The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-16

Mrs. Frank L. Flynt and Mrs. John
H. Steward were in Augusta, Monday
and Tuesday.
A. L. Mortified of Waterville has
been visiting with Bert Nichols and
family on Cedar st.
Mrs. Minnie C. Pishon left Tuesday
for Haverhill, Mass, TO attend the
wedding of a friend.
Mrs. F. L. Heselton of Hartland and
Miss Eunice Hoyt of Ripley spent
Sunday with Mrs. R. E. Dunbar.
The many friends of Miss jeanette
N. Lord will be interested to learn
that she will spend the coming winter
in San Diego, Calf.
The Skowhegan Board of Trade will
hold it's first meeting after the sum-
mer vacation tomorrow evening in
Municipal Court Room.
w. L. Clough of Portland who has
been spending a few days at the home
of his daughter. Mrs. W. S. Stinchfield,
left for Portland, Monday.
Miss Ella Mason and Miss Mildred
Mason of Clinton were guests the lat
ter part of the week of Mrs. Mary
Archer and Mrs. John E. Taylor.
Harold p. Symonds, Skowhegan
High School, 1915, left Tuesday for
Portland, where he will take bust
ness course at Gray's Commercial Col
lege.
The First Philathea Glass held its
sale of cake, candy and other foods
at the Philathea Rest Rooms, Satur-
day, Sept. 1S, the proceeds of which
will go to the work of the class.
Margaret, Jennie and Marion Scott.
the three daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Scott, left Monday on the mid
day train to resume their studies at
the School for the Deaf in Portland.
Recent marriage intentions placed
on file with the town clerk are those
of Allen Wing Varney, a farmer IN
this town and Grace Hammond To-
hey, formerly of Boston, now of
SkoWhegan.
The marriage of Chas. P. Roderick
and Florence Dore was solemnized
Sept 9Th FIR. p. E. Desjardins officiat-
ing The bride is the daughter of w.
E. Dore and the groom the son of Jo
seph Roderick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur r. Jones and
daughter, together with DR.. and Mrs.
T S. NJ. Cover and two children, return
! ed Sunday from an automobile trip to
Owls Head. The trip was made in
+ the Cover car.
Miss Rowena Flynt leaves next
Tuesday for South Hadley, Mass,
where she will take post graduate
course. Miss Flynt will also be en-
ployed as teacher of Latin and will
probably tutor in Greek there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart and daughter,
i Helen, Mrs. Watson and daughter,
/ Helen, and Miss Annie Delano who
! have been at Lakewood during the
/ summer, have returned to Boston and
vicinity. Carl J. Laid, who has been
proprietor of Lakewood Inn, has also
returned to Boston.
Street Commissioner E. l.. Ford
stated Monday that a crew of twenty
| four men and ten horses were work
ing on the section of State Aid Road
between here and Canaan. Six hun
dred and twenty-five feet of North Ave
has been macademized, being very
creditably done and thrown open to
the public Workmen have also been
engaged in relaying 900 feet of the
North Ave sewer
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Poulin on Lawton st. was the scene
of a gathering of Skowhegan and Wa
terville friends Friday evening, when
Mrs. Poulin was rendered surprise
party in compliment to her birthday.
The hours were passed in a happy
manner, delicious refreshments of
cake and coffee being served while
the function was in progress. A
pretty feature of the evening was the
collecting OF the candles which had
graced the birthday cake, and the Of
fering of well wishes as the tapers
burned low for the baby girl which
Mr.. and Mrs. Poulin have lately
adopted. The birthday gift was a sill
vered coffee percolator.
The First Philathet Glass held its
opening meeting for the fall season,
Sept. 1st at the Rest Rooms. During
the summer the regular meetings of
the class have been discontinued, but
two picnics have been held at Wesser-
unset Lake, one with Mrs Sadie Wi
than and one with Mrs. Janet Thomp-
son. Business meetings will be re-
sumed beginning Sept. %. and will be
held every other Wednesday through
out the winter The annual fair of