The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05
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been the recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
/ c. H. Severy
Mr.. and Mrs. P E. Priest and fam
ilv we're the guests Sunday OF Mr..
Priests brother Fred Priest and fam
lily in Fairfield.
Anyone desiring to knit socks, caps,
wristers, sleeveless sweaters and muir
flers for the soldiers will find dlrec-
lions for knitting and the yarn at
Mrs. Azel Jones.
Edwin Livingstone of Oakland has
been the guest of his aunt Mrs. Asher
Davis for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L. Mclntire OF
New York City are the guests of their
parents Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Gray and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. McIntire.
Miss Laura Pierce, who is at work
in Waltham, Mass, is spending her
vacation at home and has as her guest
Miss Katherine Darmundy of Wal
than Mass.
Rev. II. C. Glidden who has been
visiting his people in Aroostook coun-
ty. returned home Friday night and
the usual services were held at the
NJ. E. Church Sunday. Patriotic Sun
day was observed at the Sunday
School hour and collection taken for
the American Red Cross Society for
the war relief work. The Methodist
Episcopal Sunday Schools of Ameri-
ca are anxious to raise 100000 for
this worthy cause.
George Tuscan OF Brockton, Mass.
Is in town visiting his brothers and
Merle Mahoney, who is working for
the Waltham Watch Co., Waltham,
Mass, is spending his vacation In
town visiting relatives.
The Ladies' Aid will meet next
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Mile
Paul
Miss Leona Boynton of North New
Portland is visiting in the family of
Asher Davis.
Perley E. Priest has gone to Port
land on business connected with the
Boyd & Harvey Co.
The following committees have been
appointed in the Woman's club for
1917-191S. Entertainment, Mrs. Angie
Priest, Mrs Matte Hodgdon, Mrs.
Mae Andrews, Miss Albert Whipple
and Mrs. Myrtle Rowell; program,
Mrs. Mabel Magoon, Mrs. Elizabeth
Coolidge, Mrs. Mildred Manson, Mrs.
Leola Starbird and Ruby Cross; mu-
sic, Miss Chispa Rowell, Mrs, Minnie
Jones and Miss Esther French; vii
lage Improvement, Mrs. Ethel Rowell,
Mrs. Emma French, Miss Julia Wit
tum, Mrs. Nellie Rowland and Mrs.
Nellie Paul.
Mrs. A. D. Johnson of Brookline,
Mass. came last week and will spend
the summer with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Magoon.
Those who remember the Whiting
ton brothers will be interested In the
following article: Three brothers,
we'll known in Hartford because of
their associations with Trinity Col
lege, Robert p, Charles C. and James
II. Wilmington, are now In the mill
tary service of the United States. Ro-
bert Wilmington, who was the mana
ger of the Trinity College football
team during his senior year at college
has joined the Naval Reserve at New
London. Charles and James Withing-
ton are both at Syracuse, n. Y. in the
nclu dIllllcIy W WHlCu lucy WtIc dS-
signed from Plattsburg. All three of
the Wilmington brothers were very
prominent in college activities, and all
were members of the Phi Kappa
Chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi fra
ternity. A fourth brother George J.
Wilmington, a graduate of the Bilt-
more Forestry School of Ashville, N.
c., has just sailed for England as a
member of the saw mill unit which
has just been sent by the United
States government for military work
in the British lies. The Wilmington
family used to spend their summers
at their summer home here and were
we'll konwn by the people of the COM
munity,
Miss Mildred NJ. Young has return
ed from Pennington where she re-
Gently graduated from the Normal
school. Miss Young completed the
two year course at this school in one
year. Miss Mariana Hannah of this
town is also a recent graduate of the
Normal school.
Miss Elisha B. Holway returned Sat-
urday night from Portland. She has
resigned her position as teacher in
the schools of Hallowell to accept the
principalship in the Grammar school
at South Portland.