The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-02

Mrs. Ray Kilgore and little daughter
of Waterville came Saturday for a
visit with Mrs. Rose kilgore.
Mr. and Mrs. Allie Longley are
passing the present week in North Jay
where they are visiting relatives
Saturday morning Lord & Caswell
moved into their remodeled Offices at
the corner of Russell street and Madi-
son avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lawry of Fair
field passed the week end at the
Arthur Jewett cottage, Lake Wesser-
unsett.
Corporal Roy B. Pooler, now sta
toned at Camp Reyes, Augusta, was
in town Tuesday visiting his parents
for a few hours.
Mrs. Alfred H. BuzzelI returned
Monday from Augusta where she pass
ed Sunday with her husband who is
stationed at Camp Keyes.
Charles Pepper, the we'll known
artist of Concord Mass, is visiting at
the home of Miss Louise H. Coburn
on Norridgewock avenue
Recent marriage intentions filed at
the office of Town Clerk Simpson are
Albert Harrington Finemore and
Marie Isabel Burnor, both of Show
hogan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin w Marble
Bailey and son of Amesbury, Mass.
were guests the first of the week at
the home of Mrs. Edwin W, Marble on
Spring street.
O. H, King had the misfortune to
fall overheard from canoe Sunday
and altho he was soaked by the waters
of Lake Wesserunsett, his rescue was
effected with little difficulty
Robert w. Haines enjoyed a visit
to his country place in Wayne the
first of the week. He was accom-
panied there by Walter Wardwell,
Thomas GreenWay and C. w Bell.
The sum of $161 was cleared at the
recent food sale held under the aus
pices of the ladies of the Skowhegan
Protestant churches. The money will
/, ~, oil ;po bo nnundpd
Circulars have recently been sent
out, by the selectmen, offering the
Skowhegan Opera House for moving
pictures, as voted by the town, to most
of the moving picture managers thru
out Maine
DR.. E. A. Parker, many years resi-
dent of Skowhegan, was in town this
week. He has taken up the practice
. of his profession at Sanford and left
for that place Tuesday. Mrs. Parker
is to join him there in the early flu
ture.
Mrs. W. Guy Pennell and family are
to leave shortly for Portsmouth, N.
H., where they are to join Mr.. Pen
nell and establish their home. They
recently sold their home on Madison
avenue to Jacob Goldberg and have
already leased a house in Portsmouth.
Mrs. Mabel Mckinnon of Gardiner,
Mrs. Hattie Robinson of Medford,
Mass. and Miss Olive Bussey of Gar
diner, arrived Saturday evening to
sey and other relatives. Mrs. Rob-
: inson's young son was also included
in the party.
The Island Avenue Congregational
church will be closed in all its de-
partments during the month of Au-
gust. The pastor, Rev, C. H. NOEL
hiney and wife will spend the vaca-
ton period at Searsport. Their
daughter, Miss Mabel Mckinney is
now visiting in Bangor.
FIR Ernest Renaud O. M. |. has
been recalled to ottawa University
where he has been an instructor for
some time. He has been in Show
hogan for a few weeks as assistant
rector to his cousin, FIR. ]. L. A. Rem
aud of the Catholic parish His sue
; cessor in the local parish has not yet
been named.
H. T. Jewett is in receipt of several
letters from his grandson Guy l. Gill
man in which he tells of happenings
in his Battery, now located at Leon
Springs, Texas He writes they don't
expect to stay there long, and they
are all anxious to go across the water
soon. That they are well and doing
finely. He enlisted in Massachusetts
in Battery C, 21st Field Artillery.
Stephen Coburn Durrell, a former
Skowhegan boy, has been touring in
Maine with his wife and son Blynn
and wife, visiting relatives and
friends. In Skowhegan they visited
with two sisters Mrs H T Jewett and
Mrs. Rose Sawyer. On Friday they