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

/ WateryH.e and YlclnltF.
Mrs. Edward Castle aud son Edward
Jr. arrived home last Saturday night
1 rom several days visit in Boston
and vicinity.
Darius Barnes Of Wateryille spent
the week end IA skowhegan. calling
on relatives and friends. He was a
former resident of this place
Joseph Provost Vas the week end
guest OF his brother Adolph J. Provost
of Portland. where he is receiving
treatment He is getting along nice
y.
Miss Freda Harris has gone to
Gorham. y H. where she has posi-
ton as assistant in the Gorham High
School Her subjects are Mathemat-
les. Latin and Physiology.
Mrs Genie +. Howes was the week
end guest recently of Austin Berry
and daughter Gladys at Embden and
while there attended the Berry Moul-
ton reunion at the farm home of
Michael Berry & Sons.
Mr.. and Mrs Kirby and daughter,
Judith will return home after visit
with their daughter. Mrs. Walter
IL nv Inv
of the White Mountains and will be
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Hight.
Frank W. Knowlton, former teacher
of manual training in the Skowhegan
schools, has been visiting for several
DAYS at the home of Charles Green.
Mr.. Knowlton is en- route for New
Rochelle. y. Y, where he holds a sim
liar position.
The marriage intentions OF James
Coupe and Elizabeth X. Blanchard,
both Of this town. have been filed at
the town clerks Office Mr.. Coupe is
the son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. John
Coupe. both natives of England. His
occupation Is that of a mill hand.
Mrs. blanchard is the daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Bumpus
of The Forks.
Miss NJ. L. Ward. who has been at
Lakewood with her father. S. C.
Ward for several weeks, returned to
her home in Dorchester, Mass, We'd
nesday. Her sister Miss S. Made
line Ward, who underwent serious
surgical operation at Somerset Hos
pital, has returned to Lakewood and
is much improved Mr.. Ward. who
broke his arm Is also doing well.
Hon. C. F. Sargent of Boston, Mass.
with Mr. and Mrs. John Hall of Burn
ham, Maine, and their son Otis Hall
and wife OF Rochester, n. Y. were in
town, Wednesday of last week. calling
on their cousins Mrs. Mary Lombard
and Percy Lombard also Matte
Davis and Mrs. Haynes of Hanover
street They came with their auto
mobile and were to go to Bar Harbor
from here.
Harry p. Smith and Gertrude NJ.
Mason. both Of Skowhegan, were
married Thursday evening of last
week at the First Baptist parsonage
by Rev. o. H. Tracy. Mr. Smith is
the driver of public auto and Mrs
Smith has been employed as "A wait
ress at the Jones restaurant. She
is the daughter of Mrs. William Cor
don of West Front street. The
couple are to make their home in
Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley T.. Eames of
Worcester, Mass. with Mr.. Eames
sister, Mrs Ida NJ. Hoyt of Dorchester
were in town Friday of last week.
They had made the trip to Maine by
auto While here they enjoyed a
fishing trip to Parlin Pond They
visited with the family of Roscoe
Eames in Embden and Meier Eames
on Leavitt street in Skowhegan. Mr.
Games was native of Embden. but
went to Massachusetts thirty-two
years ago. He is at present fore
man Of the Reed-Printiss Co. in Wor-
cester.
An automobile collision at the foot
of Madison avenue caused consider
able excitement Friday afternoon
about 5 o'clock. The rear mudguard
of the ear driven by Miss Blanche
Pollard was struck by an approac ching
motor truck as the Pollard car was
making the turn into Water street
The driver of the truck was market
gardener from Hartand and was ac
companied by lady and child. The
only damage was To the automobiles,
the rear mudguard of the Pollard car
being somewhat bent and torn and
the truck more seriously injured.
The following is list of the let
ters uncalled for ut the Skowhegan
postoflice for the week ending Sept
9Th Mrs Iva Rollins Miss Meta