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

VIM. Folsom Merrill was at North
to business matters.
The Helen Coburn Mission Circle
will be entertained tomorrow friday
afternoon by Mrs. Joseph Otis Smith.
Miss Alice Thurston, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. L. Nutting
returned to Berlin, N. H. Saturday.
George Lunt, who has been in
New York, has been at home with
his family for several days owing to
the illness Of Mrs. Lunt.
Funeral services for the late Moses
Cloutier were held yesterday morn
inc from Our Lady of Lourdes church
Rev. J. L. Renaud officiating.
Among the real estate deals dur
ing the past week was the purchase
of a large tract of lumber land In Ken
nebec County by C. G. Watson ct ais
of this town.
Miss Marguerite Dickinson has COM
pleted her duties as teacher in the
Bigelow Hill District and Miss Mar
garet Williams, normal school stud
ent is filling the vacancy.
r L. and G. l.. Parker have a pro-
missing purebred Holstein heifer calf
nearly all white. The dam and sire
are both registered. The sire came
from Page Farm, Skowhegan.
A Stated Conclave of De Molay Com
L hnIJ
ASYLUM Tuesday evening at which
time balloting was in order, following
the regular routine of business.
Miss Belle Dennison, a teacher in
Garfield building who has been in Cut
ter because of the sickness and con-
seouent death of her father. will re-
turn Saturday and resume her duties.
Ralph G. Weber of Augusta was a
visitor in town Tuesday being assist
ant superintendent of advertising of
the Central Maine Power Company and
having business with local officials
of this firm.
There will be reduced rates between
here and Madison next Tuesday for
the accommodation of those who wish
10 attend the Somerset Pomona Grange
meeting to be held in Grange hall in
that town.
The little Misses Rebecca Merrifield
and Geraldine Wells of Waterville are
guests at the home of their aunt, Mrs.
NJ E. Lord, owing to the serious ill
ness of their grandmother Mrs. Frank
NEOOr Uotorvi1lo
Alfred H. Hayes, Louis H. Manley,
directors of the Maine Pulp & Paper
Company; A. P. Fletcher; A. Geo.
Lutz; sales manager, G. c. Hullinger,
secretary and treasurer of the COM
pany have been here this week look
ing over the situation of the company.
A meeting of the Woman's Relief
Corps will be held tomorrow after
noon in Grand Army Hall. The pro-
gram arrangements are to be made
by the color bearers. Mrs. Lillian
Smith, Mrs. Ellen M. Smith, Mrs. Geor-
gia Goodwin and Mrs Irene Currier.
Mrs. Carlton White and son of Lynn,
Mass, arrived here Monday night for
an extended visit in the family of her
sister, Mrs. Myron Loomis and other
relatives. Mr. and Mrs. White have
been living in Lynn for about five
years but now plan to locate in Show
hogan.
Music numbers at the Sunday even
ing service in the Federated church in
cluded a pleasing cornet number Re
membrance of Liberati" by Kenneth
Copp and Maesto in d minor by Ber-
tint played by Allan Stinchfield, pia-
mist and w. Carl Malley organist.
The choir sang an anthem. -.
Leslie E. Jacobs, Grand Master of
the Grand Lodge of Maine, I. o. o. F..
left here Tuesday for Brewer to be
present at meeting held there that
evening. Yesterday he attended a dis
trict convention at Easton in Aroos-
took County and to-day Thursday
will be in Pressure Isle on similar &C.
casions.
Ray Boynton, who graduated from
high school in the class of 1916, is
now working with the Erie Railroad
in the department of bridges and build
ings in New York. His parents Mr.
and Mrs. W. H Boynton now live at
Civ Harbor, Washington The
family formerly lived on the River
road in Skowhegan.
The funeral of Dexter w. Rowe was
held Tuesday from his late home in
Madison Ave, Elder Elmer e. Os-
borne of Fairfield officiating. There
were many beautiful flowers. A son,
DR.. Maurice E. Rowe of Pennsylvania
was present at the obsequies.
Fred Day, an employee Of the Cen
trail Maine Power Company, fell on
some concrete stairs last Sunday and
struck his right hip with great force
1t was feared that the hip bonerwas
broken and the. man was moved to
Kennebec Valley hospital. Monday.
an x Ray picture indicated that hip
was dislocated rather than broken.
Memorial services for the. late
Sheldon H. Beal were held Friday
day forenoon at 1890 from the family
residence on Hilton Hill and were very
largely attended. Rev. George Mer-
Ram, pastor of the Bethany Baptist
oburnh So%H,totad and n O. lord III.