The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-08-12
Skowhegan Local News

The S. W Philbricks are at home
from their California trip.
Mrs. Josiah French of Scion has
been the guest this week of Mrs. ". D.
Snow.
Miss Mabel Smith of Bangor has
returned home following visit with
Mrs. A. NJ. Knights.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. f. Getchell Of
Pittsheld have been visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. Francis W. Briggs.
Rev. f. l. Marsh Of Providence, r.
L joined his family at the home Of
Miss Hannah r Page. Monday.
Miss NJ. 3. Fish of Boston has been
guest this week at the home of her
cousin. Mrs. a. II. Lang on Middle St
A. c. Case and daughter of New
Jersey have been here to visit with
Mr. and Mrs. ". C. Eaton. Trip
was made by automobile.
Miss Barbara Chase of Brownyille
left Monday afternoon for Fairfield
following a visit with Mrs. Fred R.
Philbrick on Coburn Ave
f. +. Light of Union who leased the
Rove shop on Madison Avenue, last
spring. for an apple barrel factory,
will commence work there about
Sept. 1st
Mrs. NJ. S. Mason, who has been at
the home of her sister, Mrs. B. S.
Flanders for several months, plans
to leave the last of the week for
Rumford.
George Fletcher of Joplin, Mo. is a
guest at the home of his sister Mrs.
Frank Morrill, and is also visiting his
mother, Mrs Ellen Fletcher. His
wife has been here for sometime.
On September 4th at North Arson
will occur the meeting Of the Som
erset Co. Veterans and Ladies Aux
Hilary. Numerous local people are
affiliated with these organizations.
Miss Minnie Brown Of Boston ar
rived Monday night to visit with Mrs.
Warren futile. She will also visit
with Mr. and Mrs. NJ. j. Smith at
Lake Wesserunsett before her return
home.
Mr.. and Mrs ". B. McGilyery and
son, Mrs. L. NJ. Robinson, T. E. Getch-
ell and Master Daniel Getchell of
Pittsfeld were recent guests Of the
F. W. Briggs at their Lakewood bun
galow.
Miss Margaret Knapps of Oak
Grove, ILL., is expected tomorrow
morning to visit Miss Ethelyn Stew
ard. The two young ladies were
once students at the Chicago Kinder
garten together.
j. G. Forest of Boston has been in
town this week renewing old acquain-
tances. 1t will be remembered that
Mr.. Forest was formerly a member of
the firm of Forest & Dow, Chandler j..
Dow being his associate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Dinsmore of
someryille, Mass. (were guests Sun
day and Monday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar =, Dunton on Madi-
son Ave They came here from
Bingham wher9 ,tley had been visit
ing with relatives.
Miss Angie and Miss Mabel French
were at Rome from Lewiston over
Sunday. Miss Angie is training for
a nurse at the Sisters Hospital in
that city apd Miss Mabel has accept
ed a situation as stenographer in a
Lewiston Wholesale house
Mrs. Mary L. Fletcher and the
Misses Flora l.. and Jennie Fletcher,
who are in this vicinity from Vernon,
Texas, were joined here last week by
their son and brother, Hiram T.
and wife of Caribou. The
entire party left here Monday to visit
at Pennington Falls.
Among the recent automobile par
lies registered at The Coburn have
oeen Mr.. and Mrs. F. 0. Muller, Laura
Muller, Rodney Bodfish, R. T. Moore
md ferris Moore of Philadelphia, also
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas E. HELLER. Mrs.
!. D. Parker, Miss Heller and Chaun-
'ey D. Parker of Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Malbon have
-acated their former home on Hesel-
on St and are now established in
he old Whittemore homestead near
he futile farms. Mr.. Malbon is to
De employed on the Whlttemore farm
when he RECEIVERS from malady
which is affecting one of his knees.
Ernest Raynor. who with his family
IS domiciled for the summer in one of
F. c. Buffers cottages at Lakewood
accomplished quite swimming feat
Sunday when he swan from the wharf
near Lakewood Inn across the Lake,
landing at the Mitchell wharf on the
east side. This Is a distance OF prob