The independent-reporter., 1919-10-30
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS



Miss Lydia vaehon is visiting in
Halloweli
John f. McQuade LETT Tuesday
morning for a trip to Portland.
Mrs. Sarah Abbey and Ozro Tozier
of Scion left Tuesday morning to
visit with relatives at Hollis Center
The subject for the morning ser
vices OF the Christian Science Soc!e-
ty will be Everlasting Punishment.
Solost, Miss Coda keene.
Mrs J Merton Swain left here last
Tuesday for her home in Pennington
after visiting her cousins. Mr.. and
Mrs II. G. Judkins of Locust avenue
Elmer E. McNeelie departed Mon
day morning after short visit with
former friends in town. He and Mrs.
McNeelie are now living in Brookline,
Mass.
Alex Thomson returned to Bruins
wick, Tuesday morning, to resume his
studies at Bowdoin college, after a
visit at home
Joseph Jandro of East Madison and
Joseph Leo of Jewett street of this
town, have returned home from a
hunting trip to Kingsbury. Mr. Leo
left here last Tuesday for Waterville
for a brief business stay
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hunt of Au-
gusta have returned home after visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Hay
den at Lakewood The Haydens will
remain at their Lakewood cottage
probably for another month.
Mrs Wallace Emery and Mrs. Fred
Parsons of North Arson and Mrs
Gustave Steward of Virginia were
callers Friday last at the home of
Mrs. M. A. Eames of Leayitt street,
but formerly of North Arson.
Clayton Atwood, formerly book
keeper for the Somerset Farmers
Telephone Company, has accepted a
position as manager of the store of
the Direct Importing Company. His
family are living at Norridgewock.
J. II. Murray was in Augusta, Tues
day to attend the State Convention
of the Sealers and Weights and Meas
ures. Mr.. Murray is the local sealer
and reports the hay scales at the
Southside discontinued because they
are no longer reliable.
William J. Abbott of Ashley, Mon
tana, is expected to arrive here the
last of the week to remain all winter
and possibly longer with Mrs. Abbott
at the home of her father Hon. s. J.
Walton. Mrs. Abbott has been visit
ing this week in Portland and vicinity
Mrs. Olive S. Dealey will leave here
Friday of this week for Sanford,
where she will spend the winter
She has let her house on
Pleasant street to Eleazer Emery and
family of Fairfield Mr. Emery is
by the Maine Central Rail
road Company
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. r. L. Marston
will leave here probably Nov. 8th, for
Minneapolis Mimi, where Col. Mars
ton will attend the National Conven-
tion of the American Legion. They
will take the opportunity while there
to visit with Mrs. Marston'9 relatives
in that city
DR.. r. A. Derbyshire of Madison,
who recently sold out his dental bust
ness in that town, is in town for a
few days at the office of DIR. c. r.
Niles. DIR. Viles and wife are at Jim
oiiu Nhlllpo ioi lew udNS OuIlllS
DR. Derbyshire is considering a possi-
Bile location in town
Mr., and Mrs. Harry Morton oil
Oquossoc have returned home after
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Hop
kins. While here Mr.. and Mrs Hop
kinS and their guests were nm rive,
on hunting trip During MIR. Hop
kin's absence in Washington, d. C
Mrs. Hopkins was visiting in Port.
land
A very pleasing and entertaining
report of the State Sunday School
Convention held in Portland recently
was given by Mrs, G. II. Fogg at the
evening services at the Bethany Bap-
tist church last Sunday. Certificates
of promotion were granted to the
graduates of the Primary Department
of the Sunday School, last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wentworth,
who have been spending the summer
at their cottage at Lake Wesserun-
sett have leased the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. h. T. Steward for the winter
months. Mr. Steward is making Wat
eryille his headquarters for the pres
ent. Mrs. Steward will spend some