The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-20
Skowhegan Local News

Edward ~ Merrill, Esq was in
Bangor the first of this week attend
ing Court.
Mrs George Ware and little son,
Clifford returned Sunday afternoon
from visit with relatives in Halo
we'll.
Roscoe Bigelow bought a pair of
beef oxen of Rollins Bros. at Pleasant
Ridge The other day which girted s
feet and three inches.
Mrs Nathan Fowler, who has been
ill at her home on High st. and under
the care of trained nurse is report
ed as being somewhat improved
Miss Doris Raynor. one of the eth
Grade teachers. has been off duty this
week owing to illness and Mrs. l. s.
Wheeler has been substituting in her
place.
Sunset Chapter 0. E. S will hold a
regular meeting tomorrow (Friday)
evening beginning promptly at 7.30. A
program is to be presented under the
direction of Mrs Agnes S. Steward.
Friends of Mrs. II. S. Hopkins, who
accompanied Mr. Hopkins to Cedar
Rapids will regret to learn of her i'll
NH Ina II
Boston for treatment on her return
Journey to Maine.
Owing to the illness of the install
ing officer, Mrs. B. S. Flagg the Off
GERS of the Pythian Sisterhood were
not installed last Friday evening and
the ceremonies were postponed for
two weeks.
The Ladies Aid of the First Baptist
Church will meet with Mrs. Philo
Steward at her home on Baptist Hill
next Monday afternoon at 2.30 p. m.
Mrs. Steward has invited the society
to meet at her residence during the
rest of the winter.
\ wedding was quietly solemnized
at St Mary's Catholic Church last
Monday morning at $50 when John
and Miss Ella Legere, both
of Skowhegan were married by FIR.
p. E. Desjardins. The bride is the
daughter of c. r. R. Legere
School Savings Banks and Juvenile
Courts are the subjects to be consid
cred at the next meeting of the Glenn
entine Weston w. C. T. U. to be held
Tuesday afternoon, January %, in Lii
liot is to direct the program.
Harry H. Upton, a member of the
Senior class at Colby College, who oc-
cupied the pulpit at the First Baptist
last Sunday, proved to be a
very pleasing speaker and excellent
sermonizer. He will preach at that
again next Sabbath and will
also sing a solo Mr.. Upton was en-
gagged in supply work at Belfast last
summer.
Vera McCoombs left Monday on her
return to Marlboro, Mass, to re-enter
ST. AIMS Academy, which was recent I
" partially burned. None of the stu
tents or nuns were hurt, all of them
out of the building before
he situation had reached its most |
critical stage. A part of Miss Vera's |
clothing was lost as the result of the |
lanes. Mrs. Marie Boulette accom- |
panied her back.
The basket ball team of the Show
legan High School has won thus far
his season from Waterville, North !
Anson. Pennington and Oakland, be-
sides defeating a team made up of the !
alumni of their own school. Their
highest score has been Is to 3 and it |
should be noted that only three bas-
tets have been got off the S. H. $.
guard. Including the latter portion
If the season of 1915 with the five
games played this year makes
series of 10 successive victories for
he Skowhegan team. The line up
will be found elsewhere in this issue. /
II. S. Hopkins is back on the job
again after a visit to Cedar Rapids,
iowa. where he has been attending
| directors meeting of the Order of
Railway Conductors. Judging from
he Evening Gazette of that city, Mr..
Hopkins was loyal to his home town
rs that newspaper refers to the gen.
.leman in the following manner:
At this point H. S. Hopkins.
whose place of residence is
among the pine clad hills of old