The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-25
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

day from business trip to Boston.
Miss Theresa Coyne is absent on a
vacation to be spent at Boston Is
land, Southport.
Mrs. George Kidder of Waterville
visited her sister, Mrs. George Pad
dack, Friday and Saturday.
Arthur Wood of Portland is here
for two weeks visit with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Wood.
William H. Halves, Esq, and family
arrived home, Tuesday night from a
vacation spent at Old Orchard.
Dr. and Mrs. w. H. Diller are ex-
pected here today from Philadelphia
for visit with Mrs. OILERS father,
A. H. Wyman.
Blaine Viles accompanied by his
son, William, of Augusta, were guests
yesterday of the formers aunt, Miss
Theresa Spooner.
Miss Evelyn Bodfish entertained a
few friends at croquet, Tuesday eve
ming. Before the departure of her
guests, the hostess served cake and
ices.
Mrs. Walter Savage and two chill
dren Lawrence and Lucille of Som
eryille, Mass, have been passing sew
eral days with Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson
Savage.
Hon. Sylvester J. Walton was in
Dover, Tuesday, attending to legal
business matters there. Yesterday
Mr.. Walton went to Long Pond on
business.
Mrs. W. J. Ross of Phillips and Mrs.
w. T. Keene of Wateryille are to
spend the remainder of the week with
their sister, Mrs. Lura Adams at Nal
bon's Mills.
Hon. E. p. Viles, who has been very
i'll at New Vineyard for about six
weeks, is so much improved that it is
planned for him to return to his
home here next Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs E. F. Haines have been
entertaining Mrs. B. f. Cornell of
Pittsfield and Mrs. f. P. Neal and
three children of West Bolster, Mass,
at their home on Middle street this
week.
Miss Pearl Jewett entertained a
party of eight young ladies at her
home on East Front street Monday
night. During the evening a lunch
was served and the hostess was pre-
scented with a dainty parasol by her
guests.
Mrs. f. s. Cairns and her son, Ken
meth, who have been guests at the
home of Mrs. Cairns sister, Mrs.
Harvey Goodwin, departed Tuesday
afternoon on their homeward journey
to Berkeley, Cal, where the latter
will enter the University of Califor-
mia. 1t will be of interest to the
friends of the family here to know
that Mr.. Cairns is at present located
at Iloilo Philippine Islands
Deputy Sheriff E. R. Walker of
Arson was called to the home of
Fred Pepin in that town, late Satur-
day evening. by the report that Pepin
was beating his wife. Pepn was
arrested and the hearing was held
Monday, before Judge Newell. Pepin
pleaded guilty to the charge of intoX-
ication and was given fine of So and
costs. He was unable to pay the fine
and was committed to the county jail
here.
E. II. Morrill, came near figuring in
an automobile accident, Monday night
while driving down Madison avenue.
He was in the vicinity of Dyer Hill
when an automobile came out Of
Maple street and swerved wide into
Madison avenue, it being the drivers
idea to mako the hill with out shift
ing the gearing. The headlights were
not thrown in the direction of Mr..
Morrill's team, and the driver of the
car did not see him until he was al
most in collision with the carriage,
he finally succeeded in clearing the
team, however, by sudden turn.
The members of Sunset Chapter, O.
f. s., held a very delightful field day
last Friday at the cottage of A. !.
Sawyer and Adam Simpson at Lake
wood, Mr.. and Mrs. Sawyer and Mr..
and Mrs Simpson acting as most at
tentive hosts and hostesses. There
was an attendance of between 80 and
40 members and a picnic supper was
admirably served in doors, directed by
Mrs. Adam Simpson, Mrs. Kate Simp-
son and Mrs. Maud Ayore. The party
went to the theatre in the evening
and the outing was an unusually hap
by one The general committee hav-
ing the affair in charge was Mrs. Min
ma Savage, Mrs. Roy Lancaster and
Charles A Ross.
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