The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06


nice.
ponean Hall returned to Augusta
yesterday after visit with relatives
in his town.
viss Sophy Davis of Hallowell
.ame Yesterday to visit her sister
Mr. Maurice Magoon.
Mss Phyllis Bennett of West New
.oo Mass. is expected today to visit
her unit Mrs. J. P. Merrill.
Harry ]. Dysart, a salesman in the
.,o,s Of Geo. L. H. Smith, is spend
inc his vacation with his aunt at Sal
mon Falls, N H,
Miss Nvra Rowell who was at home
from Augusta over the Fourth, was
oc,ompanied by Miss Edith Wilson
al.a Of the Capitol City.
Mrs. Loantha NJ. White and three
sons of Danforth have returned home
off4r visiting at the home of Mrs.
Whites sister Mrs. J. Palmer Merrill
Oh Goburn Ave-
The Ladies Aid of the First Bap-
tisr Church will meet next Monday
ofternoon at > o'clock in the Nestry.
All ladies' of the church and parish
will be welcome.
About thirty-five attended the So
cial meeting and picnic supper given
under the auspices of the Working
League in Congregational Parlors
last Monday afternoon.
Miss Angie French, who is train
inc fer a nurse in St Mary's Hos
pual in Lewiston, was the guest of
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben
French for the week end.
Little Miss Evelyn X. Viles who
underwent an operation for the re-
moyal of tonsils at Dr.. Dascombe's
office was reported yesterday as get
tang along very favorably,
Miss Alice Hobart arrived in town
Monday night from Boston where
she has been located for some time
and went to East Madison for visit
with her father Mark Hobart.
John Nutting was taken i'll while
engaged in his duties as tiagman at
the end of the Railroad bridge Sun
day last and since then has been
confined to his home on North Ave.
Charles II. Gardner, who was re-
Gently reelected president of the
Maine Farmers Union left here yes
terday for Waterville and probably
more distant points in the interests
of this agricultural organization.
MIS-. NJ. ]. Allen was in Burnham
yesterday to attend the funeral of
John Hart, who was a member OF
Company H, First Maine Cavalry. She
was Joined in Watervile by Mr.. and
Mrs p H. Butler of Norrdgewock.
A. j. McCrillis of Holyoie, Mass.
has been visiting with his sister Mrs.
Charles S. Smith of Heselton St. and
his father Darius McCrillis of Corn
vile Mr.. McCrillis is SO years old
and IS the holder of the Post cane in
his town.
Guy p. Estes, a Christian Science
practitioner of New York City, who
has been visiting at the home of Mrs.
Eva 0. H. Baker, went to Waterville
yesterday to visit his mother, Mrs.
Rose |. Estes. He will probably re-
main in this vicinity until tomorrow.
Friends of Everett Bacon, who has
been receiving medical treatment at
Sante Fe, New Mexico, will be inter
ested to learn that he has recovered
sufficiently to leave the Sanitarium.
He is still lingering in that vicinity,
however, as the physicians do not ad-
wise his returning to Maine for a
time.
A meeting of the Democratic Som
erset County committee is to be held
in Skowhegan on Friday, July I, at
1890 o'clock The meeting is called
to select place and make arrange
ments for a grand ratification meet
ing to be held on July oath, probably
at Lakewood Governor Curtis, Sena-
tor Johnson, Hon. John E. Bunker
and Hon. X. NJ. Stills are among the
speakers.
The Christian Endeayor Society of
the Bethany Church held a pleasing
affair in Bethany Chapel Monday
evening, the members attending. The
program arrangements were in
charge of Misses Velma Fogg and
Helen Day while Miss Annie Cas-
we'll served very efficiently as the
chairman of the refreshments com
mittee. Several young people gave
readings and musical numbers.
Russell Post Grand Army of the
Republic entertained special guests
at their meeting Saturday afternoon
and took the opportunity to make
Rev. George Merriam and Rev. Fred