The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-05-28
Skowhegan Local News


Sunday with friends in Augusta
Miss Janet Sturteyant returned
Monday to Fairfield after a short visit
at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs Il. 5. Hopkins purpose
to leave today for weeks fishing in
the Raugeley district.
The Working League will meet
Monday afternoon in the parlors of
the Congregational Church.
The Grammar School team won the
victories in a ball game played Mon
day against a picked-up team.
Attorney Harry H. Thurlough of
+ Pittsheld was in town during the day
i Friday calling on acquaintance.
Parker Foss returned to Wateryille
Monday after visiting his parents Mr.,
and Mrs. L. l.. Foss over Sunday.
Miss Doris Rayner returned Monday
to Pennington Normal School after
a visit at her home on summer st
Miss Carrie Cleveland of Norridge-
wock was in town during the day
Monday calling al the home of Chas.
Matson.
Mrs. Belle McPheters has vaeate'
her home on Dinsmore st. and remov-
ed to Mrs. Martha P Davis house on
Water st.
Landlord r. ". Haines went to
Wayne, Saturday to remain for a
short time at his summer home in
that place.
Wilder Ward of Boston visited the
/ first of the present week here with his
father Henry Ward and sister, Miss
Ethel Ward.
Mrs. Walter Benson and little
daughter have gone to Houlton where
they will make their home for the
present aud where Mr. Benson is To-
Gated.
Mrs. Gertrude Thompson left Mon
day for her home in Bangor after hav-
ing visited for two weeks with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Swain on
Bush St
Mrs. s. W. Philbrick left Monday
morning for a visit in Portland. She
was accompanied by Miss Mary Fiske
who has been spending several weeks
in town.
Mrs. Julia Trask left the first of the
week for Roxbury, Mass. She is a
lady past IS years of age and made
the trip alone to visit her sisters in
the before mentioned city.
Skowhegan now has Red Sox
team, which is composed of some OF
the younger baseball enthusiasts of
the town Saturday they played the
Boy Scouts team and won by a score
of 16 to II.
Mrs. S F. Marble departed Tuesday
/ for a brief visit in Pttsfeld after
which she will go to Harmony. That
| town was her former home and she
will probably not return to Skowhe
gan until next fall.
| Mrs. Leona Rstine and son Arthur I
of Rockland departed Monday follow
ing a visit with their son and broth
er, George Ristine, who is employed I
in the baggage department of the
local railway station.
Miss Agnes Mantor of this town,
who is a student at Pennington Nor
NAL School has been chosen to repre-
sent that institution at the Silver Bay
4 Conference in New York. She pur
poses to attend the sessions which
will be held next month
Mrs. Elise Fellows White left Sat
urday for Bath where she was to play
at a wedding that evening. Mrs.
White who is yioliuist of rare ability
was to be accompanied in musical
numbers by Miss Sue Winchell cellist
and Miss Forsythe pianist.
NJ st. Ledger who has been con-
nected with the Star Theatre for some
time and who lately sold out his in
terests there to Clyde II. Smith, has I
purchased of DR.. A. b. Borden and |
Mrs. Borden the Bijou theatre This /
is moving picture house and Mr. I
st. Ledger assumes the management
of the same next Monday
Among the speakers who will come
to Lakewood at the fall sessions of
the Spiritualist Campmeeting Will be
Hon. Frank II. Pope, one of Massachu-
setts' best orators, Dr. George E.
Warne, president of the National
Spiritualist Association, Rev. +. A.
Wiggin. pastor of Unity Church, Bos-
ton, DR.. Geo \. Fuller of Greenwich
Village. Mass. Mrs. May S. Wander
bilt of Brooklyn, n. Y. and Mrs. c. S.
Bradley of Boston. The program
promises to be one of the most at
! tractiye in years.