The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-18
y SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS ~


I Miss Grace Merrill left Thursday
for visit OF three weeks in Portland
and Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lockwood of
Guilford have returned home follow
ing a visit with relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs Willard Lord of Au
burn are guests at the home of Mrs.
Lords sister, Mrs. Evelyn Beothby.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. York have
moved into the lower tenement in the
Isaac Pierce house on Jewett street.
Mrs. Frank Pooler has returned to
! her home in Winslow after a visit
here with the family of Thomas But
| Ter.
Guy Moody and Mr.. and Mrs F. r.
+ Mcclure arrived home Thursday, af
! ter a two weeks visit in Boston and
vicinity.
! A. T. Hobart has leased the lower
tenement in the f. n. Merrill house on
Madison avenue and has moved there
with his family.
Mr. and Mrs I A Kendall Lave
this week for St Petersburg, Fla. This
/ Is the fifth winter which they have
| spent In that city.
! Mrs. Clara Wyman has gone to
| Rockland, where she is in attendance
at the Bethany Sunday School Con-
vention, held in that city,
! Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Wright have
returned to Worcester. Mass, after
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown and
with the family of Frank Akeley.
Mr. and Mrs, Ezra Stevens of Corn
Vile are moving their household eff
fects into the A X Rowell house on
Maple street, recently purchased by
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Hail. who have
| been spending the summer at their
bungalow, Lakewood, departed Fri
day, on their return to the Bronx,
New York.
Omar Perkins has recently accepted
position with K. C. Woodland at
Northeast Garry He will be joined
little later by Mrs. Perkins. They
expect to pass the winter there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Cavanaugh,
who have been visiting for some time
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs M. Cavan-
augh on Main street, have returned
to their home in Massachusetts.
DR. George May of Newton. Mass.
has been called to Skowhegan for con-
sultation with DR.. Dascombe, relative
to the condition of j. Palmer Merrill,
who Is i'll at his home on Coburn Ave.
Rev Henry Clay Turner of the Cen
tenary Methodist church, formerly
pastor of a church in Waterville, was
recently called to that city to officiate
at the funeral of a former parishoner.
Father Remand informs us that he
did not officiate at the funeral OF
Lucille Lemieux, six year old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lemieux.
as was stated in our issue of Octo-
Der 4th.
William Folsom Merrill and G. Al
Ian Wentworth have returned from
Brunswick where they have been in
attendance at the initiation of their
Fraternity at Bowdoin College, the
Zeta Psi
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rice of New
York arrived by auto Friday for a
visit with Mrs. Rice's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Abel Patten Mr.. Rice is chief
of the tenement house department in
New York City.
F. J. Porter of Presque Isle is a
guest at the home of his sister Mrs.
L. G. Trafton Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Smith of the same town were recent
visitors at the home of Mrs Smiths
brother, d. A. Porter.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Dyer, formerly
of Salem, Mass, who have been locat-
ed for some time in Cornville, have
leased the home of Mr.. and Mrs, Fred
French, corner of West Front and
Alder streets, for the winter.
Samuel Whittemore has sold his
farm on the Hill road, formerly the
home of Mrs. Augusta Coleman, to
John H. Lancaster. Mr.. Whittemore
departed Friday to visit for a time
with his daughter in Scion. Mrs.
Coleman has moved to the Mcpherson
house on Water street.
During the past week workmen
have been engaged in the remodeling
of the former Star Theatre This
| building is to be occupied by r. B.
| Cole, furniture dealer. The store
which will have two 9-foot display
windows, will be connected with the
store ON Railroad Square, now occu-
! pied by Mr.. Cole. The latter build
/ ing will be used as a storehouse.
During the past week, Ray and
/ Claude Allen, who reside on farm a