The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-11-11
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Miss Mary II. Friend a freshman at
University of Maine, departed Monday
after a visit at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Greenleaf
have gone to Bethel where they will
make their home for the present.
Frank Foster arrived home Satur-
day noon from Augusta where he had
been on business for few days.
The Working League of the FEEDER
ated church met in regular session
Monday afternoon in the church par
| lors.
Rev. George Merriam was in Water
Vile Monday afternoon to attend a
meeting Of the Baptist State Conyen-
/ tion Board.
Adolph J. Provost has returned
j from Portland and Auburn where he
visited with relatives and friends for
several days.
The members Of the Epworth
League of the Methodist church held
their regular business meeting Tues
day evening followed by social
Attorney Hiram Gerrish of Brown
vile returned home Yesterday after
being In town on professional bust
ness and visiting his brother, Supt.
l.. w. Gerrish.
There will be a meeting of Golden
Rod Branch. I. 5. S. with Mrs. Archie
! Cote. French street, on Thursday al
ternoon, November IS. Ladies come
| prepared to sew.
Mrs. May Williams Of California is
visiting with relatives and friends IN
Skowhegan and Jackman Mrs. VIII
liams is a sister of the late Nelson ".
BARLEY of Jackman.
Mrs. Lucy s. Young has returned to
! her home on the Back road after pe-
! ing a guest of her cousin, Mrs. Cyrus
| w. Newton. Mrs Young mas also
been visiting in HalloWell for some
| time.
The First Philathea Class met yes
| terday afternoon at the FEDERATED
church parlors and sewed and at $50
served q picnic supper. In the even
| ing the members remained and sewed
| for time.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W Jewett' who are
preparing to move to Augusta, with
their children went to that city Mon
day on business. Their older son,
| Mayland will remain there with MS
grandparents.
The Ella F. Mitchell Philathea food
sale held last Saturday in the Blais-
dell Auto show rooms proved very
successful affair About $35 was
realized The affair was in charge
of Mrs Cora Nye, Mrs. Clara Decker
and Mrs. Bertha Stinchtield.
George Corey while engaged in
saving wood at the plant of the Ken
nebec Pulp Co had three fingers OF
his right hand quite badly sawed Sat
/ urday. The W aunds were dressed by
physician and the man will prob
ably be able to work in a few days.
The regular session of the Sunset
Chapter o. +. S. was held Friday even
ing with a good attendance Degree
work was in order after which a so
cial followed Light refreshments or
popcorn and apples were served. Mrs.
Ralph Hill of Fairfield was in attend
ance being the Worthy matron.
\ quiet wedding was solemnized
Thursday at the parsonage of the
First Baptist church whom Ernest
Pierce Of Moose River and Agnes Con
ncr of Jackman were married. They
we're accompanied by friends. The
single ring service was used by Rev.
| O II. Tracy. the minister officiating.
J There will be a meeting OF the WO-
mans Foreign Missionary Society OF
the NJ. e. Church, Monday afternoon
at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. e.
n. Merrill, Water street. Mrs. II. l..
Nichols will give report of the meet
ing which was held recently in Lynn.
The mystery box in the October
Friend will be used.
Mrs. Sarah Sawyer Of North Arson,
aged about 60 years, who passed away
at Kennebec Valley Hospital, Satur-
day night, was taken to North Arson
for interment Mrs Sawyer was
brought here by ambulance several
weeks ago suffering at the time with
acute neuphritis and died from Gu
remia.
The New England Milk Producers
Association has invited all farmers OF
Somerset County. whether they are
members of the Association or not, to
attend the annual meeting OF the
County Association to be held Nov.
20 at 100 p. m. in Grange Hall In
Pittsfield l.. {. Holston of the
Maine Field District, will be the
speaker.
At the first session of the evening
school hold at the high school build
ing Friday evening there was an at
tendance of about twenty-five people.
There have been several entries made
and 1t is expected that larger class
will be present ut the next session OF
the school. The instructors are Miss
Regina Hatch, Commercial; Clement
Downes, Mechanical Drawing; Mrs.
Gertrude Green. Grammar grades
Miss Elizabeth Macomber, non-Eng-
lish speaking; Miss Sarah Snow, be-
ginners.
The primary department of the Sun
day School of the Federated Church
enjoyed a tip-toe party Friday evening
in Congregational parlors to which
the parents were invited. AS the lit
tie people entered they were told to
go on tip-toe to their seats and then
each class had a part in the program.
Miss Ruth lies class played leap-frog,