The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-02-10

Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Cook of Wa
teryille spent Sunday with relatives
in town.
Municipal, Probate and Supreme
Court were all in session in Skowhe-
gan Tuesday.
Mrs. Eli Littlefeld and Miss Buzz
zell of North Hartland were among
the out-of-town shoppers in Skowhe-
gan Friday last.
There was about the usual number
attending at the old fashioned dance
in Grange Hall last Thursday even
ing. 1t was a very pleasant affair.
Mrs. J. w Lucas of Newport, R. l.
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. C. j.
Abbey. Mrs Lucas husband is con-
nected with the United States Navy.
The slate blackboards for the High
School building have been put in
place. This was one of the features
which has been considerably delayed
in arriving.
Raymond Christensen started Fri
day on his return to Mattapan. Mass,
after a visit with Mrs. Christensen at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Mitchell on West Front
Street
Newton Caswell who was taken
quite i'll the last of the week was
Monday reported as somewhat i'm
proved. His daughter Miss Annie
Caswell has been at home from Colby
College.
Arthur McQuillan, Donald Ward
Philbrick, Sherman Shumway, War
rem C. Merrill. Joseph Sanford and
Maurice S. Philbrick were among the
Bowdoin College students home for a
few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ]. Hayden and
daughter Mary Hayden were at East
Madison to attend the Goth birthday
reception of Daniel Hobart, the hold
er of the Posts gold cane and the
Oldest male citizen of Madison.
Deputy Sheriff Bert Laxson of
Moxie has been in town during the
past week attending court. Mr..
Laxson is also proprietor of a gen.
eral store and hotel at this settlement
in the numbering section of Maine.
The date of March "a has been Sc
lected for the Chapman concert in
Skowhegan. The artists on the pro-
gram are to be Miss Florence Austin
violinist and the Criterion Quartet of |
male voices, with Mr. Chapman him
self at the piano.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Childs, who
lately came here from Canton, Mr.. |
Childs' assuming the management of
the livery stable on Water st. are to
move from the apartment over the
Oliver store to rent in the Fowler |
house on Cedar st.
Many people will regret the de- |
parture of Miss A ]. Allen for West
brook, where she will take up her
residence. She has been occupied a3
housekeeper at St. Marys Rectory |
during the stay of FIR. Desjardlns
here and will be similarly occupied
in his new home.
Mrs. M. w Savage left Friday at
mid day for Lewiston to accompany |
her mother Mrs. Elizabeth Bergman
home from that place. Friends will |
regret to learn that Mrs. Bergman
was unable to stand at present the
operation which she expected to have
performed during her absence.
A combined meeting of the Helen
Coburn Mission Circle and Bethany
Guild, two auxiliaries of the Bethany |
Baptist Church were held Thursday |
at the Church parlors. The time
was spent in reading from Miss
Crawford's book of her work among
the Blanket Indians and in sewing,
also attending to matters of business.
The circle elected the following Of
ficers during the afternoon: Presi-
dent, Mrs. E. T. Goodrich; vice presi
dent, Mrs. r. F. Homsted; secretary,
Miss Harriet Cleveland; treasurer,
Mrs. G. r. Fogg.
The death of Edward P. Stevens
occurred Friday at his home off from
Court street close to the Railroad
station. The deceased was fifty-four
years of age and was native of
Skowhegan. BY occupation Mr..
Stevens had been a painter and his
death was said to be due to the eff
fects of lead poisoning contracted
from the elements which his employ
ment required him to deal with. The
funeral was held Sunday. Rev. c. H.
Mckinney officiating and the Loyal
Order of Moose with which the de-
ceased was affiliated attended In a
body. widow and a son. the latter
being the result of former union
survive.