The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-11
Skowhegan Local News
.aa;t;onal Local News will be Found
an Pages 8, 6 and 81

Miss Theresa Spooner spent the Gay
yesterday visiting in Augusta.
Robert Calden of Lakewood went to
pitts6eld yesterday to visit for time.
Miss Alta Jewett is learning the
duties of telephone operator at the
local exchange.
Miss Blanch Emory attended the
uinckley-Mower wedding at Good
VIII Yesterday
The Working League meets Monday
afternoon in Congregational parlors
At the usual hour.
The Skowhegan baseball team goes
to Athens to play against the team in
that place Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Edward F. Merrill and T
children are occupying their summer
home at Lake Wesserrunsett.
Lester Bragg is visiting with his
brother Gordon Bragg in the vicinity
Of Portland for a week or more.
Augustine Wyman arrived home last
night from a visit with his son in
Chester, Pa and with Dr. Diller in
Philadelphia.
Mrs L. A. Sylvester with her two |
daughters, Hazel and Kate have gone
to Aroostook County for a visit of
several weeks.
There is to be a special meeting of
Skowhegan Grange next Saturday
evening for balloting, comforting de-
erees and other business.
E H. Emery of the Maine Civic
League is to speak at the morning 7
service in the First Baptist Church 7
Sunday at the 1045 service.
Among the summer colony who
have already arrived at Lakewood are |
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Murphee and Mr..
and Mrs. George Sparks of New York.
Mrs Charles Cleveland has arrived
in Skowhegan from Washington,
where Mr.. Cleveland is located in
Government employ and is visiting at
the home of her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs H A Bennett of West
Newton, Mass, arrived in Skowhegan
Tuesday evening and are guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Palmer Mer-
rill. the two ladies being sisters.
About Go persons went from here
by special train Tuesday evening to
attend the debate between the team
from Madison High School and Co
burn Classical Institute of that city.
Miss Edith Heald and Miss Lila
Pierce have resigned their respective
positions in the local telephone eX-
change and store of the Direct I'm
porting Co and are to go to kenne-
bunkport where they have employment
for the summer.
Mrs Robert Simpson and little
daughter have lately returned from
visit with William Simpson and
family at Bridgton. Mrs Adam
Simpson returned at the same time
SIZE having been on a visit to points
in different New England states and
at Brdgton.
Friends here will be interested to
learn of the recent marriage OF
IF
garet E. Couillard of Augusta, the
ceremony having occurred at the cap
ital city. The couple first went to
Boston on their honeymoon trip and
are now at Salem Depot N H.
The members of the First Baptist
Sunday School are to have their an
nual Children's Day program next
Sunday evening at the Z o'clock ser
vice in the auditorium. A program OF
Rotations, orchestral, violin, piano
and vocal selections will be rendered.
Miss Carter will direct the literary
features, Mrs Steward the songs and
Mr. Lyons the orchestra.
party composed of f. E. Hooper
and Mrs. Flora A. Dealey of this town,
Mr. and Mrs. Granville Barrows and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks of Waterville
have lately returned from a trip to
West Forks and MoXie. They did
some angling stunts while away and
We're most successful in gathering in
a fine lot of trout. The trip was
made by auto, the out-of-town guest
visiting briefly in Skowhegan with
Mrs Dealey.
The parlor of the First Baptist
Church was filled Tuesday night by
Sunday School members who partici-
pated in an entertainment given by the
losing side in a contest which has
been carried on in the Sunday School.
Mrs. r. L. Marston exhibited foreign
and local postcards through her rapi-
opticon and described the same, il
having been her privilege 70 have
seen many of the views depicted.
Piano selections were rendered by