The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-06-01
Skowhegan Local News

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next Sunday at East Athens.
Mrs. Frank Parsons went to Fair
field yesterday TO visit with relatives.
Mrs. Rose Estes has been visiting
with the family of J. W. Jewett this
week.
DR.. N NJ. Kellett of Auburn has de-
parted following a visit with friends
in Skowhegan.
NJ. L.. Greenleaf and family have
been passing a few days with rela-
tives at Boothbay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving SWEET of Ban
gor were guests the first of the week
of II. L. SWEET and family.
Our Industrial Edition, which has
been in preparation for several
months, will be issued next week.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleave Royal of Hal
lowell returned Yesterday after visit
ing with Mrs Royals father Angus
tus Gilblair,
Mrs Lionel G. Trafton, who lately
went to Bangor, has been passing a
few days with her brother ". E.
Porter in town.
The program committee for the
next Grange meeting, June IA will be
r. f. Parker, Wnnifred Gardner and
Mrs. c. w. Goodrich.
Miss Marion E. Lord and Miss
Elizabeth Scott returned to Farming
ton Normal School yesterday after
visiting at their homes here.
Miss Myra Cross, a student at Col
by College, who has been visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs John w.
Steward, departed yesterday morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Lawrence of
Waterville departed yesterday fol-
lowing a visit with Mr. and Mrs. AL
bert Whorff on Middle ST. Mr.. Law
renee is a brother of Mrs. Whorff.
Mrs. F. X. Poulin and Mrs. Alfred
Warrington visited Monday and Tues
day with their sister Mrs. Henry Lee
Clair in Hallowell. Mr.. and Mrs.
LeClair are the parents of young
daughter.
Mrs. Earl Bass of Brownyille to-
gether with her young child has been
passing a few days in Skowhegan
with Miss Mabel Packard. Mrs.
Bass was formerly Miss Chamberlain
and was a nurse at Somerset Hospi-
tai.
The Village Grades of the public
schools and the Blunt and Parker
schools close June 16. This does
not include however the grades in the
High School Building, which with the
High School and the other remaining
rural schools will close June %.
The Skowhegan High School team
was defeated yesterday in game
with Lawrence High Of Fairfield.
played here. The score was 5 to 2
and the errors of the home team gave
the visitors the game. Morrow was
fully up to his usual standard as
pitcher.
A recent marriage solemnized in
Skowhegan is that of Orrin Watson,
farmer and son of Eugene Watson
of Norridgewock to Gladys Maude
Grove, the daughter of Solomon
Grove of Norridgewock. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Chas.
H. mckinney of the Island Avenue
Congregational Church.
Honoring his birthday which had
occurred May oath, Master Emery
Estabrook entertained few of his
little friends Saturday afternoon The
affair was held at the home OF his
grandmother, Mrs. Abble Adell from
until O'Clock and those in attend
anee were Florence Norton, Glennis
Haines, Gordon Briggs, Clayton Shep-
ley. Eugene Burrill, David and Will
liam II. Halves, Jr, Albert Decker
and Richard Estabrook. Miss Helen
Merriam, one of the kindergarten
teachers was present and joined in
the games. After ice cream and
cake were served, Mrs. Estabrook
took pictures of the happy group and
later good byes were said leaving
Master Emery to enjoy number of
attractive gifts which had been pre-
scented to him by his visitors.
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