The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-05
Skowhegon Local News

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Miss Lillian Farley of West Forks
has been a guest this week of Mrs.
Edwin P Whiting.
improvements are being made upon
both the exterior and interior of the
Maine Central Hotel
! w H. Davis of Augusta was the
guest Thursday night of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. E. Clough at Lakeview Farm.
1t is understood that John W. Stew
ard will close his saw mill at Jack
man in about two weeks for the win
ter.
+. E. Fairbrother was in South Gar
diner, recently, where matters of a
/ business nature required his atten-
ton.
Mrs Percy Hill of Northeast Har-
Dor departed Saturday forenoon fol-
lowing visit with Dr. and Mrs. c. R
Viles.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Leon Parlin have
moved from Madison Ave. to the upper
apartment of the Heselton homestead
on Heselton ST
Stanley Es Nay was in Augusta Mon
day to see his son Roy P. Nay, who
is i'll in the Augusta General Hospital
with typhoid fever
Capt E. A. Cass. who was mention
ed last week as suffering from the eff
fects of fall is able TO be out and
is gradually improving.
Mrs. Alice Day of Maiden, Mass. de-
parted Saturday after being here to
visit her brother Lawrence Hayden
and other relatives in this vicinity.
Miss S. M. Ward entertained a party
of ladies at venison dinner at THE
Captains Cabin, Lake Wesserunsett
Friday. After the repast auction was
played.
Master William Philbrick went Sat
urday to Brunswick to witness the
Bates-Bowdoin game and to visit his
brother, Donald w. Philbrick, a sophie
more at Bowdoin College
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Peck of New
ton Center, Mass, have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs Warren Brown on Middle
St Mrs. Peck left Monday, Mr. Peck
having previously departed.
Nahum Steward and son Kerry B.
Steward returned Monday to Orono,
after visiting at their home here. Miss
Jessie Folsom of Augusta also visited
the first of the week at the Steward
home
Miss Lillian Taylor, who is training
for a nurse in the Central Maine Hos
pital in Lewiston, returned to that
place Saturday after being here to
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs, Joel
E. Taylor, her parents.
Blaine S. Viles and young son of
Augusta were guests Friday night at
the home of Mr.. Viles' father Hon. e.
p. Viles on Madison Ave. The gentle
man last referred to plans to pass the
winter in the Capitol City as is his
usual custom.
Mrs. D. S. Swift of Norwood, Mass,
has been for several days a guest at
the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. A.
r. Watson. Mrs. Swift is one of the
Soldiers Home Aids in Massachusetts
and was in attendance at the w. r. c.
reception Friday evening.
The Ladies Social Circle of the
Methodist Church are to hold a cal
endar bazaar on December 8 and 10.
The booths will represent the twelve
months of the year and it is expected
1t will be artistically the most Deautl-
tu of any fair the Circle has ever
conducted.
About thirty young people gathered
at Master Carl Genthner's home Fri
day evening to unite in a Halloween
party. The living rooms were admir-
ably arranged with cornstalks, pump
kin lanterns, greenery, etc, and the
young folks were masked Games
were played and such Halloween
dainties as pumpkin pie, gingerbread
and fruit were served.
Many friends attended the sad cere-
monies held Thursday afternoon in
memory of Miss Fannie Lawley at her
late home on Middle ST. Rev; Theo-
dore Halbert Wilson officiated and
very many lovely flowers attested
the esteem in which the deceased was
held The pail bearers were A. Fl.
Lang, Clarence Mantor, R. Francis
Parker and Mark Harville, the re-
mains were inferred in the South