The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-30

Mrs, Roy L. Marston, has returned
home
Mrs. Anna Chase has returned tc
her home in Scion following a briei
visit in town with her daughter Mrs
" D. Snow
Mrs Emma Bigelow, who has beer
visiting her sister. Mrs. Ira Norton
for several days, has returned to her
home in Lewiston.
Miss Helen Merriam has returned
from Randolph where she has been
visiting for several days with her sis
ter. Mrs Lester Weeks
The Misses Doris and Elsie Rayner
arrived Thursday from Fairfield where
they have been guests for few days
at the home of Mrs Charles Parke.
A special conclave of De AIolay
Commandery, No. 10, X T, will be
held at the Asylum. Tuesday even
ing, September 3rd, at 100 o'clock.
Lauriston Jacobs is soon to sever
his connection with Nhe First National
Bank and this Fall will enter Yves
leyan University at Middleton, Conn.
Miss Annie Bryan and Miss Fannie
Bryan of Baltimore, Md, cousins of
Mrs. Henry Clay Turner are guests
al the Methodist parsonage on Island
avenue.
Miss Celia Packard has returned
from Portland, where she has been
spending vacation of two weeks, and
has resumed her duties at the W p
Ordway store.
DR. Carl d. Hutchinson of Augusta
arrived in town last Friday and will
take up the practice of dentistry in
the Office recently vacated by Lieuten-
ant NJ NJ. Fowler.
In our column of Coming Events
of last week it was Inadvertently stated
that the annual Grange play and Fair
would be held Sept rs. 1t should
have been the Grange play and dance
Mr.. and Mrs. Carleton White of
Beverly, Mass. are spending a few
days with relatives in this section
Mr. White has been drafted and came
to Maine fer visit prior to entering
the service.
Miss Ida Wallingford and her
brother, Harry, of Boston, who have
been making motorcycle tour thru
the State, arrived in Skowhegan
Thursday and visited with their aunt,
Mrs Eta S. Merrill
Mrs W. Guy Pencil and children
have departed for Portsmouth, y. H.,
where they will make their future
home. Mr.. Pennell has an excellent
position as head CARPENTER at the
Portsmouth Navy yard
Charles f. Smith and Arthur Mer-
riam have left for the second Platts-
burg camp, at which place they will
undergo a course of training. Both
men have been at the Harvard train
ing camp for some time.
Mrs. c. d. Reed (Sarah PeunelD
has returned from Augusta and is now
visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs
Frank Pennell on West Front street
Mr. Reed, who joined the colors some
time ago is stationed at Westfield,
Mass
Relatives and friends of Nelson
who is now in the Cavalry
Band. located at Fort Myer, Va, have
received word that the band has
orders to be in readiness to move at
any time and it is rumored they will
60 to France
DIR. and Mrs Edward A. Parker are
visiting for few days at the home
of Mr. and Mrs William T. Seekins,
Leavitt street DR.. Parker has been
located for few weeks in Sanford,
but has not yet decided where he will
locate permanently.
Members of the First Philathea
class held an enjoyable picnic Thurs
day afternoon at Lakewood in spite of
the inclement weather The attend
ance was not large. The ladies' en-
joyed lunch on the inn veranda and
afterwards attended the theatre
L. G. Varney. assistant probation
officer of the municipal court of Rox-
bury, Mass, and Alfred W Gray, a
member of the Roxbury police force,
visited briefly with George e. Morrill,
Friday They are making an automo-
bile tour thru Maine.
Miss Margery Smith has arrived
from Boston where she has been
teaching in the summer school con-
nected with Simmons College. Miss
Smith is a graduate of that institution
and will return in the Fail to teach in
the domestic science department
Daniel Polling, a prominent Chris