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

I Attorney L. L. Walton left Monday
afternoon on a business visit to Ban
gor
Mrs. Alonzo Smith left Monday
morning at s O'Clock for a visit in
Wayne.
Miss Emery of Boothbay Harbor is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Alice E.
Mitchell.
Mrs. Judson Smith left Monday af-
ternoon to visit with her sister Mrs.
Wilbur F. Berry in yassalboro.
A couple of attractive bungalows
are being built by Hon. S. W. Gould
one on Alder St and the other on
Bridge st.
Ray Phillips of Orono has been
visiting here with his mother Mrs.
Kate Phillips at the home of DR.. F.
S. Bigelow.
Mrs. Abbie C. Lambert arrived
home Monday from an absence of
several weeks visiting in Needham
and other Massachusetts cities.
Miss Harriet Whittier arrived Fri
day night from Foxeroft and visited
at the home of W. b. Whittier until
Saturday, when she went to Athens
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Laney have re-
turned from Winterport where they
considered the purchase of a farm
and have decided not to locate in that
town.
DR.. John H. Wyman of Midway,
Mass, who has been visiting Sewell
w Smith and Miss Margaret NJ
Smith ON Main St. has returned
home.
Harold and Mabel Mckinney left
here Saturday to join their parents
Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Mckinney and
other members of the family at
Searsport - .-,-s..
Miss Phildora Gotta and Miss
Evangeline Lemieux left Saturday by
automobile with the formers brother
George Gotta, to visit Camden and
Rockland.
| c. E. Bushey of Berlin, N. H. de-
parted yesterday following a visit
with his father-in-law, William Frye.
Mrs. Bushey, Mr.. Fry's daughter is
coming later.
Donald, the little son of 1t. and
Mrs. George X. Robinson. who has
been i'll for the past six weeks, re
Gently underwent a surgical opera
ton and is now gaining.
Sunset Chapter O. e. S. field day
occurs tomorrow afternoon at Z. c.
Buffers cottage at Lakewood. Pic
mic supper and dishes for serving are
features to be remembered.
Mrs. w. H. Leavitt with her two
children, Dorothy and Morrill, and
her mother Mrs Morrill,, all of Til
ton, n II. are visiting with Mrs. Ida
S. L. Smith on the East Madison
Road. Mrs. Leayitt is Mrs. Smiths
daughter-in-law.
Mrs C. E. Norcross and son Wins
ton of Hartland, are spending the
week at the Norcross cottage at
Lakewood The doctor was over
the first of the week and they had
quite a party of relatives there as
their guests.
Mrs George Goulette and son
! George have returned home from a
visit with relatives in Gardiner. They
accompanied Miss Lena Goullette
thus far on her trip to Portland,
where she has since been receiving
medical attention.
Mrs. Laura Davis of Hartland has
| been visiting during the week with
her sister Mrs. c. S. Smith of Hes
elton ST Mrs Davis has now gone
to Cornyille to visit her father Darius
McCrillis, who was 96 years old last
/ January. He is in very feeble
health at the present time
W. H. Russell of Athens was in
Skowhegan Monday to meet his
daughter Mrs. Elya Brenton, who ar
rived from San Francisco, Calf, and
has gone to Athens for a visit with
her parents. Mrs. Brenton has been
very i'll and since beginning to recov-
er her husband met tragic death in
an automobile accident She will
probably remain in the east indefi-
nitely. Before moving to Athens the
/ family formerly lived in Hartland
Mr.. and Mrs John Dugas of Pine
St. have been entertaining this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bison of Rum
ford The couple were married Au-
gust 9TH at Rumford in st. Jean the
Baptist Church and afterwards went
to Silver Lake, where they spent a
few days before coming to Skowhe-
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