The independent-reporter., 1923-04-12
Skn11l1rgat, Enral Nrlua

James Fellows White left Satur-
day to VISIT his brother. Bruce II. NJ.
White at Bowdoin College.
Charles E. Pope has resigned as
assistant superintendent for the
Skowhegan Paper Co. and with his
family who have been living in the
Lewis house on Spring street has
gone to Bangor to visit with relatives.
Afterwards they will go TO Portland
and Bridgeport. Conn. for visits be-
fore going to Hamlin. Ohio to esta-
blish their future home.
Prof. Herbert c. Libby who adj
dressed Skowhegan Sorosis Monday
evening, and who is at the head of
the department speaking and debat-
ing. has announced that Miss Helen
I,ouise Coburn, II off Skowhegan,
doner of the prizes for the Coburn
prize speaking contest, which is open
only TO the members of the college,
had increased the value of the prizes
for the contest, from $50 TO 800, thus
making five speaking contests open
To the students of Colby College.
which have prizes amounting 10
500.
Word has been received here of
! the death of Elder p. b. Osborne
which occurred at the, home OF his
! son, Elder e. +. Osborne in Fairfield.
i Elder Osborne was we'll known as
preacher of fthe Seventh Day Advent
! faith in different sections of the
state and has frequently addressed the
! Skowhegan church body. He has also
resided more or less with his daugh-
| ter, Mrs. Calvin Jones. now of Mad
ison, formerly of Skowhegan. He was
born in Ripley, Maine, in 1874 and
was the son Of John and Sarah
! tWng) Osborne. Beside the son and
daughter already mentioned there
are several grandchildren.
Friends of Richard l.. Turner, son
Of Rev. and Mrs. Henry Clay Tur-
ner, formerly of Skowbegan will be
interested to learn that he now
holds the post of sporting editor Of
the Chester Times at Chester, Pa.
This is an evening daily with cir
culation of $4,000. It's president is
William G. Sproul, former governor
of the State of Pennsylvania. Rev.
Mr. Turner who was pastor OF the
Centenary Methodist Church was
transferred TO Trainer, Pa. and after
residing in Trainer he was assigned
10 Ridley Park. At The recent
meeting of the Philadelphia Meth
odist Conference he was returned TO
Ridley Park for the third year, where
he and his family will continue To
make their home for the present.
The Skowhegan High School mega
tive debaters won to ! from the
affirmative representatives at Cony
High School at Augusta in the de-
bate at Lewiston last Friday night.
The question was "Resolved: That
the federal government should pro-
vide compulsory arbitration OF dis
pntes between capitol and labor, in
railroad and coal mining industries.
The Cony debaters were Elizabeth
Shorey and Merrill Hewitt and the
Skowhegan team was W. O. Wildes
Jr. and Miss Elsie Young. Thirteen
schools were represented i'll the
Joint debates, three of the team Will
ming on the affirmative and negative
sides of the question, namely. Deer
ing High, Edward Little and Maine
Central Institute. The affirmative
debaters who went from Skowhegan
were Robert f. Wymm and Thomas
Nichols, and they argued against
Maine Central Institute negative.
AIternates going from here were
Miss Faylene Decker, affirmative
and Miss Helen C. Hight negative
They were accompanied by Mrs
GLADYS II. Kicker of the faculty.