The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-05


evening at 100.
Mrs. A. NJ Knight left last satur-
day for a visit with relatives and
friends in Gardiner
Miss Goldie Keene went last Mon
day to Wataryille and will enter
Shaw's Business college
Esther French has accepted a po-
5ition as 7tenographer and typewriter
at the Office Of l. L. Walton
AIr and Mrs. Thomas Tantish have
rented couple Of rooms in the Mer-
rnl block and will remain there for
the winter -.
Mrs Mabel Bragg Of East Lea
yiti street will entertain the Pioneer
Pas Noble Grands' Association. next
Monday afternoon at 30.
Mis- Lenora Bates returned last
Tuesday after visiting for 4 few DAYS
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. George
" Bates Of North GornTille.
Mr. and Mr.. l.. Y Winslow of La
rome are the parents Of a little boy
born last Saturday morning. The
little one has been given the name of
Paul Lee
Miss Mabelle f Ross went to Port
land last Monday To enter Business
College She was accompanied by
her father and mother and the trip
was made in the Ross car.
Peter Dickinson and Mr Flewelling
both of Pressure Isle arrived here by
automobile and passed Saturday and
Sunday as guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Currie on the Lakewood road
Miss Alice Buzzell has been a guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs A. H. Lang during
the Chautauqua. Mrs. Fred Coolidge
of Scion was present at the session
of Chautauqua. Both ladies we're
very enthusiastic.
William Philbrick, Langdon Jewett,
Karl Roullard and Wendell Thompson
all of the Boy Scouts, have had a
weeks outing at Smthfeld at the
Ward cottage. They returned home
this week, Wednesday.
Mrs Abbie Young of Nashua, n Il
Mrs. Mary Adams of Wilton, Mrs. Liz
zie Head and Mrs. Mary Hardy and
her son DR.. Theodore f. Hardy OF
Waterville were guests, Labor Day. at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W B.
Fletcher.
Alphonso Galway returned home
last Saturday night from Augusta. He
will make his home with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Galway. Among
those with whom Mr.. Galway asso-
ciated at the Capital City, he was
highly esteemed.
Quite number of families that
have been passing the summer at the
lake have moved home this week.
Among them are A. r. Jewett and
family, Ned II Lambert and wife, NJ
J. Smith and wife and Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Mitchell.
Mr. and Mrs William l.. Watson of
St Petersburg, Fla. left here Friday
after a brief visit with Mrs. Helen
Brown and Mrs. Abbie Robinson. Mrs.
Watson Is a niece of these ladies'. Mr..
Watson Is cashier of the Central Ma
tional Bank of st. Petersburg
The l.. W c. Club composed of ten
girls about ID years of age. is to hold
a Fish Pond benefit, next Saturday
afternoon, in the store in the Good
win block on Water street The pub
lie are invited to patronize this sale in
view of the patriotic use to which the
proceeds are to be devoted.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. J. Smith and Miss
Alice Smith, with Mr.. and Mrs. Ham
lin Bartlett and Miss Grace Wood,
Willis Hobart and Mr.. and Mrs.
Rowell, Mrs. Ruth Greenwood and
daughter Ruth, had most delight
full neighborhood picnic at Lake
Wednesday Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles V Warren and
son George of West Somerville,
Mass. were in town Saturday calling
on friends. They are spending their
vacation with Mr.. Warren's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Warren of Corn
vile, having made the trip in their
car via White Mountains Mr. War
rem is in the real estate business in
Boston,
Edward Mckinney of Waterville
was in town, Tuesday. calling on
Skowhegan friends. Mr.. Mckinney |
was formerly of Jackman and left !
that place, II years ago, going to
Shawmut and from there to Water
vile, which has since been his home. |
He is at present in the employ of the
North Arson Manufacturing Company |
as woods agent.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Lyon and
child, who have been visiting his pa
rents on Free street, returned to their
home last Saturday, They were ac-
by his brother David Lyon,
leader of Lyons Novelty Orchestra.
He will enter Bryant & Stratton Bust
ness College, and study voice culture
At the New England Conservatory of
Music this coming fall and winter.
F. X. Cayouette of Boston arrived
night and is passing the
week as the guest of Skowhegan
friends. He Is at present engaged
in government work which Is being
done by r. H. Long, the present gu
bernatorial candidate for Massachu-
sets. Gas mask bags and cartridge
belts are among the products. OF
the. latter 10000 a day are sometimes
finished.
A party consisting of DR.. and Mrs.
George Frasier of Lowell, Mass, Mr..
and Mrs. William Cullen and daugh-
ter Gertrude and the Misses Carrie
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