The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-06

Mrs Milton Smith of Mapleton. who
/ has been visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
/ D A Porter, departed Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Butler left
Saturday purposing to visit in the
cities of Waterville and Augusta
j Rev. George Merriam preached Sun
day in Fairfield, occupying the pulpit
of the Baptist Church in that town
Among the out-of-town people noted
at the matinee races Saturday were c.
j. Worthen and F. N Vining, two we'll
known horsemen of ST. Adams
Roy P Nay of Augusta and Miss
Evelyn Flanders of Madison, brother
and niece of Mrs George Soule were
her guests the first of the week.
Mrs. Arthur Lahame aud Miss La
/ flame of Sanford, who have been visit
/ ing with Miss Margaret Hunt left
Monday for visit in Gorham, n H.
Patrick O'Reiley and Miss Margaret
o Kelley of Dedham. Mass have been
entertained this week by Mr. and Mrs
John OReiley of Mt Pleasant avenue
Mr. and Mrs W. r. Brown and
child and Miss Vivian Bgelow left
Monday for Peaks Island. where they
will pass the remainder of the sum-
mer.
Mrs Frank Fales of Pennington
visited al her old home the first of
the week, going from here to Spruce
Point to visit her sister Miss Corinne
Salley
DR.. and Mrs. Stanley NJ. Cover are
being felicitated over the safe arrival
of a son in their home The young
heir has been named Stanley NJ Cow
rr, Jr.
Mrs. Addie Sargent of Canaan was
in town the latter part of the week,
leaving here Saturday for Roxbury,
Mass, where she will be located for
a time.
Mr. and Mrs W. F, Smith and Mr.
and Mrs. Walter DeWere. who have
been at the Smith home, left Sunday
for visit with the family of DR.. X
W. Smith in Freeport
Maurice Bracket arrived home Sat
urday night from trip to Augusta,
Brunswick and New Meadows. Ac-
companying him were Victor Wren
of Madison. Edwin Walcott and Archie
Filly of Westfield, Mass.
A. R. Dudley who has been employ
ed by John ". Steward at Jackman
was in town Saturday leaving in the
forenoon for Fairfield, where he was
summoned by the serious illness of his
aged mother Mrs Pooler
The following gentlemen have been
chosen to serve on the Grand and
Traverse Juries from Skowhegan:
Grand jurors, George E. Sampson, |
Henry Demo; Traverse Jurors, W. H. |
Fowler c. r. Fogg and Chas. Green /
The Red Sox team which is COM /
posed of some of the younger baseball |
players of the town played thirteen |
inning game against the Madison boys /
Saturday afternoon on the Y L field |
The home boys were victorious by |
score of 10 to II.
Andrew J. Hopkins of Dexter de-
parted Saturday after being a guest |
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. w /
Gerrish. When Mr.. Gerrish was a |
school teacher in Frankfort, he /
boarded with the gentleman who has
just been visiting him.
The Mems Class OF the Bethany
Baptist Church and their families
were very enJoyably entertained Fri
day by Mr.. and Mrs. Gridley R. Fogg
at "Daybreak Villa. Lake Wesserun- /
sett. The hours were spent socially
and at tea time two long tables were
loaded with picnic dainties. supper
being thus enjoyed
The Philathea Glass held another
very delightful outing Friday after
noon when Mrs. Thomas Thomson en-
tertained the members at her cottage
near Lakewood. The subject for the
afternoon was Birds and numerous
papers on the subject were read by
the ladies. A picnic luncheon added
to the pleasures of the event
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Judkins have
been entertaining as their house
guests the past week George Marston
of Easton and Miss Lucinda P. Mars
ton of Presque Isle. Miss Marston is
librarian at the library in the last
mentioned town. They have been
visiting aside from Skowhegan in
other Somerset County communities.
Miss Louise H, Coburn was hostess
to a gathering of ladies interested in
missions, Thursday afternoon at her
home on Pleasant Street 1t was the