The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-09-24

York City.
Company's Els rifle team, ten men,
left Monday for Auburn. to attend the
State shoot.
Miss Dorothy Day left Monday for
Providence, r. l., where she will be
treated during the winter for deaf
Less.
Mrs. William Dionne OF Presque Isle
left for that place Saturday after Wis
iting with the family OF her son,
Thomas Dionne in Skowhegan.
L. Elroy Seekins of Lowell, Mass.
arrived in Skowhegan. Monday fore
noon to visit with his parents, Clerk
of Courts, ". 7. Seekins and wife.
Joseph Lawley and son Irving of
Somerville. Mass, have arrived 10 visit
the Misses Mary and Fannie Lawley
and other relatives in Skowhegan.
Mrs. Sarah s. Marston accompanied
by her mother Mrs. Phebe Steward
has gone to Southport for a brief stay.
The trip was made in the R. l. Mars
ton car.
DR. Frederick Kincaid of this town
will attend the quarterly session of
the Maine Osteopathic Association in
Lewiston next Monday. and will be
one of the speakers at the event.
Mrs. C. O. Childs of West Medford,
Mass, left Monday after a visit with
her mother Mrs. Belle Owen Of Plea
SAINT st. Mrs. Owen has closed her
home and gone to Norridgewoek to
stay for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Morton of
Qquossoc were guests last week of Mr..
and Mrs. H. S. Hopkins. Before re-
turning to their home both couples
enjoyed an auto trip to Bucksport and
Bar Harbor, in the Hopkins car.
Mr.. and Mrs l. c. Trufant were
among the outgoing passengers on
Mondays forenoon train MIR. Tru-
FAINT was leaving on business trip 10
different portions of Aroostook county
and Mrs. Trufant to visit with rela-
tives in Harpswell
A delightful childrens party was
given Saturday afternoon by Mrs. K.
L. Marston, in honor of her tWo-year-
old nephew, Master Billy Low. The
guests came at $50 o'clock and spent
a most enjoyable afternoon playing
games until o'clock.
George R. Merriam of Boston, Y,
NJ. c. A. worker, who was visiting his
parents in town spoke at the evening
services Sunday in the Bethany Bap-
fist Church. He returned TO Boston
Monday, accompanied by Mrs Mer-
riam and their child.
Mr. and Mrs Floyd G. Nye and lit
tie daughter Dorothy NJ, left Monday
for Springfield and Ludlow Mass.
They will be guests in the last men
toned town of Mr.. and Mrs. B. B.
Fogler and Mrs. Nye will later return
to Boston to visit music schools,
Miss Edith Gledhill arrived home
Saturday night from Lewiston whittier
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the illness of her brother, Ralph Gled-
hill of East Madison. Mr.. Gledhill
had earlier in the week undergone
serious operation for appendicitis in
that city and his condition. which was
very serious for time, is now con-
siderably improved.
A corn roast in compliment to the
members of the First Baptist Sunday
School was enjoyed Friday evening at
the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Pray. Mr.. Pray drove into town for
the merry-makers and by means of
hay rack conveyed about sixty to the
scene of the festivities In addition
to the corn, roasted apples were serv-
ed and the bonfires, and lighted Ian
terms served to widely illuminate the
place The participants derived a
great deal of pleasure from the af-
fair.
Sunset Chapter o. E. S. entertained
Friday evening at their regular ses-.
sion members of the Canaan Chapter
to the number of twenty-nine. A very
delicious course supper was served at
little after seven o'clock to nearly
100 persons under the direction of Mrs.
Jessie Fletcher, Mrs H. A Dinsmore,
Mrs. Adam Simpson, Mrs G. b. Fair
grieve, Mrs. Minnie c. Pishon and Miss
B. B. Pollard. The table decorations
were autumn blooms Later the de-
gree work of the order was eXempli-I
fed by the host lodge after which read
ings we're given by Mrs. A. r. JewettI
and songs were sung by Ray kilgore.
Miss Mildred Weston presided at theI
organ during the evening. The affair
proved to be one of the pleasantestI
fraternity events held in SkoWhegan
for a long time.