The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-27

Mrs A. E. Leighton and Miss Janet
Leighton returned to Marlboro, Mass.
Saturday.
Willard Gagne left here Tuesday
for Langtown, driving Sc ora. mel.
ID ough to begin work in the woods.
Mrs Ann McCrillis and Mrs. Soph-
roma Seavey of Boston have depart
ed after a visit with Mrs Smith
Whittier and daughter on Summer
{ Street.
The trustees of the Woman's Re-
: formatory Commission have appoint
ed Clyde H. Smith, superintendent of
construction in connection with the
/, Reformatory buildings which they
purpose to erect.
Late marriage intentions placed on
, file at the office of the Town Clerk
Simpson are those of Peter HILBERT,
son of Frank Hebert of this town
and Rosie Turcotte, the daughter of
Fred Turcotte also of this town.
The Skowhegan Novelty Works
which has been shut down for a two
weeks stock taking is to reopen
Monday Manager Fellows stated
Tuesday that there was a large num-
Der of orders on hand to be executed
Harold Hutchinson of Old Orchard
who has been employed in the print
cry department of the Reporter for
a number of months, leaves Saturday
to assist his father in the manage
ment of The Brunswick, one of the
Old Orchard hotels
Mrs. r. D. Pratt of Harrisburg,
Penn. was in town for a short time
Tuesday with her brother, c. w Tar
bell, before leaving on the 2.25 train.
She was accompanied by a friend
from Harrisburg and the two ladies
had been visiting Mrs. Pratt's moth
er, Mrs. w. E. Tarbell in Athens
Charles W. Tarbell has lately ac-
cepted position as United States
sales manager for the Best Reflector
Sign Co. Through him a new cleo
trio sign thirty feet long is being
placed on the top of the Skowhegan
Savings Bank Building, which will be
strikingly noticeable to those travel
/. n A
Illuminated. F. E. Ducharme of Bos-
ton, the company's New England
manager, has also been here during
the week
The new pastor of the First Bap-
list Church. Dr.. o. H. Tracey, is ex-
pected during the week from New
Hampton, N. H. and will deliver the
sermon next Sunday morning. The
church has been closed for several
Sundays and meanwhile the pews
have been widened, a fact which will
be greatly appreciated by the wor-
shippers. The parsonage has also
been repaired for the convenience of
the pastor and his family which be-
sides himself and wife, consists of
twin sons, now grown to young man
hood
A large number of people enjoyed
the lawn social Monday evening on
the grounds of the First Baptist
Church prooroD, upoc yrocoD+ad
the participants in the same standing
in the Vestry doorway, near which
the piano had been wheeled. The
soloists of the evening were Miss
Dorothy Potts, contrato; Miss Lo-
yina Murray, soprano; Miss Inea
Scott, soprano; and A. S Chubbuck,
bass. Mrs. Louis f. Dow gave a
reading and Master Jenkins played a
violin solo. Miss Dorothy Day and
Miss Ella ". Flanders played a piano
duet and Mrs. Philo Steward, Mrs.
Florence Dugas and Miss f. N.
Flanders were the accompanies As
the result of the cake and ice cream
sale about $13 was cleared. japanese
lighting effects added to the attrae-
tiveness of the lawn arrangements
Miss Emma and Josephine Day
with their two friends, Miss Evelyn
Hough and Miss Mae Ieoe all Of
Maiden. Mass, have departed follow
ing a two weeks stay in this section
during which they made their head
quarters in the fine new cottage built
at Lakewood by Lawrence Hayden.
They visited Athens while here and
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Hayden
took an automobile trip to Deadwater
where Mr.. Hayden has camp. The
young ladies are expert swimmers
and they enjoyed the bathing and
privileges afforded them at the Lake
exceedingly. They started home
last Saturday and purposed to make
the trip back from Shawmut on by
trolley. The Misses Day are the
granddaughtcrs of the late Hon. W.
D. Hayden, whose ancestors were the
early settlers of the East Madison
section.
During the Sunday School hour
at the Bethany Church Sunday there