The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-01

DR.. O. A. Menges of Athens was in
town yesterday
DR.. Cora NJ. Johnson left Monday
for visit in Boston.
Little Dorothy Smith was reported
as being ill the first of the week.
Mrs. Cora Lewis of Watervine spent
Sunday in town visiting Mrs. William
Fowler
Dr.. and Mrs. Walter S. sunchfield
have been visiting during the present
week in Lewiston.
Miss Doris Rayner, teacher in The
Fairfield schools spent Sunday al her
home on Summer street
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Bearce have
been entertaining for several days, c.
E. Hill of Boston and Mrs Ada Gal
usha of Lowell, Mass, the brother and
sister of Mrs Bearce
Miss Geneva Smith a student at
Kent's Hill Seminary, departed Mon
day, after visiting for a short time
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs l. J.
Smith on Madison Ave.
Milton y. Merrill of St Adams, a
former county commissioner. who has
been in feeble health much of the time
of late. was able to be in attendance
at court last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Springer have
taken up their residence in the house
formerly known as the Maddoeks
| house and owned by E. T. Goodrich
on Middle ST. Mr.. Springer is a mail
clerk on the local trains and he and
his family formerly lived in Foxcroft.
Mrs. Rita Murphy who has for some
time been resident of Water street,
left Monday forenoon for Winners
vile, Pa, where she will join Miss
Flora Murphy and take up her resi-
dence for the present. She will be
employed in the linen department of
hotel there.
w. p Preble, formerly of Norridge-
wock who had been employed at Hotel
Meyers, N. H., during the past sum-
mer, was in town this week on a visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs c. w.
Preble, proprietors of the Gem res
taurant Mr.. Preble will resume his
| position in Lewiston, in charge of the
soda department of the Riker-Jaynes
drug company.
twenty-five boys and girls made
merry Friday evening at the log driv-
ing camp of the Skowhegan Pulp Co.,
when Miss Emerald Young entertain
ed. Corn was roasted and marshmal-
! lows cooked outside the camp near
the Kennebec river and later dancing
was enjoyed inside the building. Punch
and waters served to regale the guests
during the latter part of the affair.
Miss Iva Jackins, governess in the
| family of DR.. George Otis Smith, late
ly arrived in Skowhegan from Houl-
ton, where she has been spending
some time with relatives. On Monday
Miss Jackins and the older son of the
family Charles Smith started for
| Washington, d. c. Other members
of the household will later go to the
United States Capital to occupy their
winter residence.
Games played during the present
week and to be completed before Sat
urday in the High School Tennis
Tournament are as follows: Doubles:
Jacobs and Thompson vs. Taylor and
| Dyer: Brown and French VS. Went
worth and Parmenter; White and
Badger VS. Bucknam and Gerrish.
Singles: Taylor VS. Wentworth; Dyer
VS. Badger; White VS. Strickland
| Buchanan VS. Gerrish.
Misses Verna Abbey and Thereas
Bison arranged merry autumn out
ing Friday night when the following
young people took an auto trip to
! Lakewood Misses Mildred Beal,
Gladys Chase, Meta Briggs and Mes
srs Ned Sampson, John Lewis, John
/ Emery. Cassimir Bison, Harold Sy-
mons, Frank Huckins and Allan Went
worth. The party went TO the
beach at the foot of the pond, where
corn was popped, corn roasted and
marshmallows toasted by a blazing
| hon fro