The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-23

Mrs. W. B. Steward has been visit
ing in Waterville yesterday and today.
Mrs. Fred Green of Manchester, N.
H., is the guest of Mrs. George Craig.
The Sunshine Society will meet in
City Building Thursday, Oct. Both, at
2.30 p. m.
Edward Holt made a short business
trip to Waterville, Friday, returning
Saturday on the 1890 train.
Isaac Pierce and Omar Perkins have
returned from North East Carry, each
bringing with them a fine deer
Judge John F. Holman of Athens
was among the up river people to visit
Skowhegan Tuesday on business.
Mrs. w. F. Newton of West Upton,
Mass, is visiting her mother Mrs.
Annie Steward at her farm home.
Mrs. Wallace Nash and daughter
Miss Edna Gushing have been passing
several days in the vicinity of Boston.
Mrs. Jennie M. Schwartz has return
ed to her apartments at Hotel Oxford
after visit with Mrs. w. G. Morrel
in Pittsield
Mrs. Lillian Avore with her sister
Mabel Butler returned Wednesday
night from a weeks vacation which
they spent in Boston and vicinity.
Mrs. Walter Flint and son Leavitt
of West Baldwin have been visiting in
town with Mrs. Flints mother, Mrs.
Clara B. Leavitt and with other rela-
tives.
The Ladies Circle of the Methodist
church met with Mrs. Leon Witham,
Tuesday The Circle is to meet again
next Tuesday for an all day session
at the vestry.
Mrs. ]. Palmer Merrill left yester-
day morning for Dexter where she
was to deliver an address before the
members of the Womans Literary
Club in that town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cannon enter
tanned as guests Tuesday and Wednes-
day their niece, Mrs Lottie Hoxie Hol-
way of Fairfield Center and her sis
ter Mrs. Ella Hoxie Scribner of Brock
ton, Mass
Next Wednesday evening will be
Young Married Peoples evening in
Skowhegan Grange. They will occu-
by the chairs and entertain the men,
bers with a Shadow Party and My
stery Supper.
Judge c. o. Small of Madison con-
Quoted session of Probate Court at
the Somerset County Court House
Tuesday. Two will were allowed
including those of Josiah H. Hight late
of Athens and Julia NJ. Green late of
Athens. ...==.
Mrs A. S. Littlewood and children
Laura and Stanley took the morning
train Friday for Niagara Falls, where
they will visit Mrs. Littlewoods sis
ter for a time. Later they will join
Mr.. Littlewood in Ohio, where they
will make their future home.
Owing to the severe storm of Mon
day there were but few ladies in at
tendance at the meeting of the Beth
any Guild at the home of Mrs. J. O.
Smith Plans for the future were
laid however and the society will
again meet with Mrs. Smith next Mon
day.
The male quartet composed of f. e
Harris, Prof. r. w. Leighton, J. Har-
vey White and DR.. S. M. Cover with
H. Tobey Mooers reader was in
Athens Friday evening and gave an
entertainment under the auspices Of
the M. E. B. Society in that town. Miss
Edith Lewis accompanied them as
pianist
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from Mount Pleasant Ave. Among
them are Clark Jenkins. a former su-
perintendent in the Worsted Mills
who has a position in East Madison
and has moved there, William Mer-
row who has removed to Madison
where he has accepted position and
A. j. Benot who is now located in
Auburn.
F. H. Hazelton of PoBland, State
manager of the Equitable Life Insu-
rance Society, was in town Monday
calling on his local agents W. A.
Bailey and F. A. Williams. This COM
.pany is doing a large amount of bust
ness in this section. Mr.. Bailey plans
to leave here tomorrow to work for
the, Equitable for time in another
Maine county.
The evening school opened this week
in the High School building with the
following instructors: Principal, T.
w. Leighton; Ernest w. Ochampaugh,
mechanical instructor; Miss Gertrude