The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-16

Jennie Bean has been passing three
weeks with her parents In Canaan.
The Misses Susie and Nellie Berry
were at Pleasant Pond several days
last week.
Miss Lizzie Haines was calling on
friends In Norridgewock, Tuesday of
last week.
Frank Ennis of Augusta, will be the
guest of Bernard J. MaeNally over
next Sunday.
E. f. Merrill ESQ., was in at
tendance at a law court in Concord
N. H., last week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. N Blanchard of
Wilton, were in town last Friday in
their automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Briggs were the
guests of Mrs. Edith s. Shepherd the
first of this week.
Miss Belle Reed visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Reed of
Madison over Sunday.
Nelson Jones of Worcester, Mass,
is visiting his brother, Freeman
Jones, during the fair.
Mrs. George Steward, Mt. Pleasant
avenue, spent last week with friends
In Lewiston and Auburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Roderick have
been spending the past week at Lake
wood the guests of friends.
Herbert Libby, editor of the indie
pendent Reporter, passed the Sabbath
with friends In Wateryille.
Mary A. Kenrick, manager of the
Waterville Typewriter Exchange, was
In town Monday on business.
Mrs. Edward Merchant left last
Thursday for a visit with her sister.
Mrs. Almon Robinson of Auburn.
Miss Lena Hill of Jamaica Plains,
Boston, has been visiting Miss Ella
High at her home on Cedar street.
Harvey Mcclure, an employe of the
Somerset Traction Co., was in Corn
Vile Saturday on a brief visit with
his parents.
The Christian Science society will
return from the Uniyersalist church
to their rooms on Madison avenue
next Sunday.
Miss Olive Green and Miss Ethel
Knowlton left Saturday for Hebron
where they are to be teachers in He
bron Academy.
George Dobson, who had been the
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Coburn for the past week,
returned home Monday.
F. ]. Sanford went to Waterville
Monday to rehearse with the Fairfield
and Waterville choruses who are TO
sing at the Maine Festivals.
Mrs. Della NJ Clark of Sanford, ar
rived in town, Saturday night for a
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram Gilman on Main street.
Miss Bertha Douglas returned to
her home In Lawrence, Mass, last
Saturday after two weeks visit with
her cousin, Miss Mary Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Goodell of
Hermon, Me-, who have been visiting
at M. J. Aliens on Cedar street, re-
turned to their home Wednesday.
Mrs. Susan Mitchell of Lawrence,
Mass, arrived in town Saturday
where she Is to pass the winter at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Mitchell on Front street.
A party of five autoists from Wa
terville, Gardiner, Lewiston and Bath,
were in town last Friday, calling on
Mr.. and Mrs e. P. Whiting, who took
dinner with them at Hotel Coburn.
Master Charles Sheridan of Water
Vile, who has been visiting at the
home of his father, Henry Sheridan,
on Middle street for the past two
weeks, returned to Wateryille Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. H. E. Spear, Mrs. S. J. Spear,
and Mrs. w. e. Clough went to South
port Monday morning where they are
to pass two or three weeks in their
summer home They were joined
Tuesday by Messrs. Spear and Clough.
DR.. Fred M. Eaton. the son of Ben
jamin y. Eaton, the local ticket agent
for the Maine Central railroad. ar
rived here Tuesday from his home in
Redwood, West Virginia, and Is the
guest of his parents for a short time.
A freak ear of corn was brought
into the Observation-Disclosures office
last week by Miss Pearl Berry. 1t
consisted of an ear of corn of the
average size surrounded by four
smaller ones, all growing from a COM
mon base. The five ears were per-
feet In all respects and were en-
closed In one husk.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Frost left town
ON the Monday morning train having