The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-10-28
Skowhegon Locl News

Miss Gladys F. Pennell and Miss
Theresa Bison were in Waterville
Friday evening To sing at a recital
given by the pupils Of Mrs. Hubbard
Mrs. f. B. Chase and daughter
Gladys attended Colby Day exercises
the 22nd at Waterville. Miss Eunice
Chase is a student at this institution
Friends of Mr. and Mrs M. L.
Greenleaf will be interested to learn
that they are to continue to make
Skowhegan their residence. for the
winter.
Mrs. Neil Mills has returned to her
home in Portland. She accompanied
her mother Mrs. Hugh Hurley back to
Skowhegan the latter having been in
the Forest City.
Miss Linnie Prescott of BOSTON, ar
rived here after a visit with Hartland
friends, and has been this week the
guest of her mother, Mrs. A. E. Pres
colt on Water St
e b. Emery. who spends his sum-
mers at Dresden, has been visiting
with his brother. w. H. Emery on Wa
ter St, left Saturday for Medfeld,
Mass, where he will pass the winter.
Charles w. Sheaff, one of the clerks
at the freight office of the Maine Cen
trail Railroad, has returned from a
few days spent with his brother in
Concord, N. H. and relatives in Bar
ton, VT.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Locke, who
reside on the East Ridge Road, are
the parents of a little daughter Twins
were born to the couple, but only one
lived. Mr.. Locke formerly lived in
Washburn and Mrs. Locke in Carlisle,
N. B.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dysart. who re-
Gently sold their home in Ptts6eld,
have again become residents of this
town, having taken the Frank |. Estes
house on Madison Ave. Charles Dy-
sart and wife are also located with
them
Mrs p A. Jackson and children
visited last week with relatives in
China. They returned the first of
the week, Mr.. Jackson going down for
short stay and to return with them.
The family reside in the Arnold home
stead on Madison Ave.
r. G. Bigelow has just finished
tracing up his crop of yellow corn
seed. His yield this year was about
400 baskets from two acres. His ex-
hibit at the Central Maine Fair as
usual carried off the sweepstake prize
offered by the Maine Central Rail
road.
DR.. Z. H. Stevens of Cambridge was
in town Thursday and Friday, con-
sulting while here with Dr. Dascombe
relative to the condition of DR.. W. M.
Pulsifer. DR.. Stevens reported his
Mrs. Louisa ]. Stevens, who
has lately returned to her Cambridge
home from Skowhegan, as being In
good health.
Skowhegan Grange will hold anoth-
er meeting Wednesday next. The fol-
lowing program has been arranged
under the direction of Mrs. Ella H.
Srowell: Music, Grange Chorus;
reading, Mrs. Jennie Wadwell; paper,
The Panama Pa cific Exposition, Mrs.
Nae A. Allen; vocal solo, Miss Effie
5orson; topic. Winter Care of Horses,
:. r. Whittemore; Care of the Horses
Feet L. J. Haskell; reading. The vii
age Blacksmith. Mrs Mamie A Beal
Grange Quartet; short papers,
rhe Grange, as it was, is and should
De. Alonzo Smith. s F. Emerson
E.. The Blue Bird Club, an organiza-
ion of Junior Camp Fire girls, of
which Miss Ethel E. Merriam is the
guardian. met Friday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Hight on
West Front st. 1t was an affair de-
;idedly suggestive of Halloween,
Jack olanterns and unique bouquets
being used in the decorative scheme.
A program of games and music num-
oers was enjoyed and the refresh
nents of pumpkin pie, molasses
ioughnuts, pop corn and apples were
quite In keeping with the festivities.
About twenty-five young misses en-
dyed the hospitality Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hight and their daughter. Miss Helen
A charming little party was given
Friday evening in the Philathea Rest
In honor of the two young
ladies' who have lately become brides.
Mrs. Pearl Pierce Brophy and Mrs.
Carpenter Kilgore. Both
are members OF the class and were
aware that a social was to occur In
the rooms during the evening, but
had not been Informed how much
was being prepared for them. The
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