The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-05-11

Ernest Decker left here yesterday
afternoon on a business trip to Port
land
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Emerson attend
ed Pomona Grange meeting at Starks
Tuesday.
Mrs. Olive r. Carter of Caratunk
was the guest of her brother Sumner
Turner last week.
There will be a meeting of the SUI
perintending School Committee to-
morrow afternoon.
The sale of the Warren j. Foss
farm in Brighton to Ray Goodrich OF
Bowerbank has been reported.
Mr. and Mrs E. S. Ward were
among the Athens people in town
Tuesday attening to matters of bust
ness.
Special music will be a feature of
the Mothers Day observance next
Sunday at the Centenary NJ E,
Church.
Mrs. Sophia F. Marble left yester-
day afternoon for Harmony, where
she formerly resided and where she
will pass several months.
Mrs. Nellie NJ Chick of Boston de-
parted Monday afternoon following a
visit with her cousin Mrs. S. W. Turn
er on the Malbons Mills Road.
Mrs. Frank Forth has departed af-
ter visit here with Mr.. Forth who
has accepted a position as clerk in
the store of Sampson & Ayore.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. ]. Hight were in
town from Athens yesterday, Mr.
Hight going to Waterville in company
with c. B. Hight 70 witness the ball
game.
Judge and Mrs ohm +. Holman OF
Athens were in Cwn yesterday, Mrs
Holman leaving on the noon train for
a visit with her son Ernest Holman
in Fairfield.
Misses Gladys F. Pencil, A. Magma
Gordon, Annie Caswell, Violet Robin
son and Gladys Chase were in Water
vile to attend the ball game yester-
day afternoon.
Mrs A. NJ. Taylor of NorrdgewocB
VINO has been visiting at the home OF
her grandson. Eugene Tarbox, left
here yesterday for visit with rela-
tives in Dexter.
Mrs. Frank L. Blackwell was
among the out of town people in town
yesterday. She and her husband
have been living in Fairfield, but have
lately moved to Benton.
Mrs George X Robinson with hel
children are planning to pass the
summer in the vicinity of RocklanC
with relatives. They will probably
leave for that place the latter part OF
the week.
An addition to the local switch
board of the Me. Tel. & Tel. Co is
being installed this week by John
Brown of Rumford Miss Mildred
Brown of Rumford, chief operator
also arrived Tuesday night TO pay
a visit to the local exchange.
Mrs. Mary O'Brine underwent an
operation for appendicitis Sunday at
the home of Mrs. Lena r. Woodbury.
DR.. Cragin of Waterville with Drs
Dascombe and Young of Skowhegan
were the surgeons. Miss Anna NJ
Fox, trained nurse is caring for the
patient
A. X. Pawlison of New York who
has been acting as athletic director
at Good VIII left yesterday morning
after being in Skowhegan to train the
Skowhegan High School Track team
The team goes to Waterylle Satur-
day to participate in the Kennebec
Valley meet.
Mrs. James Lessor of Portland has
been visiting with Mrs. Joseph Libby
at the home of Mrs George Butler
Mrs. Libby, who is very i'll, was one
of the members of the automobile
party in which Mr.. Butler sustained
such serious injuries some years ago
Mrs. Lessor departed yesterday.
Rev. George Merriam will leave to-
morrow afternoon for Minneapolis
MINI. as delegate for the Baptist
Board of Education to attend the
Northern Baptist Convention to be
held in that city. Before his return
he plans to visit his two sons in
Ohio, one of whom resides in Day
ton and the other in Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. McNeelie, Mrs
Forrest Goodwin and Richard White
attended the funeral of Archibald c.
Houston in Guilford and accompanied
the remains to Skowhegan yesterday
for interment Others who came
here to attend this sad service were
the two sons, Robert and George