The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-08-19
Skowhegan Local News

Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Wood spent
sunday in Belfast.
DR.. Merton Pierce was at home
from Pennington the last of the
week.
Mr. and Mrs Henry LeClair of
Hallowell spent Sunday with the
family of Frank X. Poulin.
Miss Pauline Bragg and Miss Myr-
tie Moody left the first of this week
for a vacation outing at Peaks Is
land
Leon Symons of Portland spent
Sunday with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
John D. Symons and with friends in
town
Sewell Broadhead returned ID
Providence, r. l. on the 40 trail
Sunday after visiting at Lake Yves
serunsett.
Mr.. and Mrs. John ". Fogler left
here Monday to attend the Fogler
Payson Reunion held at Camden
yesterday.
Mrs. Gerald Mccarthy returned
Saturday from Towanda, Pennsyl-
vana, where she had been passing
several weeks.
Miss Fern Thomas of New York,
who has been visiting with friends in
town left here Monday to visit in
Fort Fairfield
Attorney and Mrs. Daniel Lewis
and son John Lewis Esq. have return
ed from few days spent at their
Southport cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mitchell have
been visiting in Dorchester with
their daughter Mrs. Raymond Chris
Jensen and family.
F. W. Briggs, B. w. Page and Ell
mer McNeelie together with several
members of the Skowhegan baseball
team spent Sunday at Croker Pond.
Carl Sanderson, who has been en-
ployed in the Page store at Jackman
for several weeks, spent Sunday at
the home of Mrs. Fred Perkins on
Middle ST.
D. Webster Tozier of Waterville
was the guest Saturday and Sunday
of Carroll Ben Flanders. The two
young men, who are both students at
Colby College, are members of the
same Fraternity
Joseph c. Vles has been entertain
ing the following house guests at his
Long Island cottage this week: Miss
Ruth Viles, Mr.. and Mrs. w. M.
Stinchfield Miss Virginia Stinchfield
and Miss Sue Whitney.
Miss Annie Kerns of New York,
who has been spending some time at
the Hall Bungalow at Lakewood, left
Monday morning on her return. She
was called at that time owing to the
illness of her mother.
Mrs. Phoebe L. Steward of Bap
fist Hill, one of Skowhegan's most
elderly residents, Is at Boothbay for
a shore outing with her granddaugh-
ter, Mrs. j. Wallace Blunt. The
trip was made by automobile.
Rev. f. l.. Marsh of Providence, r.
l., who has been passing some time
with his family here and at Lakewood
occupied the pulpit of the Congrega-
tional Church in Wateryille Sunday
He was formerly the pastor of the de-
nomination and accompanied by Mrs.
Marsh was entertained by DR.. and
Mrs. +. c. Thayer.
Charles and Joseph Coburn Smith
left here Monday for Decateur, ILL.,,
where they are to visit their aunt,
Mrs. Edward Pegram. They will be
joined there by their father, DR.. Geo.
Otis Smith and from that point the
three will proceed to the Pacific
coast visiting in Seattle and attend
ing the San Francisco Exposition.
Monday Co. E in charge of Capt. r.
L. Marston and other officers made an
excellent showing on their march to
the train which conveyed them to
Augusta to attend the ten days in
struction. Sixty men were includ-
ed in the ranks going from Skowhe-
gan, which was the largest number
ever attending an event of this kind.
The management of the Farmers
Restaurant on Madison Ave. has been
assumed by Mr.. and Mrs. Abel Moore
of Bingham. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
A. Jones. who have successfully con-
Quoted the enterprise for several
years. have retired to take a much
needed rest and may later return to
Providence, r. l.. where they former
ly resided.
Mrs. ]. II. Wood. who has been in
town for the past four weeks, left
here for Rockland, Monday. Under
the auspices of the Seventh Day Ad-
Ncntist Denomination, Mrs. Wood has