The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-04-14
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The rural school will open April
IS With the same force of teachers.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. b. Fairgrieye were
guests last week at the home of Their
nephew in Wilton.
'W. H. Cummings of the American
Wooden Company left Friday afternoon
on a business trip to Boston and New
York.
Bruce NJ. H. White who has been
here for a short visit with his mother,
Mrs. Bruce White, returned to BoWdoln
college Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Hight and son
Kirby are back at their Dyer street
home after a several weeks s%ojourn in
st. Petersburg. Florida.
Hon. s. w. Gould returned from
Orono Saturday where he attended a
meeting of the board of trustees of
the University of Maine.
Mrs. Maude b.. Bowling who has
been visit ng her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Allie Buteau left Friday for her new
home in Woodsville, n. H, where Mr..
Bowling is now located.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Wilbur and
daughter Dorothy left Saturday morn
ing for a visit with relatives in Phil
lips. Mrs. Wilbur and daughter will
visit in Auburn before their return.
Miss Margery Heberling, who coach
ed "Katcha-Koo,' left Friday after
noon for Orange, Mass, to stage a per
Torrance of the same operetta in that
city. She will probably return to
Skowhegan about the first of une to
begin her duties with the Lakewood
Stock Company.
The regular meeting of the Local
Sunshine society was held in the city
building Thursday last with the inter
national Sunshine society. Two new
members were taken INTO the organi-
cation. They were Mrs. Lizzie Brooks
and Mrs. Eliza Petty. The usual bus
mess was transacted. A notice of the
next meeting VII be given elsewhere
in this issue.
Mrs. Angelina Kelleher, Bingham's
efRc ent public health officer, returned
home Saturday after being here to at
tend the court hearing of her brother
Alton Robinson VS.. Bernard Pierce.
BlnGl10 dDDedIS " NC O1t u thC
towns that has escaped a large num-
Ter of contagious maladies which
cen conspicuous elsewhere according
- Mrs. Kelliher.
!, C,.,n Aulis OF Hanover, n. H., who
has been located in Skowhegan for
about two years. a large part OF that
time learning the textile business at
the plant of the American WOODEN Co,
has accepted q potion as manager
of the Cummings Shoddy plant In
Webster. Mass. and Will assume his
; new duties sometime next month. He
has lately been competed with MI
Cummings local plant n last week
an the road fOr the concern. Mr..
Aulis has many friends in Skowhegan
who regret that he IS SO soon to To-
cate elsewhere.
Kenneth r. ELS, n ne years OF age,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Ellis of the
DR.. Mann road, has been in the sheep
) hr9inees on a small scale the past
4ear or tive. He commenced by buy
irr a luck lamb of Charles r. White
more about two years ago for S4.O0.
This he snapped for a sheep from
which he sold wool to the amount OF
s.. 25 and afterwards sold the sheep
: for $500. While in his possession this
! sheep produced him a lamb which he
,,as iust traded with Frank Thompson
for two eve lambs. Kenneth is OF
course very proud of his live stock
and purposes to continue in the bust
very enjoyable evening was passed
F!iday last when a social was given
by the Young Mems class of the Cen
tenary Methodist church in the church
p%arlors. The first number on the pro-
gram was a mandolin and guitar duet
with piano accompaniment by the Mis-
SEES Bertha Dow, Marietta Nichols and
Pearl Harville. Then a play entitled
AN Economic Boomerang was pre-
scented with an audience of about 100
people. Following this another selec-
ton was rendered by the same ladies'
after which games were enjoyed Ike
freshments of orange sherbet, as
sorted cakes and saltines were served
at the close of the evenings enter
tainment.
Memorial services for the late
George Corey were held Sunday after
noon at his home on the Cross road,
| Leading IFOm tHe Dlu6SiO" iii SN'S't
house to the back road. Rev. ii. h..
Nichols of the Centenary Methodist
church oficiated. Mr.. Corey, who was
70 years old, was stricken with a shock
| Wednesday before his death on Friday,
He was a native of New Hampshire
and came here from Littleton in that
state fourteen years ago. He was a
farmer by occupation, When the trav-
cling is suitable the body will be in
TERED in the Pooler burying ground
at East Skowhegan. meanwhile it will
repose in the southside tomb. Mr..
Corey and his son Henry lived to-
gether.
An account of the death of Daniel
Smith Wiley will be found elsewhere
in these columns. Mr.. Wiley former
ly lived on Summer street in this town.
He married Octave Folsom, daughter
of Nicholas and Hannah Folsom of
Cornville and they lived on the farm
where Merritt Gould now lives. He is
survived by several nieces and neph-
ou,e ono of whom is Mrs. Bertha JOr-