The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-05-18

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Mrs. Samuel ". Phlbriek left Fri
day morning. for visit in Boston.
Mrs. c. E. Savage left Saturday for
st. Adams to visit with Mrs Nellie
Clark
DIR. Merton Pierce of Pennington,
who has been visiting with relatives
here. departed Monday forenoon.
Miss Louise Cass of Portland, who
has been visiting at the home of her
father Capt. f. A. Cass, has departed
Horace Sewell Of Liyermore Falls,
who has been visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. c. ". Goodrich, departed Mon
day morning.
CLYDE Badger was in Wateryille
Friday to participate in the prelimi-
naries of the Lyford Interscholastic
Prize Speaking contest.
II. Tobey Mooers and NJ. S. Phil
brick were week end visitors at their
homes here. coming for brief vaca-
ton from their studies at Bowdoin
College.
Y. D. Hilton of North Arson and
John W Bacon of Mercer, two Of our
esteemed up river correspondents
were in town Monday attending to
matters of business.
B. +. Cleayes of Biddeford, chair
man of the Public Utilities Commits
sion, will give an address under the
auspices of the Board of Trade in
Skowhegan, June ,.
F. W. Briggs. Dr. F. o. Sawyer and
Elmer f. McNeelie with a party OF
Boston gentlemen have been enjoying
a few days fishing at Lost Pond,
their headquarters have been at the
Briggs cottage there.
Mrs. Philo Steward and Mrs. Fanny
Webb Fletcher while in Wateryille to
attend the Bible Glass Convention
last week were entertained by Mrs.
l. b. Mower. the wife of former
First Baptist clergyman of this town,
Mrs. Frank Wells and Mrs. Sadie
Leger and son Howard, who have
been occupying an apartment III the
Mcclellan house near the corner OF
Pleasant st. have returned to their
former home in Embden, Mrs Leger
having been here to receive treat
ments from DR.. Kincaid.
Miss Chastine Kelley, who has been
chief operator at the local exchange
of the Me Tel. & Tel. Co. has ac-
cepted a position as toll operator at
the Rumford exchange Her mother
Mrs. Frances NJ. Kelley, has vacated
the Berry house on East Front st.
and has moved to Hotel Oxford.
Frank L. Flynt returned Monday
from an over Sunday visit in Farm
ington. Mrs. Flynt, who was also at
Pennington did not return but will
go to Boston and South Hadley, Mass
At the latter place she will visit her
daughter, Miss Rowena Flynt, men,
Der of the faculty at Mount Holyolie
College
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Morrill, with
their two daughters and Mr. Morrill's
father, c. W. Morrill, of Monson were
in town Sunday and Monday calling
on friends. coming especially to visit
with F. L. Flynt and family. The
gentleman first referred to is super
intendent of the Monsoon Narrow
Gauge Railroad.
Fred A. Wood left Tuesday for Bel
fast, where he was called owing to
the death of his mother. Mrs Mary
Wood, widow of Mark Wood. The
deceased has frequently visited at
her sons home in Skowhegan COM
ing the last time about two years
since. She is survived by one other
son, Freeman Wood of Bath and her
age was 80 years.
The ladies' of the Helen Coburn
Mission Circle. and Bethany Guild
held an interesting meeting Thurs
day afternoon in the parlor of Beth
any Chapel. Mrs Fremont Homsted
presided over the Circle meeting and
the program which included extracts
read from the Advocate and the read
ing of a selection from Miss Craw-
ford's book on Indians.
a merry group of people gathered
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
Gates last Friday evening while they
were at neighbor's house, and took
complete possession of their domcile
At a fairly early hour Mr. and Mrs,
Gates were invited to go for an auto
ride and FASTENED home to get suit
able wraps and there found the I'M
looked for visitors They were most