The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-08-02
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sister, Mrs. Arthur T. Rodden, where
members of the Rodden family are
enjoying a house party.
Mrs. NJ. c. Viles with her four chill
dren and their guest, Miss Louise
Martin of Roslindale, Mass. were driv-
en- to Long Island in. Portland Harbor
last Friday by Mr.. Viles. They will
remain away until the last of August.
Mr.. and Mrs. Damas LaFond, who
are now living on Mt Pleasant Ave,
have engaged the present home of Mr..
and Mrs. e. f. Merrill on Water ST.,
which is to be vacated when the Mer-
rills have their new home on Madison
avenue remodeled for occupancy.
Mrs. Freda Altonian and three chill
dren, Paul, Marion and Carlton, who
came here several weeks ago from
burlington, Vt. to visit her mother,
Mrs. Ella Hayeock, left Friday morn
ing for Providence, r. l., where the
family will establish its future home.
Friends will regret to learn that
Robert Moves, oldest son of Mrs.
Flossie Noyes. who with her family
has been at Belgrade Lakes during
the summer, has entered the Child
ren's Hospital in Portland for treat
nlent of a tubercuar affection of the
left hip.
Miss Florence E. Wood, who was
graduated from the high school last
June, and who made application for
entrance into the Peter Bent Brigham
Hospital in Boston to train for a
nurse, has been notified of her accep-
lance, but will not enter the institu-
ton until January.
Miss Isabel Dorsey Houston of New
York, who has been spending some
time at Lake Marranacook, visited
with her cousin, Mrs. NJ. G. Mathews
of Richmond, Va. who has been in
town with Mr.. Mathews on business.
She is also distant relative of Mrs.
Sarah l.. Eaton and took occasion To
visit with her. Miss Houston is in
charge of st. Bartholomew Church
Kindergarten on New York's east side'l
and has done much along homo mis-
sionary work lines in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dore returned
Friday last from a four weeks visit
in different towns in Canada. This
included visit with Mrs Dore's /
father, Louis Fluett, formerly OF
Skowhegan. They visited in twelve
different towns, including st. Anne de |
Beaupre and on July goth were pres
ent at the blessing and laying of the
corner stone at st. Anne's, a notable |
event in that section Of the country. |
This famous shrine was burned about |
two years ago and 1t is estimated that |
it will take about four years to re-
build it.
Among the out of town people here
to attend the funeral of B. f. Webb |
last Friday were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Littleheld of Albion, Mrs. Little6eld |
being a sister of the deceased; w. e.
Briggs of Fairfield: Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerard Greenleaf, Mr. and Mrs. De-
Witt of Monmouth; DR.. fash of Fair
field; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Potter Of
Bath and Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Walker
of Forest Hills, Mass. Mr. Webbs
mother, Mrs. Maria Webb. who was
visiting with her daughter, Mrs Lit
tlefeld in Albion. was unable to at
tend, being in her S9th year.
Memorial services for the late Bert
f. Webb, held Friday afternoon at 2
O'Clock from the family home on Mt.
Pleasant avenue were largely attend
ed The body lay in the north par
lor, entirely surrounded by beautiful
flowers from simple sprays to elabor
,,sn 4 ~. t1
Thurlow, pastor of the Federated
Church OBLIGATED and there were Ma
sonic ceremonies conducted by Frank
w. Buchanan assisted by members of
Somerset Lodge f, e. A. NJ. De Mo-
lay Commandery acted as escorts. 1t
is seldom that the death of any citi-
zen has occasioned more grief than
the passing of Mr.. Webb, who was so
eminently respected. Burial was in
the family lot at the Southside ceme
terry.
The Minneapolis Journal of July
18th contains an interesting story
relative to the razing of the old Mich
ollet Hotel in that city. The article
says that one of the most interesting
persons in the crowd that examined
a bit of linen which had laid in the
corner stones of the hotel since its
erection more than half a century ago
was N. b. Weymouth. Mr.. Weymouth,
formerly resided in Canaan and was
a brother of Frank Weymouth, whose
widow, Mrs. Elsie Weymouth, now
lives with her daughter, Mrs. c. d.
Eaton on Middle street in this town.
Mr.. Weymouth had right to be in
terested as he was the carpenter
foreman on the job when the hotel
was built. He is now eighty-six
years old and lives with his daughter,
Mrs. e. B. Wheeler in Minneapolis.
Despite his age he has gone down
town frequently to watch the dis
Of the historic old structure
that he helped so materially to build
Mr.. Weymouth visited in Skowhegan
last year.
Judge Warren G. Philbrook of Wat
erville, an associate justice of the
Supreme Court, was In town Thurs
day last in attendance at a hearing
held in the Probate Court rooms. ac-
tion having been brought by Bernice