The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-09-20
y SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS ~


Mis- Carolyn Brainard are spending
+,ro weeks at Pleasant Pond.
Rev D. B. Holt, D. D. of Auburn,
,.ilI preach at the Methodist church,
pext Sunday morning, at the usual
hour.
The Grange play and dance, which
Rad been announced for September
18th. is to occur on Friday evening,
october 9Th.
Mrs. George Hobart returned Fri.
day night from a weeks visit with
relatives in Boston and other cities of
Massachusetts,.
Moody Jewell has been appointed
weigher by the selectmen, that the
Maine Spinning Co. may have an Of
fetal weigher at their office.
Mrs. Leona Risteen and son, who
have been visiting at the home of
George Risteen for several days, de-
parted Saturday for their home in
Thomaston.
DR.. and Mrs Kleber Smith of Free
port have been in town during the
past week visiting relatives A por-
ton of the week they spent at Lake
Wesserunsett.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pratt of Gin
ton have arrived in town and are
stopping at one of the local hotels,
Mr.. Pratt being engaged in the repair
of the south channel dam.
Miss Emerald Young departed Sun
day for Saratoga Springs where she
has entered upon a course of study
at the Skidmore School of Arts. She
will take up secretarial studies and
music.
Norton, Mass, where she will enter
Wheaton Seminary to specialize in
English She was graduated last
June from Pennington Normal
school.
Alexander Thomson and Bruce
White, both graduates from the Show
hogan high school, class of 1917, de-
parted Wednesday for Brunswick,
where they are to enter the freshman
class at Bowdoin College.
Ernest Leighton, one of the ac-
counting force at the First National
Bank, cut his foot while in bathing,
recently. The injury is such that
he has been unable to walk, thus far,
without the aid of crutches.
Rev. Eta G. Tracy has arrived
home from Woodfords where she has
been a patient for the past two
months at St Barnabas hospital AL
tho somewhat improved in health she
is still confined to her room.
Carl Withee of Watertown, Mass,
who has been visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Withee, return
ed to Watertown, Saturday. Mrs.
Withee and child will remain in
Skowhegan for a longer visit
John B. Hymer of New York, who
has been identified with the Lakewood
Stock Co. for the past two seasons,
has purchased the Briggs cottage at
Lakewood. He and his family have
occupied this cottage for two sum
mers.
w. o. Wildes of Passaic, n ]. ar
rived Tuesday to visit his son VIM.
Wildes, who has been spending his
vacation with his aunt, Miss Lizzie
Lord. Mr.. Wides came thru by auto
and he and his son are planning to
spend a week hunting up river.
Prof and Mrs. Frank l.. Weeks
With their little daughter. Louise
Merriam, have been visiting this week
al the home of Rev. and Mrs. George
Merriam, returning TO Orono Tuesday
where Mr.. Weeks resumes his duties
as a member of the University of
Maine faculty.
Frank w Knowlton superintendent
of Manual Training, returned Satur-
day from West Pembroke and re-
sumed his duties Monday morning
He will not go to Madison this year
but the local Parochial school STU
dents will be added to the classes
whom he instructed last year.
Miss LYDIA Turner, eldest daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. Henry Clay Turner,
who was last year Junior at Colby
College, left Monday morning for
Carlyle, Penn, where she is to enter
the Senior class at Dickinson College.
This is the same institution from
which her father was graduated
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank V. Barr, who
are on three weeks automobile tour
thru the State, visited their cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Dyer, over the
week end, returning Monday to their
home in Bridgewater, Mass, Sunday
they took a trip to Lake Moxie. &C
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Dyer.
Mrs Eva Withee Mcguire entertain
cd about do,oo fr;op1c Eridov NIGHT