The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-30
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

home here.
Edward Barry left Monday for Ban
gor to visit his daughter, Mrs Harry
Churchill.
Mrs. John Clifford has been visiting
during the present week with relatives
in Waterylle
Mrs. ". E. Blake of Calais who has
been visiting her father II. 4. Xarney
left Monday for her home.
Ralph Lancaster left last week
for yineland. y. j.. where he has ac-
eepted a position in a bakery.
] The members of the Bethany Guild
were entertained Monday afternoon
! by Mrs. E. T. Goodrich at the oxford.
Mrs. Flora MePheters left here Mon
day for Wateryille to attend the con
vention of the Pythian Sisters in that
city
The Senior Class, s. H.. S. will hold
cake and candy sale in the E. N.
Merrill Block, next Saturday after
noon.
Miss Rose Buzzel of Augusta de-
parted Monday forenoon after a visit
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. George
Buzzell
4 ri
est Commissioner Blaine S. ViIes
were up from Augusta Monday on
business.
Mrs. O. f. Walker has returned to
her home in Oakland after visiting her
sister Mrs. Minnie Greene on East
Front st.
Mrs. Emma H. Dunton returned
Saturday evening from Chelsea. Mass,
where she had been visiting with rela-
tives for the past two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Soule and two
children of Oakland have returned
home after visit with Mr. and Mrs.
William Rowell at Rowellvale.
The Epworth League will hold a
Halloween Social tomorrow evening
In the NJ. E. Vestry. The Madison
League and interested Norridgewock
friends are to be the guests.
A stated Convocation of Somerset
Chapter No. Is, Royal Arch Masons
will be held tomorrow friday even
ing at 7.30. The Mark and P. M. de-
grees will be conferred and refresh
ments will be served.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Leadbetter of
Swampscott, Mass, who have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Freeman
In Cornville, visited here the first of
the week with Mrs. Jane Leadbetter
and Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Lawrence
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Lord and
daughter Barbara and Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Mason all of North Waterford
have been guests this week of Jailer
C. r. Chute and Mrs. Chute at the Jail
residence on High st. Mr.. Lord is
a brother of Mrs. Chute.
DR.. and Mrs. Geo. Otis Smith. Mrs. |
J. o. Smith and Miss Louise II. Coburn
left here Monday on the midday train
for New York. After a visit there
the party will continue their journey
to Washington, D. c., where the Geo. |
Otis Smiths reside during the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. ]. Smith have been
entertaining the two neices of Mrs.
Smith, Miss Mabel Morse of Spring
field Mass, and Mrs. Maria Strout of
Newburg, N. Y. Mrs. Strout depart
ed for her home Monday but Miss
Morse is still guest in the Smith
home.
Next Sunday afternoon at $50
o'clock the Mems Club will hold a |
meeting In the parlors of the Congre-
gational Church. all men of the COM
being invited. Prof. Calvin
M Clark of Bangor Seminary will |
address the gathering and the male |
quartet will sing.
Ira A. Norton has been showing
some potatoes brought to his store by
customer Ivory Goodridge, from
the Eaton Hill neighborhood There
are five of them all taken from one
hill with an aggregate weight of 13
pounds These are from field
planted on the 31st of July.
Mrs. c. H. Robinson and Miss Emma
Peakes of Boston and Mrs. c. E. Jones
of Ripley who have been the guests
of Mrs. Emma P. Weston and family
departed Monday on the midday train.
Miss Mabel Clark of Jamaica Plain,
Mass, who has also been a guest at
the Weston farm has returned home.
George Gardiner, weaver at the
Anderson Mills, met with an accident
one day last week, which resulted in
the loss of a portion of the second
finger on his right hand. He was in
tho oct Of shuttinp down his loom at