The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-29
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Clara b. Leayitt left Friday for
a visit with relatives in Boston.
pr Genoa Sanborn and DR.. Maude
Kellet went, Saturday to Lewiston.
]. H. Holt of Troy. \. H., who has
been the guest of his parents, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. f. A. Bailey returned Friday
to her home in Hartland after visit
in town with her niece.
II. A. Russell of Portland, special
agent for the Maine Central, WAS in
town, Friday on business.
Mrs. NJ. J. Moody of Freeport, Ne,
has been the guest the past week of
Mrs Eugene Parkman.
Misses Mabel and Angie French left
Saturday for a visit of about two
weeks to Boston and vicinity.
Sunday school duties were again
taken up Sunday at the Bethany Bap-
list church after a vacation.
Miss Marjorie and Miss Corinne
Salley attented the reunion of the
Walker family in Arson last week.
James Emerson was in Bath the lat
ter part of the week to attend a re-
union of the 18th Maine Regiment.
D. L. Smith of Boston, who has been
visiting at the home of his brother
J. y. Smith, returned home, Friday
At the regular meeting OF Moose
lodge held Wednesday evening of last
week, ten candidates were taken into
the order.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Stanley and Mss
Emma f. Walker of Newton, Mass,
have been visiting at the home of W.
L. Walker.
Prof. and Mrs. Ralph ". Leighton
were weekend visitors at house
party, given by Walter Hight at
Smithfield.
George E. Clough went to Southport
the last of the week where he will
pass two weeks with Mrs. Clough at
their cottage.
Miss Nellie Hall returned Saturday
to Providence, R. l.. after visit Of
some weeks at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. David Lyons.
Miss L. VI. Hazelton of Long Branch,
n. J., who has been visiting friends
here, left Saturday for visit to her
brother in Peru, Me.
Mr. and Mrs. F. f. Jackson of Rum
ford, who have been visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Benjamin Flanders, departed for
home, Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur R. Jewett have
returned to their Middle street home
after a sojourn for the greater part of
the season at Lakewood.
Fred Haryille left Friday for Angus
ia, Ga. where he has position with
a construction firm in erecting a cof-
fer dam in the vicinity of that city.
Max Russakoff of Paris, France, has
arrived and will make his home with
his brother, S. Russakoff here. He
will be employed in the Russakotf
jewelry store.
Roy P. Nay shipped, Monday, to
firm in Boston, seven kittens. He OIL
dinarily sends one lot year, various
species of the cat family being repre-
scented in the dot.
Recent births recorded at the office
of the town clerk are daughter
MARY Cleda) to the wife of Vital La
chance, and a son Edward Fred to
the wife of Fred Perry.
Jack s. Barker has severed his con-
nection with the Smith Publishing Co.
as foreman of their composing room
and will leave next Saturday for Ber-
lin, n. H., where he will assume a
similar position at the plant of the
Barney Reporter Press, the Berlin Re
porter being issued from that office
Mrs. G. Raymond Lewis of Auburn,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Herbert n. Pratt, has returned home,
Other recent visitors in the Pratt home
were Mr.. and Mrs. Elford Durgin and
son, of Wollas+on, Mass. Mr. Durgin
and Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt were college
friends at Colby.
Rev. NJ. Gerry Plummer, formerly of
Skowhegan, who several months ago
was appointed pastor of the Methodist
church at Bingham, has been obliged
temporarily to give up his passionate,
and is now engaged in Y. NJ. c. A. in
stitute work at Silver Bay, New York.
He is doing the county work depart
ment, where there are 60 students en-
rolled.
We are in receipt of the Maine Fiji
teenth's Annual Fifty Years Since
Muster In which was published by
Maj. H. A. Shorey of Bridgton, Me
1t is an attractive book containing