The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-27

Yesterday forenoon from visit in
Portland.
Mrs. Henry Crowell was in Water
Vile yesterday to visit with Mrs
Fred Currier.
The Boys Federation met last Sun
day at the Methodist Vestry with
Harold Larry as the leader.
Mrs. Samuel Kirby of Middletown
Conn. is a guest at the home of heI
daughter, Mrs. w. II. Hight.
Harry R. Coolidge, a prominent at
torney of Pittsfield was in town dur
ing the day yesterday on business.
Mrs. Harvey Goodwin and Mrs. Carl
Curtis left yesterday to visit with
Mrs. Goodwin's sister in Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Corson of East
Skowhegan have a little daughter
born Saturday, 22nd inst, it being
their eighth child.
Local members will be interested to
learn that the Knights of the Forest
are to hold their 1916 meeting in Fair
field on Tuesday evening, Feb. 29.
Flovd G. Nye resumed his duties
Yesterday at the Postoffice after being
off duty for several days owing to ill
ness. His daughter, Dorothy, has
also been i'll.
Deputy Sheriff Rufus McKenney
has been down from Madison this
week attending Court sessions. Mrs
Mckinney is with him and the cou-
pie are visiting with relatives while
in town.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF
the First Baptist Church have elected
Louis E. Dow as the president of that
organization; Thomas Cockburn as
vice president and Miss Annie Scott
as secretary and treasurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manley T. Pooler
leave today for Los Angeles, Calf
where they will be the guests of Mrs
Pooler's sister Mrs. Frank Turner
They will also visit other points and
will be away probably some six
weeks.
Harry Upton has been engaged by
the First Baptist Society to supply
the pulpit of their church until the
arrival of DR.. o. H. Tracey. Nex1
Sunday the Baraca Glass for men will
be re-organized >and Mr.. Upton will
act as teacher
Skowhegan people will regret tC
learn that Rev. Eta G. Tracey OF
New Hampton, N H., the wife of DR.
0. H. Tracey, who has accepted the
pastorate of the First Baptist Church
is i'll and will probably have to UNI
dergo a surgical operation.
Harry Upton, the speaker at the
First Baptist Church last Sunday was
a guest while in town of Simon Gates
and family. Mr.. Upton is an old
friend of Cecil Gates, the two gentle
men having been room-mates while
students at Portland College.
Mrs. M. P. Wall of Denver, Col
who has been spending some time in
this state, reparted yesterday morn
Noi Of uicif with
her brother, F. NJ Kinds. She was
accompanied by Mrs. Mcfarland, a
nurse who had a case in Fairfield.
Omar Badger, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. w. Badger of this town, now
a student at Harvard Medical school
has recently won scholarship at
that institution and during the holt
day vacation was one of the four stu
dents chosen to fill position in Dan
vers Hospital
Fred C. Pooler and Mark w. Emery
of this town have purchased of Clark
Bros. the Peoples Garage, building
'NSNhSiJ OACSlCO III SOL d6C pun pooCo
just off from Water St, not far from
the Municipal Building. Mr.. Emery
has had long experience with the
Hackett Garage on the Island and he
will be in charge of the repair de-
partment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Powers, who
have been guests this week at the
home of Mrs. Powers sister, Mrs. o.
A. Abbey, will probably leave Satur-
day for New York where Mr.. Powers
has accepted position as assistant
manager in the New York office of the
Southern Newspaper Union. For
some time he has been employed at
Jackman by Bin w Page of this
town.