs. F. s. Morrill, will leave within a
week on his return. Mr. Fletcher
went west in 1898 and was first To-
Gated in New Mexico, going to Nevada
at the time of the Tonopah excite
ment in the newly discovered gold
and silver fields in 1901. For the last
eight years Mr.. Fletcher has been in
Ely and for three years has been in
the garage business, although he has
continued his mining activities in
which he was first engaged all of the
time His last visit to Skowhegan
was at the time of the big flood about
1902. Mr.. Fletcher is stakeholder
in the United States Tungsten Cor
poration. the output of which is a
production of half a ton daily of
tungsten concrete at $4,000.
AS published in II previous issue
Mrs. Cora a. CAIN Keith, wife of
l.. S. Keith of Galesyille. Wis, re-
Gently passed away, The end came at
the Southsde Sanitarium January q,
Last spring, Mrs Keith suffered a
shock, from which she rallied. Five
weeks prior to her demise she sui
fered a second shock which placed
her in great mental distress and re-
shifted In the loss of mental control