The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-03
Local News
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\. V for visit.
Arthur Plummer went to Augusta,
yesterday on business
Mrs. Roscoe Abbey left yesterday
for a visit with her sister in Clinton.
Airs G. II. Tilton and son, Malcolm,
were in Bangor. Tuesday for the day.
Mrs. G. E. Durrill left by yesterday
mornings train. for visit to Port
land.
Sue Whitney has been visiting at the
home of c. F. Milett in Bingham, this
week.
Miss Mabel Green OF Boston is Wis
ting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Green.
Mrs Daniel Lewis and daughter,
Miss Bertha. visited yesterday, in Wa
terville.
Albert GAIA of Montreal hes arrived
for a months visit with his brother,
DR.. Oliver GAIA.
Mrs. Walter p. Ordway took a party
of ladies on an automobile trip to Ca
ratunk. Saturday
r. X. French returned yesterday
morning to Portland. after several
days visit with friends in town
Simon S. Parker Of St Adams, VS.
tied the first of the week at the home
of Selectman r. Francis Parker.
Mrs. Edith S. shepherd was in Pitts
field, Tuesday, and gave a travel talk
on Africa before the Pittsfeld Tues
day Club.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Gero have n
son born Sept. 81 Another recent
birth is that of a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Oak.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Steward haze
leased the Morrison homestead on
High street and have been moving
there this week.
The lady teachers o. the SlIowhegan
High school faculty enjoyed a corn
roast last evening at the home OF Miss
Hannah II. Page.
E. H. Morrill, went to FoXcroft'
Monday, to be present at the Centen-
NAL celebration with his artificial
poodle dog wheel game.
Mrs. Carrie c. Witham of Portland,
has been the guest the past week OF
Mr. ana Mrs. James p. Thompson at
their home on Winter street
Mrs. Russell F. Jones was the
guest, Monday. of Mrs. Willard F.
Smith returning to her home in Wa
teryille on the afternoon train.
Mrs. NJ. Agnes Merrill left yester-
day morning for Brunswick, where she
will make her home for the present
with her son, Arthur, a student at
Bowdoin college
supt. of Schools L. W. Gerrish
leaves today for Calais, where he will
deliver an address before the Washing
ton County Teachers Association, ON
the subject of Teaching of Arthme-
tic
Work is progressing on the oNrtli
Plains sewerage system and it is eX-
pected that the portion of the system
being laid on Goodwin Hill will be
completed this week and that on North
&, begun next week.
John F. Casey, who has been brake
man on the local trains for some time,
has accepted like position on the run
from Portland to Bangor with head
quarters in Portland. He will remove
his family to that city.
Mrs. Annie T. Fish will leave Satur-
day for an extended visit to Boston,
New York. New Jersey and Cincinnati,
Ohio. She is to visit her aunt in the
last named city and will be accom-
panied to that place by her son, John
L. Fish His position as city editor
of the independents Reporter will be
filled during his two weeks absence
by John f. Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lashon re-
ceiyed at their Maple street home,
last Friday evening. the event being
planned owing to their recent mar
riaee Guests to the number of 80
and over were in attendance and the
evening was enjoyably spent with
games. A collation. of ices and cake
was served and the host and hostess
were the recipients of numerous gifts
including furniture, silver and glass.
The Clementine Weston. w. c. T.
t. will meet as usual next Tuesday
afternoon in Grand Army hall. The
reports of the State convention held
at Auburn, will be given by the vari
Gus delegates who attended from
here. The remainder of the business
connected with the annual meeting
md which had to be put over from