The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-07-29
Skowhegon Local News

Avenue. is reported as being quite Ill
Miss Britomarte King of Portland
daDarted Monday afternoon following
= visit with Mrs. Carrie Mcpherson.
Miss Lucia Towne of New York has
arrived to visit with her aunt, Mrs. r.
f. Atwood and Miss Ida j, Towne.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Dickerson OF
East Mortified, Mass. have been here
visiting with Mrs. Fannie Nebt
Fletcher.
Charles Hill, manager of Hotel OK
ford. left here Monday on the midday
train to visit with relatives in Port
land and vicinity.
Mrs B. f. Cornell of Rumford, ac-
companied by her son and daughter
has been visiting with the family OF
Edward F. Haines.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Estabrook at
tended the funeral of Mrs. James Tut
Tic, the grandmother of Mrs. Esta-
brook in Rome, Thursday.
Mrs. Russell Gray and little daugh-
ter. Of Duluth, MINI. were guests the
first of the week at the home of Mrs
Grays brother, Ralph W. Leighton.
MrsC. J. Abbey and Miss Iva Briggs
went Saturday to Ocean Point. Miss
Briggs returned the first of the week,
but Mrs. Abby is remaining for a Ion
ger outing.
Guy Hubbard who is receiving
treatment at the Fairfield Sanitarium,
was reported Monday as being decid-
edly improved in health. He is now
able to be up and out of doors.
Miss Berle Nye, returned to Pitts
field Monday to resume her duties as
pianist in the Park Street Theater, a
moving picture house in that town.
She had been here for short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Tarbox, Mr..
and Mrs. Harris and Coburn Law
renee of Gardiner were visitors early
in the week with S. c. Ward and Miss
Ward, at the Captains Cabin, Lake
wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Nye and daugh-
ter Dorothy, arrived Monday forenoon
from an outing at Camp De Lancey,
Great Moose Lake, being the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. NJ. Lancey while
there. Yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. Nye
started for lockwood where they are
to visit with DR.. and Mrs. William
Mebane.
Carpenters are now working on the
old portion of the High School build
ing, getting it ready for occupancy at
the beginning of the Fall term of
school The contract for the brick
work of the structure has been let
to ]. H. Grundy, while the carpenter
ing has been let to J. C. Oliver, who is
experimenting the repairs.
Rev. F. L. Hayward, former pas
tor of the Centenary NJ e. Church was
the guest Saturday night of Rev. and
Mrs. j. W. Packard of Main Street.
Sunday forenoon he preached at the
Friends Church in North Fairfield,
and in the afternoon at Hinckley. Mr..
Hayward is now pastor of church in
Stevens Point. Wisconsin, a city of
about 10000 inhabitants.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Bartlett have
been entertaining this week L. W. Val
entine of Spearfish, South Dakota.
The two gentlemen were formerly as
ISOLATED together in the general mer-
chandise business in Harmony. This
was back in 1867 and from Harmony
Mr. Valentine went to Minneapolis, re-
moving from that city to Speartish,
where he Is interested in the flour mill
business.
The Universalist Church was open
ed Sunday for worship the first time
for years. The occasion was the mi
tial services of the Church of All An
gels, The Harrison D. Barrett Mem
orial Society (SpirituaD, and was at
tended by good sized congregation
The speaker and message bearer was
Louis Jones of Bangor and the solo
ist was Ray Kilgore, with Miss Vira
Lawton, organist.
A. E. Peterson and H. S. Sweet,
both of Providence. r. l., were in
town Thursday for the day, calling
on friends, leaving for Skowhegan in
the late afternoon. The young men are
touring the State in their Buick run
about, which they drove from Proyi-
dence to Easton, following the Allan
tic coast. From Easton they went
up into Aroostook county. coming
from there to Somerset county. having
made a drive, so far, of fully 150o
miles. They report very enjoyable
trip, and are very enthusiastic over
the good roads of Maine. remarking
also upon the beautiful scenery of the
Pine Tree estate. Fairfield news.