The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-15
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

relatives.
Miss Mary Bell Morse of Spring
field has departed after visit with
her aunt, Mrs. L j. Smith.
Miss Elsie Avore left Saturday for
Roslindale, Mass called there owing
to the illness of her aunt.
Blaine S. Yiles was up from Au-
gusta a portion of last week visiting
his father, Hon. E. p. Yiles.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Hayward and
daughter, Dorothy. departed Friday
for a visit with relatives in Brunswick.
Mrs. Emma Bartness of Yonke7s'
y. Y, is here for a visit with her
mother, Mrs. L. VI. Hanson, Pleasant
street.
Mrs. ]. W. Richie and daughter Miss
Beatrice, of New York, who have been
sojourning at Lakewood. left Monday
for Portland
Mr.. and Mrs. C. f Sprague of Lex
ington, Mass, who have been guests
of friends and relatives in town have
returned home.
Miss Allie Goodrich is substituting
in the office of Merrill & Merrill dur
ing the absence of Miss Grace Mer-
rill, the regular stenographer.
Mrs. NJ. G. Kennedy accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Anna G. Kennedy,
left Monday on the midday train for
a two weeks visit with relatives in
Quebec.
Mrs. Jennie Nutting has been visit
ing this week with Rev. and Mrs f.
A. Leitch in Auburn. Rev. Mr.. Leitch
was formerly pastor of the Centenary
NJ. E. church.
Mrs. Augustus often of Waterville
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Le-
roy Sanford. Miss Ruth Richardson
of Lester, Mass, has also been guest
of Mrs. Sanford.
Among the automobilists to visit
Skowhegan Friday were Mr. and Mrs.
\. b. Parkman, Mr. and Mrs. F. L..
Parkman, Doris W, and Ralph Park
man of Hartland.
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Thompson
with their niece, Miss Ida NJ. Cum
mings of Lewiston, have gone to
Bingham, their old home to spend
Centennial Week
G. w. Hobart and son, of Lexington,
Mass, have returned home after 4
weeks visit with the formers mother
on Summer street, and with friends
in Cornyille and Madison.
E. c. Fiske formerly brakeman
on the local trains has lately return
ed from Boston where he has been To-
Gated and has again taken similar
position with the Maine Central.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. ]. Brannen of
Providence, r. l., have been visiting
Mrs. Brannen's sister, Mrs. C. j. Hay
den. Miss Anna Lacy of Providence
has also been visiting Mrs. Hayden.
Scion Robertson of Middleboro,
Mass, who was among the veterans
in town to attend the exercises in
G. A. R. Hall, Friday, enlisted three
times in 1861, viz, the list Maine, the
End Maine and 4th Maine Battery.
The U. S. Army Recruiting station
has been closed, and Private Alec d..
johnson left for Laconia, N. H., Fri
day. Private George Morrison has
been transferred to the Portland dis
trict. The nearest recruiting office
will now be at lewiston
Mrs. Mary E. Dunbar and Miss AL
berta Nye of Brookline, Mass, who
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. r. Smiley, and Mrs. Walter Ord
way, left recently by auto for Au-
gusta and Oakland, where they will
visit for a few days before returning
home.
Mrs. Daniel Osborne and grandson,
Lewis Bean of Carl Jet, Missouri,
have arrived here for visit with the
family of John Cool. They formerly
resided in Skowhegan and previous
to that their home was in st. Adams.
Their visit in the east will probably
cover a period of about six weeks.
Mrs. Nellie Hill accompanied by her
son, Clarence Hill of Minneapolis,
Mimi, arrived Saturday for a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs Leroy Sanford.
Mr.. Hill, who is president of the Min
neapolis State bank, departed towards
nome, Monday, but Mrs. Hill will re
main for a longer visit in the east.
All-Day meeting at Malbon's Mills
school house, Sunday, Aug. Is, pro-
viding the weather is fair. John l..
Wright of Augusta will speak. Sub
Iects will be for the morning, Faith"
and for the afternoon, THE Two Ways
And Their End" Meeting will begin
At 1890 and 2.30 o'clock. All are well
come.
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