The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-08-26
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entertaining two classmates at hei
cottage at Smithfield this week, Miss
Winifred Marden of Sabattus and
Miss Grace Hanson of Kennebunk.
Mrs. Abbie Haynes is visiting her
sister at Livermore Falls.
Page & Shaw and Foss chocolates
sent prepaid. Sampson & Avore.
Last Saturday morning Miss Elsie
Savage had an operation, performed
upon her throat and is fast recovering
from the effects of the operation.
Harry Waugh of Boston is visiting
his sister Mrs. Harry Carr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Cooley nave
returned form five weeks stay III
the vicinity of Skowhegan.
Mrs. Oscar Lockwood is very III
and is being cared for by a trained
nurse.
Free Christian Science Lecture, OPP
era House, SkoWhegan p. III. sept. 90
Almon and Newton Blaisdell have
been in Turner this week on busi-
ness trip.
Irwin Wells and family and Miss
Parker have returned by automobile
to their home in Massachusetts,.
EIIeDblFe Itpdllb arc bS'htt AAS'NS -
the High School building.
The raincoat advertised as lost in
Eyerybody's Column Of this paper
several weeks ago, was found by Al
mon w Blaisdell, and has been left
for the owner at the office OF the In
dependent
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Whiting and
guest Miss Nellie Crowell and Mr..
and Mrs. Nicholas Miller were guests
of Fred Lawton at his cottage over
Sunday
DR.. William Taylor of Mechanic
Falls spent Sunday at his home In
town.
Mrs. Mary Wing is spending this
week with friends in Skowhegan.
F. w. Spaulding Is taking weeks
vacation at his cottage at Smithfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Ketchum and
family have returned from Smithfield
where the family have been spending
the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde r. Chute OF
Bangor, who have been visiting Mrs.
Cbute's mother, Mrs. Kate Libby and
other relatives, have returned to their
home.
MI. anu MIS-. w "]thdh ."
Gently entertained Mr.. and Mrs. c. X.
Chute of Bangor and Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Mills OF this town at the
Tobey cottage at Smithfield for few
days.
Mrs. Edmund Taylor has been on
the sick list during the past week.
Mrs. John Rowe and little child of
Boston have been visiting relatives in
town for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Knowlton and
Mrs. George Smith Of Chesterville
visited relatives in town Sunday.
Mrs. Abel Chandler of New Sharon
spent last week with her son George
Chandler and wife.
Edmund Taylor is in Dover getting
things ready for the annual Seventh
Day Adventists Campmeeting which.
will begin Wednesday. A large par
ty from this place and Mercer expect
to leave Wednesday for the Camp
meeting. among them being Mrs. Ed
mund Taylor, Mrs. Newton Biaisdell,
Mrs. Mary Blaisdell, Mrs Violet
Downes and family, Ray Kilburn, For
rest Farley and family of Larone and
Ea. Record and family also of La
rome. t.i - @ -. .f1r'-~e.-
: Nrss. Ellen Mitchell died last Mon
day evening. A more extended ac-
count of her life will appear in our
next issue. -'s.' - -.
A delightful birthday party was
given Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler last
Saturday evening by the members of
the SO Club and the hostess was the
recipient of number of pieces OF
very handsome china. The evening
was spent in playing cards and re-
freshments of ice cream and cake
we're served also very pretty birth
day cake bearing lighted candle for
each year of the hostess life,
A dance under the direction of local
boys has been advertised for Friday
night of this week.
Lewis Miner has returned home
from Ripogenus, small settlement
about thirty miles above Moosehead
Lake, where he has been employed
for several weeks.
A very jolly family party was given
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs Walter
McIntire last Monday evening in hon
or of Mrs. Ella Doyen of Dakota and
Miss Beryl Fuller of Somerville, Mass.
The evening was spent in a social
way and refreshments of ice cream
and cake were served.
Byron Johnson is on the sick list.
Mrs. Josie Mills Whiting has finish
ed her duties as assistant postmis-
tress.
Milford Tibbetts and family and E.
f. Barker and family and Miss Hazel
Whitney took an automobile trip to
Hartland Sunday to visit relatives.
Mrs. Alfred Everett has been enter
tanning her sister Mrs. Kenneth Arch
ibald of Bangor.
The annual Field Day of the Eas-
tern Star Chapter was great sue
cess In every way, as usual, this year.
Early Saturday forenoon conveyances
of all descriptions were secured to
carry the sixty or more members TO
"Lawton's Folly Cottage" at Smith
field for the picnic. The members of
the committee went out the night be-
fore to secure the fish and have the
chowder and everything in readiness
early Saturday morning for the crowd.
It Ia needless to say the Chapter
thoroughly appreciated the delicious
flsh chowder and the other good
things which had been solicited by
the committee and 1t was jolly
crowd who sat down to the long table
loaded with the delicious food for
which the Norridgewock ladies' are
famous. After dinner pictures were
taken by Mrs. Hale of the party and
then followed a social afternoon.
Mrs. Fred Rogers and daughter
Miss Irene visited relatives in Lewis