The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-13

MIS-. J. II. Waugh of Portland was
the cucst of Nj. and Mrs. c. Z. Mer-
rilI the first Of The week.
{ r. Cook. who has been enjoying
an outing at squaw Pan Lake. has
returned 10 Sow hogan and will prob
ably be here until sometime in Sop
tember
Nr and Nj Maurice Pratt of Bos-
foa arrived Monday night to remain
for probably tie resi- of the summer
WIA MI Prattz mother. MIS- Ella II
CfoHeI
fr. J. L. \ Benaaa is spending The
present week visiting with relatives
in the vicinity of Boston. He lett
Monday afternoon and will be home
saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II Pepper and
daughter of Concord Mass have been
guests this week of Mrs. Peppers sis
tiers Miss Louise II. coburn and Mrs
George Otis Smith.
Mr. and Mrs G. r. Young, Lewis
Young and William Edwards of Ban
eor diued at the Skowhegan House
SUNDAY. They were travelling by au-
tomobile and were bound for The
Forks.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II Bartlett, Mrs.
Naude stevens and Charles Clark all
Of North New Portland were visitors
in Skowhcgan Monday. They were
accompanied by c. NJ Bartlett OF
Schenectady, y. Y
DR.. George Otis Smith OF the Unlteu
States Geological Survey Washington
d. c. arrived in Skowhegan Monday
morning to visit with his family at
their summer home and with his
mother Mrs. Joseph Otis Smith.
H. l.. Good and wife Of Monticello
with Mrs. NJ. L. Nerplest of Boston
and Miss Margaret Estabrook OF
Houlton were in town Monday and
Tuesday. They were motoring through
Bethel and the White Mountains.
Mrs. Carrie Mcpherson who has
been located in Wateryille during the
winter will go to the home OF Mrs.
Caddie Redington for a time. Miss
Alice Murphy. who has been III the
household for thirty years. is to take
a vacation.
Miss Roxanna Dow of Wscassett,
who has been visiting her sister Mrs.
William Simpson and Miss Charlotte
Dow departed Monday afternoon. She
was accompanied by Master Earle
Simpson who is to visit in Wiscas-
set for a time.
Among the out of town automo-
bilists to visit Skowhegan Sunday
was a party of Jackman people who
registered mt Hotel Coburn. In
Guided were MI. and Mrs. E. b. Hum
phreys. Mrs. John Humphreys and
Miss Helen Humphreys.
Mylon Elliott formerly OF Athens
who with his wife established their
home in the Hayden house, East
Front ST. several weeks ago went to
Harmony Monday where he is em-
ployed by j. c. Oliver in remodeline
the Baptist Church in that town.
Mr. and Mrs. George " Cover
with their two daughters Doris and
/ Carolyn arrived home Monday from
an automobile trip along the coasts
of Maine. New Hampshire and Mas
saehusetts. Accompanying them upon
their return was Miss Gladys Grim
min of Hayerhill.
/ The new bungalow Of Mr.. and Mrs.
i f. l.. Flynt, being built on the first
lot above the j. Palmer Merrill resi-
dence on COburn Avenue is well
underway Workmen have been
shinglng this week and the indca-
tions are that it may be ready for
occupancy before the time set in
j October 1t is to be a model dwell
! ing of its kind and is to be fitted with
modern eonveniences compactly plac-
ed. On the first floor there will be
an entrance off from a charming sum-
mer porch into a small vestibule, In
the living room on the front of the
dwelling will be an open fireplace
and at the rear of this is the dining
room, while still further back is the
/ kitchen On the other side of the
house are the sleeping rooms and
bath. There will also be one cham
Der on the second floor while a sleep
ing porch is to be one of the modern
features of the establishment.
The exercises in observance Of
Children's Day at the Bethany Bap
fist Church Sunday were very pleas
ingly carried out. Mrs. Cecil Gates
Mrs. G.. r. Fogg and Miss H. f. Mer-
riam were largely responsible tor the
program arrangements. OF especial
interest was the exercise "Heralds OF
the Cross in which nine girls partic-
Iipated Other numbers were pre-