The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-16
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Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Casweu returned
recently from an auto trip to their
old home in Harrison.
The ladies who are preparing play
to be given by the Marshall p. Hale
Circle enjoyad picnic dinner last
Wednesday with Mrs. Ellen Tibbetts
At their regular meeting next Tues
day the initiatory work will be con
ferred and dinner served at noon.
Mrs Angela Murphy and niece Miss
Bowie of New Bedford, Mass. arrived
last week to spend a few weeks at
Mrs. Murphy's old home.
Mrs. Annie Mills of Portland spent
the week end with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Cooley Neil Mills of Port
land was also in town few hours
Saturday.
Miss Florence Sheaff of Skowhegan
is visiting her grandparents Rev. and
Mrs. Sheaff
Mrs. A. \. Cheyiot who was very
seriously i'll with pneumonia Tor so
many weeks recently is now able TO
be about again and call on her friends
Miss Mildred White is visiting her
sister Mrs. Elmer Tobey at Orono.
THROUGH the generously of Mrs.
Sarah FRYE the Public Library has
been presented with nice American
flag
= Fred f. Jewett has been spending
the past week with friends at Wiscas-
set
Miss f. Louise Clark of Oakland was
in town last week visiting friends
Harry Normandy was in town re
Gently visiting his mother Mrs. Mary
Normandy.
The families of Ernest Gilman and
Melvin White are spending their out
ing at the Bigeow cottage at North
Pond.
Mrs. Oaks of LivermOre Falls spent
last week with her cousin lothian
Woods and wife.
Mr., and Mrs David Mooers of Houl-
ton arrived Saturday for a visit with
their daughter Mrs. Will Steward.
Miss Flora Knapp of Pennington
has been visiting Miss Lila Carr re-
Gently.
Mrs. Julia Holt and grandson Leroy
were in Madison last week visiting
relatives. Master Gerald Deveresx
also attend the circus given in that
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hill have engaged
the Bert Hale rent and will occupy 1t
as soon as Mr. Hale's family move into
their new home.
Mrs. Henrietta Wood is entertaining
her cousin Miss Augusta Danforth OF
Bangor, also Mrs. Mary Peet Lowe of
Everett, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Vining have re-
turned from visit with relatives at
Corinna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Kelley and Master
Fred Kelley Jr., are expected Tor
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kelley.
Miss Marguerite Warehouse a sue
cessful teacher in California arrived
last week to spend her summer Vaca-
ton with her mother Mrs. Susie Dol
loft
Mrs. Frances Bolan entertained Mrs.
Truman Dunton and Mrs. Mcdonald OF
Mercer one day last week.
Charles Sawyer of Pennington
made short visit with his parents IN
town Friday night.
Vulcanizing. Good work in every
line. Also welding, no matter how
difficult. Skowhegan Garage Co.
After the business meeting at the
last meeting of the V. |. S. the follow
ing interesting program was gwen:
Patriotism" Miss Musa Hale; A story
Hall. song. American the Beautiful,
Mrs. Sowerby and Mrs. Sheaff; story,
Libertys Journey Mrs. Helen Pierce;
song, Columbia the Gem of the Ocean;
reading, Mrs. Mabel Miller; America.
The subject of the meeting was PA
triotism" and the library parlors were
very prettily decorated in honor of the
day with flags, streamers and flowers.
The hostesses were Mrs. Sophia
Hall and Miss L. Musette Hale. A
notice was also given that Rev. A. j.
Torsleff of Bangor would address the
citizens of this town on the evening OF
August 2Sth, being sent here by the
Maine Anti-Tuberculosis Association.
The Misses Blanch and Ethel Quinn
by of Madison visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Percy Quimby last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austie Allen and son
George of North Arson visited Mrs.
Lizzie Allen one day last week.
Next Sunday morning Rev. Robert
Sheaff will give an address at the Con-
gregational Church on the work of the
Boy Scouts and all who are interest
ed in this work are cordially invited
to attend the services.
Mrs. J. H. Sowerby of Chicago is
spending the summer visiting her
mother Mrs Morrow and sister DR..
Wagner in town.
Haying is the order of the day in
the farming vicinity and it is estimat-
ed that by the help of the past rains
the crop will be fully up to the usual
amount. The strawberry crop in
this section has been unusually large.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Whiting cele
brated the forth-third anniversary of
their marriage last Monday by taking
an automobile ride to Pennington and
having dinner there.
Mrs. A. c. Briggs returned from
Houlton Saturday where she lad been
called by the death of her brother.
H. G. Durham returned to Somer-
Vile Sunday afternoon after spending
his vacation at Fernside Bungalow.
Mr. and Mrs. Milford Tibbetts and
Mr. and Mrs. Buckingham and daugh-
ter Kathleen took a trip in Mr. lib
belts auto to New Brunswick where
they visited Mrs. Buckingham rela-
tives last week, returning home the
first of this week.
Roland Barker is working with his
uncle in Hartland
Word has been received in town of
the illness of Mrs. L. c. M. Crosby
formerly of this town. Mrs. Crosby
is residing with her daughter Mrs.
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