The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-29
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


AID Vicinity
Mr. and Mrs. r. d. Cleveland and
~ daughter. Miss Eva. will go to
,,bens tomorrow tFriday) for few
DAYS visit.
charlie Dougherty of Winslow has
s.sn the guest of his mother, Mrs.
Nice shelton of North avenue for the
nast few weeks,
Mrs Walter Goodwin OF Portland
has been visiting her mother Mrs.
Flora McPheters of Middle street for
IVA weeks and will return home the
last of this week.
Mrs G H. Morse of Bangor is visit
tue during the present two weeks at
.be home of her cousin, Mrs Fannie
Elefrber of Main street Mr. Morse
On a business trip to California.
Elmer Nolin arrived home yester
5.v noon from Oakland where he has
aeen visiting for a few days While
here he spoke before a large party
o, friends pertaining To his service
overseas.
Mr.. and Mrs Whitfield Taylor will
lowe here tonight Thursday with
The remains of their daughter Miss
villa. for burial at Houlton. Miss
T4v!or passed away with influenza,
January 9TH.
Among the ladie to attend the
Basket meeting at Shawmut last
Tuesday were Mrs. Clara Wyman,
Mrs E. T. Goodrich. Miss Emma An
,l Mrs. George Merriam and Mrs.
Abbie Lambert.
Miss Orlinda F. Weston has receiv-
I'd word that her brother, Clarence
Weston of Boston became i'll this
week and was taken to a hospital
in Cambridge 1t will be recalled
that he formerly lived in Skowhegan.
Miss Faith 4inckley, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs George W. Hinckley
OF Good Will, arrived home last Tues
day night from overseas where she
has been engaged in canteen work. A
reception was given to her last even
ing.
An automobile party from Scion
was in town yesterday afternoon: DR..
John Piper, wife, son and mother and
Mrs Effie Drew. Mrs. Drew expects
to go to Massachusetts in June to
visit with her daughter, Mrs Eva
Kelley for few weeks.
Mrs Belle McPheters. who has been
occupying rooms in the home of Mrs.
Eliza j. Friend on North avenue, has
moved this week to Winter street. She
is a saeslady in the music store of
Harry A Dinsmore and Mrs. Fannie
Fletcher is taking her place this week
while she is away.
An aluminium demonstration was
given last Tuesday evening in the
vestry of the Bethany Baptist church
under the auspices of the Ella F
Mitchell Philathea Glass. There
were about sixty people present. The
demonstration was Mr.. Carter of the
Wearever Company of Bangor Re
freshments of roast beef, potatoes,
rice and pan cakes were served by
Mr.. Carter.
The Women's Missionary meeting of
the Congregational Church was held
last Friday afternoon with Mrs f. E.
Greenwood. There WAS a good at
tendance and an interesting program
in charge of Mrs. John W. Fogler
The subject was women Working
Together IN the Orient The next
meeting of the Circle will be with
Mrs. Cyrus Goodrich, on the afternoon
of the first Friday in June.
Edmund Boiloy and Ernest Marcou
of The Forks were before Trial Jus
tice Thomas G. Lord yesterday after
noon charged with having caught
trout last April at MoXie Gore or in
the waters of Fish Pond, so called,
unlawfully by close time. The young
lads were brought to Skowhegan by
game warden Frank ]. Durgin. Both
pleaded guilty. Each were fined SO
and each fish that they caught fine1
at $l00. The amount of fish caught
was three. The fines were suspend
ed during good behavior and payment
OF costs.
Among those from Skowhegan to !
attend the organ recital by William
Macfarlane of Portland, the munich
pal organist in that city, were: Mrs.
Mildred Weston, Mr. and Mrs. William
Mitchell, Dr. and Mrs F. 0. Sawyer,
Mr. and Mrs NJ J, Smith. Mr.. and
Mrs j y. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Bradley. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Turn
or, Mr. and Mrs, A. X. Butler, Mrs.
Laura Twadelle, Miss Elizabeth Webb,