The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

George A. Moore was Thanksgiving
visitor with his parents in Gardiner.
Edward F. Merrill, Esq. left Friday
morning on a business visit to Port
land.
Mrs. Robert Dunbar has been visit
ing during the past week with relatives
in FoXcroft.
Parker Foss was up from Wateryille
Thursday to visit his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. L. l.. Foss
DR. C. A. Moulton of Hartland was
among the out-of-town people to visit
Skowhegan last Friday.
Arthur A. Jewett returned Friday
to Belgrade after visiting his mother.
Mrs Ella ~ Jewett and family.
Miss Mava Foss of North Vassal
boro returned Friday afternoon fol-
lowing a visit With Mr.. and Mrs. John
Clifford
Miss Jessie Folsom of Augusta de-
parted Friday morning after a visit in
the family of Nahum S. Steward on
Water ST.
Carroll Goodwin of Haverhill, Mass.
has been passing several days with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Goodwin
on Madison Avenue
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kirby of Mid
dletown. Conn. have been visiting for
several days with their daughter, Mrs.
Walter II. Hight on Dyer Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. f. McNeelie, Lew
elyn Goodwin and Miss Lola Goodwin
visited last week at the home of Mr..
and Mrs Francis W. Briggs in Pitts
field.
Ralph Weston left Friday morning
for Farey's, West Forks, on a hunting
trip. He will be joined in few days
by Parker Foss of the Waterville post
office force.
Miss Gail Taggart returned the first
Der of the High School faculty at
KenneDunkport following visit with
her parents, DR.. and Mrs. II. c. Tag
CART
Guests at Hotel Coburn Thanksgiv-
ing Day included about sixty local
people who dined at this we'll known
hosiery. Landlord Haines served a
very tempting holiday dinner to his
well pleased visitors
Mrs J. G. Cover is visiting her Sis
ter, Mrs. c. N. Getchell of Kennebunk.
From that place she is to be the guest
of Mrs. Dora Bickford, another sister,
in Potter Place, n H., and will return
here the last of December
Ivan Dyer, who has been located in
Canada West for some time. is visit
ing at the home of his aunt, Mrs. f. f.
Sawyer Mr.. Dyer whose home was
formerly here has made headquarters
while in Canada in the towns OF
Moosejaw, Winnipeg and Saskatche-
wan and was engaged in train service
there.
Rev. and Mrs. H. q. McGlauflin en-
tertained Thanksgiving Day. Mrs. Nc
Glautiins sister. Mrs. G. b. Written of
Pressure Isle and her daughter Miss
Evelyn, student at Kent's Hill Semi
nary Miss Priscilla Bridgeham of
Boston, who is Miss McGlau1in's
teacher in pianoforte was also a guest
of the family.
Mrs. A. f. Dyer has been treating
her friends with some delicious fruit
cake which she received as Thanks
giving dainty from her sister, Mrs.
Minnie Bean Hill, whose home is in
Hammonton, California. The cake
reached here in good condition, it hav-
ing taken six days to transport it
across the continent. Its weight was
five pounds.
Among the dinner parties given
Thanksgiving Day, one of the pleasant
family events was at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. Hight. Out-of-
town guests included were Mrs.
Nights father, Walter Morrill,, and her
aunt and uncle, Miss Mabel Hight and
Arthur Hight all of Cornville. Mr..
Nights two aunts. Mrs. Clara Doe of
Bingham and Mrs. Ella H. Russell of
Athens were also present.
Among the college students who
have been at home for the college re-
cess have been Everett Bacon, Otto
Folsom-Jones, Donald w. Philbrick,
Elroy Lacasce, Sherman Shumway
from Bowdoin College; Gerald Marble
from University of Maine; Folsom
Merrill, Harvard Law School; John
Lewis, Bangor Law School; Carroll
b. Flanders, Ethel Merriam, Lucy
Taylor, Miss Marion Steward, Col
nv. Miss Agnes Mantor. Miss Myrtle