The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-21
Skowhegon Local News

Clyde Whipple was in Augusta last
Saturday.
Emery T. Dyer is leaving today TO
enter Boston University
Ralph Strickland is entering Maine
Central Institute at Pittsdeld this
fall.
John NJ. Little of Portland arrived
Friday night to visit with the family
of Z. j. Quincy.
Miss Maude Billodeau formerly
with Miss L. N. Poulin. is now en-
ployed at the Curtis store
Ralph W. Leighton and family eX-
pect to move into their new house on
Dyer st. in about four weeks.
Mrs. Hattie Merrill visited with
relatives in Solon Saturday and Sun
day.
Mrs. Hattie Baker of Oakland has
been passing a few days with her sis
ter Mrs Frederick futile on Main
Street.
Mrs. George r. McNally of Clinton,
who has been the guest of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Chas. Dysart. returned home
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Fales of Farm
ington were guests Sunday at the
home of Mrs Fales father, Dr. l. L.
Salley
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Hamlin Bartlett
have been entertaining Mrs. John O.
Morgan of Lafayette, Indiana, for
number of days
Prin. R. ". Leighton Of the High
School and his brother Ernest Leigh
ton went to Portland Saturday to
visit with relatives.
Mrs Fred Adams of Cumberland
Center returned home Saturday after
visiting with her cousin Mrs. Albert
Whorff on Middle ST
Dr. and Mrs. L. A Dascombe have
been passing several days at the
home of their daughter Mrs Albert
C. Bowman in Springfield, VT
Sheriff Thompson, Deputy Sanborn,
E. H. Morrill, and Daniel Steward
were among the Skowhegan people
to attend the Scion Fair Friday.
DR.. j. B. Wheeler. professor of
surgery in the University of YER
mont in Burlington. is passing a few
days with Dr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Young
on Water st.
Samuel F. Emerson, Charles Fol
SOMEONE'S, Geo. Raynhard and Sui
Ivan Russell attended the meeting of
the Somerset Veterans Association in
Pittsfeld, Friday.
Maurice Swain Philbrick who has
been employed at Kineo during the
summer, returned home for brief
visit, before resuming his studies at
Bowdoin this fall
The statement of the Skowhegan |
Trust Company, published in another
column, shows resources rising 1870
600. This is an increase of $144,- |
549.73 during the past year.
There will be a special meeting of |
Russell Relief Corps next Friday af-
ternoon tomorrow at 2.3O at which |
all members are requested to be
present. The meeting will be held
as usual in Grand Army Hall
Olin and Leighton Tracy, the sons
of Dr.. and Mrs. O. II. Tracy, who /
have lately moved here from New
Hampton, n H., left Monday morn |
ing for Lewiston. where they have
entered Bates College.
Thos. Dionne, who has been
farmer on r. f. D. No. for num- |
Der of years, has accepted a position |
in the shipping department of the I
American Wooden Co. and will move
his family to this village.
Guy Hunter, who has been at the |
Border with Company f arrived |
home Saturday forenoon. While away
Hunter was the victim of a rattle
snake bite from the effects of which |
he is now practically recovered.
Samuel W. Kirby of Middletown.
Conn, accompanied by his daughter
Miss Judith Kirby. returned Satur-
day. Mrs Kirby is remaining for
longer visit with her daughter, Mrs |
Walter H. Hight of Dyer St, where |
the other members of the family have |
been guests,
George Allan Wentworth and Lewis |
Woodbridge Brown, both graduates of |
the High School last June, left the !
first of the week to enter Bowdoin |
College. H. Tobey Mooers, who came
b.rr,