The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-20
LOCAL NEWS

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Visit in Boston.
w. B. Fletcher has been In Angus
ia this week on business.
Bertram Murray left Monday for {
visit In Boston and vicinity.
| The Congregational Church will b.
closed during the month of August.
A. II. Lang returned home Friday
night from business trip to Auburn
DR.. George Otis Smith started Mon
day last on his return to the Distric
of Columbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard B. Steward
are enjoying the sea breezes at Capt.
toll Island for a time.
The farmers are greatly hampered
in gathering their hay crop because
of the scarcity of help.
Secretary of State John E. Bunker
of Eden was in town during the day
Saturday calling on acquaintances.
Miss Phyllis Whiting went to Wa
terville Friday to pass few days
with the family of Walter Wiltshire.
Miss Lucia Towne of New York
arrived Monday forenoon to visit with
her two aunts, Mrs. R. E. Atwood
and Miss l. J. Towne.
Israel Pomelow of Frampton, Cana
da, who has been visiting his sons
Charles and Tad Pomelow, two of the
local BARRIERS, started Monday on his
return.
Master Frank Dugas left Friday
for a visit in Waterville. From
there he was to accompany Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Sedgeley to Ocean Point
for an outing.
Henry Cannon visited Friday in
Shawmut with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Bates of Pasadena, Calf, former
Somerset County residents who are
back east for a visit.
Miss S. M. Ward left Friday to
visit at her winter home in Dorches
ter, Mass. Her sister Miss Mae E
Ward plans to come to Lakewood fol-
the month of August.
Abner Mitchell who has been learn.
ing the different branches of textile
dyeing in Utica factory has return
ed after a visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Mitchell ON Mechanic
st.
The remains of Mrs. Hannah Rob
inson arrived in Skowhegan Friday
morning and were taken to Canaan
for interment beside her late hus-
band, George Robinson. Mrs. Rob
inson passed away in Tewksbury.
About forty persons enjoyed the
parish supper at the Congregations
Church last Thursday evening. i
had been planned to partake of The
neal out of doors but the heavy
showers deferred them from so doing
Mrs. s. c. Durgin of The Forks has
been passing some days in SkOwhegaT
as the guest of her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs Jefferson Savage. Mr.. Savage
is reported as being slightly improv.
ed in health, although still very fee
BILE
David W. Lewis arrived home Fri.
day from Bangor where he attended
meeting of the lodge of the New
England Order of Protection. He
was there In his official capacity as
Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge
OF Maine.
Andrew H. Buck of Hartland was
in town during the day Friday call
ing on old acquaintances. He wa.
on his way home after visit will
the family of his son Frank Buck il
Auburn. Mrs. Buck remained for {
longer stay in Auburn.
Asst. City Clerk r. H. Quimby o
Haverhill Mass. visited briefly Fri
day with John l.. Fish. He and hi
mother Mrs. Quimby, his sister Mis-
Annie Quimby and Mr.. and Mrs
Smith were touring from Haverhil
through to Bar Harbor.
The marriage of Miss Lucy Pear
Dougherty Of Skowhegan and Charles
Edward Jacobs of North WATERFORD
has been solemnized in Portland, Rev
Arba John Marsh a clergyman OF tina
city officiating. The groom is a mer
chant and the bride has been engaged
in school teaching as a profession.
! There was good sized attendance
at the monthly meeting of the Heller
Coburn Mission Circle at the home o
Mrs. o. D. Wells last Friday after
noon. The subject was the "Raine!
Mountain Indians in Oklahoma" ant
the articles pertaining to the same
were read by the different ladies
| Hvmns wara aunU With MIRO nroo,