The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-08-17

r. |. is the guest OF Miss Mona Jones.
a daughter has been born to Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Kimball of East Show
hogan.
w B. Fletcher has been in Spring
field Vt, for several days attending
to business matters.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Currier of Wa
terville returned to that place Mon
day after a visit in town.
Mrs A. E. Head of Pennington
has been visiting during the week at
the home of her brother W. B.
Fletcher.
Miss Anna Moran went to Old Or
chard Monday and after about one
week at the shore will 60 to Bangor
for a visit.
Libby Pulsifer left Monday morn
ing for an outing during the remain
der of the month at Camp Durrell
at Friendship.
Alvan Bucknam, Emery T Dyer
and Alec Thomson were week end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wallace
Blunt at Spruce Point.
Horace Weymouth of Fairfield was
the guest early this week of his
mother Mrs Frank Weymouth and
sister Mrs. c. D. Eaton.
Mrs w. D. Snow has returned from
a visit with her mother, Mrs. Anna
Chase in Scion. Mr.. Snow joined
her there and visited for a short time.
Mrs George Croker of Canaan
was yesterday reported as being seri-
ously i'll at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs Levi Bean on Mechanic St
Mrs. Fred Conant and grandson,
Master Thornton Conant are being
entertained this week by Mrs. j. w.
Blunt, who Is spending several weeks
at Spruce Point.
Miss Merle Williams who with her
mother Mrs. H. C. Williams of Au-
burn has been visiting with friends
and relatives in this section, left
Monday for her home. ..A
Mrs. Frances Kelley has accepted
a position as housekeeper at Hotel
Coburn but is still attending to her
duties as night operator in the tele-
phone exchange of the Me. Tel. &
. Tel Co.
Mrs. Oscar Green and grandmother
Mrs F. M Rowell who has been her
guest at Jim Pond Camps were visit
ors Sunday with the family of Chas.
Green. They left Monday morning
for Auburn, where Mrs. RowelI re-
sides.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Fowler, Clerk
of Courts w. T. Seekins, Mrs. See
kins and Mr. and Mrs. F. r. Madden
and little daughter motored to Pleas
ant Pond, Sunday, where they enjoy
ed a dinner party with Mr.. and Mrs.
B. F. Webb and a party of Jackman
, friends.
Mrs Alice S. Baker was hostess to
the members of the Pioneer Past
Noble Grands' Association last Mon
day afternoon at her home on Turner
Ave. About twelve members were
in attendance and the afternoon S
: study was Parliamentary Law. con-
: Quoted by Mrs. Mary H. Bailey. Mrs,
Baker served a delicious lunch be-
: fore her guests departed.
Mrs Helen L. Pulsifer left this
morning on the early train for Hart
ford, Conn, where she will be the
| guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Gallup.
| Mr.. Gallup was for a time the editor
of the Maine Farmer at Augusta and
: later served in the same capacity for
the Independent-Repo He now
, has a responsible position in the
home office of the Travellers Insur-
ance Company.
Charles F. Ward, who has for a
long period been engaged in the
, clothing business in Skowhegan has
disposed of his stock to New York
Syndicate. They will close out the
, business here following a sale and
will take the remainder of the stock
elsewhere. Mr. Ward will continue
TO make Skowhegan his headquarters
for the present at least and yesterday
had not leased the building for any
other purpose.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lewis of
Spring St. have been having several
house guests during the week from
Aroostook County. Among them be-
ing Mr., Lewis brother, William
/, Lewis, a merchant at Sherman Mills,
his wife and son, Fred Walden Her
Isey and Mrs. Augustus Woodland The
guest of honor has been however Mr..
Lewis father, James b Lewis of
Sherman Mills. who is 96 years old
but in good health. The trip was
made by automobile.