The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-03-03
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

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w. c. Clark of Waterville visited hi
mother Mrs. Sac F. Clark Friday last
The Teachers Club will meet mex
tuesday evening with Mrs Lotti
/ Gates.
Mrs. Donald Burrill and daughte
Evelyn have been passing few day
In Chelsea, Mass.
Mrs. Frank P. Pennell visited will
+, her daughter Mrs. F. L. Tozier IL
| Fairfield the last of the week.
Little Priscilla Lawrence returned
to Fairfield Friday after having visit
ed here with her aunt, Mrs. RALPH
Hill
Mrs. Alton Whittemore has been
patient at Somerset Hospital for sew
eral days, having sustained an opera.
ton for a pus case of appendicitis
George r. Day returned the first Of
the week from business trip to Bos-
ton and short visit with his sister
Miss Helen Day, a student at the
Wheelock kindergarten school in that
city.
The four months old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Horne of Sum-
mer street has been very i'll and Mrs.
Horne's mother Mrs. Smith of Read
field Is here to assist in the care of
the child.
Mr.. and Mrs w. G.. Elliot left Fri
day morning for a few days visit in
Boston and vicinity. They will re-
turn to Skowhegan for the balance of
the season, Mr.. Elliot having held a
responsible position with the Central
Maine Power Co. during their develop
ment period here.
Foster Walton of New Brunswick
will come to Skowhegan about the
18th of March to make his home at
the S. H. Beal farm on the Hilton
Hill. He will be employed there in
orchard and farm work. Previous to
last July, Mr.. Walton had been en-
ployed by the late s. H. Beal for many
years.
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Friday after visiting with Car
roll Viles and family on High street.
Miss Doris Viles, a teacher in Brain
tree, Mass, who has been visiting at
the Viles home, departed Sunday,
while John Tibbetts of Pennington,
student at Colby College, was q week
end guest there.
Mrs. Ernest Holman of Wilton has
been visiting here with Mrs. H. G.
Judkins and Mrs. Everett Lowe, pre-
to going to Athens to attend
the wedding of Miss Marion Holman
and Henry Turner of Boston. Mrs.
Holman was formerly Miss Mayme
Peavey, a teacher in the Garfield
school building on Leavitt street.
In accordance with the custom of
long standing among the graduating
classes from Skowhegan high school,
the 1921 class has presented its gift
to the school. This is a duplicat-
ing machine and is very valuable
adjunct to the commercial depart
ment. The class members are being
congratulated upon their excellent
judgment in their selection.
BY vote of the Senior class at the
high school the following graduation
parts have been awarded Prophecy,
Miss Beatrice Whittemore; class will.
William Philbrick; presentation OF
gifts, Fay Stoodley and Miss Beatrice
Lowd. Pupils having these parts and
the honor parts will be the only ones
program.
Among the out-of-town people here
to attend the funeral Of W. H. Emery
were Willis Emery, brother OF the
deceased and Mrs. Emery OF North
Arson; Judge Fred F. Lawrence OF
Augusta; f. L. Gray, DR.. F. A. Knowl-
ton, Worth Brown, W. F. McClin-
tick, George F. Richardson, Mabel
Emery, Eugene Emery. Fairfield and
H. L. Emery of Waterville. The
services for Mr.. Emery were
held from the family home, Rev. Her
bert l.. Nichols of the Centenary Meth
odist church officiating.
Carroll Ben Flanders of New Lon
don, Conn, his sister Miss Ella Fland-
STS, STUDENT at IuS INeW IIh6idhu
of Music, and Fred jack
son, Rumford Falls were called home
last week by the serious illness OF
their mother Mrs. B. L. Flanders with
and the illness OF their
father, who was threatened with the
same disease. Mrs. Flanders also is
suffering from broken wrist. A sis
ter Mrs. Matte Mason Is on her way
home from Florida, where she was
spending the winter with her nephew,
Harry Jackson, another SON of Mrs.
Flanders.
E. T. Staples arrived in town Febru-
airy 81 from Baltimore, Md. and is at
present visiting with his daughter Mrs.
B. s. Collins of Heselton street. He
will also visit relatives and friends in
Athens and Harmony in the near flu
ture. In the latter mentioned town
he will be a guest In the home Of his
brother C. ]. Staples. Mr.. Staples left
on May %, 1920 for Wash
ington, D. c., where he visited his
brother Eugene W. Staples, who Is
with the labor department
In the Government department. Fol-
lowing this visit Mr.. Staples went to
where he was employed for
a time for the Baltimore Ship Build
;n1 Cor,napv in tho ioiners deDart-