The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-08-07
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

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DR.. Harris P. Ellesey of Limineton
visited Friday and Saturday at the
home of Or. Cover.
Mrs Charles Smith was week end
visitor with her sister, Mrs. Charles
Bailey in Oakland.
Mrs. Daniel Lewis arrived home
Friday night from visit with her
mother in Sherman.
Mrs Hiram Foote went Saturday TO
Portland for short visit with her sis
ter-in-law. who is i'll.
Mrs. F. o. Eaton went Friday 70
Fairfield to attend a gathering of rel2-
tiyes which was held there.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Young of Boston
left Friday after visit at the home Of
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dean.
L. ]. Delano of Augusta has been
| here during the past week visiting lis
daughter, Mrs. Clifford Jewett.
Hon. g. J. Walton and his daugh n
Miss Ethel s., departed by early train
Friday for an outing at Monhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Ennis and family
arrived home Thursday from yaea-
ton visit to their cottage at Pleasant
/ Pond.
Miss Ella Hight was unable to al
tend to her duties Friday as libra
rian at the public library, owing 10
illness.
Miss Marion Soule returned Friday
to her home in Oakland after a visit at
the farm home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Rowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Porter and chill
dren left Saturday morning for a tWo
weeks stay at the Porter Cottage at
Long Island.
Hon. A. F. Donigan of Bingham was
among the out-of-town men to visit
Skowhegan Saturday He had been
down river on business trip.
Everett Bacon was down from
/ Vanceboro last week and with his
mother. Mrs Joseph Bacon, went to
Lewiston, Friday, for a short visit be-
fore returning.
Mrs. Major Forth and two children
went to Gardiner Saturday for visit.
Miss y. L. Walker has gone to Peaks
Island for a vacation. She departed
Saturday forenoon.
Mrs Charles North and son George
of Providence, r. L., who accompanied
Mrs Esther Leach home from that
CITY and who have been visiting here
since. departed Friday on the midday
train.
II is understood that William l}o-
Ian has sold his farm to David White
side of British Columbia, who Will
shortly move there. 1t is further re-
ported that Mr.. Whteside will engage
in the poultry business when settled
in his new location.
Miss Gala Kennedy, who for TIE
mast six years has been connected
with the local telephone exchange IS
to complete her duties there the first
of September. Her many friends will
regret to learn of her decision as lie
has been a popular and efficient oper-
ator
Mrs. Thomas A. Min left Saturday
for her home in Brighton Mass. after
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Cockburn on Baptist HILL
She was accompanied on her depaf-
-ure by her young brother, Master
Tommy Cockburn, who is to be her
guest
Mrs. w. II. Savage of Sioux City,
Iowa, is here for the summer with
her aunt, Mrs. Esther Withee and
Miss Withee. This is Mrs. Savages
first visit to Skowhegan in eighteen
years. She was formerly Miss Olena
Hunter and many old friends will be
pleased to renew their acquaintance
with her after her long absence.
Mrs. Fannie ]. Cabot of this town
and her daughter, Miss Edith Cabot Of
Providence, r. l., arrived Thursday
night from their trip abroad Their
absence covered a period of ten weeks.
They sailed from New York and land
ed at Gibralter. From there they
journeyed to Algiers up through
France, Switzerland, Germany, Hol-
land and England The trip back
was made on the Franconia, which
sails into Boston Harbor.
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Sophronia Parker were held Friday
from the home on East Leavitt ST.,
Rev II. G. McGlauflin of the Centen-
airy NJ. E. Church was the officiating
clergyman. There were very many
beautiful flowers, conspicuous among
these tributes of love and respect be-
ing Lightweight pond lilies from Mr.
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