The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-04
Skowhegan Local News


morning Tor Bangor,
Mr. and Mrs. BERTHE l. Rice have
been home from Gardiner for a few
days
Miss Beulah Richardson has been in
Pusfeld for a visit with her aunt
Mrs. o. f. Parks.
Mrs. Ella Gilchrist of Portland has
been visiting during the present week
with Mrs. {. y. Bragg.
Mrs. Charles Hill was able to be out
Sunday for the first time following an
Illness of about two weeks.
Enroll b. Chase of Portland was a
guest Saturday at the home of his pa
rents Mr.. and Mrs f. B. Chase.
Miss Mary Mitchell arrived home
Monday evening from her trip to Pro
whence and various Massachusetts
cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Almon Robinson and
son Tobey of Auburn departed Monday
after visiting their mother Mrs A. c.
Tobey.
The Pioneer Past Noble Grands As
sociation will meet Monday afternoon,
June s. with Mrs Mabel G. Bragg, East
Leayitt St.
Miss Louise Cass returned to Port
land Sunday afternoon following Il
visit at the home of her father Capt.
F. A. Cass on Water st.
DIS. y. NJ. Kellett and Genoa san
born departed Monday for Auburn
where they are now both located in
the practice of their profession.
The Helen Coburn Mission Circle
meets this afternoon instead of to-
morrow at the Bethany Baptist
Church. Mrs. j. G. Osborne is to ad-
dress the ladies.
Mrs Blanch Sayward Crawford of
Wateryille formerly of Skowhegan
was the guest Memorial Day and Sun
day of her cousins, the Misses Mabel
and Una Robinson.
Mrs George Tilton and nephew
Everett Small left Monday morning
for Boston, where they are visiting
Master Eyeretts mother and attending
to matters of business.
pr. s. NJ. Cover arrived home Tues
day morning from a visit with his
family in Limington, where they are
pas sing some weeks with relatives. He
isited his mother in Augusta on his
return.
Mrs. Ethel Whittier Am2s has ac-
copied position as organist and must
cal director at the Bethany Baptist
Church to succeed Mrs. c. NJ. Lambert
who rendered her resignation last
month.
Mrs. Charles Bernard and daughter
Mrs. c. W Lewis have been visiting
former friends here. Mrs. Lewis re-
turned to Portsmouth, N. II, Monday
but Mrs. Bernard is remaining for a
longer visit.
Clarence Mantor assumed the duties
of postmaster at the Skowhegan office
Monday. His appointment will effect
no change in the pcrsonel of the Of
flee force as these positions are in the
classified civil service.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Ames of Corn
on-the-Hudson, n. Y. departed
Tuesday after a visit with friends and
relatives in this vicinity Mrs. Ames
was only going as far as Boston how
ever and will later return to Maine
for another visit
Mrs. A. r. Smith is to act as hos
tess Friday afternoon to the members
of the Mission Circle of the First Bap
tist Church The subject is to be
Baptist Mission Work in the Philip
pine Islands" and the program is to
be directed by Mrs. Converse Webb.
f. Ray Viles a prominen' lumber7
man of Flagstaff was in town the first
of the week attending to business mat.
ters and visiting his brother Carroll
Viles. He was accompanied by his
mother, Mrs Eta a. Viles. and tn"
trip was made in Mr.. Yiles' touring
car.
The Philathea Glass was entertained
Monday evening by Mrs. Roy l.. Mars
ton at her home on Baptist Hill. AT
ter the business session a delightful
social was held during which refresh
ments were served and Miss Gertrude
Carter recited. Committees We're
chosen to aid in charitable work in
which the class is engaged at the pres
ent time and also to assist in work
for fair to be held probably late in
the fall.
Freeman Currie, son of Mr.. and Mrs
George Currie who has been in the
regular army for several years past
arrived home Sunday. Mr.. Currie en-
listed in Ohio in 1910 after a years