The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-10-21
Skowhegan Local News

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Dr.. Harold T. Bibber and Herbert
Wentworth were in Dexter Thursday
and Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lawrence
were In Hartland last week visiting
with friends, that town having been
their former home
Mrs Leon McIlyene of Gardiner de-
parted Tuesday afternoon following
a visit with her mother, Mrs. Chas.
Dulac and other relatives.
Among the out-of-town people to
pay a visit to Skowhegan Monday
were Mr.. and Mrs F l. Barnes. They
were guests at the Coburn.
Mr.. and Mrs A b. Lamb who have
been spending several weeks in Cali
fornia and Washington, are expected
home the first of November
Mrs. W. A. Bailey and Mrs. J. 2.
Merrill have been appointed delegates
from the Woman's Club to attend the
Federation meeting in Saco next
week.
Rex Frye of California arrived in
Skowhegan to visit with his father,
William Frye 1t has been fourteen
years since the gentleman first re-
ferred to has been in Skowhegan.
Fred Clark and A b. Clark of Cara
funk. f. l.. GIBSON Mrs. O. A, Sawyer
and Miss Beatrice Sawyer of Bing-
ham. were included among those from
up country to visit Skowhegan early
in the week.
Everett Bacon, who has been in the
northern Maine woods during the fall,
but who has been passing some time
at his home here, left Tuesday after
noon for a visit with friends at Bow
dom College.
Mr.. and Mrs Levi Marcou have re-
turned from several weeks absence
in Canada. While away they visited
in Quebec and also in st. Henry. the
latter town having been the former
home of Mr.. Marcou
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Williams, for
mer residents of this section, were
in town Tuesday. They had been
visiting relatives in Madison and
other up-river points and were on
their way home to Benton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brown have
moved to the Mrs. Elizabeth Nay
house on Water St, formerly the
home of NJ. +, Smith and family. Mr..
and Mrs. Leon Lancto are also to es-
tablish their residence there.
Herbert l.. SWEET went to Bruins
wick Tuesday night to be present at
the DKE Fraternity Initiation at Bow
doin College, Warren c. Merrill of
this town being one of the candidates.
c. p. Merrill also went down for a
visit with his son, leaving on the 2.25
train.
At the meeting of Russell Post, w
r. C. held Friday last, one candidate
was initiated into membership and
one application for the same was re-
i've
a descriptive account of the flags of
all nations and Mrs. Ruth II. Eaton
read a humorous selection.
Development of the Opera to the
time of Wagner was a subject very
skillfully handled by Miss Harriet l..
Marble. Monday evening at a lecture
in her studio in the Merrill Building.
Next Monday evening another of these
pleasing talks will occur. the topic Sc
lected being Wagner Opera and the
Singers"
II. S. Hopkins is away for about
two weeks visiting the cites of Buff
falo. n. Y, Cleveland, O., Chicago.
Ill. and Detroit. Mich. on business
connected with his official duties in
the Order of Railway Conductors.
Mrs. Hopkins had previously gone to
Portland and planned to go to Ma
CARA Falls with her husband.
Sherman Shumway, Bowdoin Col
lege II, a member of the college foot
ball squad, will be unable to play
again this season on account of frac-
turing a bone in the elbow of his
right arm in the Wesleyan game on
Saturday. One other member of the
team Everett l.. Stanley of East Mil
ton, Mass. has a badly twisted ankle,
as a result of playing in the same
game.
Mrs. Lucretia Steele, whose home
is above Madison Center. has been
spending the past two weeks visiting
her daughters. Mrs. Frank Nutting
and Mrs. Ernest Blood and her son
Amos Steele In Reading, Mass. also
friends and relatives in and around
Boston. Miss A. Estella Steele of
Reading. Mass. is at home to spend
the winter with her mother, the lady