The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-06-05

last week with friends in Burnham.
Miss Della Hayden Of Wateryille
spent Sunday with Miss Bertha Lewis
on Spring Street.
Mrs. Mary Blanchard of Dexer de-
parted aonday forenoon after a visit
with DR.. F. 0. Sawyer and family.
DR.. Stanley Cover. wife and daugh-
ter arrived home Monday forenoon
after visiting relatives in Winthrop.
William Soule of Hartland visited
Sunday and Monday at 1the home Of
his brother George Soule on Middle
st.
Mrs Flora T. Brainerd Of Augusta
has been spending several Gays at
the home of her son Judge f +.
Lawrence on Pleasant st
Merton Pierce, who is a student at
Georgetown University, Washington.
d. c. has arrived home from that
place for the summer vacation.
Mrs. Carrie Bradford arrived home
Monday from a visit with her son In
Palmyra and with friends in Newport
where she formerly resided
A delightful shower party was given
Miss Isabelle Lyons one evening last
week at the home of Mrs. ". r. Pooler
in honor of her approaching marriage.
Hon Asher Kinds, congressman
from the First Maine District was in
town Saturday and while here took
occasion to visit his cousin, Fred NJ
Kinds.
Miss Mary Ward visited from Fri
day until Saturday afternoon with her
father Sumner Ward and sister, Miss
Sadie Ward She is teacher in the
Dorchester, Mass, public schools
Mrs. Emma BigeloW has returned
to Lewiston after a stay of several
months with her sister, Mrs. Ira. A.
Norton She was accompanied by
her little niece, Florence Norton.
The death of Mary Thibeault, the
infant daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Al
fred Thibeault occurred Friday. The
child died from an attack of bronchi-
It's and its age was three months and
twenty days The interment was in
the Catholic burying ground.
Skowhegan has a new mode Of tray-
cling out of town Monday the Cen
eral Transportation Co. drove an an-
tomobie through town from Water
Vile on the way to Pennington. 1t
Is understood that the before men
toned company purpose to make
this a round trip daily by the way OF
Skowhegan.
Prof. Ralph W Leighton arrived
home Saturday night from a visit
with his parents in Portland. Mrs.
Leighton and Miss Helen accompan-
led him to that city Thursday and
continued their journey from there to
Middetown, Conn. where they will
remain for several weeks visit with
Mrs. Leightons parents.
w. o. Wildes Of passalc. n. ]. who
accompanied Mrs. Wildes here for d
visit among relatives last week, left
Thursday for Kennebunkport where
he was to spend Memorial day with
his grandmother. From there he
was to take an automobile trip
through the White Mountains before
returning to New Jersey. Mrs. Wlldes
who was III preyious~t her visit to
Skowhegan is now considerably i'm
proved
]. J. Armstrong OF Wilton and his
Miss Inez Armstrong OF
Bridgeton departed Monday, They
are the father and sister OF Miss Mary
Armstrong one OF the teachers here
and Miss Inez has been assisting In
several concerts given in various towns
in this vicinity OF late. She has
pleasing Loprano voice and is a
charming sololAt While IN town she
was a guest at the home of John r
Phllbrlek
Richard x. French. transfer mail
clerk al the Portland station. who
has been visiting here. vent to Birch
Point over the Somerset Branch Mon
day Mr. French has been In the
railway mail service for 40 years aud
recalls being on the first mail car that
went through 10 North Arson ON the
completion Of the road 10 that point
alsa on the FIRST ear that went
TO Bingham shen thar town became
tho terminus
Fda change OF time for the depar
mrs and arrival OF local trains II is
Understood aln ee into effect June
A far AS bias heeu determined
ths schedule f1r oat @.ae trains viii
bs ~ follows Leave 40 a. H. 500