The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-02

visiting with relatives in Augusta.
Harold Symons has gone to Port
land to visit his brother leaving Sat
urday
Ray kccne went To Canaan Saturday
10 visit his grandparents, MI and Mrs
Milford keene
The illness of Mrs Levi Dow at the
home of +. + Greenwood on Madison
Avenue has been reported
Mrs. Mary Davis of Cornvile was
in town Monday leaving on the fore
noon train for a visit with her son
in Boston.
Carleton p. Merrill went to Farm
ington Saturday. that town having
been his home prior to his removal to
Skowhegan
John Lewis returned Monday to
Bangor to resume his studies at the
Bangor Law School after visiting at
his home here.
Mrs c. +. Noreross and son Winston
Of Hartland have been visiting Mrs
Noreross father y. W Clark and with
friends in town
June Carter aud Clara Topper of
Good Will Farm returned to that in
sttution Monday following a visit with
Mrs Robert Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs Alphonse Gotta of Liy-
ermore Falls departed Monday after
visiting here with Mrs Paul Demeris,
who has been i'll.
Mrs Mollie NJ. Stewart has gone to
Boston for a visit and Will be Joined
there by Mr.. and Mrs. f. W. Briggs of
/ Pittsfeld. The party will visit New
York before their return.
Mrs Wilder c. yarney and children
of Bangor arrived in town Saturday
forenoon going from here to Cornville
to visit Mr. and Mrs Byron Robinson,
the parents of Mrs. Varney.
Prof Fairclough, an instructor at
Hebron Academy, who has been a
guest in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Green, left Monday morning
for visit at his home in Richmond.
Attorney and Mrs. Edward f. Mer-
rill are the parents of daughter born
Friday. Their many friends here and
elsewhere will wish to congratulate
them The little lady has been given
the name of Anna.
Miss Lois Steward of Portland has
been in town visiting with relatives
Saturday her sister Miss Pauline
Steward, who is a student at the High
School went to Portland to visit with
her parents during vacation
Mrs Frances Kelley the obliging
night operator at the central office of
the Maine Tel. & Tel Co. is absent on
a two weeks vacation. She left Sat-
urday and was to visit in Newport,
Bangor and Mattawamkeag during her
absence.
Hon. 5. W. Gould received Friday a
notice of his disappointment as a men,
Der of the board of trustees of the Tn
iyersity of Maine at Orono for another
term of seven years. He left during
the forenoon to attend a meeting of
the board
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Reynolds en-
tertained at four tables of whist
Thursday evening The prizes were |
a vase which was won by Mrs r. W |
Leighton and cards Won by Guy CO.
nant Refreshments of harlequin !
ices and cake were served. and victro-
la selections and piano solos played |
by Mrs. Forrest Cross furnished the
music of the evening.
Mrs. Hattie Eaton of sharon Mass,
who has been for some time at the /
home of her brother. Rev George Mer-
Ram at the Bethany Baptist Parson-
age, left Friday for East Weare. y. II.
She will be away for about two weeks
and then will return to Skowhegan
for another visit Miss Ethel Mer-
riam is at home from Colby College
for the Easter vacation
Friday marked the closing OF the !
Skowhegan schools for the Easter re-
cess. Among the interesting exercises
were those at the Jewett Street school,
Mrs. Nellie Copp, teacher. The after
Moons entertainment Was arranged
especially to show the work accom-
plished by the tiny pupils and the
demonstrations were very gathering
to both teacher and scholars. Songs
were sung, motion pieces reclted in
unison aud black board reading and
number work given verbally An eX-
hibition of drawing and writing was
also shown. A large number of visit
ors were present The programs were