The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-09-11
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


Miss Eaeenia Dionne has accepted
position as clerk al the new Quality
Bakery.
Joseph Tnrcotte, Prudent and Laura
eo"ett have returned home from an
auto trip to Canada.
Harry B. Stafford was called to
Scion Wednesday by the death of his
mother, Mrs Abbie B. Stafford.
Mrs. Evelyn McNally of Clinton is
the guest of Mr. and Ms. Joshua
Williams of Mt. Pleasant avenue.
Mrs. Perley Cram arrived home
yesterday from a visit with relatives
and friends in Solon and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Doak of Bel
last are guests this week of Mrs. j. L.
Johnson and of Mrs. Anna Prescott.
Misses Ffeda and Vena Turcotte are
spending the present week visiting
relatives and friends in Waterville.
Mrs. c. c. Stewart of Bingham is
IN town for few days visiting friends
Mrs. Stewart has been spending a
short time at Lakewood.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A Kendall are to
leave for the South, September %.
and will pass the winter at their home
in st. Petersburg, Florida.
The engagement of Marie Louise
Merrill to George Hoover Rupp, senior
classmate of Dickinson College,
Carlisle, Penn. is announced.
Mrs. w. H. Wood returned to her
home in West Medford, Mass, last
week after being a guest of her sister
Mrs Mary Leighton of Madison Ave-
Misses Blanche and Laura Lessor,
daughters of Frank S. Lessor of North
avenue, were among the many chill
dren who entered the Parochial school
last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Curtis arrived
home Thursday afternoon from a
business trip to Boston. En- route
they visited Mrs. Curtis parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. l.. Walker of Woodfords.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Lyon returned
to their home in Gleasondale. Mass
after spending week with their
daughters, Mrs. Mahlon Dane and
Mrs. Philip Sheridan Green. They
have recently moved to Gleasondale.
The Working League of the Congre-
gational church will meet next Mon
day afternoon in the church parlor.
Ladies will please bring their own
work. The Ladies' Aid of the First
Baptist church are cordially invited
to meet with them.
miss Annie Turcotte will complete
her duties at DR.. Covers dental Of
flee next Saturday Her vacancy
will be filled by Miss Beatrice Holmes
who formerly worked there. Miss
Turcotte expects to leave here for
Boston in two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mylon Henderson and
three children arrived here last Tues
day night from Manchester. n. II. for
a visit with her sister Mrs. William
Demo and family, her grandmother
Mrs Michael Barney and other rela-
tiyes. The Henderson family moved
from Skowhegan about a year ago.
Alton II. Cleveland returned by au-
tomobile to Eustis Ridge last Friday
after visiting at his home on the DR..
Mann road for a week. Mr.. Cleye-
land has been staying al Eustis Ridge
for the past three months on account
OF his i'll health. He has improved
very much and plans to remain there
for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Graffte Of Moose
River, and their daughter Marjorie,
have been enjoying an outing of two
weeks in one of the cottage at Fair
grieve's Bay. Their object in coming
to Lake Wesserunsett at this time was
to attend the Chautauqua at Skowhe-
gan and to take in the plays at Lake
wood Theatre.
Ernest A. Frederic Of Riverside
with his daughter Miss Eva Frederic,
were in town Monday and Tuesday
Mr.. Frederic formerly lived on the
Patten place on the Swain road He
sold this farm to Bert williams about
ten years ago, and moved TO River
side. Mr.. Frederic is nov making
plans to establish his home in central
California between now and January
The first prize as the pre.lle-t baby,
beautiful silver cup. offered at the
annual Carnival at Hampton Reach,
n. H., last Monday, was won by a
Skowhegan baby, Edith Nay, twenty
one months old, youngest daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred II Hurley OF this
place. Mrs. Hurley with her Two