The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-09-01
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the guest OF Mrs. Lizzie Jones' Wa
teryille HILL left for California Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph ketchum. who
have been visiting Mrs. Ketchum' 5
parents, B. b. Wells and wife, re-
turned to Boston last week.
Attorney l.. G. Cooley of Boston, is
the guest OF his parents, on Main
street.
Mrs. Llewellyn Morrow will close
up her house here soon and leave for
the West to spend the winter and
perhaps the remainder of her life
with her daughters.
Chas. Dempsey and family of Boston,
who have been spending the summer
at North Pond Smithield. returned
to the Hub last week.
Mr.. and Mrs L. w Allen, Mrs.
Chas. Worthley and Ell Shorey went
to Hayden lake last Sabbath to at
tend the Spiritualist camp meeting.
The two corn shops expect to start
the wheels rolling next week. The
corn is growing right along.
Ulmont Stanley left here Monday
for Boston to purchase an automo-
bile. The motor boat recently built
by him has been sold. Mont will run
regular passenger car around the
town.
William Mills had another opera
ton performed last Sunday. DR..
Ames was the physician in charge
who did the work.
George Chandler, wife and friends
went to Skowhegan Sunday in Mr..
Chandeliers motor boat.
William Bracket took a party to
Togus one day last week in his new
auto.
John f. Taylor and wife of Show
hogan were in town last Sunday with
their auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. A w Merrill have
named their baby boy Parker Hol-
brook Merrill.
The William Tobey house on Ward
street, recently vacated by Charles
Wards family, has been let to Mr..
Blafsdell, the blacksmith who recent
ly came here from Oakland.
Fred Stevens of Smithfield passed
through here Sunday with a load of
passengers for the Spiritualist camp
meeting at Hayden lake.
Potatoes are selling for 40 and 80
cents per bushel at the ware houses
of Whitney & Whiting.
DR.. Joseph Taylor and wife OF
Boston are the guests of DR.. Taylor's
mother. on Upper Main street
Miss Linnie Brown will go to
Boston soon to visit friends. She
will be away a number of days.
Many of the schools will commence
the fall term next week.
James Huntoon will move into the
house recently vacated by Frank Full
Ter who has a house in Skowhegar
and moved there this week.
Master Davis of Lewiston was II
town over Sunday. the guest o
friends on Mechanic street.
Miss Louise Carr and her friend
Miss Greenback of Massachusetts
who have been spending their vaca
ton of several weeks here in tow
and at North pond, returned to Mass
aohusetts last week.
About twenty members of the Con
gregatonal Sunday school and other
went to Cascade park, Oakland, las
week on their annual picnic. All re
port fine time.
Mrs. Roxie Carr and daughter, Lii
la, have gone to Pennington Falls tt
remain with Mrs. Carr's daughter
Mrs. Whitcomb.
Dorothy Downs, who has been seri
ously sick. Is reported much better
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Hight, who
were recently united In marriage
have purchased large milllner.
store in Kingfield where they expect
to do large business. Mrs. H1gh'
is a first class milliner and we pre-
dict large trade for them. success
to their new enterprise. -
Fred Doyle was called to nova
Scotia one day recently to attend the
funeral of his son, who was instantly
killed in an accident.
DR.. H. w. Smith Is busy with his
new steam automobile. He recently
returned from Hampden where he mad
been spending a number of days call
ing on friends.
Last Sunday beat all records for
touring cars. autos, carriages ana
foot passengers. Our streets were
filled with these tourists from early
. morning until late at night.
A Young Peoples Society was or
ganized last Saturday at the home
of Mrs Lillian whitney There are 20
members, Mrs. Maud Carr is presi-
dent; Gladys Parlin, secretary and
treasurer. Inc new SOClety Will Lucot
next Saturday, September 8, with
Mrs. George Carr, on Main street.
The Christian Endeavor society OF
the Congregational church are con-
templating holding a fair soon in the
vestry of the church.
Horace Leavltt one of our BARRIERS,
has been in business in town thirty
years.
Mrs. John Coburn and son, Mrs.
Scarborough and Mrs. Spaulding of
Providence, R. l., who have been
guests of Joshua Hilton of Mercer
avenue, returned to their home Tues
day. Other friends of Mr. Hilton from
Massachusetts, are expected to visit
him soon.
Misses Cora and Laura Baker en-
tertained Mrs. Fred Coolidge of Scion
a few days last week.
The Porter house is full of guests
at the present time.
Dell Bigelow has given up the
business of painting and paper hang
ing and secured job in the shoe
factory for the winter.
A Mr. Adams of Brockton, Mass,
a friend of Roy Kelley, has been in
town several days the guest of Mr.
Kelley on Smithfield avenue. Both
went to North Arson Sunday to at
tend the NJ, e. camp meeting.
Miss Gladys Parlin, assistant post
mistress, Is making a host Of friends