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


Mrs. Wilder Varney has arrived
from Bangor to visit in this vicinity.
Mrs. Sarah Cobb of Guilford is the
guest of her daughter Mrs L. L. With
am.
James Giifllan has accepted a posi-
ton with Sampson & Avore for the
summer.
Miss Rowena Flynt arrived home
yesterday from Mt. Holyoke College,
South Hadley, Mass
A. Arthur Jewett has gone to Bel
grade Lakes where he will be employ
ed for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lawrence
have returned from visit in Hartland
where they formerly resided.
Mrs Annie L. Decker returned yes
terday to North Belgrade where she
is shortly to open up a hospital.
John Lewis is expected home to-
morrow night from Bangor where he
is a student at the Law School.
George X. Robinson and daughters
Marion and Margaret left yesterday
for Rockland where they are to visit
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Butler and lit
tie granddaughter visited Mrs. But
ler's brother in Waterville the first
of the week.
The Mandolin Club composed of
High School Seniors has been engaged
to play at the Merchants Day enter
tainment, June 16.
Miss Nora Bradford who has been
spending a week in town returned
yesterday to Palmyra where she and
her mother are located.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii o. Hodsdon of
Freeport, Maine, arrived Friday and
were the guests for several days of
Mrs. w. S. Parkman They made the
trip by automobile.
Rev. Theodore Halbert Wilson is at
Good VIII today to be present at the
turning of the first turf for the girl S
dormitory which is to be erected there
He will deliver a brief address.
W. L. Mcnamara of Bangor is sub
stituting at the American Express of
fec in place of C, r. Cook who is en-
joying a vacation at his camp at
Squaw Pan Lake, Pressure Isle.
John W. Fogler left yesterday fore
noon for Minneapolis, Mimi, where
matters of a business nature require
his attention. Mr.. Fogler will prob
ably be absent about two weeks.
J. Harvey White visited with his
cousin in Unity the first of the week
He made the trip by auto and accom-
panyinG him were Prof and Mrs r.
". Leighton and Miss Edith ". Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine S. Niles, Doro-
thy and William Payson Viles, Miss
Ada Soper and Walter Bachelor of
Augusta were in town Sunday visit
ing, with Miss Theresa Spooner, Mr..
Niles' aunt.
Rev Theodore Halbert Wilson and
others are to hold meetings in the
rural districts. Next Sunday Mr.
Wilson will preach in the SnoW school
house at three O'Clock and at NAL
bon's Mills at o'clock.
There is considerable building on
the plains at the present time. Chas.
Dore is erecting a new house and B.
A. Daggett a new stable. A dance
hall is also being build at the resi-
dence of John H. Wheeler.
Mrs. Warren f. Newton of West Up
ton, Mass. arrived on the Saturday
evening train. She came to be pre-
sent at a surprise party given in honor
of the 10th birthday of her mother,
Mrs. Annie E. Steward on the River
Road.
Oscar Day has gone to Harrison
to live in the home of his uncle Henry
Z. Jillson. His elder brother Henry
Chute and sister Miss Amy Day are
to live for the resent at Bolsters Mills.
They are the children of Mrs Laura
Day who has lately passed away.
Skowhegan has another orchestra
the players being students at the
Skowhegan Weston Grammar School
as follows: Tommy Cockburn, plan
list; Lois Mantor, David Lyons. vio-
Inns; Dorothy Pencil, Lyle Stinch-
field, Martha Steward and Carl Cen
timer, mandolins.
During the summer months there
will be only one Sunday evening meet
ing at the Congregational Church
This will come at Z o'clock and
will be under the auspices of the Y
p. S. c. E. Next Sunday Harold
Larry will be the leader These meet
ings will he held in tho vpstrv