The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-08-14
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Mrs. II. S. Hopkins passed the day
yesterday with her sister in Winthrop.
Mrs. Annie F. Fish has arrived
home from an outing at Old Orchard
Beach.
Miss Laura Doucet of Waterbury,
Conn, is the guest of DR.. and Mrs. :.
B. Borden.
Extensive grading is being done by
F. G. Danforth adjacent TO his resi-
dence on Madison Avenue.
Charles Hill was in Portland yester-
day joining Mrs. Hill there and at
tending the funeral of relative.
Mr. and Mrs Bert Clifford of Chicago
departed this morning after a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs Horace Stilson.
Ray yiles of Flagstaff was in town
last night visiting his brother Carroll
Yiles He left this morning for Au.
gusta.
Mrs Lizzie Greenleaf of Hayerhill,
Mass. who has been visiting her sis
ter Mrs B. A. Sawyer, returned home
today
Arthur H. Wood and Miss Leta Kel-
ley of Portland were guests of Mr..
Woods parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Wood, Sunday last.
Mrs. Randall Nye left yesterday for
Mechanic Falls, where she will visit
for a time and attend the Advent
campmeeting
DR. Ezra r. Bridge arrived home
last evening after a weeks absence
passed at Poland Springs, Brunswick
and Portland.
Mrs Margaret Gunner of the Bronx,
New York, is being entertained by Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Hall at their bunga
low at Lake Wesserrunsett.
John Clark had the misfortune TO
fall down stairs Tuesday, sustaining
injuries of a more or less uncomfort-
able, if not serious nature.
Miss Anna G. Kennedy left yester-
day on the midday train for Port
land. She will be absent about two
weeks, a part of which will be pass
ed at Peaks Island.
Russell d. Cleveland of Athens. for
merly driver of the Skowhegan-Athens
stage was in town yesterday leaving
for a visit to Boston. He was accom-
panied hy his son George.
Skowhegan friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles trimmings will be interested
to learn of the recent safe arrival of
a daughter in their family. Their
residence is now in Medford, Mass.
c. F. Fellows oyerseer of the Show
hogan Novelty Mill, seems to be one
of the most successful gardeners If
Skowhegan. Last Saturday he brought
sweet corn from his garden to one of
the local markets for sale.
S. W. Philbrick who with his family
have been spending some weeks at
Popham Beach, was in town the first
of the week attending to business mat
ters He returned yesterday morning
accompanied by Maurice Philbrick
A new boat house for the three
horse power motor boat of Isaac Hall
at Lake Wesserrunsett is one of the
things that is attracting considerable
attention there at present 1t has the
latest accoutrements and is most con-
yenient
Mrs. Hiram Smiley of Chicago and
her son Digit Smiley of Clinton,
Iowa, who have been visiting at Lake
Wesserrunsett and with the family of
A R. Smiley here, are to depart to.
morrow. Mrs. Smiley was formerly
resident of Skowhegan and this 10
her first visit here for thirty years.
Mr. Smiley, who is brother of A. r.
Smiley is expected here next month
for a visit
Among the out-of-town attorneys
here to attend the session of the Au-
gust term of the Probate Court held
this week have been. W. l.. Anderson,
j. Howard Haley, Hartland; w. B.
Brown, Madison; Harold |. Goss. Bling
ham: Judge A. Simmons. North An
son; County Attorney. l.. r. Folsom,
Norridgewoek; John w. Manson, Har-
ry Coolidge, Pittsfield and George II.
Morse, Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Durrell and son
Blynn, formerly of this place, but
now of Whitinsyille. Mass, who have
been touring the country, on several
weeks visit, started on their return
trip last week. They visited in
Readfeld, Pennington, Stratton, Mad
ison and Skowhegan. While in Show
hogan they were the guests of H. T.
Jewett and A. |. Sawyer and families.
Mrs. Jewett and Mrs. Sawyer being
sisters of Mr. Durrell They made
the trip in their new Ford touring