The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-12-16
LOCAL NEWS


Mrs. + J. Poulin.
The Queen Esther Circle Of the NJ
Z Church held business meeting at
the parsonage last evening.
Norris Gledhill left Monday after
noon on a business visit to New York
city and possibly Philadelphia.
The Ladies Social Circle of the
Centenary Methodist Church held a
business session yesterday afternoon.
Ex-county Attorney, T. A. Ander-
son of Pittsfeld was a visitor in
skowhegan Saturday departing on the
midday train.
Miss Maude Roullard returned home
Monday morning from Fairfield where
she spent the week end visiting Mrs.
Frank Chagnon.
Mrs r. A. Derbyshire and her nep-
hew Heath Plummer. went to Oakland
saturday afternoon where they visited
over the week end.
Miss Loantha Pike of Cornyile was
in town Monday leaving on the 2.35
train for Palmyra, where she has
position as teacher.
Edward Lessor returned home Sun
day from the Dead River regions
where he has been employed in the
woods for several months.
William T. Blair, who has been
spending several weeks with his bro
Their Albert ]. Blair and family, re-
turned to his home in New York City
Saturday.
Frank rbbets of Smithfeld was in
town Friday seeking medical aid for
fractured cheek bone. The injury
vas sustained when Mr.. Tibbetts fell
on a rock.
Isaac Griffith caught one of the
handsomest strings of pickeral ever
seen in town one day last week at
Fahi Pond. There were fifty-one in
the string.
The Centenary Methodist church
choir are preparing their Christmas
music and rehearsals will be held this
Thursday evening and tomorrow
friday evening at seven o'clock.
James Lessor. who sustained a badly
cut foot from a gasoline saving out
fit at the Leayitt street school build
ing and was later taken to kennebec
Valley hospital is reported as doing as
we'll as could be expected, The heel
bone was sawed thru.
p. II. Williams of Canaan has open
ed a grain and feed store in the build
ing in Madison Square partially oe-
cupied by Holt e &Hight and former
ly used by Dexter Rowe in the manu-
facture of hoops. Chester Sawyer is
the head salesman.
Ex-Governor L. W. Mccall of Win
chester, Mass. and Ex-Governor S. I.
Felker of Rochester, N. Y, with F. w.
Preston of New Hampton. n. H., were
visitors in Skowhegan Friday and Sat
urday having business at the law Of
flee of Merrill & Merrill. They were
guests at the New Skowhegan House
during their stay in town.
Beginning last Sunday the after
Moons began to lengthen. The morn
ings however, will continue to grow
shorter and will shorten in fact fas-
ter than the afternoons will lengthen.
II will therefore not be until Decem
Der that the lengthening afternoon
will offset the shorting mornings so
begin to increase.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of
Athens are to give ball in that town
Friday evening, Dec II. The kit-kat
Kennedy Klub of Hartland will pres
emit deacon Dubbs' Supper will
be served at midnight and music Will
be furnished by Varney's orchestra.
Howard Chapman of Athens was IN
town Monday on business in connec-
ton with this event
The First Philethea class meeting
was held on the evening OF Dee. oth
i'm the Federated church parlors. MISS
Lena NJ. Wyman read paper upon
Miss GRAHAM who is a missionery In
Turkey Her former home was IN
Monsoon in this State. After the
meeting work was done for the Falr
The First Philathea Class is to have
picture benefit next Friday evening
Dec. Il.
The remains of Miss Eliza Clifford,
who died at the home of her niece,
Mrs. Frank league on the Middle road
were taken to Wateryille where tuner
al services we're held from the nome
of another Mere, Mrs. Frank Sturte-
want Monday. The deceased was
born in 1853 in Wateryille and for
about two years had resided at the
league home She was the last oil
her family She had been in teeoie
health for sometime Miss cliiIord
was an aunt of John {. Clifford oil
this place.
Two OF the local linemen of the
Maine Tel. & Tel Co. were victims
of rather an hazardous accident Sun
dav night when attempting To re
nair the damages occassioned By me
big storm. David G.ulette and Johh
whitney were at the top of newly
erected pole at the corner oil Aofth
Ave and High St and were pulling up
about the last wire when the top OF
the pole broke off and both men @efe
preciptated to the ground. 9oolett
received several bruises aud ms lace
was somewhat cut up while whitney
sustained minor injuries
Nelson W. P. Munster OF Jaekmal
was in order for hear ng on ms Pr
tition for a pardon AT the session oil
the governor and council yesterday
Munster was sentenced b. JUDGE II.
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