The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-07-01
Skowhegan Local News

relatives. She has been teaching in
Orrington.
Bert Dane underwent surgical
operation Monday, DR.. Wadsworth
and DR.. Smith of Norridgewock, the
operating surgeons.
Thornton Ward Merriam arrived
home Friday night from Harvard Col
lege, having graduated from that in
stitution with honors
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Chase of Gar
diner were in town the first of this
week called here by the death of their
nephew Lloyd N. Chase.
The comfort of Edwin W. Mar
ble's residence on Spring St, is be-
ing enhanced by the addition of a
wide piazza on the east side.
Mrs. George Mitchell and son left
Monday afternoon for st. Adams.
called there owing to the critical ILL
ness of her father William Forsythe.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ Barnard of
Rochester, N. Y. have been the guests
this week of Mr.. Barnard's mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Barnard at the home
of William M. Stinchfield.
Arthur McQuillan has returned
home from Bowdoin College. His
portion of the commencement enter
tainment included two parts in the
play AS You Like 1t" presented by
the students. He expects to go up
river this week as a fire warden.
Judge H. H. Brazzell of Fairfield
was in town Monday going from here
to Madison to attend to Municipal
Court duties. Next Monday will be
his regular day to preside over the
Skowhegan Court, but next month
will be the regular summer vacation
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Smith and little
yesterday, leaving on the morning
train for Oakland where they were to
attend the family reunion of the Good
rich family. Mrs. Smith before her
marriage was Miss Maude Goodrich of
Palmyra.
Pearl Berry underwent a surgical
operation Saturday at her home on
! Middle st. for a diseased bone in one
! leg DR.. Alfred King of Portland
was the operating physician assisted
by DR.. w. NJ. Pulsifer The child
has been lame for some time. but her
condition now looks favorable.
Friends in Skowhegan will be in
terested to learn that Mrs. Jennie M.
Schwartz, who spent some time in
Skowhegan engaged in china paint
ing, but who has been in California
| for about a year, has returned to
Maine and is at present with her
daughter, Mrs. W. l.. Anderson at
Jackman Station,
! Aside from the prize H. Tobey
Mooers won in the Alexander Speak
| ing contest, he was also successful in
winning two others at Bowdoin Col
lege. One was the David Sewell
Premium, prize amounting to ten
dollars which is awarded annually to
a member of the Freshman Glass for
excellence in English Composition
and the Hiland Lockwood prize for
public speaking.
Sheridan Green, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Green, who has just
graduated from Hebron Academy, has
gone to his fathers camps up river,
Olive Green, teacher at Hebron and
Miss Margaret Green, who is a STU
dent at that institution, have returned
as has Miss Myrtle Green, who has
been teaching during the past season
in Rumford. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Green of Chicago are also shortly ex-
pected for a visit beneath the paren-
| tai roof
r. A. Wadsworth, accompanied by
his wife and three children were due
to land in San Francisco, Cal, Mon
day en- route from the Hawaiian Is
lands to Skowhegan. They are ex-
pected TO arrive here about the mid
die of July and are to be guests of
his brother Dr. J. e. Wadsworth and
family. Mr. Wadsworth is a native
of Hiram, but has not been in this
section for probably ten years. His
business includes the manufacturing
of artificial ice and he also has a rub
Der plantation of 10000 trees.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Smith arrived
In Skowhegan Monday from their
honeymoon trip to Boston Their
friends here were anticipating their
arrival and were at the station to
give them a warm reception with COW
bells. etc. The team which bore the
bridal couple to their future home on
the Norridgewock road was galy
trimmed with many white bows and