The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-08-21

Mr. and Mrs. George Lewis are the
parents of a daughter born August IL
Miss Emma SHILLING of Atlanta Ga.
is at the home of her cousin, Mrs
f, E. McNeelie
Andy ST Ledger of Pittsfield spent
Sunday in Skowhegan as the guest of
his brother, NJ St Ledger.
Miss Ethel Mitchell has departed fer
a visit in the cities of Boston. Dor
chester and Lawrence, Mass.
William Cockburn has gone to
Cleveland, Ohio, where he will be EN-
ployed in textile mandatory.
Mr.. and Mrs L. E. Jacobs and chill
dren are absent on a vacation visit to
the towns of Athens and Harmony.
Miss Ethel Locke of Worcester,
Mass has been visiting this week in
the family of Dr.. W. S. Stir ehfield.
Steel ceilings have been placed in
the upper room of the Academy build
ing and in the Richardson school
room.
Joey and Charles Smith and Thorn
ton and Ralph Merriam have returned
from several days outing at Attean
Pond
Mrs Z E Joy who has been ct
Lakewood with a party of Hinckley
and Clinton people returned Monday
to HinckleF
William A. Clough, Jr. of Portland
has been here a portion of the present
week visiting his sister. Mrs. W. S.
Stinchfeld
Supt of Schools, L. W. Gerrish and
Mrs Gerrish and son, Mahlon. return
ed Monday, from visit to Brownville
and vicinity
Lawrence Holsworth and Herbert
! Douglas of Lawrence, Mass, have re-
turned after visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Mitchell.
Mrs. G. D. B. Pepper of Wateryille
departed Monday after visit with her
son Charles Pepper, who was visiting
relatives in town.
II. Tobey Mooers is filling the va
cancy in the office of Holt & Hight
during the absence of the regular
stenographer Miss Leila Fairbrother.
Mr.. and Mrs J. Abbott Kendall who
were filling musical engagements at
! Hotel Samoset. Mouse Island at the
/ time it was burned arrived home Mon
day night.
Miss Zadie Morrison of New YORK
who has been with her brother and
sister in Watervile for some weeks
has been spending a few days in
Skowhegan.
Miss Pearl Danforth arrived Mon
day night from visit in Bangor She
was accompanied home by Miss Au-
gusta Danforth of Bangor who is to
visit here for time
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Crowell have re
turned to their home here after being
at their farm in Brighton for few
weeks. They were accompanied by
Mrs Nina Lancaster of Canaan.
Miss Isabelle b. Thomas is taking a
vacation from her duties as book
keeper in the Office of the Independ-
! ent-Reporter Co, and Miss Myra
French is substituting in her place.
Miss Janet Lord who has been in
Skowhegan and at Lake Wesserrunset
for several weeks will start to-mor-
row upon her return to Baltimore,
Md. She purposes to stop in Port
land on her way for visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pepper and
daughter and Miss Ellen Hoar of Con
cord, Mass, who have been guests of
Mrs Peppers sisters, Miss Louise H.
Coburn and Mrs George Otis Smith,
went Monday to Attean Pond for an
outing of about ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis W. Briggs
and son returned the first of this week
to Pittsfield where they will reopen
their home. The Shepherd residence
on Water Street will be occupied this
winter by Llewellyn Goodwin and his
daughter. Miss Lola B. Goodwin.
! There will be Progressive meeting
this Thursday evening in the Opera
House. James r. Garfield of Ohio.
son of president, James A. Garfield
will be one of the speakers and George
w. Heselton of Gardiner the other
speaker. They will talk on the poll
| teal movement.
George E. Foster of Cornville ship
ped a Guernsey heifer from this sta
ton, Tuesday to l., S. Cooling of Mon
mouth. This is Mr. Fosters second
shipment to the same party, the pre-
vious one being six years since, when
! Mr.. Cooling had five head of the same
breed. The animal this time is
| three-year-old. Lady Belle. full blood