The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-05-13


day Tuesday
Guy Booker, formerly OF Hartiano
hos entered into partnership with A.
Frost, the jeweler
,iies Lena Landry has been visit
;,o with relatives in Wateryille haY-
inc left for that place Tuesday.
Miss Julia Gilblair has returned to
uo1lowell after visiting with her sis
,or Mrs. George Ware in town.
Miss Cora Haines has returned to
~ home in Gardiner after being
r,oet in the family of her cousin,
E F Haines.
Horace Clukey of Augusta had bust
nass in Probate Court Tuesday and
,-isited while in town with the family
of f. ]. Butler.
Capt. BERTHE I. Rice and Mrs Rice
- Gardiner have been visiting with
Mr.. Rice's mother in Skowhegan dur
mo the present week.
There will be tomorrow (Friday)
evening a special meeting of Somer-
co.. CHAPTER Royal Arch Masons with
work in the Mark degree.
The automobile truck operating be-
+raen Waterville and Pennington
tonebing Skowhegan, made its first
trim of the season Monday.
Mrs. Frank Butterfield of Bruins
wick departed Tuesday after visiting
here with Mr.. Buttertield, who is 10
Gated in Skowhegan for the month of
May.
Mrs Frances Flagg, who has for
some time resided at the home OF Mrs.
Clara 5. Leavitt, has removed with
her companion to the home of Miss
Lizzie T. Hussey.
Master frankie Twaddell, the
voung son of Mrs. Laura Twaddell,
who was threatened with pneumonia,
was reported yesterday as being
somewhat improved.
B. F. Webb is expected from Jack
man Saturday to visit briefly with
relatives. Mrs. Webb has been visit
ing here for some weeks and will
probably return with him.
Mrs. Sac F. Clark arrived home
Saturday night from trip to Wash
ington, D. C. and week spent with
her granddaughter, Miss Lucille H.
Wentworth, student at st. Joseph's
Academy, Deering.
Lieutenant Farnham, the new Unit
ed States Army Inspector visited
Monday and Tuesday with Capt. Roy
l. Marston of Company E in Show
began. The two gentlemen were
friends when at West Point.
Mrs. Clara B. Leavitt, who has for
some time occupied her home on
Mechanic st. has leased the same to
the present with her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Parker in the Beech Hill
neighborhood.
Miss Margery Bond of Maiden
Mass accompanied by Harriet Bond
arrived Monday night for a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Eaton. Miss
Harriet will remain for some time but
Miss Margery departed Tuesday on
the 225 train.
Golden Rod Br. I. S. S. will meet
in City Building on the afternoon of
May Goth, from to S, at which time
they will entertain guests from Madi-
son and Blackwell branches. Mem
bers are requested to be present and
to please bring or send cake, as re-
freshments will be served.
Harry E. Reynolds departed Tues
day afternoon on the midday train
following a visit with his father, Solo
mon E. Reynolds, pumping station
manager of the Skowhegan Water Co.
The gentlemen first referred to is now
Christian Science reader, with head
quarters in Manchester, N. H.
Skowhegan friends will be inter
ested to learn that H. Tobey Mooers
has been chosen one of the best ten
Speakers to compete in the annual
Alexander Speaking Contest at Bow
dom College, the places being chosen
by competition He is well known
locally as a reader of much ability.
Miss Marjorie Loring, who for three
years has been the efficient teacher
OF drawing in the Skowhegan-Mad
son public schools has rendered her
resignation TO take effect at the end
OF the spring term. The change Is
made 10 accept a position nearer her
Dome which is in Somervile. Mass.
Mrs Hartwell Churchill of Oak
GroHe, Michigan, Is very seriously Ill.
she vas formerly Miss Lydia +.
'frait, a Skowhegan girl. and Is an
aunt Of II. n. Pratt of our town. They
N're planning visit to their native