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


few weeks stay at Peaks Island.
The various offices in the Somer-
set County Court House will be clos
ed Saturday afternoons during July
and August.
Miss Louise H. Coburn with Mr..
and Mrs. Charles H. Pepper and
daughter Miss Eunice of Concord,
left yesterday for sojourn at Attean.
Mrs. w. L. Anderson and son Cor
don of Jackman Station, have been
visiting this week with her mother,
Mrs. Jennie NJ. Schwartz at Hotel OK
ford.
Leon Symons who has a position in
Portland returned yesterday follow
ing ten days visit at the home of
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Sy-
mons on North Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Butler and
Arthur Goodness of this town left
yesterday by auto for trip to Cana
da. Mrs. Clukey of Augusta was
also included in the party.
At the Odd Fellows Hall last Tues
day evening eleven candidates were
initiated into the Encampment branch
of the Order. Refreshments were
served at the close of the meeting.
Mrs A. E. Leighton and daughter
JANET of Marlboro, Mass. arrived
Saturday evening for a short visit
with Mr.. and Mrs C. S. Smith before
going to Cornville to visit relatives.
John Loberg, one of the well ksown
Swedish farmers of Athens was in
town yesterday leaving here for Bath.
He was at that time contemplating
the exchange of his Athens farm for
one in Bath.
Mrs Peter Boardman has been
called to Lewiston owing to the condi-
ton of Mrs. Elmer Boulette who was
dangerously i'll in a hospital On
her return she was accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Boulette's three child
rem.
Mrs Frank Longfellow of Angus
ia accompanied by her friend Mrs
Henry Nichols and daughter, Anita,
visited last week with the formers
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmore Withee.
They returned home the last of the
week.
The quarantine was lifted Tuesday
from the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Eaton, following the recovery of Miss
Doris, the daughter of the household
from an attack of scarlet fever. The
disease was not communicated to
others members of the family.
Miss Helen Mann and Miss Cert
rude Mann of Cumberland Mills ar.
rived last night to visit with Miss
Gertrude s. Weston. They are the
daughters of Rev. Mr.. Mann who once
served as the pastor of the Congre-
gational Church in this town.
DR.. Blynn 0. Goodrich arrived
home last Monday from Marshfield,
Wis, where he had been in charge of
the practice of DR.. K. r. Smith, a To-
cal physician. Dr. Goodrich is to
enter upon the practice of Osteopathy
in this place with office at 220 Madi-
son Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank O. Goodspeed
and two sons, Ralph and Lawrence
and George F. Goodspeed of Wilton
were guests last Sunday of Mr. and
Mrs. George B. Fairgrieve at their
summer place on Fairgrieve's Bay.
Among other recent house guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Williams and
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Williams of
Hartland.
A very pretty tea party was given
by Mrs. c. Davis Miller Tuesday in
honor of the members of the Snow
bound Club. There was full at
tendance and the hours were spent
socially on the veranda. The din
ing room decorations consisted main
ly of pink roses with a centerpiece of
attractive design. Each plate was
also marked by rose.
The Misses Prudence Wadsworth,
Lyle Stinchfeld, Eunice F. Patten,
Emerald Young, Ruth Greenwood.
Beatrice Smiley, Elizabeth w. Marsh
and Mandana Marsh are enjoying a
week at North Pond, Smithfield. Last
evening a dancing party was given
under their direction and the follow
ing young gentlemen from Skowhe-
gan attended the function: Louis
w. Brown, Emery T. Dyer, Joel
Taylor, Lauriston Jacobs, Joseph
Haskell and Cassimir Bison.
A very enjoyable event occurred
.dst Sunday at Fairgrieves Bay when
the Savage family enjoyed reunion
at one of the Fairgrieve cottages.
Those in attendance were the widow
and descendants of the late r. E.
Savage of North Arson. 1t was the