The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-05-20

Carl ]. Laid of Boston. who is TO
be proprietor of Lakewood Inn for the
summer has arrived.
Mrs. Edward A. Bailey visited last
week In Clinton, where she resided
prior to her removal to Skowhegan.
George and Craig Houston of Gull
ford were guests early In the week at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. f. Nc
Neelie.
Deputy Sheriff W. j. Lashon left
A--os'>> y ss $500 'c-.-~@ .eesss Cor Lewis
I ton, where he had business matters to
attend to.
Miss Julia Coburn of Concord,
Mass. departed Friday on the midday
train following a visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. Manley T. Pooler.
Guy F. Williams of Somerset AGA
DENY. Athens was in Skowhegan FRI
day, leaving here for Watervllle to
attend the Lyford speaking.
DR.. f. S. Bigelow entertained as
guests during the Spiritualist Con-
vention Mrs. Caroline Spollett Of Pal
myra and Mr.. Jones of Bangor.
Albert c. Bowman of Springfield
i Vermont, departed Friday after q
brief visit with DR.. and Mrs. l.. A
/ Dascombe who are the parents oil
/ Mrs. Bowman.
Bert Hight who has for some time
been employed In town as barber
has returned to his former home In
Athens, where he will again be en-
gagged In business.
Mrs Nellie Bartlett of Winthrop
and Mrs. Jordan of Oldtown departed
Monday after having been guests at
the home of Mrs. Ella N. Jewett dur
ing the Spiritualist Convention.
Lionel G.. Traitor, the we'll known
stock man of the Bigelow Hill neigh
borhood, has Jersey calf which is
probably the largest Of its age Of any
! in the. world. 1t is twenty months
old and girts just six feet
William Preble has been passing
ten days with his parents In town.
He has been employed during the
winter in Lewiston but goes from here
to the White Mountains. where he
will be occupied as usual during the
summer.
! Mr.. and Mrs Omer Bison and son
of Winthrop were In Skowhegan Fri
day to accompany the remains Of
| Onisime Bison, another son of the
couple here for burial. The inter
ment was made in the cemetery of
! Our Lady of Lordes. The funeral
was held in Winthrop.
| Mrs. Della Brown and Mrs. Imogene
Merrill Of Caratunk have been spend
ing several days at their Lakewood
| cottage. They came here at this
| time principally to attend the Spirit
ualists Convention and were in Wa
terville on Friday to. attend the flu
neral of relative. The two ladies'
are sisters and their brother w. H.
Clark has also been down from Cara
funk.
Mrs. George Danforth, who has
lately returned to Albion from Hava-
ma, where she has been passing the
winter, departed from here Monday
after visiting with her sister. Mrs.
F. o. Eaton of Main ST. Accom-
panying her was Lafayette Goodwin.
the father Of the two ladies, who has
been at the Eaton home for some
time and now plans to pass the sum
mer In Albion.
One of the pleasing afternoon and
early evening functions of this week
was that of yesterday when Mrs.
Frank Bickford entertained the mem
bers of the Snowbound Club at Hotel
Oxford At six o'clock course din
ner was served Last week, Mrs
Annette Buck entertained the same
organization at dinner at the oxford.
the appointments of which were very
dainty. The place cards were es-
pecially priced by the ladies as they
were bought In Japan.
Wednesday evening will be Grange
night. 1t has been planned to confer
the first and second degrees and the
following program has been arranged
for entertainments: Music. Grange
Chorus; Greeting to New Members,
Mrs. Mae A. Allen; reading. Mrs.
Emma Watson; song. Mrs. Emma II.
Dunton; Address THE United States
as a Neutral Country" Senator W. L.
Walker; reading Peace" Mrs Ncttie
Whittemore: musical numbers, The
Good Old Hymns" arranged by Mrs.
Dora l.. SANFORD: reading Hymns"
Miss l.. l.. Smith.
Next Tuesday afternoon the MEM
bars of the Clementine Weston Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union