The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-06-24

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Mrs. Jennie Mcfarland, nurse, has
been called to Ellsworth for an in
definite time on account of sickness
in her family.
Harry A. Dinsmore, who has been
located on Court st. for a few months,
has removed to his former headouar-
tiers in the J. Palmer Merrill Block.
At the 4Sth annual meeting of the
Maine Pharmaceutical Association,
held at Rangeley, F. w. Buchanan of
Skowhegan was elected one of the
vice presidents.
John Wolfe, who has lately come
to Skowhegan and associated himself
in business with Harry Cullen left
the latter part of the week for a
visit to Portland and Boston,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Williams, Eda
Allen and Mrs. Lizzie Vining of North
Pond visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry VALERIE one day last
week. They came by automobile.
Mrs. Matte E. Goodwin left here
the first of this week for a visit with
her sisters in California. She was
accompanied by her nephew Sherman
Shumway, a student at Bowdoin Col
lege.
John w. Fogler returned home last
Thursday and Maurice P. Merrill Esq
Monday from extended trips in the
west. They journeyed together by
the way of Panama to California but
returning came over different routes
Marguerite Savage has returned
from visit with her aunt Mrs. Her.
bert Gregory in Berlin, N. H., and is
now with her father, Arson Savage
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jefferson Savage.
Capt R. L. Marston, 1t. Geo. K.
Robinson, Lit. J. w. Healy, Corp. Du-
mont and Corp. John Weston, officers
of Company E are in Augusta this
week to attend the officers school of
instruction. They will return home
| Saturday.
Amos Bickford was operated upon
at Somerset Hospital last week for
cancer of the stomach by DR.. Wads-
worth assisted by Dr. Stinchfield and
DR.. Smith of Norridgewock, and is re-
ported to have recovered from the eff
fects of the same.
Deputy Sheriff R. S. McKenney of
Madison was in Skowhegan Sunday
leaving here for Boston, where he is
to attend the graduating exercises at
the New England Conservatory of
Music. His daughter, Miss Arlen, is
one of the graduates
W. H Clark of Caratunk was in
town during the day Saturday. Mrs.
Clark and his sisters Mrs. Imogene
Merrill and Mrs. Della Brown of
Caratunk have been sojourning for a
few days at their Lakewood Cottage,
coming principally to attend the Spir-
itualist services on Sunday last.
Among the local people who are in
Brunswick this week to attend Bow
dom Commencement is Mrs. John A.
Mooers, her son H. Tobey Mooers be-
! ing one of the contestants in the
He is also in one of the college plays.
Mrs. Charles Folsom-Jones, whose
son Otto is among the graduates was
accompanied down to graduation by
her sister Mrs. E. c. Haynes of Rens-
selaer, N. Y, who has been for some
days her house guest.
The Searchlight Club held its regu-
| lar meeting Friday at the home of
Miss Beatrice Smiley. The first part
of the meeting was conducted on the
! piazza, nllOA W hiNh lhO Slllo oooShi
bled inside. A short program was
carried out during which the work
| for the missionary box continued. An
| interesting part of the meeting was
the opening of the mite boxes. New
officers and committees were elected
for the ensuing half year Delicious
| refreshments of fruit punch and wa
| fers were served. The next meeting
I is to be held at the home of Miss Ruth
| Greenwood July 2.
| Very pleasing promotion exercises
were given by the pupils of the
Parochial Schools in Convent Hall,
Thursday evening. The numbers
consisted of recitations and songs in
both English and French and piano
music. The Sisters of Oud Lady Of
Lordes had directed the program and
prepared the little folks for the even
ing's entertainment Before the pro-
gram was closed one OF the smaller
children was brought to the stage In
a basket covered with evergreen and
al the proper time rose from its
depths to present FIR Desjardines
with bouquet OF cut flowers. Some
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