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

week.
Mrs. Mary Marsh and the Misses
Mandana and Elizabeth Marsh have
returned from sojourn at the sea
shore.
JF. Hall and wife of Rumford have
been the guests for few days of Her.
bert E. Hall and family, also Maurice
w. Hall of Scion.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. presi
dent of the National Womans Suffrage
Association, is to speak in Skowhe-
gan, September 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Currier with
Mrs Curriers' mother, Mrs. NJ. E. Bean
left yesterday noon for a ten days
outing at Sandy Point
Mrs. G. D. Marden will leave to-
morrow for Winterport after a visit
OF four weeks with her sister Mrs. T.
B. Barrett on Cross street.
MIS- Allild ltoCOlL iCluA DCd Sdb-
urday night after a vacation of four
weeks spent In Boston and Lewiston
with relatives and friends.
Bertram Melvin of Wateryille has
returned home after visiting here with
Mrs. Melvin, who is at the home of her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Van Nelson.
Robert Cole went to China Monday
afternoon to visit his mother and sis
| ter. Before his return he will visit
with the boys of Company E at Camp
Reyes.
Earle Grundy was in Harmony Sun
day night during the organization of a
new Epworth League in that town.
Mr.. Grundy is president of the Centen-
airy Methodist Epworth League of
| Skowhegan.
Miss Blanche M. Emory, who has
been teacher in the schools of
| Brockton, Mass, since her resignation
from the local high school faculty,
has been in town during the past week
visiting friends.
William Carey, adopted son of Mrs
Emily Spaulding, died at their home
on Parkman Hill, late Monday even
ing, The funeral occurred this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, conducted by the
Rev. George Merriam.
Miss Edith Spaulding of Fairfield,
an experienced drug clerk, is now
with Buchanan. Previous to coming
here she was employed in the drug
store of Holman & Nelson, Fairfield,
formerly Skowhegan boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward lies and son
Halsey motored to Dexter Sunday for
a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Fay
at their cottage, Lake Wassakeag. Mr.,
lies returned Wednesday while Mrs.
lies will remain for visit with Mrs
A. B. Widows.
Alfred T. Morrill,, in the employ Of
the International Y. M. C. A, left
here this morning on journey that
will take him to the Pacific coast He
goes to secure men for Manila and
other foreign stations and will return
here early in September.
Mr. and Mrs. Memoir Wills of Strong
were in town Tuesday calling on DR..
c. E. Richardson at the Somerset Hos
pital and also on DR.. S. M. Cover.
They were accompanied by Fred Dag
gett, also of Strong, and DR.. Gerald
Clifford of Houlton
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Tarbox, Mr..
and Mrs, L. H. Appleby of this town
and Mr.. and Mrs. Florian Yeaton of
Mercer, Miss Vesta Bigelow, teacher
in Auburn and Walter Bigelow were
all at the home of Mr. and Mrs Hiram
s. Bigelow in Norridgewock last Sun
day.
Harold C. Woodbury., who has been
acting as Government Inspector in
the textile mills at Hillsboro, and
other places In New Hampshire, is at
home this week. He is a member of
the National Guard Reserve Corps
and has been summoned to report at
Augusta.
During the recent process of draft
| ing for the army a very peculiar in
cident happens which directly con-
Germs two residents of Skowhegan.
After shaking up these thousands of
capsules two numbers which were
consecutive were drawn out One
fell to Folsom Merrill and the other
to Maurice P. Merrill.
The following intentions of marri-
age have been filed at the office of
Town Clerk Simpson. Jerome Lynch
] of New York and Miss Ruth Archer
of New York, actors at present with
/ the Lakewood Stock Co; Fedell
Boirie of Rumford and Miss Annie
Perry, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Chas
i Perry of Skowhegan.
| ANAL hut enthusiastic comDanV