The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-18

! Carleton p Merrill was in Angus
Ia last week on short business trip.
l.. b. Wheeler. prominent mer-
chant of Hartland was in Skowhe-
gan on business Friday.
Miss Orlinda Weston of Fairview
avenue is now somewhat better and
her friends will be glad to know that
she is convalescing.
The Congregational Missionary
Reading Circle will meet Tuesday af-
ternoon of next week with Mrs. S. NJ.
Cover at her home on Maple street.
The county commissioners were in
session Monday at the court house
with retiring county treasurer. w w.
Nye of Fairfield, to finish the bust
ness of 1916.
In last week s issue notice was
given of the death of Albert Smell,
occurring last week in Canaan. The
name should have been Joseph Smell
instead of Albert.
Perley Withee of East Madison and
George B. Wing of Fairfield were in
Skowhegan last Saturday to attend
the annual meeting of the Skowhe-
gan Jersey Creamery.
Elmer f. Harris went To Augusta
Monday to attend the meeting of the
Milk Producers Association Monday
evening he went to Bangor and will
return the last OF the week.
Deputy Sheriff W II Maynard was
in Skowhegan last week having
shipped here % pints of liquor which
vas seized at Somerset Junction and
Two gallons which he seized at Rock
wood
F. W. Briggs left Tuesday for the
West expecting TO JON Mrs BuggS
in Purcell, Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs.
Briggs are contemplating a trip to
Colorado Springs and possibly to
California. before returning to their
/ home here.
Mrs Sarah Roneourt of Augusta
and her sister. Mrs. Joseph Bussi-
neau of Gladstone, Michigan. who
have been visiting relatives in town
for the past three weeks, left last
Saturday for Augusta. where Mrs.
Bussineau is spending three weeks
with Mrs. Roncourt before returning
/ TO Michigan
AT the meeting of the Congrega-
tional Working League held Monday
in the parlors of the church, plans
were made for the coming year.
There were about twenty-five in at
tendance. The next meeting will be
| held at the same place. Monday. Jan
uary twenty-ninth when it is expect
ed that several of the committees will
be appointed for next years fair.
/ immigration officer Ford of Jack
man was in Skowhegan Friday of last
week He came to take the two
prisoners who have been at the Som
ersct Jail for several weeks awaiting
/ the orders of government officials at
i WASHINGTON. to Nanceboro To be dc
ported from this country. The two
men were arrested and brought to
the county jail for evadine the i'm
migration law and entering the
country without examination.
Carl X. Ross of Portland, manager
of the Bowdoin College Clubs was OBJ
/ liged to cancel the Skowhegan date
/ for the Glee Club concert last even
! ing. He has offered the date of Feb
ruary twcnty-first, but il is doubtful
! if the offer will be accepted on ac-
count of its being only two days from
/ the third entertainment in the series
which is being given under the aus
pieces of the high school The can
ceiling of this date is very disap-
pointing to many Skowhegan resi-
dents owing to the fact that five
young men from this town are this
year members of the college clubs,
and it is hoped that the offer of the
February date will be accepted.
Miss Mary Dodson Spaulding,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs w. S.
Spaulding of Pittsfeld and Ralph
William Brown, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton Brown of Pittsfeld, were
quietly united in marriage at the
Church of the Messiah in Portland
last Sunday afternoon, Rev. Frederick
Walker, officiating. The bride wore
blue velvet Empire costume with a
turban of the same shade. Little
Miss Elizabeth Walker, daughter Of
the pastor, was the attendant and
wore French embroidered batiste
with baby blue trimmings. Mr. and
Mrs Brown left Portland immediate
~ after the ceremony for a wedding
trip after which they are to reside in
Palmyra, receiving after February
the first
The Misses Arlene and Annie Tur-
cote OF North avenue were given a
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