The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-06-19
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

l. c. Traitor left Monday morning
on a business trip to Portland.
Gordon Dobson of Pittsfeld was a
visitor with friends here the first of
the week.
George Moore returned Monday
morning from a visit with his parents
in Gardiner.
Col. and Mrs. ". K. G. Estes ar
rived home Tuesday forenoon from
their visit to Broekton. Mass
Arthur Merrill who has been here
for short visit with friends, re-
turned the first of the week to Bruins
wick
Mrs. f. ]. Quincy and daughter
Elizabeth E. of Portland have been
here for a visit at Mrs. Gurney's old
home.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Smith were
passengers out of this station Tues
day on the noon train on their way
to Portland.
Miss Sylvia Murray and Miss Ma
bel Roderick left Monday for Belgrade
Lakes, where they will be employed
for the summer.
Miss Bridget Fleming has returned
from Portland where she underwent
a surgical operation at the Maine
General Hospital.
Rev and Mrs r. L. Sheaff Of New
castle have been here for several
days visiting in the family of their
son, Charles Sheaff
Mass, is here spending the summer
with Mr. and Mrs NJ. J. Smith. Mr.
Campbell is expected later.
Mrs NJ. II. Mason left Monday for
Coleman's Point, Readfield, where she
will occupy her cottage for the sum
mer. She has been for some time
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Fred
Pooler on Summer st.
Miss Blanch Emory and Miss Mar
jorie Loring took an automobile trip
to Pennington and New Vineyard, Sun
day. They were accompanied by
Miss Loring's mother, Mrs. George
Loring of Somerville.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Hopkins have
been enjoying an outing this week at
Rangeley Lakes. During Mr.. Hop
kins absence, Fred Dore of Water
Vile has been substituting as brake
man on some of the runs of the local
trains.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph c. Viles and
their grand daughter, Ruth Viles,
left Monday for Long Island, Port
land Harbor. Mr. Viles will be alb
sent but a few days, while Mrs. Viles
and Ruth will remain at their summer
hoine there for some time.
Samuel Skillings and son, f. w.
Skillings, well-known farmers of Rip
ley, were in town during the day
Monday. They had with them
small mule and informed us that
they intended to raise these animals
to some extent in the future.
The Methodist Sunday School gave
their annual children's concert last
Sunday evening. There was an in
teresting program of readings and
songs. The soloists for the evening
were Mrs G. K Robinson, May Jones,
Ella Flanders and Alta Porter.
The members of the First Baptist
Society held their parish supper June
II. There was large attendance
and the viands set forth were most
appetzlng. During the evening 500
was raised by voluntary subscription
this sum to be used in painting the
parsonage. A musical program was
presented under the direction of Mrs
Philo Steward.
Rev. and Mrs. II. G. McGlaufiin left
Monday for Kent's Hill, where they
have been attending commencement
exercises during the week. Their
daughter, Miss Hilda is a student at
that institution and being possessed
of very musical voice acted as the
leading soprano soloist throughout
the entire exercises In The Col
lege Girl and the Milkmaid", Miss
McGlauflin also took the most prom
inent singing part.
The Mission Circle of the First
Baptist church held very entertain
ing meeting last Friday afternoon in
the church vestry. 1t was with much
expressed qualification that the mem
bers welcomed the presence of their
president, Mrs. Lizzie Marble, who
had been absent for several meet
ings, owing to illness in her family.
The program was presented in the
form of an echo Of the Association
meeting at Augusta, and the speakers
of the afternoon were Mrs. Lizzie A.
Marble, Mrs Annie Nolin, Mrs. Rach-
ell Webb, Mrs. Carrie Steward, and
NIrc E'uUonio Ooborpo Yru,n d,,ot,