The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-08-14
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Y. A. Reed of the American Express
has returned from a vacation visit to
| New York.
Miss Elsie Roberts of Scion has
been here the guest of her cousin. Miss
Grace +. Jewett, during the past week.
Mrs. Blaine Emerson has S,1n sIrT-
PERTAINING this week her godmother
Mrs L. DeGrandy of Dorchester,
Mass
Mrs. a. II. Lang is improving from
her illness of several weeks duration
Mrs D. A. Corson of Athens is caring
for her
Miss Mildred Smith of Boston who
has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Cyrus Goodrich left on her return
Monday.
Mrs H Downs matron at West
brook Seminary departed Tuesday
forenoon after a visit with Mrs. A. s.
Chabot
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Z. Clough left
Tuesday for an outing at their cot
tage at Southport, which is to cover
several days
Miss Rose Castonguay of Rumford
Falls who for three weeks has been
the guest of Miss Lucy Poulin de-
parted Monday.
Mrs. Carrie Bradford of Cedar St,
who hal tfen spending 81 ira days
with her ron at Wiscassttt, returned
home .Gonday night
Twenty-three tickets were sold at
the local station Sunday on the ex-
cursion to Portland and sixteen to
Old Orchard Beach.
Mrs. Jennie NJ. Schwartz has been
a visitor with her daughter Mrs. W. L.
Anderson in Hartland. and with
friends in Pittsf1eld this week.
hdlttl j. Lulu anu HIS uduSutel,
Miss Edna Lord of Bangor arrived
Monday night for a visit at the home
of Mr. Lords nephew, Herbert C. Jud-
kins.
Mrs. Cora Brown and Mrs Marjorie
Wheeler of Worcester, Mass, who
have been the guests of Mrs. Carrie
Bradford ard Miss Bradford de- alted
Monday on the midday tram
Harry Barker, manager of Green
Bros. store, has returned from an
outing at Narragansett Bay. During
his absence Moses Weller of Water
vile was In charge of the store
Mrs. Vesta G.. Miller of Providence
R. l., departed Tuesday after visit
with her brother, Charles Jones. Mrs.
Miller was accompanied here by her
granddaughter, Miss Dorothy Kent of
Cumberland HILL r. /.
Mrs. Margaret Rawles who has been
undergoing treatment at the Sisters
Hospital arrived home from that insti-
tuition Monday evening. Her many
friends will be gratifed to learn that
she is much improved
Among the local people to witness
the races at Augusta during the pres
ent week have been E. j. Butler NJ.
ST. Ledger. Fred Tuscan, c. w. Day,
Harry Day. Peter Merry. Sheldon
Bradbury and w. d. Bradbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Libby and little |
son Albion of Hartland were in town
They were just returning by automo-
bile from trip to Peru, Me-, which |
vas the former home of Mrs. Libby.
James B. Stinchfield left the first |
If this week for Eastville Upper
'teuracke, N. s., where he will join |
lis family and remain there for about |
wo weeks. His family have been
elatlves.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Webster of |
call River, Mass, accompanied by Mr. |
md Mrs. F. S. Gilbert of Lowell stop
BED at the Skowhegan House Sun
lay night, August 10, having come
rom Rangeley Lakes. They are on
| two weeks auto trip through Maine
Ind Canada.
Mrs. Robert E. Greene of Brook
inc, Mass, is here for visit at the
lone of her brothers Frank E. Hoxie
nd l.. B. Hoxie. Mr.. Greene, who is
member of Governor Foss' staff will 4
DIN her here the latter part of the
week and they will together return
0 Massachusetts the first of the
Ieek.
Friends here will regret to learn Of
be death of Frank Weymouth aged
0 years, at his home in Canaan. He
'as the father of Mrs. Calvin Eaton
+ Middle ST., this town, and had been
frequent visitor here. Beside Mrs.
,aton there is surviving widow and
wo sons, Horace Weymouth of Fair
eld and George Weymouth of Ban.
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