The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-08-07
L0CAL. ITEMS

LOCAL ITEMS
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Marble left
Tuesday forenoon for an outing at
Monhegan.
DR.. Genoa Sanborn arrived home
Tuesday forenoon from an outing at
Great Chebague
Joseph Poulin of Waterville was
here Sunday visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs F. X. Poulin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Estabrook
have returned from few days plea
sure trip to Lakeside, Maine.
Miss Gwen Quimby of Boston who
has been a guest at the home of Will
liam Pitts, departed Tuesday.
Miss Mabelle Ross has been ap-
pointed assistant in the kindergarten
department of the Skowhegan schools
Mr.. and Mrs, Chester Hussey were
among the outgoing passengers Tues
day on the o'clock train being Port
land bound.
Coroner l. c. Trufant accompanied
by Mrs Trufant and their little
daughter Delight, are visiting rela-
tiyes in Bath.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewia and chill
dren have gone to Belgrade Lakes
where they will remain for the rest
of the season.
Mrs. Thomas H. Salt of Rensselar
N. Y, has been a guest during the
present week of Mrs. Sarah Gledhill
on Madison Ave.
Mrs. Gertrude Barker left Tuesday
for a visit with relatives in Clinton
she will also visit in Lewiston and
Portland before her return.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. McIntire of Sol.
on were among the out-of-town people
on our streets Tuesday. Mrs. Nc
Intire went from here to Portland for
visit
Mrs. Zoie Vigue who has been re-
siding here for a time departed Tues
day forenoon on a trip to st. Francis
Vose, Canada, where she has relatives
and where she will make her future
home.
Mr.. and Mrs Ira A. Norton arrived
home Saturday night from an automo-
bile trip to Portland and Lewiston.
They were accompanied home by Mrs.
Norton's brother, Robert Upham and
wife of Auburn.
Mrs. II. P. Robinson Of Medford,
Mass, who has been visiting her
mother, Mrs. Hannah Bussey, her
brother and sisters left Tuesday for
visit until today in Portland before
returning to her home.
An automobile party composed of
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. W. Gerrish, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Paddock and Nh. and
Mrs. Judson Packard drove to North
Fairfield Sunday and attended morn
ing worship at the Quaker church
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lawley of Bos-
ton are visiting Mr.. Lawley's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lawley and are
to pass few days at Lake Wesser-
runsett before their return. Mr.
Lawley is day supervisor at the Mat
Japan Insane Asylum.
Edward Roberts of Springfield
Mass, the son of o. A. Roberts, form
erly a barber here and Omar Gener-
oux of Southbridge, Mass, son of DR.
Generoux, who was at one time locat-
ed here have been visiting their grand
mother, Mrs. William Groder and
their uncle Joseph Groder. They
departed Tuesday morning.
The courteous number please Of
the telephone operators at the loca
exchange has been noted and is muci
more pleasing than the old way o
replying to the patrons ring, by say
ing the word number. This opera
ting feature has been adopted by thu
New England Tel & Tel Co., begin
ming on the first of August,
Mrs Lena Butler Mebane of st. AL
bans has been elected to teach in thC
Skowhegan schools this coming sea
SON Miss D. Jet Briggs of Corinnf
will teach in the Garfield building il
place of Mrs. Mary Armstrong March
while Mrs. Mebane will take Miss
Briggs former grade of pupils in thai
same building. Mrs. Mebane has
been in the past teacher in the pub
lie schools of this town and many will
be glad to know that she is to again