The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-03
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Miss Mabel Pooler Is visiting with
her aunt, Miss Julia Coburn in Con-
cord, Mass.
In observance of Holy Week. the
Paroehi9l schools will probably close
on the 18TH
r. Mrs. II. S. Hopkins went to Water
Vile Friday to attend a meeting of the
Eastern Star.
Joseph Russakoff, a freshman at
| Dartmouth College, is at home for the
| Easter recess.
| Irwin Il. Ladd returned Monday
! forenoon from a week end visit with
his aunt in Auburn. u
Pitt F. Parker of the Royal Lyceun
/ Bureau of Boston, was in town Friday
| of last week. on business.
Mrs. Edrie Wyman has accepted a
I position at the office of Gerald c.
Marble and assumed her duties Mon
day.
Moody r. Jewell left Monday for
New York and. Tunkhannoek, Pa. on
business trip covering about ten
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Chase went to
Gardiner Saturday morning called
there by the death of Mr.. Chase's sis
ter, Miss Ola Chase.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Kinsley arrived
home last Friday from kokadjo where
Mr.. Kingsley has been working for
the II. & w. Co. the past winter.
!
The Misses Alta Porter, Carolyn
Cover and Helen Lord left Monday
morning to resume their studies at
Wheaton College in Norton, Mass.
Charles w. Bond of Augusta was In
town Friday on business and gave
a short talk just before the noon hour
to the independents Reporter force on
paper stock.
Mrs. T. II. Howard who has been in
Newport since December returned to
Skowhegan Friday and has reopened
her home at the corner of North Ave.
and High street.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. l.. Robertson and
family who have been living at the
home of John l.. Fish during the win
ter and since their removal here from
Bath last fall, have taken the B. l..
Flanders house on East Leayitt street
and will very soon move there.
1t is understood Fred A. Wood, Ed
ward Spear and Cyrus T. Durham
have purchased of Elliot w. Spear,
now living in Roxbury, Mass, all
material, formula and exclusive manu-
featuring and sales rights in Maine
of Spears Guardian Fire EKtinguis-
er.
A meeting of the BPW Club will
be held next Tuesday evening in
the club rooms. Miss Flora E. Weed
of Bangor will be the speaker and
will talk on Better Bushes Women
for Better Business. The girls of
the senior class are to be special
guests on this occasion.
Funeral services for the late Joseph
Whittemore. who died suddenly at his
home on the Notch road on the 26th
were held Sunday at 1870 from the
house. Rev. George Merriam, pastor
of the Bethany Baptist Church offici-
ated and the body was conveyed to the
Southside tomb to await interment, in
the Southside Cemetery. The son,
William Whittemore of St. Paul, MINI.
was unable to be present.
Memorial services for Mrs. Florence
Wilson, wife of Roy Wilson, who died
on Wednesday were held Friday after
noon at one o'clock from her late
home on the river road. Rev. George
Merriam officated. The deceased
was fifty years of age and was the
daughter of Franklin and Loantha
(Beane) Mains. She came to this
town to live seven years ago from
Canaan. She had been suffering for
some time from the effects of cam
Ger. A surviving sister is Mrs. Vir-
gil Holt of Canaan. Interment was
made in the Pooler Cemetery at East
Skowhegan.
THE many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Oulton were panied to learn
of the death of their daughter, Ida
Frances, which occurred last Thurs
day morning. The child had been i'll
with appendicitis and when operated
upon, it was found to be a pus case,
and the condition very serious. Fun
eral services were held Saturday af-
ternoon at two o'clock at the family
home on Hanover street. Rev. Her
bert l.. Nichols, pastor of the Centen-
airy Methodist Church, where the fam
lily attend worship, officated. Be-
side the parents there is an older sis
ter. Anne and a younger brother.
At a hearing held Thursday before
Trial Justice r. &. Lord, Mrs. Sadie
Harmon pleaded not guilty to assault
ing Mrs. Eva Vigue, the complainant
in the action. The witnesses were
Mrs. Vigue and another Eva Vigue
and Ernest Vigue. 1t seems the two
women live in the same house and
work in the same mill. 1t was
claimed by Mrs. Eva Vigue that Mrs.
Harmon made faces at her, while she
was working in the mill and that
when Mrs. Vigue went home to dinner
Mrs. Harmon struck her. The res
pondent was found guilty and ordered
to pay fine of $500 and costs of
$12.27. She appealed and furnished
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