The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-07-31
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

end with friends in Boothbay Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Bushey are the
proud parents of a daughter born
last Tuesday morning.
Lieut.-Col. sherman y Subway ar
rived Monday from visit with his
parents in California.
Mrs. Gertrude Former of New York
City IS visiting her father, Mr.. John
Nutting of the Lakewood road.
Friends in Somerset County and
elsewhere will regret to learn of the
continued poor health OF II. T. Hooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Knapp of West
Haven. Conn, are occupying their
cottage at Fairgrieye Bay for two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bin ". Page and Mr.
and Mrs. John F.. jenkins arrived
home last week from an auto trip OF
one week to Nova Scotia.
Many will be pleased to know that
Eleanor Halves and Rachel Conant
have sent in their applications for en-
trance to Colby, this fall.
Miss Mabel Madden, who is visiting
with her brother Frank Madden and
family. will return to her home in
Portland tomorrow friday.
Clifford w. Jewett is enjoying his
annual vacation from his duties at the
Jewett market He left Sunday to
join his family in Augusta.
Mrs. Ruth Hastings OF Hayerhill
Mass. arrived here Monday for a sew
eral days visit with her sister Mrs.
James Smith of Beech street.
Miss Angie French, who spent few
days with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
n. w. French OF High street, return
ed to Lewiston, Tuesday morning.
James Hllins has gone to keene,
n. II. where he will be employed by
Faulkner & Colony Manufacturing Co.
as superintendent OF dyeing and fin
ishing.
Miss Fedora Lessard has completed
her duties as telephone operator in
the local office and she is now in
the employ OF the J. {. Griffin In
suranee Agency.
Mrs. Elwel w. Simpson, who re-
Gently underwent a serious opera
ton at St Mary's Hospital, Lewiston,
seems to be getting along as we'll as
can be expected.
John Goggins, after spending a
short vacation at Lakewood, left Mon
day for Providence X. l., where he
plans to work He hopes to return
TO SkoWhegan next summer.
Mr.. and Mrs Hugh Macdonald and
two children Roscoe and Angus re-
turned to their home in Jackman last
Tuesday by auto after visiting his
brother, J. d. Macdonald Of North
avenue.
Romeo, son of DR.. and Mrs. l.. p
Geoffrion accidently fell from a tree
at his home while playing last Mon
day afternoon. He injured his tongue
so that two stitches were required to
be taken.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Demo, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Redman, Mrs Henry Val
lier and Birdena Waller arrived home
Sunday from few days spent at
Pleasant Pond where they had been
blueberrying.
Misses Rachael and Esther Pierce
of Beverly, Mass. are visiting their
grandmother, Mrs. Emma Smith of
Water street. Their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Pierce are expected here
soon for a visit
Mrs. Orlinda f. Weston goes to
WaterVille this week for a brief visit
with Mrs. j. A. Getchell at 10 Yves
tern avenue. From that city she is
to 90 to Nantasket, Mass. to pass sew
eral months with her brother, c. p.
Weston.
A. C. Bowman and family of Spring
field, VI. arrived in town last week.
Mr.. Bowman returned home last
Monday, after being here in connec-
ton with the purchase OF the Dyer &
Cross Crockery store. Mrs. Bowman
and son Lee, will remain here during
the present week with her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. L. A. Dascombe.
Mr. and Mrs. d. c. Weston with
their children, Irene, Gertrude, Lucille,
Coney and Horatio, who have been
visiting Skowhegan relatives the past
two weeks, left today to return to
their home in Mississippi. They are
to go by way of Montreal and Niagara
Falls. While here they visited the
Maine coast, In the vicinity of Penob-
scot Bay and made trip to the
Canadian hordpr