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

Woman's Association spent Sunday in
town.
Miss Julia Coburn returned on Sat
urday to Concord, Mass after visit
with relatives in town.
Miss Lula Holway left for Farming
ton, Monday. after a visit in the vi
cinity of Blackwell Hill.
Robert W. Haines spent Sunday with
his sister, Miss Lizzie Haines at their
summer home in Wayne.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. Merrill of Mon
mouth were out-of-town people in
Skowhegan the first of the week.
Miss Edith Kidder returned the first
If this week to her home in Waterville
after a visit with Mrs Albert Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Holt and daugh-
fer returned Monday to Phillips after
a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Everett.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Lyons departed
by early train Saturday morning LOT
a visit with relatives in Providence,
r. |.
Isaiah Crowell of Brooks arrived
here Saturday for a visit with his SON.
Henry Crowell and daughter, Mrs.
Omar Furber.
Emmons Head left for Portland
Monday, where he went on business
matters and with a possible view 10
locating there.
Ralph Brown resumed his duties
Friday as clerk at Norton's clothing
store after a vacation part OF when
was spent at Mercer.
Rev. and Mrs C. Mckay OF Wiscas-
sett who have been the guests OF MIS-
Ralph Lewis at Lakewood, left mere
Saturday homeward bound.
Mrs. Mildred Totman, one OF inc
local telephone operators, left MONDAY
for vacation of two weeks to DC
snent at her home in Canaan.
The officers elect of Skowhegan
Lodge. No. 70, X. of p, will be IN
stalled this Thursday evening. Inc
ceremonies will be private in nature
A party of Bingham automobillsts
who drove to town, Sunday, were MI
and Mrs. F. II. Preble, Mr.. and Mrs W.
p Robinson, Colby, and Allan ROBIN
son.
Among the automobile parties VINO
were guests at the Coburn were MI
and Mrs. C. B. Kinds of Portland H.
n Wadsworth, and Miss Mary Wads-
worth of Eastport, Sunday
Sumner Ward, who has been taxing
an enforced vacation for several days
owing to injuries received in falilhe'
on Monday. resumed his duties as
baggage master at the Maine central
railroad station.
John l.. Brigham, Miss Helen Brig
ba,n and Miss Frances Harding, were
Messengers out of this station, MoEHay'
nm their way to their home in west
horo. Mass. They had been VISITING
~, irnia Witham at East Madison.
Owing to the small attendance
tbera was no special business tran
sacted by the members OF the SOM
arset Central Agricultural Society
last Thursday evening and the meet
ing was postponed until further notice
from the president.
The Young Mems League OF the
Centenary NJ. E. church entertained
the members of the choir OF that
church last Friday evening following
choir rehearsal. A pleasant evening
was passed socially, made more en-
ioyable by the serving of refresh
ments.
Ralph Bigelow of Orono returned
to that town, Thursday, after spend
ing a few days visiting his brother
Roscoe Bigelow. Mr. Bigelow has en-
ployment in Orono for the summer,
but will resume his college work at
the L. Of NJ. at the beginning of the
fall term.
NJ. d. Skinner of Newport, VT, and
| C. S. Skinner and c. d. French OF
Orleans. VT, were in town during the
day, Thursday These gentlemen are
members of the Skinner & French
Lumber Co., and have lately pur-
chased extensive stumpage rights in
MoXie Gore.
At recent meeting of the Maine
Spiritualists Association held at Do
yer. resolutions of respect were pass
ed on the going out of Mrs. Helen
| Neil Howard of Skowhegan. The com
mittee were Abby F. Webster, Julia
A. Barker, Minerva A. Barwise, Mary
/ f. Bishop and j. II. Kane.
Mr.. and Mrs Harland P. Wyman OF
Rehobath, Mass, will celebrate the
50th anniversary of their marriage
at their home, August 18th. Mr.. Wy
man formerly lived in Skowhegan,
| having graduated from Bloomfield