The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-08-14

Mrs. Florence Parker Barstow left
Friday for Lewiston where she is to
be employed.
Mrs. Elyira Neasey from Blackwell
was the guest of her niece Mrs. Genie
Howes, last Saturday
Arthur Holden returned home Mon
day from Jackman where he had been
visiting his mother.
J. G. Oliver has recently returned
from Portsmouth. y. H., where he has
taken a contract for a large brick
block.
Miss airline Hunt returned to her
home in Burnham last Friday after
visiting at the home of her aunt Mrs
W. S Gilman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Horne and Mr.
and Mrs Fred Weston left here last
Tuesday on an automobile trip thru
northern Maine.
Miss Delta Laurison and her sis
ter Mrs. Bert Murray returned home
last Friday from Portland where they
had been visiting friends.
Harold Priest is to complete his
duties as clerk for J. D. Symons. He
has accepted position in the Bow
man crockery department.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer Badger and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jean Gould will prob
ably arrive home today Thursday or
tomorrow tFriday) from an automo-
bile trip to Dead River, MOP
Mrs. Elwell Simpson arrived home
last Monday night from the Sisters
Hospital in Lewiston after being a pa
tent there for the past four weeks,
She is very much improved.
Mr. and Mrs. w. o. Hodsdon of
Freeport were in town yesterday,
passing through on their return trip
from Quebec. Mrs. Hodsdon was
formerly a resident of this place.
Miss Verna Tufts returned to her
home in Portland yesterday afternoon
after being in town visiting with her
sister Mrs. Pearl Vincent, who is i'll
at the Kennebec Valley hospital.
Mrs. Ethel Libby has accepted a
position as housekeeper for w. S
Bangs of Cornvile She left here
last Monday after being in Waterville
and Madison last week visiting with
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. II. Smith
and daughter Dorothy, who have been
spending their vacation in Portland
arrived home last Tuesday afternoon
They made several interesting auto
mobile rips during their absence.
| Mrs. Mary S. Rhoades of Long
Beach, California, is visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Oak. Mrs
Rhoades was formerly Miss Mary
Starbird, daughter of the late S. b
Starbird a former citizen of this town
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Horne enter
tanned during the latter part of las
week Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Bridges
of Uxbidge, Mass; Mrs Minnie
Boothby of Lynn. Mass. and Miss
Elizabeth Horne of Oakland Heights
Mrs. Boothby is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Horne. The party came
by automobile.
Mrs. Gertrude Former of New Yorl
City returned to her home yesterday
after visiting with her father Johr
Nutting of the Lakewood road.
has been 20 years since she made heI
lat visit to Skowhegan. Before
! her marriage she was Miss Gertrude
Nutting and at one time attended the
Skowhegan High school.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Chabot of Win
/ ter street with their children Eva
Hector, Albertine, Madeline, Marie
and Angelina, are passing the presen'
week at Jackman as guests OF Mrs
Cyril Cyr, Mr.. Cyr is a retail cloth
ing merchant. He was formerly a
resident of Waterville and in that
city was the local manager for the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
Mrs. Fred Langlois OF Marlboro
Mass, Miss Dora Fluette. Dennielas
Fluette of Lewiston and Fred Breton
of Greenville are expected to arrive
in town next Saturday and they in
company with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Fluette and his brother Paul Fluette
of this place will leave here next Mon
day for a two weeks tour through
Canada. There is to be a family re-
union while the above parties are in
that section.
Manager Cecil Briggs Of the Show
hogan High school football team has
announced the schedule for the fall
season. Six games has been arrang-