The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-06

Fred Parkman has been on a brief
rocatjon in Boston and vicinity.
Kiss Josie Bradley of Vermont is
,bo guest of Mrs. Leslie r. Brown.
Mrs. Emma Bigelow of Lewiston. is
,be gJest of her sister Mrs. Ira A.
Norton.
Iobp Clark is visiting this week in
Carmel. having left for that place
Tuesday.
Little Miss Ruth L. lies left Tues
day 10 visit with her uncles in Bos-
ton and Reading, Mass.
n E. Field of Quincy, Mass, has
been visiting during the past week at
the home of F.. G. Danforth.
Mr.. and Mrs. James R. Hutchinson
of Portland have departed following a
visit with Mr. and Mrs. c. J. Abbey.
The County Commissioners were in
session Tuesday at the Court House
attending to matters of routine bust
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. E. c. Tracy and son
Harold were in Smithfield to attend /
the funeral of Mr.. Traccys sister
Tuesday.
Dr. w NJ. Pulsifer, who has been
seriously ill is greatly improved and
was able to be upon the veranda of
his home this morning.
Landlord Fred Towle of the Maine
Central Hotel and Mrs. Towle arrived
home Monday evening from a trip to
Portland, Old Orchard and Cape
Elizabeth.
Miss Alice Goodrich is enjoying a |
vacation from her duties as saleslady |
in Dyer's Dry Goods Store and left
Tuesday for a visit to Portland and |
Kennebunkport.
One of the pair of attractive pea
cocks which are owned at the Bloom
field Farm and which recently dis
appeared has returned after nearly a /
week S absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Rogers and
three children of Pressure Isle depart
ed Tuesday on the midday train after
visiting in the home of Wallace Clark
and S W. Rowe.
Mrs. William Donaghy and son Ev-
erett of Cambridge, Mass, are guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Proycncal Last week Mr. and Mrs.
Proyencal and guests were among the
sojourners at Lakewood.
Mrs. C. L. Goodridge of Portland
has arrived to visit her sister, Mrs.
Carl Curtis and will be accompanied
upon her return home by Mrs. LA
Smith of the Forest City. who has
been visiting Mrs. Fred Conant.
Orlando Kimball of Wateryille has
accepted position in the printery
department of the pendent-Re-
porter Miss Pearl E. Jewett is also
assisting the regular office force dur
ing the absence of Miss Myra French
who is enjoying a vacation.
Workmen have been engaged in
cleaning up somewhat around the
ruins of the mill of the Riverside
Pulp Co. A meeting of the owners of
the property was held the first of the
week but nothing definite was decided
in regard to rebuilding the plant
Mrs J. b. Dornberger left Monday
for Noroton, Conn. to attend the flu
neral of her brother-in-law, who was
accidentally drowned there on Sun
day last, while in swimming. Mrs.
Dornberger and her sister Mrs. McIn-
erney, wife of the deceased. will ac-
company the remains to Cavalry GEM
etery for burial.
Miss Grace Russell has been elected
to the position of head teacher in the
EuSlSH department VI lIC AACN loNOH
High School, she being the successful
applicant out of thirty-five persons.
Miss Russell is a graduate of Show
hogan High and Of the University of
West Virginia, having studied be
tween whites at Colby College. She
has also taken a course at the Har-
ward summer school. For the last
three years Miss Russell has been
member of the North Berwick High
School faculty.
James ONeal of Indiana spoke
from the Russell street Band stand,
Monday evening under the auspices OF
the Skowhegan Socialist Local. There
was a good sized audience present to
listen to the address which was well
given and in which the speaker at
tempted to teach his listeners lessons
from what is transpiring about them
at the present time. He dwelt on
the high prices and scarcity of work
and while his remarks were Dermeat-
ed with the principles of His party
he told many truths in his statements.