The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-06-14
ITEMS OF INTEREST
BROWNS CORNER-CANAAN
From our Correspondents

Our SCnOOl CLOSES tT1Qdy aIter
term of ten weeks the last five weeks
being taught by Miss Lucie Burrill,
a teacher of experience. Miss Bur-
rill was trained In the State Normal
School In Pennington and she knows
how to teach school.
Our teacher Miss Burrill passed
Sunday in the home OF her uncle,
w. R. Bailey.
The city school closed last FRI
day after a very successful term
taught by Miss Bertha Irving of Ben
ton.
Miss Ethe, Lewis who has been
teaching in Harmony returned home
Saturday for her summer vacation.
P. J. Lancaster and Harry Wheeler
were in Skowhegan Saturday on bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin knights, Mr..
and Mrs. Simmion Brown went to
Newport Sunday to visit relatives.
Ollie Dixon of Benton and Miss
Kathleen Mason of Canaan passed
Sunday in the home Of Mrs. Jane Hall.
Mrs. John Richards OF Cambridge
has been visiting and assisting her
mother Mrs. Annie Wheeler. She re-
turned home to Cambridge Saturday.
Omar Wheeler and wife and young
daughter Eva have been visiting
friends In this vicinity. They re-
turned home to cambridge Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Thompson is slowly re-
covering much to the satisfaction of
her friends.
Fred Barnes remains about tho
same; he does not gain as rapidly as
could be wished.
Mrs. G. W. Weeks Sunday but at this
writing she is better.
Annual Merchants Day in Skowhe-
gan, next Thursday
Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Burrill and
children Harold and Miss Lillace went
to Waterville Sunday where they pass
ed the day in the home of their son
Ivory. The trip was made In Selden
Fitzgerald's new Ford car.
Onel Salisbury and crew are in the
place baling hay for Frank Worthing
and c. B. Chase.
Word has been received of the death
of Mrs. Josie Strait which occurred in
the Sheridan Hospital In Wyoming
last week. Mrs Strait went to the
hospital in May for a surgical OPP
Grafton but got no relief as 1t was
Strait was the wife of Archie Strait
and they were former residents of this
town having gone to Wyoming last
husband, father, brothers and sis
tiers and other near relatives to mourn
her loss. We extend sympathy to
the bereaved family. The deceased
was about 20 years old.
HARTLAND
Those who were guests at Sheriff
Wards Thursday and Friday of last
week to attend the graduating ex-
ercises OF Hartland Academy, were
Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn Ham, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. E. Folsom of Cambridge, Mr.
and Mrs. e. 8. Ward, Athens, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. e. Corson. Brighton, Shirley
Brown of Harmony and Emily Law
renee OF East Vassalboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Hubbard and son
Charles were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. F. II. Farnum.
Mrs. George Braley has gone to
Harmony for several weeks visit.
J. II. Haley was In Boston several
days last week
Miss Ethel Ward is at East Vas
salbOro for a short visit.
Annual Merchants Day In Skowhe-
gan, next Thursday.
The Hartland Sunshine Club had a
very pleasant meeting with Mrs. Fred
Heseltine Friday, June Sth. A fine
dinner was served at noon. In the
afternoon the members did sewing for
Mrs. Heseltine. The next meeting
will be Friday afternoon, June 21st,
with Mrs. Emma Henderson
Mr.. and Mrs. Fremont Coston and
family and Mr.. Convey of Auburn we're
week end guests at H. H. Coston's
and Lincoln Coston's. The trip was
made in Mr.. Covey's auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Moore are In
town. Mr. Moore is In very poor
health.
The graduating exercises of Hart
land Academy were held at the Opera
House, Thursday evening, June 7th
Each one did credit to themselves
Their parts we're fine and we'll de-
livered. The class numbered IA, the |
largest class ever graduating from |
Hartland Academy. Music was fur
nished for the exercises by Nutting's |
orchestra of Skowhegan.
Mrs. Aurilla Coston Is in Auburn !
Tor several weeks visit with relatives |