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

George Soule was in Auburn last
week called there owing to the death
of his uncle,
Mrs. Minnie Green was in Oakland
yesterday to attend the funeral oil
her brother-in-law.
Mrs. Webb of. Jackman is passing
several days in Skowhegan with her
sister Mrs. W H. Fowler
W. b. Whittier recently purchased
of Fred Tufts fourteen months old
pig that weighed GOO pounds before
being dressed
Ralph Mace of Portland is substi-
tuting on the midday train in place
of brakeman George Ware. who is re-
covering from an operation for ap-
! pendicitis.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Collins of
Bingham and Deputy Sheriff Hollis
Jacobs of Pittsfeld were among the
out of town officers in attendance at
Court yesterday
Rev. D. B. Holt district superinten-
dent of Methodist Churches in this
district is expected in Skowhegan
Sunday to attend the quarterly con-
! ference of the church.
Prof and Mrs. Frank H. Day are
the parents of a daughter. Virginia.
born February 26, at Kingston, On
tario. Weight eight pounds. Mr..
Day formerly resided in Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Goliath of Sc
boomook have been here for a short
visit being homeward bound from
Pennington, where they had been
called owing to the illness of a rela-
| tive.
Dr.. Fred Loyejoy of North Chester
vile came here from Houlton Sunday
and visited until Monday with Frank
W. Knowlton, superintendent of
Manual Training in the Skowhegan-
Madison schools.
! Mrs. Dexter w. Rowe, who has
i been very i'll for several weeks is re-
ported as slightly improved. Dr.
Ethel Walters of Fairfield was called
Tuesday in addition to Dr. L. A
Dascombe, her regular physician
The Town Improvement Society
meets tomorrow (Friday) afternoon
in Library Parlors. The first of the
series of meetings upon Home topics
will be taken up and the program is
to be directed by Miss Gertrude S
! Weston.
Miss Alta Jewett. member OF the
local force of Maine Telephone oper-
ators. entertained other employees OF
the exchange and few friends at hel
home on East Front Street Monday
evening. Music and sociabiity were
features of the evening, the hostess
fiil6 q dtllNlOdo iiIlNINOll IA III ~
the departure of her guests.
Thomas Leggie, superintendent OF
the Savage Paper Manufacturing
Company, Skowhegan. whose mil
was destroyed by fire February \
Will succeed James G. Ramsey at The
Chemical Paper Manufacturing Com
pany of Holyoke. Mass, as superin-
tendent of the mill. Mr. Leggie has
been with the Savage company foI
the past two years, and previous tC
going with the Savage company he
was with the Hammermill Paper
/ Company, of Erie, Pa Mr. Leggie is
a well-known paper maker, being ar
expert on colors, and having thoro-
ugh knowledge of the paper business
He first learned the business in Eng
land and came to this country wher
a very young man.
According to the annual report oil
Superintendent l.. w. Gerrish. the
Skowhegan School department has
lived within the appropriation for the
year ending February Is. One sin
gle account of repairs has been eX-
ceeded, but net balance of $1237.8E
is still on hand. There was at the
beginning of the year a balance il
the bank of $1,47949. There was
raised by the town for various pur-
poses the sum of $4,000. The
amount received from the State has
been $13,609,94, while from other
sources there have been derived
$279.30. The total expenditures
have been $26,430S4 The school
committee recommend the same ap-
preparations for the coming year as
were raised at the last annual meet
ing. The Evening School has a reg
istration of AZ pupils and % of that
number besides taking other work
are registered in the Manual Train
ing and Commercial classes.
Mrs Annie l.. Decker has moved
her office back TO So Court St, up
stairs.
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