The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-08
r. SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS y

what place they would prefer to visit
and why.
One of the big pair Of work horses
owned by F. B. league died last
week. Mr.. league had owned this
team for about IL years.
Fluctuations are being extended
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Parkman of Hesel-
ton street upon the birth OF daugh-
ter born last Tuesday evening.
Elmer J. Smith arrived from Port
land last week where he has been
spending the past month, and is again
at the home of his brother Willard F..
Smith of Water street
Mrs f. H. Dunton of Stronghold,
saskatchewan, Canada. who has Deeh
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs u.
". Savage of Madison avenue for the
past six or seven weeks, left this
morning for her home.
The next meeting of the Woman
Mission Reading Circle will occur
Tuesday afternoon February twenty
seventh at the home of Miss Gertrude
Weston, when the years study Mex
leo" will be continued.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G.. Trafton arrived
here from Bangor last week. Mr.
Trafton has resigned his position as
manager of the Ayerdale Farm,
where he has been for the past year
and will re-engage in business for
himself at the home place on Bigelow
Hill.
Miss Cora NJ Hopkins entertained
the members of the Searchlight club
at her home on High street last Fri
day afternoon. The next meeting
will also be an afternoon meeting
and will take place at the home oil
Miss Christine Pooler on Pleasant
street, Friday, February sixteenth.
f. l.. Ford is in Boston this week
attending the National Road Con-
gress. Mr. Fords first highway eX-
perience was driving the road ma
chine for the town of SkoWhegan fol
seven years. After that in 1896 and
1897 he became road commissioner
an office which he held again for six
years to and including 1915.
Thomas Grevoy of Jackman Sta
ton was in town last week, attending
court. His wife, formerly Miss Mary
Dulac is a niece of the late Charles
Dulac, formerly of this place. Mr..
and Mrs. Grevoy lived in Fairfield
the early portion of their married
life, after which they moved to Tet-
ford Mines. p. G., and later to Jack
man.
$S51 was cleared by the cake and
candy sale held in the Dyer store last
Saturday afternoon by the Young
Peoples Christian Endeavor society
of the Congregational church. The
members of the committee in charge
of the sale were the Misses Doris
Cover and Beatrice Smiley and the
Messrs. Karl Tobey and Raymond
Lacasce.
Maiden Cliff Commandery, L. o.
G. c.. of Camden, held a public in
stallation and drill at firemens hall,
January oath, after which a banquet
was rendered in G. A. r. Hall to w.
A. Smith, the retiring Noble Com
mander, in honor of his birthday. Mr..
Smith who was a former Skowhegan
resident. was presented with a gold
watch and chain and scarf pin.
Deputy Sheriff Roy b. Pooler will
go to Boston in May to attend the
Guild Convention for three days
This association is comprised of peo-
pie from all over the country who
play the three stringed instruments,
banjo, guitar and mandolin. The
election of officers and business meet
ing Is held the first day and the con-
yention terminates with fine concert
the evening of the third day.
Frank Holt, the father Of Mrs. Net
tie Holt Harding, committed suicide
at Silver Lake, Mass, last Sunday.
Mr.. Holt was formerly Of Elliotsville,
but left this state some 20 years ago.
He was never resident of Somp-
set County but his daughter, Mrs.
Harding, is we'll known here, having
often lectured at Lakewood, at the
meetings of the Maine Spiritual So
ciety. Her present home is in Som
eryille. Mass, and her last visit here
was about eight years ago.
Mrs. Rena Learned OF Madison a
visitor at the supreme Court session
last Friday, discovered that she had
lost her handbag containing thirty
dollars on her way out of the court
house Mrs. Learned was in a hurry
trying to get her car and when part
way down Court street, found that
she did not have the bag with her.
She returned to the court house and