The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-21

Mrs. Nettie Douglas of Augusta
has returned after a visit with Dr.
Annie L. Decker.
Mr.. and Mrs. " D. Snow left Fri
day on the midday train for a few
DAYS visit in Auburn.
Miss L. \. Adams of Pennington
departed Friday following visit
with Mrs. Frank Goodwin.
Miss Dora McCorrison Of Portland
has been visiting here with her sister
Mrs. II. s. Hopkins for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". B. Whittier went
10 Dover, Friday. to visit with Mrs.
Mary Rowell and other relatives III
that section.
spiritualist services which have
been held during the summer at the
Unyersalist Church will not be con-
tnued for a time
{. E. Dealey. George French, W. H.
Hawes and Postmaster Clarence
Mantor passed last Sunday at the
Mantor cottage at Pleasant Pond.
Willis c. Hobart left Friday for a
trip thru the Middle West and espeei-
ally to Minneapolis. MINI, where he
was formerly located. He will prob
ably be absent a month or six weeks.
Miss Grace Wood. who has been
spending several weeks in town as
the guest Of Mrs. Joel Hobart aud
friends and relatives here has re-
turned to her home in West Medford,
Mass.
Miss Grace Russell left Friday
morning to visit in Portland and also
with friends at Gorham Normal
School and in North Berwick. She
was for some time engaged in teach
ing in the town last referred to.
Mrs. Pearl Swain of Scion, teach
er in the schools of Portland, depart
ed Friday following a visit with her
aunt, Mrs. Agnes Goodrich on Leayitt
st. Mrs. Swain on her visit to
Skowhegan was accompanied by her
young son.
Francis Friend and Raymond
Boynton, graduates of Skowhegan
High School in the class of 1916 are
entering University of Maine this
fall. The former is to study Fores-
try and the latter will take course
in engineering.
Friends in this section will regret
to learn that j. F. Chadbourne, for
merly of East Madison, now living
with his daughter, Mrs. Blanche c.
Hall in Gorham, N. H., is in the st.
Louis Hospital at Berlin, N. H.. suf-
fering from a fractured hip resulting
from a fall The accident occurred
as Mr.. Chadbourne was attempting to
go a few steps to the next room.
William Fairclough, who with Mrs.
Fairclough, have been passing sever
al days at her old home. are to be
located in White Plains. N, Y. this
fall, Mr. Fairclough having accepted
a position in the High School of
that city as teacher of German. They
will not probably go to White Plains
until the last of this month or first
of October.
Miss Marjorie Smith left the first
of the week to assume her duties as
a member of the faculty at the Penn
sylyania State College, teaching Do
nestle Science branches. The town
where the institution is located is
known as State College, a rather UNI
usual name, but nevertheless an apt
one. Her sister, Miss Alice Smith,
who has been enjoying several weeks
at home will remain for about fort
night before returning to Westerly,
r. l., where she is a teacher.
Ernest II. Holman has purchased
the drug business OF the H. R. Das
combe Co. in Wilton. MI Holman
who is the son of Judge j. F. Hol-
man of Athens, is we'll known in
Skowhegan, where he was formerly
occupied as a drug clerk and during
the present summer substituted for a
time in the store of the Fuller Drug
Co. He has until lately however
been the senior member of the Hol
man & Nelson drug concern in Fair
field. Mr.. Holman was at one time
a teacher in the Wilton schools.
In addition to the business trans
acted at the September term of Pro-
bate Court which was published last
week, the following items have been
noted: Accounts presented in the
estates Of Samuel E. Remick. late Of
Madison; Levi J. Merrick, late of De-
troit; George W. Lake, late Of Madi-
son. Accounts allowed in the es-
tates of Sarah Della Smith, late of
Palmyra; John Walker. late of Show
hogan; Sarah Lowell. late of Pitts