The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-04
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Lawrence Cockburn returned Mon
day to resume his studies at Bowdoin
College.
Miss Marion Lord returned Sunday
to Nashua, N, II. to resume her duties
in the high school there.
The Sunday afternoon religious ser
vice at the State Reformatory, was
conducted Sunday afternoon by Rev.
George Loring Thurlow.
Richard Laney, freshman at Bow
doin College, returned to Brunswick
Monday after spending the Thanks
giving recess with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. W. ]. Laney.
Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Davis of
Hignview Farm in Cornville. spent
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Davis uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Cronkhite
in Marlboro, Mass. Mr.. Cronkhite is
real estate agent
Mrs. Alice Bigelow of Norridge-
wock was a Thanksgiving guest of
her daughter, Mrs. l.. H. Appleby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Appleby of
Pittsfield were guests Saturday of Mr..
and Mrs. Appleby, the two gentle
men being brothers. -
Miss Dorothy Bridges has returned
to Gorham Normal School after
spending Thanksgiving here with
her sister, Miss Evelyn Bridges,
teacher of home economics at the
high school. The two young ladies
visited over the week end with friends
in Bingham.
John u Cox writes from Pine City,
st. Petersburg Florida, that they are
lenjoying life very much in the sunny
city and can't realize it is winter,
still we think Old Maine is good"
he says. Incidentally Mr.. Cox writes
1 that the Observation-Disclosures look
good to him.
Evidently the largest one family
gathering in this locality Thanksgiv-
ing day was at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. F. Emerson, East Front ST.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson entertained
seven children, thirteen grandchild-
rem, four great-grandchildren and
nine members OF the family by mar
riage, total present of thirty-five.
Fifteen of the family were necessar-
lily absent.
Rev. George Loring Thurlow was
in Canaan Friday to officiate at the
funeral of Mrs. Sarah M. (BurrilN
Drew, native and life long resident
of that town. The services were
held at the Canaan church, her home
having been in the next house to the
church. She was the widow of John
Drew and was eighty-fiYe years old.
Nieces and nephews are the nearest
surviving relatives.
The Shop EARLY. Mail Early cam
paign inaugurated by Postmaster
General New last year proved to be
an unqualified success. 1t was of
great benefit to the people and also
enabled post office employees to de-
liver all the Christmas mail before
noon ON December 25! The Depart
ment again this year asks the hearty
cooperation of the public in order that
the record made last year may be
equalled, If not exeelled.
/ Mrs. John r. Philbrick and Miss
Florence Philbrick leave next We'd
nesday for visit with relatives in
Newtonville, Mass On Saturday they
go to Worcester, Mass, where they
will attend the wedding of their son
and brother, DR.. Maurice Swain
Philbrick and Miss Hilda Tanning.
DR.. Philbrick's many Skowhegan
friends will be especially interested
/ in the latter announcement. He is
an inferno in the Worcester Hospital,
The Chiefs call was sounded at
11.30 Thursday night and the depart
ment was summoned to a place on
the Madison road, near the Gilbert
farm where Studebaker sedan,
owned by Malon LoDgley Of Madison
was on fire. The vehicle was COM
pletely destroyed. 1t seems that Mr.
Longley met Linwood Gotta of this
place who was out of gasoline pnd as
the result of the transfer a match was
/ lighted which ignited the gasoline. The
conhagration ensued.
The White Star Laundry, of which
r. b. Cole has been proprietor for
about seven years, has been sold by
/ Mr.. Cole to Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Jack
!. son. The new owners took posses
sion, Monday, and they are at the
present time making their home with
Clyde II. Smith Mr.. Jackson has
been spending the summer in New
York City but for year prior to that
| he and his wife were residents of this
town. He was formerly assistant
overseer in the finishing room at the
American Wooden Mill.
Funeral services for the late Joseph
C. Patten were held Friday forenoon
at 1870 from the home of his sister
Mrs. w. O. Chase on the River Road.
Rev. George Merriam OF tie Bethany
Baptist Church offciated and burial
was in the Powers Cemetery at West
Pittsfeld. The deceased had resided
! for many years in West Pittsiield and
had come to the Chase home to live
only few days before his death. An
other sister, Mrs. Amanda Lancaster
of Pittsfield and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
n. Weeks of Waterville were here for
the obsequies
Skowhegan acquaintance of Ralph
NJ. Morrow, a former student at SkoW-
hogan high school, will be Interested
to learn of his recent marriage to
Miss Margaret Louise Staples OF
Pittsfield. The ceremony was per
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