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

Charles Russell of Maiden, Mass. Is
visiting his brother Z. F. Russell of
Leayitt St.
II. c. Williams. formerly of Show
hogan. now of Auburn, was in town
Monday on business.
Mrs Robert E. Green of Brookline,
Mass. is expected this week to visit
with the family of Lewis Haskell.
Miss Edith Nutting began yesterday
TO substitute in the Court House dur
ing the vacation period in the Regis
ter of Deeds office.
Miss Sena Fedler of Chicago COM
pletes her visit with Mrs. Fred Con-
ant and Mrs. Guy Conant Sunday.
She will start upon her return at that
time
Mrs. c. c. Stewart and daughter
GLADYS of Bingham who are Stopping
at Lakewood for a few weeks, have
been in Skowhegan to call on their
friends
Harry Flanders OF Athens was in
town Monday to meet Mr.. and Mrs.
Drake of someryille. Mass. They
are the parents of Mrs. Flanders
and were accompanied by their son.
Prof. and Mrs. C. E. Dickerson with
their son Charles of East Mortified,
Mass, are guests at the home of
Mrs Rachel Webb and Mrs. Fannie
". Fletcher on Main St. Prof
Dickerson is principal of the North
field Seminary and is a brother-in-
law of Mrs Fletcher.
Mrs Walter Mitchell arrived home
Monday from Attleboro, Mass, where
she has been receiving treatment for
number of months in a sanitarium.
While her condition is not excellent
she appears to be better than at the
time of her departure. Accompany
/ ing her was Mrs. Martha Seton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Bickford and
son Harold of Waterville and Miss
Eleanor Varney, a teacher in the
schools of Beverly, Mass. were in
town yesterday to attend the funeral
of Henry A. Varney. Mrs. Bickford
is a sister of Mrs. Varney and Miss
yarney is a niece of the deceased
A fair audience gathered in Rail
road Square, Monday night, to listen
to an address on Preparedness:
Working Glass or Capitalist, Which,
delivered by S. E. Beardsley, in
which Socialist views were express
ed Mr. Beardsley is state secre-
tary of the Socialist Party of Con-
necticut and is an instructor in the
Rand School of Social Science in
New York City.
c. F. Huff accompanied by Mrs.
/ Huff were over Sunday visitors with
his cousin, Colby T. Huff and family.
Mr. Huff is one of the we'll known
newspaper men of this section being
the owner of the Eastern Gazett,
published at Dexter and the Pitts
field Advertiser published at Pitts
field, also stakeholder in the Gull
ford Citizen. He paid the Independ-
ent-Reporter pleasant call.
Mr. asd Mrs, Lewis Haskell have
purchased the Frieve house on East
Front St, where they are to move
from Hathaway st. having disposed
of their home there to Bert Taylor
of Athens. Mr.. Taylor formerly
owned the Hathaway st. property
which he has lately re-purehased and
is to return to establish his home
here this fall For some time he
has been conducting store il
Athens.
Francis w Briggs was at New
Meadows Inn Saturday to attend
meeting of the Executive Committee
of the Republican State Committee of
Maine. The meeting was called for
the purpose of considering plans for
the campaign, with especial interest
10 the assignment of speakers. Among
others present aside from Mr.. Briggs
were State Chairman Frank Ham of
Augusta; K. S. Hodgson of Andros-
coggin County; Guy c. Sturgis of
Cumberland County; Albert Black of
Knox County; Hon. Carl E. Milliken
of Island Falls and Hon. Frederick
Hale of Portland.
The death of Miss Olive Campbell,
aged thirty-four occurred Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Dean, where she had resided for
nearly eighteen years. She was the
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Campbell and was born in
SkOwhegan. She had been a Grip
pie since childhood and but rarely
left the Dean home where she was
/ greatly beloved. For the last six
months she has been very ill. When
young she attended the First Baptist
Church and was a member of the
Sunday School there. Miss Camp
bell is survived by a brother, Wal